Panthers Rhule

the sky is falling the sky is falling the sky is.....oh. Nevermind.

1 drive and you're calling the season?

I hope we keep that way. I prefer our crunch time being in the 1st quarter.

5 sacks for Reddick AND Burns? That means 10 sacks. I'll take it. Deal!!!

Hopefully all 3!

Not really because last year they used him in much the same we are now. BEFORE last year he was considered a bust when they weren't playing him to his strengths. Also, this season he has 4.5 sacks after 3 games.

Or that this is a completely new defensive scheme and it fits him better? Sometimes asking players to do what they're good at makes a huge difference. Just look at Reddick. How many sacks does he have already?

Everyone who predicts Dallas to win this game has them scoring more than 20 points. I don't think that will happen offensively. Their strength, run and quick short passes plays into our strength defensively. Stop the run and make those short quick reads difficult through disguise. That's what we did to the Saints and I expect us to do that today too even without Horn. Force Dak to hold the ball and he'll start having problems and the sacks will come along with his mistakes.

QB no. We never had any intention of drafting a QB at 8. None. That's why we tried to get Stafford and then we got Darnold. Once we got Darnold he was going to be our QB this season and that is perfectly clear to me. They never had a QB on their board in the first that I've seen nor heard about. Maybe an OL but I doubt it. I believe we would have drafted Horn and we would have them both just as we do now. Having 2 big, man coverage corners is what this defense is built for. I can't wait to see what we look like with 2 shutdown corners on the field at the same time. Horn was already showing that he is and I believe this staff will have Henderson doing the same sooner rather than later.

I'm not really worried about the losing streak starting now. Next week is Philly. The next tough team we'll face with be Minnesota in 2 weeks. That will be a tough match-up. After that it's NYG, @Atl which we'll need to be careful but they don't look very good and then NE with a rookie QB.

One thing that I've noticed is that practically everyone who predicts the Cowboys win also have them scoring more than 20 points. Not only hear but all of the talking heads too. I believe I've only seen one that didn't. So, I surmise that it all comes down to whether or not you believe this defense is for real or not. I personally don't think Dallas will score more than 20 so if our offense can reach 20 I think Carolina wins.

I totally agree. We can only play who we face. The only thing that matters is do you win the games. Almost no one thought we'd beat the Saints and they all knew the situation but then after we dominated them the situation became the reason but it wasn't before the game. Now let's take Denver. They beat the Giants, Jags and Jets and yet I don't hear the same thing. How is that possible? Some people will always base their judgements based on what they expected to be true first. Eventually they may admit they were wrong but only after all the lines they have drawn are crossed. I'm not sure why exactly but I was very confident about the Saints game even though they destroyed the Pack. I think we are better than the cowboys but I'm a little more nervous because of the unknowns. I'm actually more nervous about Horn being out than CMC. It's more of an unknown to me. I still believe we're going to win but I haven't seen the Horn effect yet and especially against this team. We'll need our Corners to rise to the challenge.

They do this every season and yet every season for the last 20 years it ends the same way. Fug the Cowboys. This isn't your grandpa's team!!! This is one of the many reasons I can't stand Journalists. No offense to anyone who is but take note if you are. They always jump on an idea, even if it's based on nothing and keep repeating it until the masses think it's true based on repetition of the narrative. It's just baseless propaganda.

Burns just earned 3 more sacks!!!

Sorry dude, it's not always What you say but How you say it. I've never pood you I don't think, as you have good insight and can understand but sometimes the way you say things or continue to repeat things can cause a negative feeling about some of your posts. I don't mean this as criticism but more of an honest observation. I know you're a real fan and I also have seen that you picked the Panthers to beat the Saints even if you expressed doubts about the game. I think if you just toned down some of your posts a bit and/or don't continue aggressively posting that opinion in the same or multiple threads, people will respond better. A lot of us are still recovering from the Fields' crew negativity a few weeks ago that was everywhere and may be reacting a little based off that. These are just my 2 cents for whatever they're worth, fan to fan, friend to friend. Go Panthers!!!

