Monday Night Countdown: Andrew Luck needs more around him.

[tondi]

I guess in a few weeks we get to see who is better, Panthers or Colts

i believe Panthers even without Benjamin

Nothing would give me more pleasure than to see Cam outshine Eyeore

btw, loved Lucks leadership on the sidelines, throwing things around after his latest turnover. I know announcers, he is just passionate.  If Cam did the same, bad leadership. 

If Cam would follow the Andrew Luck sideline leadership style of throwing stuff or the Tom Brady sideline leadership style of berating his teammates perhaps he would finally be lauded for being a great leader.  As long as he quietly sits there with a towel on his head he is opening himself up for criticism. 

[TheRed]

Cam fanboys are only interested in his statline. They prefer his 6-10 rookie season with 4,800 Yd 35 TD to the last 2 seasons of winning. It has a built-in excuse for the record; his defense sucks he can't do it all. 

 

Where exactly are these "Cam fanboys" who would prefer a 6-10 season to actually winning, and going to the playoffs?

You would think that going on 5 years after drafting Newton, and signing him to an extension through 2020, we wouldn't have to read poo like this for awhile. But, apparently not.

[Car123]

Cam fanboys are only interested in his statline. They prefer his 6-10 rookie season with 4,800 Yd 35 TD to the last 2 seasons of winning. It has a built-in excuse for the record; his defense sucks he can't do it all. 

 

Why can't Carolina have good defense and a good offense?

[ecu88]

looooooooooollllllllllllllllllll

http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/what-if-andrew-luck-was-drafted-in-2011/

[Wyank]

Cam does have a better supporting cast than Luck.  I consider defense to be part of the supporting cast. 

Is that the context Monday Night Countdown was using for better supporting cast?  I didn't watch it.  I personally think "supporting cast" would be judging the players on a unit around the leader of that unit.  Saying better team around a player seems to me the wording you would use when considering all players on the team.

[Davidson Deac II]

Why can't Carolina have good defense and a good offense?

Thats a relatively rare combination.  Even for SB champs, usually one is good or great, the other is adequate. 

[Mr. Scot]

Thats a relatively rare combination.  Even for SB champs, usually one is good or great, the other is adequate. 

Especially true in the salary cap era.

[Davidson Deac II]

Is that the context Monday Night Countdown was using for better supporting cast?  I didn't watch it.  I personally think "supporting cast" would be judging the players on a unit around the leader of that unit.  Saying better team around a player seems to me the wording you would use when considering all players on the team.

Don't know, I fell asleep on the couch watching it.  I was just making a general comment.

[Davidson Deac II]

Especially true in the salary cap era.

Very true.

[Car123]

Thats a relatively rare combination.  Even for SB champs, usually one is good or great, the other is adequate. 

But it is something GM's should strive for. Can't forever ignore a side just because it is not too common.

[Davidson Deac II]

But it is something GM's should strive for. Can't forever ignore a side just because it is not too common.

I don't think Gettleman can be accused of ignoring offense.  He has used over half of our draft picks on offense.   In the last two years, we have used third round picks or better on Trai Turner, Daryl Williams, Kelvin Benjamin, and Devin Funchess.  We signed Olsen and Cam to big contract extensions.  We haven't seen much on the free agent side for either offense or defense, but among our handful of signings this off season were Ginn and Oher. 

Gettleman has a philosophy and he sticks to it. Draft well and don't kill your future in free agency.   I think he might be willing to spend on a free agent provided we have the cap space and he finds someone he feels is worth it.  But so far, his philosophy has worked out pretty well for us.