Newton not to lead rushing with Panthers

[CelticCat]

Its amazing how much people forget how horrible this team was when we drafted Cam. The offense was the worst in the NFL and the D wasn't far behind.

 

Everyone expects to go from zeros to heroes in 1 year and it simply does not always work that way for every franchise.

 

Hopefully we are steadily building something special with Cam, Keek and now Star and KK.

[AceBoogie]

Cams rushing helps my fantasy team I depend on it.

[SauceBoss]

im sorry but i think this was part of the problem last year. It seems like most of the year they didn't want him running, then came the eagles game and he was running more. let the man do what he needs to help us win.

[pepaw]

4 teams used a lot of read option last year. 3 of them made the playoffs and one went to the Superbowl.

 

If we continue to run Cam as much as we did the past two seasons, it will shorten his career and make him injury prone. 

[panthers55]

The dilemma is really about how much risk you want to assume in running Cam versus protecting him in the pocket. We all know Cam can run and is going to be elusive. He is going to scramble which is less likely to cause injury versus a blindsided sack. This is really about how many intentional times you run Newton when defenses figure out that you are going to use Newton as a decoy. Then you have to run him or limit the usefulness of the read option. Or you use the pistol formation to run or throw out of it. It looks like a read option but you use it to freeze the safeties so Ginn can fly deep or Smutty coming across the middle.

[89 Bottom Line]

Remember when Clay Matthews got hurt trying to tackle Cam. That was awesome.

[Cpt slay a ho]

all for cam running when the pocket collapses or 2 times or 3 read option plays but that's it, he slides to avoid contact so i'm not worried about him getting injured he's smart enough to avoid avoidable injuries.

[Gucci Mane]

I hope not.

Using your franchise QB as a goal line battering ram ( when you have Tolbert) is not smart.

 

i said goal to go.. not goal line.

 

[DaveThePanther2008]

We have our pro bowl center back, we have one of the best left tackles in the game, our RT is heading into his third season as a starter and is playing well.  We have Silatolu, an improved 2nd year guard and Hangman starting at the other guard.    I believe with the return of Kalil and more of an emphasis on the run our line will be very good.  Hopefully, will be better when the Rook is ready to play.

 

Defenses gameplanned to stop the read option and Chudz was too damn headstrong to reaize it wasn't working.  Once we shifted to more of a pro style offense.  We played better.   Obviously giving Cam the option to audible helped too.   And that is where I think the read option becomes an asset.

 

Now that we are away from running it as our base offense.  Defenses cannot just line up and take away the read option.  When Cam sees a defensive alignment that is favorable to the read option.   He calls an audible and runs it.   What I like about the read option it is that we have, Run, Pass or Read Option.  Gives defenses just one more thing to work on when they play us.  As long as we don't fall in love with it again.

 

The run against Atlanta last year was perfect example of how awesome it can be if we use it when they least expect it.

[Guest HelloWorld]

What everyone saw from Kaepernick, Wilson, RG3, or even Cam last year really opened the eyes of NFL owners. That is, more will be expected from their QBs. In the very near future teams will find it harder to compete without a dual threat QB. Right now pure pocket passing QBs are winning by default because most of the teams in the NFL have pure pocket passers.

 

The read option and mobile QBeing are one and the same. No stopping it. No offensive coordinator is gonna come to a team, scratch off 741 yards of offense and expect to keep a job. No offensive coordinator is gonna watch on a weekly basis kaep, rg3, wilson, or maybe ej dropping 35 and ask Cam to do his best payton rendition. Not happening.

 

Wake up and smell the coffee people, there a lot of safe run throughout a game where a QB can pick up 5-6 yards and barely get touch keeping the chain moving. Wilson is the king at doing that and was putting 50 on people weekly. QBs will be expected to do just that on a gamely basis. Everybody was talking how great tum bready was last year until he hit the wilson/kaepernick wall. 

 

Will the Redskin system work in the league in the long run? Hell, no. But Kaep & Wilson will be putting 35 for a long time and I think we will soon too. my 2 cent.

[Guest HelloWorld]

We have our pro bowl center back, we have one of the best left tackles in the game, our RT is heading into his third season as a starter and is playing well.  We have Silatolu, an improved 2nd year guard and Hangman starting at the other guard.    I believe with the return of Kalil and more of an emphasis on the run our line will be very good.  Hopefully, will be better when the Rook is ready to play.

 

Defenses gameplanned to stop the read option and Chudz was too damn headstrong to reaize it wasn't working.  Once we shifted to more of a pro style offense.  We played better.   Obviously giving Cam the option to audible helped too.   And that is where I think the read option becomes an asset.

 

Now that we are away from running it as our base offense.  Defenses cannot just line up and take away the read option.  When Cam sees a defensive alignment that is favorable to the read option.   He calls an audible and runs it.   What I like about the read option it is that we have, Run, Pass or Read Option.  Gives defenses just one more thing to work on when they play us.  As long as we don't fall in love with it again.

 

The run against Atlanta last year was perfect example of how awesome it can be if we use it when they least expect it.

That's what I'm afraid of. Us blowing some good team out with some big runs on the read-option then the coaching staff or even the owner falling in love with it and ask for more. If the O-line steps up and the receiving core doesn't, I'm afraid it might come to that. I saw that in the redskins vs steelers game. The receivers were horrendous, they drop about 12 balls that game. Only way they could move the ball was was on the ground. I've a feeling that's gonna be our story next year.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

cam should run...when the pocket collapses or his receivers are covered and there is no screen.

 

and that will happen. 

 

but they gotta stop calling the plays designed for him to run so much.

[DaveThePanther2008]

That's what I'm afraid of. Us blowing some good team out with some big runs on the read-option then the coaching staff or even the owner falling in love with it and ask for more. If the O-line steps up and the receiving core doesn't, I'm afraid it might come to that. I saw that in the redskins vs steelers game. The receivers were horrendous, they drop about 12 balls that game. Only way they could move the ball was was on the ground. I've a feeling that's gonna be our story next year.

 

If we are blowing some good teams out with long runs then we are using the read option correctly.

 

IMO the only person in love with the read option is GONE.

 

RGIII completion rate was quite high, but then again, he is a dinker and dunker. That is that west coast garbage.  I saw an ariticle not too long ago where Shanahan loves the Read Option.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

the dink and dunk has its place.  its a great way to establish rythm and get defenses to bite on the short game, which opens up the long ball.