KB and Kuechly and the heights of player worship in the NFL.

[Goondal]

I agree with the OP, but then again I thought this was pretty common knowledge 

[PoundCat]

The reality is, in my view, is that we are a worse team without those 3. Our ability to pressure the QB has gone way down since Star has been gone, and Klein is a serviceable backup, but he is nowhere close to Luke. And KB is able to draw double teams that noone else on the current roster can.

I hate to say it, but there's no way the Jags, Texans, or Saints would have been within 3 touchdowns of a fully healthy Panther squad. And each one of them could have beaten us if a few 4th quarter plays had have gone differently. We are 3-0, yes, but we haven't faced anybody yet that can exploit our weaknesses enough to beat us.

[yasuhara2241]

Actually I enjoyed this post. It was well thought up and he brought up the Hornets! I agree NBA is more star power bc there are less players on the court to impact the game. 

Now I believe you are wrong bc of sample size and bc our QB is our superstar and without him we wold be screwed. 

[Growl]

nice post.

there's no question the nfl is structure-oriented in that the talent behind schemes often transcends the talent of the individual player playing in it. also, the fact that so much weight is placed on the quarterback in today's league means that for the majority of positions, the loss of a single talent - spectacular or not - can be pretty easily schemed around. we're seeing the panthers (shula, even!) do this with success.

if your quarterback goes down, though? god rest your soul. no scheme in the world can truly save you there.

luke mccown would beg to differ. At least in the short term.

[the butch]

Has PU set the bar so low for himself that obvious statements get him a handclap?

[AceBoogie]

We are 3-0 yes, but we really have yet to play anybody. When people talk about the loss of KB, you won't really feel it until we go up to Seattle and face the Packers and the Colts. That's when you need your stars is when you start facing playoff teams. Nobody we've beaten so far is going to the playoffs. 

[Peppers90 NC]

Do baseball next.

and then fútbol and hockey

[Peppers90 NC]

it's really quite simple, no need to complicate things. basketball is 5 players on the court at a time, football is 11 on the field. more moving parts requires better scheme and play design