Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Ties are unsettling, but our offense was great and it's starts upfront

davos

By davos,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

davos Grand Master

davos

Posted
Posted

Seriously...as bad as Bell and Chandler have played this year, this was probably one of the best efforts of their careers.  

 

Also, the interior when Velasco moved to LG to replace Amini excelled.  Velasco is nice to have and Turner has been steadily improving.  Still have a ways to go with run blocking but today was easily their best performance of the year.  This Cinci defense is no slouch.  

 

Cam was able to be Cam today and it was a delight to watch.  I gotta give the offense its due.  

 

Cheers to the big uglies.  

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
davos Grand Master

davos

Posted
  • Author
Posted

The OL was still not very good.  The offense did well in spite of them not because of them.

 

Cam had a TON of time during the game today.  Like I said the run blocking is still poor but they did what they had to do from the pass blocking side of things.  Velasco is soilid to have.  Nothing special but solid and given our situation, he has helped this OL out.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
hepcat Grand Master

hepcat

Posted
Posted

OL definitely improved when Amini went out.  Might be time to just admit he's a bust and move on.

 

Velasco has more experience and Amini is coming off an ACL tear.  Wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't 100%.  I'd agree benching him might be a good idea though...at least to get him healthy or to get his head in the game.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guild Collaborator

Guild

Posted
Posted

Cam had a TON of time during the game today.  Like I said the run blocking is still poor but they did what they had to do from the pass blocking side of things.  Velasco is soilid to have.  Nothing special but solid and given our situation, he has helped this OL out.  

 

I agree pass blocking was decent.  Blitz pickup has improved but still isn't good.

 

Run blocking is terrible.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guild Collaborator

Guild

Posted
Posted

Cam had all day to throw the ball and we had 147 rushing yards. If our defense wasnt so pathetic, we win that game

 

Defense are the biggest losers for sure.  147 rushing yards is misleading as Cam was picking them up by running away from our line that can't block for ten yard gains.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LinvilleGorge Grand Master

LinvilleGorge

Posted
Posted

Cam had all day to throw the ball and we had 147 rushing yards. If our defense wasnt so pathetic, we win that game

 

This.  We lost this game on defense and special teams.  When you score 37 points and you're supposed to be a defensive oriented team, you should win the game every single time.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Salvo Newbie

Salvo

Posted
Posted

I agree pass blocking was decent.  Blitz pickup has improved but still isn't good.

 

Run blocking is terrible.

 

Can't polish a turd.

 

All things considered, they played pretty well. Especially against a defense supposedly better than the Steelers and Ravens. And on the road...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Norway Newbie

Norway

Posted
Posted

IMO this was the best called game so far this season by Shula. Still not good enough, and want him to get more creative, but at least he wasn't calling rund plays just to call them. Afraid it will get back to more running plays when deangelo and stewart comes back

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guild Collaborator

Guild

Posted
Posted

Can't polish a turd.

 

All things considered, they played pretty well. Especially against a defense supposedly better than the Steelers and Ravens. And on the road...

 

That was on Mythbusters.  Turns out you can polish a turd.  It will even have very impressive luster.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • Joe Bear
      2026 World Cup Thread

      By Joe Bear · Posted

      Hello, soccer fans [crickets, tumbleweed flies by]. The World Cup kicks off in less than 2 weeks and, well, 🇺🇸USA USA USA🇺🇸 and all. We beat Senegal 3-2 yesterday in a tune-up friendly at BoA, with Christian Pulisic finally entering the scoring column.  How will we do in the World Cup once our tournament kicks off on the 12th? Well, there are 48 teams (assuming Iran is there) and it feels like one of two thing happens: we get grouped for the first time since '98, or we make it to the Round of 16 for the third time in the last four World Cups. I tried out the lottery for an Atlanta game and struck out, so yesterday was as World Cup as I'll get for in-person ($285/ticket for like Norway vs $39/ticket for USMNT right beforehand was a layup).  The U.S. has a travel-heavy schedule in group play, playing in LA, Seattle and LA. Real road warrior mentality being built. Glad the east coast gets worse kickoff times for a NA World Cup than a Qatar World Cup.
    • TD alt
      LWOS on the FO's error--my word--on X...traits, timelines, Brazzell, & indications of improvement.

      By TD alt · Posted

      Well, that's the thing. Drafting players only for their physical measurables as you are suggesting only really happened during 2024, and X unfortunately has become the poster child for that. To be clear, it's not necessarily about drafting RAS over skill, but RAS over NFL-readiness and/or a solid body of work. Lots of players show skill in college, but those skills don't necessarily translate to the NFL for a multitude of reasons. But, getting back to the main point, to be clear, I believe that our FO is still enamored with physical gifts (who wouldn't be?), but now they're letting Dr. Eric Eager's proprietary system--his "secret sauce" prioritize the players that the Panthers draft, and it seems like it weighs not only a solid body of work, relative to a college career of course, but consistent gradual improvement as evidenced by production pretty highly. 
    • rebelrouser
      LWOS on the FO's error--my word--on X...traits, timelines, Brazzell, & indications of improvement.

      By rebelrouser · Posted

      Its a good article about how pathetically bad our past drafts ('23 and '24) have been. Building the team in '23 since we weren't ready yet and taking your qb in '24 made so much more sense in hindsight. Ladd McConkey over XL is pretty much a given but not sure it does as much to change Bryce's trajectory as the author suggests.  As bad as '23 and '24 drafts were, the '25 and '26 really give me hope.  
×
×
  • Create New...