McNutt to get a jersey...Lafell,Ginn,Hixon and McNutt to carry the load

[DEdwards09]

Via Joe Person on twitter according to Mike Shula. I know many hoping for King,but looks like this kid will be the fourth man up.Don't know anything about him and it is unlikely he will see playing time anyways.Football gods deemed that Smitty would not have a serious injury and possibly be avaiable for the playoffs with a first round bye. This actually give us a chance to see what these dudes can do with playing time....maybe Hixon is a playmaker and hasn't had the chance to get on the field. Best case scenario , the three carry the load and produce next week and Smitty heals up to play in three weeks. Wouldnt that be a great Xmas present for the huddle!

 

I am the least bit alarmed by this OPPORTUNITY for us to see what we have. Hixon never got an opportunity to prove himself until last week.Smitty is the best receiver, LaFell has been in the system and is having a good year, Ginn beat him out because he could stretch the field. That was outside of Hixon's control. When you look at the route he ran last week, it was a good, because you can see the man coverage, and when Hixon stuck and turned, the DB took his eyes off of him for a quick second and looked at Cam simultaneously as Cam was throwing the football, the DB took a step as if he was going to defend the corner route, only to see that Cam threw it flat, thus getting owned by Hixon. :) I say he steps up Sunday and makes some pretty good catches. Not that fast, but he understands technique and fundamentals, that will account for something.

[Delhommey]

Ran it once against NO for 0 yards. I don't count the fake, because we didn't actually run it.

New England doesn't count.

Ran it once against the Giants for 8 yards.

Ran it twice against Buffalo for 9 yards.

Ran it once against Miami for 3 yards

Ran it once against SF for 4 yards.

That is 6 times for 24 yards. 24/6 is 4 ypc. Our average ypc is 4.2, and I imagine if we look at just the running backs, its closer to 4.

Like I said, its not a great call, but using it once every couple of games doesn't hurt us, and gives the defense something to thik about.

Its not really a big deal, I am just surprised a play we have used about 1% of the time gets so much "oh no, not that again" reaction. If I didn't watch the game, and just looked at the huddle reaction, I would think we were running the wildcat 10-15 times a game.

1. It's a drive killer.

2. It gets Cam out of any rhythm he may have gotten in.

3. It gets 4 yards sometimes but that's all it gets. Its ceiling is an average running play.

4. It has absolutely no upside. No long runs, no play action, no play fake.

5. It's a drive killer.

[Davidson Deac II]

1. It's a drive killer.

2. It gets Cam out of any rhythm he may have gotten in.

3. It gets 4 yards sometimes but that's all it gets. Its ceiling is an average running play.

4. It has absolutely no upside. No long runs, no play action, no play fake.

5. It's a drive killer.

 

1.  If you look at the times we have used it, it didn't kill any drives.  The interception and the penalty against New Orleans killed that drive.  Against buffalo, we used it twice in a row.  Got a first down, and continued to get a field goal.  Used it against the Giants and got a td on that drive.  Against Miami, it was a regular run and incomplete pass that killed that particular drive.  Against SF, it was the most successful play on that particular series of downs, but we couldn't complete a 3 and 3 pass to keep it going.  So basically, 3 of the six times we used it, we scored (with 2 of those times being on one drive against Buffalo). 

 

2. I don't agree.  Sacks and penalties get Cam out of rhythm.  If one play that is averaging 4 yards per use and is used less than once every other game gets him out of rhythm, then we have serious issues with our qb. 

 

3.  Its average is similar to our normal runs.  Biggest gain is 8 yards which is pretty good considering we have only used it six times for the whole season.

 

4.  It has a little upside.  But since we have had no negative plays and only one with no gain, it has very little downside. 

 

5.  See #1. 

 

Not using Tolbert more Sunday was a far far far far bigger concern than the wildcat.  The inability of our receivers to get open consistently is a bigger concern.  IMO, making sure we have enough toilet paper in the players bathroom might be a bigger concern. 

[*FreeFua*]

Carolina struggles to run the ball as is. Why tip your hand to the defense and tell them your running before you snap it. Especially with a QB like Cam.

The wildcat needs to be tossed out of the playbook.

You say you don't want to count the New England game because the play was negated by a penalty, but the play was still ran and even caused a penalty. On Sunday, it forced Cam into a 2nd and long situation.

You do have some valid points, but it's just not a play worth running. I rather see them go read option over wildcat.

I also would have like to see Deangelo pitch it to LaFell on Sunday on the wildcat. Keep the defense guessing if for nothing else. LaFell is decent in space and would like to see him get more touches near the LOS and get him involved.

[Davidson Deac II]

Carolina struggles to run the ball as is. Why tip your hand to the defense and tell them your running before you snap it. Especially with a QB like Cam.

