total and complete bs

[brandon_87]

Nothing wrong with this statement.

That would be a big deal if they we're on different teams!!!!! Does he realize that he's evaluating TEAMS!!!!!!!

I thought he did when he said this at his introduction:

Did he notice how when Williams missed 3 games Stewart rushed for 440 yards, at a 6.3 average with 4 TD's against teams with a combined record of 33-15? How many teams have a guy that can do that when their #1 goes down? It's called DEPTH motherf**ker!!!!!!!

Mostly Delhome was awful, and this is ranking of the running game anyway. Not QB, not Defense, not the team as a whole, the running game.

Panthers go 8-8, Williams/Stewart are clearly not effective. Titans go 8-8, Chris Johnson gets likened to Barry Sanders.

It's kind of hard to get production as receivers when you have Delhome as a QB. Stewart/Williams are also touching the 55% of all offensive attempts. We don't have anymore room to throw them the ball

You could argue that many backs are better than Williams or Stewart. But are any backs better than Williams AND Stewart?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

perfectly said

[Jangler]

Saying Lynch is garbage shows your ignorance.

Peterson is without a doubt the best RB in the league.

And saying Peterson is the best RB in the league shows yours.

[PantherDude]

And saying Peterson is the best RB in the league shows yours.

:lurk5:

[CatMan72]

Adrian Peterson's style of running is already taking it's toll on him, the end is near, see Eddie George.

[OneBadassCat]

Stewart>AP ? Check

Deangelo>AP? Check

We have the most talented back field in the NFL. The fact that we were able to run so well in spite of Jake/passing game should speak volumes of how good these guys are.

[SorthNarolina]

We're third, that's not bad.

And don't you think that with our backs and our line we could be way more productive? If we were using Henning's feed the stud philosophy we would have had two 1200 yard backs, and would probably enjoy the number one ranking. The running game is more than the backs, it's the backs, the OL, the OC, and to a lesser extent the QB.

Third is good. And it's nice to know we can still do better.

The problem is this guy never said that he was considering more than the running game. He said he was going to evaluate team's runningbacks as a whole and that depth would be important. I didn't really see that.

He has very inconsistent standards. He basically made a list on who's the best RB, then made changes to make it look like he actually considered the overall running game.

But let's just say he DID say that. I think we still should be more than #3, in fact if you consider all of those things that probably strengthens the case to make us number one.

The O-line took it's lumps in pass blocking this year but they're certainly close to tops in run blocking

#2 in rushing attempts, #3 in rushing yards, #2 in rushing, 10th in TD's

yet we only have 313 starts combined among the starters, 14th in the NFL

The Jets have more attempts and yards, but they're #7 in average and they also have 247 more starts than we do.

The Titans have more yards and a higher average, but they have 194 more starts than we do.

So I don't think our O-line is holding us back.

I don't usually have opinions of coordinators outside of general philosophy because I don't really know enough to criticize them. But Davidson wasn't too shabby when he actually had a healthy offense and "good" Jake.

The you add in what a great job Magazu has done with the O-line and our late round picks. The vikings game was a masterpiece in coaching.

So I don't think coaching is holding us back.

Jake was close to being the worst QB in the league if not for Jamarcus Russell. So he was definitely holding us back.

It's hard to find a team that is as highly ranked as we are without them being assisted by at least competent defense and QB. The Dolphins would be about the most similar team I can find that mirrors our situation.

I don't really have a problem with where we're at. I have a problem with the Vikings at #1 while the Jets are at #8. He takes a poo all over the Browns when they're actually pretty good. If this was the same guy who did the QB rankings a while ago he's just a hack. He must consider research watching ESPN.

[Mr ocho nueve]

If only they could pass the ball to, maybe they would be considered "effective"

[Cyberjag]

The problem is this guy never said that he was considering more than the running game. He said he was going to evaluate team's runningbacks as a whole and that depth would be important. I didn't really see that.

this is much more of a period for ranking teams and their running games rather than simply lining up the running backs themselves and putting them in order. There’s still some of that, but the need for depth may explain the rankings, particularly at the top

Obviously we disagree here, but I read into that a statement that the running game is more than the backs. And in his rankings he makes mention several times that the backs alone aren't responsible for the rankings.

I think three is fine. There's an argument that we should be higher, but in June who really cares, as long as you're near the top? I would probably rank them different, and I think most fans would too. But it's close enough, and was a good read.

[SuperXMSat]

Two things I noticed:

1)He basically states that Jake's horrific year was because Double Trouble supposedly "sucked". When, it was pretty clear that Jake playing like crap kept the team from being contenders.

2)How many times are people going to completely disregard AP's fumbling problems? Until Peterson fixes that problem, I find it ridiculous that he should even be considered the best running back in the league.

[KillerKat]

Two things I noticed:

1)He basically states that Jake's horrific year was because Double Trouble supposedly "sucked". When, it was pretty clear that Jake playing like crap kept the team from being contenders.

2)How many times are people going to completely disregard AP's fumbling problems? Until Peterson fixes that problem, I find it ridiculous that he should even be considered the best running back in the league.

I dont even consider him top 5

[CarolinaClausen]

And Spiller has the potential to be the next Gale Sayers and Barry Sanders wrapped in one.

Your really an idiot aren't you? How on earth can you compare a rookie who hasn't played a down in football to Hall of Fame Running backs? If anyone deserves comparison to Barry Sanders it's probably LT in his good days in San Diego. The Panthers have hands down the #1 RB duo in the NFL and these sports writers are clearly underpaid knuckle heads who don't do any research. And if you people don't remember, we lost both starting tackles and some guards if I'm not mistaken? Pro Bowl LT Jordan Gross was out, big run blocking RT Otah was gone, and the Panthers still managed to get two RB's over 1,100 yards setting an NFL record? Enough said, so stop crying about your offensive line considering the Panthers offensive line fell apart at the end of the season, lucky us we had good enough backups in Schwartz and Bernadeu to help us climb back up to 8-8.

[Cyberjag]

For the AP fans, here's one blogger's take on his fumble-itis.

http://www.advancednflstats.com/2010/02/is-adrian-peterson-liability.html

[PantherProfessor]

bottom line, last season every team we played after jake was exposed knew we only had one option, run the ball. Stew and D-will still had monster games w/ 8 & 9 in the box.

AP had the luxury of actually having a good QB to keep defenses honest, great o-line and his YPC was still mediocore.

[monstercat]

The Panthers 27th ranked run D pretty much shut AP down last year. Of course, that 27th place ranking is flawed too though, because they struggled to replace Kemo early in the year, along with having to learn a new defensive system.