Foucme? No, No, FOUCAULT!

[Jeremy Igo]

Looking back at last night, I don't feel David Foucault didn't play any worse than Byron Bell. Admittedly, that isn't high praise, but considering Foucault is an UDFA it speaks better of him than it does Bell.

 

I can definitely see Foucault catching on as a backup left tackle tackle, with Bell being no more than a backup right tackle in a Panthers utopia. His size and athleticism is superior, and his play will only get better with experience.

 

 

 

 

 

BTW, the Panthers helped him out quite a bit last night, chipping the defensive ends with Deangelo and Stewart. Pictured below Deangelo gets a really nice shot on Galette. They may want to consider keeping this in for Bell when he returns.

 

[Peppers90 NC]

i thought protection overall was pretty good until the 4th quarter.

[@bobbyagnese]

Thought he played noticeably better than Bell has this season. Against a 3-4 too. Bell wouldn't have even been able to stand in the way.

[Growl]

He was pretty bad last night, especially when left on an island. That said so is Byron and id rather watch this guy suck than Bell suck, so I agree with the overall premise of the thread.

At least this guy may improve.

[AceBoogie]

That's the major problem with the offense. Too many guys have to stay in and block, because guys can't handle 1 on 1 match ups.

[ZeroZeroSeven]

i thought protection overall was pretty good until the 4th quarter.

 

Same here.  It fell apart when we had no option but to pass.  We just don't have the horses to hold up when the defense knows what's coming.

[Jase]

as soon as he stopped getting chip help from the TEs and Backs, he was turrible.

That last sack in the game where he got bull rushed and bent over completely backwards was just embarrassing.

Byron would have at least fallen to the side instead of tasting that saints players' jewels.

[Jeremy Igo]

as soon as he stopped getting chip help from the TEs and Backs, he was turrible.

 

That last sack in the game where he got bull rushed and bent over completely backwards was just embarrassing.

 

They call that the Toronto Two Step

[Peppers90 NC]

Same here.  It fell apart when we had no option but to pass.  We just don't have the horses to hold up when the defense knows what's coming.

bigger problem has been consistent run blocking. we had some good runs but far too many stops in the backfield. 

[carolina-chuck]

2015 1st > Foucault > Bell

[JawnyBlaze]

Yea, he was terrible.  He just couldn't get low enough to stop Gallette, especially since Gallette has one of the lowest stances and releases I've ever seen from a DE.  But he was still better than Bell.

[Daeavorn]

Is he too big? Can that be possible?

[Snake]

I think Bell is better but not by much.

[Mr. Scot]

The thing about young offensive linemen is they have a tendency to look decent early but fade as the game wears on.

That was definitely Foucault last night.