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Newton 1st in Broken Tackle's, Panthers 4th in 2013


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Link: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2014/2013-broken-tackles-offense

 

I didn't see this posted, and thought it was pretty interesting and something a little different than all the draft hoopla.

 

According to FootballOutiders a broken tackle is "one of two events: either the ball-carrier escapes from the grasp of the defender, or the defender is in good position for a tackle but the ball-carrier jukes him out of his shoes."

 

FootballOutsiders breaks down the broken tackle's into three categories: running-back, quarterback, and wide receiver/tight end. 

 

Note: I'm not sure if the full back position is considered to be apart of the running back position in the FootballOutsiders column, I'm going to go with no as Mike Tolbert is not ranked in any of the running back ranking charts.

 

As far as the Panthers are concerned, Cam Newton led all QB's in broken tackle's (by a wide margin) and also led the league in Houdini's (escaping a sack). 

 

FootballOutsiders said the following. "Cam Newton easily led all quarterbacks in broken tackles for the second straight season, going up from 20 in 2012 to 25 last year." According to FootballOutsiders, Cam Newton had 25 broken tackles, 20 Houdini's, and 5 broken tackle's past the line of scrimmage (Newton was ranked 1st in all three categories).

 

Regarding the wide receiver/tight end position, former Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith ranked 7th in the league in broken tackle's with 12 and he ranked 6th in the NFL in broken tackle's per touch with an 18.8% BT/touch percentage.

 

Finally, the Panthers as a team ranked 4th in broken tackles. By technicality, the Panthers ranked 7th but because they ranked in the middle of the league in plays ran, they managed to jump to fourth in percentage of plays with a broken tackle (7.1%). Overall, the Panthers ranked 5th in plays with a broken tackle, 7th in total broken tackle's, and 4th in percentage of plays with a broken tackle. It's assumed that Newton, Smith, and Tolbert accounted for most of the Panthers broken tackle's this past year.

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It wasn't even close at QB.  Cam is an amazing athlete.   So big, so strong and a beast to bring down.  I would like to see the fumble rate of QB analyzed.  I would bet that Cam leads that by a big margin too.  Losing the ball on a sack happens a lot and I don't recall Cam losing that many at all.

 

 

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It wasn't even close at QB. Cam is an amazing athlete. So big, so strong and a beast to bring down. I would like to see the fumble rate of QB analyzed. I would bet that Cam leads that by a big margin too. Losing the ball on a sack happens a lot and I don't recall Cam losing that many at all.

His arm is as big as my legs.

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I think Cam did better in open field in college, he can easily change his direction and gone. But now he seems a little slow on changing direction. With that being said, he's still elite by comparing with others.

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I think Cam did better in open field in college, he can easily change his direction and gone. But now he seems a little slow on changing direction. With that being said, he's still elite by comparing with others.

Defenders closing speed is much faster in the NFL.
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I think Cam did better in open field in college, he can easily change his direction and gone. But now he seems a little slow on changing direction. With that being said, he's still elite by comparing with others.

Some of that could be attributed to his bum ankle.

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I think Cam did better in open field in college, he can easily change his direction and gone. But now he seems a little slow on changing direction. With that being said, he's still elite by comparing with others.

That's perception. Cam was so much faster than the college guys it made it look like he was super human fast, but in the NFL, the defenders are much faster, making Cam appear less fast, which is not the case.

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Hmmmh (didn't look at the link yet). Not surprised. 

 

Panther fans have been telling Redskin, Niner and Colts fans for the past several years, 'that Cam can run by you; juke you out of your shoes; and/or run over you, compared to/unlike their own QB's. 

 

I wonder if Cam, Smitty, Ginn, or Tolbert made up for Olsen's lack of YAC yards (since the team finished 4-7 in their rankings)?

 

Unfortunately, if they kept a stat on fighting for jump/catchable balls with the defender, the Panthers [i think] would be dead last. Panthers receivers, had very few of those short yardage TD catches in traffic or over defenders. 

 

Sadly, this stat also reflects the Panthers lack of OL protection, and unproductivity/reliability from D'Angelo and Stewart. Curious to know, if they kept the stat in 2011, what it be, considering the receivers, OL and run game were a bit better and consistent?

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Link: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2014/2013-broken-tackles-offense

 

I didn't see this posted, and thought it was pretty interesting and something a little different than all the draft hoopla.

 

According to FootballOutiders a broken tackle is "one of two events: either the ball-carrier escapes from the grasp of the defender, or the defender is in good position for a tackle but the ball-carrier jukes him out of his shoes."

 

FootballOutsiders breaks down the broken tackle's into three categories: running-back, quarterback, and wide receiver/tight end. 

 

Note: I'm not sure if the full back position is considered to be apart of the running back position in the FootballOutsiders column, I'm going to go with no as Mike Tolbert is not ranked in any of the running back ranking charts.

 

As far as the Panthers are concerned, Cam Newton led all QB's in broken tackle's (by a wide margin) and also led the league in Houdini's (escaping a sack). 

 

FootballOutsiders said the following. "Cam Newton easily led all quarterbacks in broken tackles for the second straight season, going up from 20 in 2012 to 25 last year." According to FootballOutsiders, Cam Newton had 25 broken tackles, 20 Houdini's, and 5 broken tackle's past the line of scrimmage (Newton was ranked 1st in all three categories).

 

Regarding the wide receiver/tight end position, former Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith ranked 7th in the league in broken tackle's with 12 and he ranked 6th in the NFL in broken tackle's per touch with an 18.8% BT/touch percentage.

 

Finally, the Panthers as a team ranked 4th in broken tackles. By technicality, the Panthers ranked 7th but because they ranked in the middle of the league in plays ran, they managed to jump to fourth in percentage of plays with a broken tackle (7.1%). Overall, the Panthers ranked 5th in plays with a broken tackle, 7th in total broken tackle's, and 4th in percentage of plays with a broken tackle. It's assumed that Newton, Smith, and Tolbert accounted for most of the Panthers broken tackle's this past year.

 

It's possible Tolbert was included, but didn't finish high. Remember, most times he just busted out of the back field, running over people and/or they didn't want a piece of him to begin with, so weren't recorded as broken tackles. Would you!? Lol

 

Of Course, bulldozer Marshawn Lynch made the list (in comparison), cause he received the ball a lot more, I'm guessing? 

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Note (for those Panther fans who didn't get the arguments FOR Golden Tate): He finished number one on this list. 

 

And on top of leading the league in broken tackles, I saw many Seattle games, where Tate came back to the ball when Wilson was in trouble, and he fought successfully for many jump balls.  

 

Those are things that Panther receivers just didn't do much in 2013 (on top of his broken tackle success). 

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