The wildcat needs to be tossed out of the playbook.

You say you don't want to count the New England game because the play was negated by a penalty, but the play was still ran and even caused a penalty. On Sunday, it forced Cam into a 2nd and long situation.

You do have some valid points, but it's just not a play worth running. I rather see them go read option over wildcat.

I also would have like to see Deangelo pitch it to LaFell on Sunday on the wildcat. Keep the defense guessing if for nothing else. LaFell is decent in space and would like to see him get more touches near the LOS and get him involved.

 

If I ran the play calling, a few things would be tossed.  Two yard passes to Tolbert when he is running side to side (unless its third and short), and read options where the qb holds it forever would be the first to go (although they haven't done that nearly as much this year).  And I would add a few things.  More deep balls when we have second and short, and more runs with a fullback/I formation. 

 

That being said, we are winning and I really don't have a lot of complaints.  Although we do need some new blood at WR and Oline in the off season. 

[cardiackat88.]

Every time I head McNutt, I think of The Wire and Bubbles calling McNulty "McNutty".

[csx]

1. If you look at the times we have used it, it didn't kill any drives. The interception and the penalty against New Orleans killed that drive. Against buffalo, we used it twice in a row. Got a first down, and continued to get a field goal. Used it against the Giants and got a td on that drive. Against Miami, it was a regular run and incomplete pass that killed that particular drive. Against SF, it was the most successful play on that particular series of downs, but we couldn't complete a 3 and 3 pass to keep it going. So basically, 3 of the six times we used it, we scored (with 2 of those times being on one drive against Buffalo).

2. I don't agree. Sacks and penalties get Cam out of rhythm. If one play that is averaging 4 yards per use and is used less than once every other game gets him out of rhythm, then we have serious issues with our qb.

3. Its average is similar to our normal runs. Biggest gain is 8 yards which is pretty good considering we have only used it six times for the whole season.

4. It has a little upside. But since we have had no negative plays and only one with no gain, it has very little downside.

5. See #1.

Not using Tolbert more Sunday was a far far far far bigger concern than the wildcat. The inability of our receivers to get open consistently is a bigger concern. IMO, making sure we have enough toilet paper in the players bathroom might be a bigger concern.

I had a feeling he was just making things up with that argument. Thank you for looking in to that.

[mav1234]

1.  If you look at the times we have used it, it didn't kill any drives.  The interception and the penalty against New Orleans killed that drive.  Against buffalo, we used it twice in a row.  Got a first down, and continued to get a field goal.  Used it against the Giants and got a td on that drive.  Against Miami, it was a regular run and incomplete pass that killed that particular drive.  Against SF, it was the most successful play on that particular series of downs, but we couldn't complete a 3 and 3 pass to keep it going.  So basically, 3 of the six times we used it, we scored (with 2 of those times being on one drive against Buffalo). 

 

2. I don't agree.  Sacks and penalties get Cam out of rhythm.  If one play that is averaging 4 yards per use and is used less than once every other game gets him out of rhythm, then we have serious issues with our qb. 

 

3.  Its average is similar to our normal runs.  Biggest gain is 8 yards which is pretty good considering we have only used it six times for the whole season.

 

4.  It has a little upside.  But since we have had no negative plays and only one with no gain, it has very little downside. 

 

5.  See #1. 

 

Not using Tolbert more Sunday was a far far far far bigger concern than the wildcat.  The inability of our receivers to get open consistently is a bigger concern.  IMO, making sure we have enough toilet paper in the players bathroom might be a bigger concern. 

 

1. You can't just ignore the wildcat on those drives and claim it had no put in killing them.  In the six drives on which it was used, 2 went for scores, but both of those came VERY early in the season, and it's not done hardly anything for us since and in fact has accounted for fewer ypc than Dwill's average since the NYG game - because teams know what's coming when we use it. 

2. It's not averaging 4 yards per use.  It's averaging 3.5, because you can't just toss out the NE play, especially with such a small sample size, as despite the penalty the play still was used.  Not to mention, in the last few weeks it has net us a total of 4 yards on 3 plays, 8 yards on 4 plays if you count the SF game.  Defenses have caught on and it's doing nothing.  We have enough trouble running the ball - why let defenses sell out like that?

3. Its average is below our normal runs.  Dwill averages 4.2 ypc, which actually would go up slightly if we could remove his WC runs, lol.  On top of that, he's show home run hitting ability on normal run plays, but the WC has shown no such ability.

4. We struggle running the ball.  Why run a below-average run play with very little upside?

 

I agree on Tolbert, but the wildcat still blows and really isn't working anymore.  I don't think it makes sense to throw away a play on a serious in order to "give defenses something to think about," because I don't think the WC needs to be played any different than most running plays - except you can sell out even more vs the run.

[Argus Plexus]

Wildcat=Full retard