This is what I'm thinking. If we can reach 20 points we'll win. Maybe fewer but at 20 I'll feel comfortable. 20-17 Carolina Dallas averages less than 3 yards per carry and totals less than 60 yds for the game.

I think it applies to Darnold as well.

I was reading a thread about Rhule and it reminded me of something I read from Coach Parcells who Coach Rhule often mentions. Rhule is obviously an admirer of Parcells and knowing how Parcells operated it makes it very clear to me that Rhule is following Parcells philosophy. Do you agree that he's doing this? Do you agree with this? etc. If people like this I will add more of Parcells' philosophies in future posts. I personally am a big fan of this. So, here's part 1. Integrity. Integrity: • Philosophy  The philosophy has a sound basic structure.  It reflects the leader’s vision and values.  It is communicated and accepted throughout the organization.  Most important, it remains in place long enough to allow for success.  When you act with integrity, in accordance with your organization’s core principles, you’re not taking a risk. You’re fulfilling your mission – and giving yourself the best possible chance to succeed. • Leaders have a vision  They can picture the desired result of a project before they begin  When an organization stays the course and holds fast to their philosophy, through good times and bad, they work from a firm foundation. They gain an identity. They stand for something.  In an unstable environment, it is especially vital for leaders to articulate their vision for the organization – clearly, explicitly, and often.  Every organization, whether it’s floundering or ruling the roost, needs a calm, clear vision. Only people inside the group can chart its course; outside voices must be kept in their place.  To enlist people to share their vision, leaders must be prepared to walk the walk. • People are the most important (components of a philosophy.)  Leaders must know what people are needed to implement a system.  Must have an eye to identify them when they surface.  Many systems collapse because people can’t recognize the parts you need to build the structure your after. (your philosophy will falter out of the gate)  Interview a prospective player….ask them what is most important (3 or 4)… football must be in that list.  Also want to know about family support system and his goals in life.  When matching people to roles in the organization, it’s not enough to weigh what they have done in the past. To get the right fit, it’s crucial to consider what they could do if the environment allowed them to flourish.

Sorry, I didn't see that post and maybe you're correct. However, I don't think anyone can say which or any of the QBs we could have drafted will be elite the same way we can't say if Darnold will become elite. But I think we can all agree that each one of them has the same possibility of becoming elite and our guy is the only one that gives us a legitimate chance to win now. Rhule and staff saw what almost no one else did at the time and now we have a 24 yr old QB who has as much chance of becoming an elite QB as any QB we could have drafted and has us 3-0 now. I honestly can't find any reason to fault that.

My name says it all. I was sold as soon as he gave his first speech to us. Do you guys remember that speech? I wanted to suit up and play for him.

So trying to trade for Watson or Stafford leaves you to question if he understands the importance of an elite QB? No offense intended but I honestly don't understand that assessment. By all accounts we were literally hours away from landing an Elite QB. It's not his fault if the guy wanted to win now with a team that had already proven it could win with an average QB.

This. I was going to say much the same thing. I believe his ceiling is higher than people think. He's 24. Hasn't played QB very long. Has never been properly coached and he's learning a new system. The progress he's made in such a short time with this staff plus is general attitude leads me to believe that he could become a very good QB in a couple of years.

I agree the sample size is small and the Eagles defense were giving up fewer points but I would say that some of Dallas' points were do to Philly simply falling apart but it is a good point. I also think that their style of offense plays into our strength. We haven't given up 50 yds running in a game yet and those short passes will be more difficult against us I predict because of the way when can crowd the line and hide our intentions. Those quick passes require that the QB can decide where the pass is going before the play begins based on what he sees. If he can't see where that quick lane is the he'll have to decide after the play starts which changes everything. That will mean he needs more than 2.5 secs to make the play. If he doesn't, they will be attacking lanes that might not be there.

Some interesting stats here I think, TB defense allows an average 29.2 pts per game and Dallas scored 29. Chargers 20 pts per game and Dallas scored 20. The exception was the Eagles 21pts and Dallas scored 35 offensively. We average 10 per game defensively. Dallas gives up 23 pts per game. Which should be close to what we average.