Panthers oline versus J.J.Watt

[Jmac]

Concerned about our line and their ability to contain him. They tend to move him around and he can beast from any spot. They may need to keep someone in to shadow him and provide blocking assistance. This will further effect our offense having to.commit a player to keep Cam upright. So what strategy do they use to nullify this guy. 

 

 

 

 

[Dex]

Send Cam on a lot of rollouts and have TEs and WRS chip him at the line.

[t96]

Suh is just as dominant as him and we did fine against him last year, with a much worse line all around. Not worried in the least bit.

[Khyber53]

Our front five can block JJ Watt all day long.

Not sure what we'll do about the other defensive linemen, but surely five guys can block Watt.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Would love to see the rollouts and bootlegs...but I have the suspicion that Shula calls a bunch of read-option that gets Cam and Stew murdered. 

[Jakob]

J.J Watt is one of the most dominate players, but please stop acting like he poses any larger of a threat than Suh/Quinn/McCoy and the many other elite defensive linemen we've handled over the past couple of seasons.

[Captain Morgan]

as good as he is, keep in mind that D gave up 27 points last week, and they lost.

If you spend all day watching Watts highlights, you might let yourself start believing we have no chance.

 

That said, our Offense has to play better than last week.  We're not gonna win a lot of ballgames by scoring 13 points.

[Bartin]

Suh is just as dominant as him and we did fine against him last year, with a much worse line all around. Not worried in the least bit.

Suh lines up in the same place every down so it's much easier to scheme against than it is for Watt who has the freedom to go wherever he damn well pleases.

[VerticalThreat]

I've been wondering this all week. Obviously, Watt is an elite defensive lineman. However, you can't watch his highlight reel and expect him to be that player on every down. JJ's a great subject for the hype machine and he's touted as such. What we do need is for our RBs, TEs and linemen not blocking JJ to do their jobs. If it's Cam versus JJ, I'll take my chances. If it's JJ +1 to the backfield with Cam dropping back, we're in trouble. 

[pantherj]

Step one is limit the number of times we have to throw long passes. We have to establish our rushing attack using everything we have at our disposal, including Cam. If we can't get rushing lanes open for Stewart the traditional way, then the read option needs to be used. A lot. It works. In fact it's a great idea to start the opening drive with the read option to get the offense going and avoid a slow start. Cam is incredible out is space, and even after contact he's so big he can still get a few more yards. Designed runs and the read option will get the offense energized, and drain Watt and their defense a bit.

Stay in 3rd and short situations where Watt's pass rush is mostly irrelevant, although he will leap in the air to bat down passes, hit him low when he pulls that crap. Cam knows how to protect himself running the ball, he'll be alright. He's crafty that way, and he knows how to avoid the big hits. There is no protection for Cam in the pocket when the gigantic maniac Watt get's to him. That's when injuries happen. Two huge men colliding, and one them is very vulnerable. Not good. An awkward twist and it's over. No need to let it come to that. Chip Watt when we have to throw deep. Also keep in mind that Kalil is a poor pass blocker, and it really shows against the 3-4. Cam needs to be ready to take off. 

It's also time for some razzle dazzle. We need some trick plays on offense. I don't think our opponents are expecting much in the way of creativity, so why not surprise them? And how about a smoke pass to Ginn? It's easier to catch shorter passes, and Ginn can flat out run right around a DB caught off guard. Show them some things they're not expecting. I just want to see some new plays that actually make sense.   

[Ivan The Awesome]

Did what we did against them the other time we faced him. I would suggest quick slant routes, or plays that get rid of the ball quickly but I don't think Shula understands the concept or has heard of any play that doesn't include a 7 step drop.

[Cary Kollins]

Watt will have a couple of nice plays, a sack or two and some tackles for a loss, but what the Panthers need to avoid is Watt making a splash play like an interception or a forced fumble and recovery.

[DeeJay]

Step one tell JJ watt if you dont rush us we have unlimted about of bojangles for you

Step two Profit

[Khyber53]

Watt's impact on a game is a lot like Julius Peppers was back in the day. He doesn't dominate every game, but when it's his day, you're going to have a bad time. You can't always take him out of a game and even on his bad days, he plays as well as just about any other d-lineman in the league having a good day.

That being said, Watt is just one guy, and there's a case to be made that beyond him, the Texans aren't that strong on defense. Alex Smith lit them up last week. Short passes and work with a good TE. Almost no one had Alex Smith on their fantasy team did they? Cam's got the skills for this, he just needs a good game plan and calls, and he's got to make some quick decisions. Slow developing plays will shut us down quickly.