Excellent analysis of Panthers' offense - from Fox Sports

[KB_fan]

A very good Panthers - Packers preview article at Fox Sports, focusing on Carolina's offense, and why it's hard for teams to stop this year.

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/green-bay-packers-carolina-panthers-cam-newton-aaron-rodgers-game-of-the-week-110515

I particularly liked their section on Greg Olsen's impact and why he's not so easy just to simply double team to prevent him catching passes:
 

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OVERLOAD WITH OLSEN

Because the Panthers are so insistent on winning on the ground, a super-skilled tight end that can block and catch is the perfect compliment. Greg Olsen is one of those rare players who never comes off the field and really excels in all aspects of his job. He's not a glass-eater in run-game blocking like Rob Gronkowski, but he's proficient enough that his location in the formation is no key on the direction of the play. The Panthers are more than willing to put the point of attack in the run game right behind him.

Because he's a significant player in the run game, jamming him in the passing game becomes more problematic for linebackers because they have to honor their line and backfield keys and not get caught chasing Olsen — who may be blocking.

The Panthers offense clicks at its highest level when Olsen gets involved in the passing game, both as a vertical seam threat and as a sticks player on third downs. The example below shows Olsen's ability to threaten the deep part of the field through the seam and simple out jump defensive backs for 50-50 balls.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If there's a single pass catcher on the Panthers offense that the Packers must give extra attention in coverage, it's Olsen. A blunted Panthers running game with controlled tight end passing production is a recipe for success — a recipe that other teams are surely aware of, but thus far unable to bring to completion.

When these two elements are clicking, the wide receiving corps of Ted Ginn Jr., Corey Brown, and Jerricho Cotchery usually go to work with timely catches.  To derail the Panthers offense from this roll that they're on, somebody is going to have to put a full game together against them. Leaving a hole in the dam in any one of these areas and defenses have inevitably drowned against them.

If the Packers can plug them all, they will be the first. 

 

 

[Paa Langfart]

 

I liked how it compared Cam to Luck and Wilson.  For some reason I cant paste it here.

[countryboi]

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One of the biggest aspects of Cam's game that's grown in 2015 is his ability to stay calm under pressure and either deliver a quality ball or scorch that pressure with his feet. It's probably illegal to admit as much, but Newton is far better at this critical aspect of big-time quarterbacking than the Wilsons and Lucks of the world. 

 

[DaveThePanther2008]

I really enjoyed this article.  What I liked the best.  It wasn't some writer just gloating about the Panther offense.  It was a writer who played in the NFL for 9 seasons.

He made some very valid points and an outstanding analysis.

Choose your poison.

[uncfan888]

Yeah, when MNF said that Greg Olsen hadn't missed a snap all season, that really impressed me. 

We really got over on the Bears on that one..  Louisiana purchase, Seward's folly, Greg Olsen 

[Ricky Spanish]

That was a damn good article that really broke down how and why our offense has been so successful. 

It's cool to see Cam being used in the right ways. Shula isn't trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. He's using Cam's athleticism as a weapon that needs to be accounted for every single play. 

[nctarheel0619]

1 minute ago, uncfan888 said:

Yeah, when MNF said that Greg Olsen hadn't missed a snap all season, that really impressed me. 

We really got over on the Bears on that one..  Louisiana purchase, Seward's folly, Greg Olsen 

Dork.  

[the butch]

Great article. Panthers nut huggers dropping out of the sky left and right. 

[uncfan888]

18 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

Dork.  

Appreciating the country's history makes me a dork? 

[d-dave]

I love articles like this.  It really makes me appreciate what happens on an Xs and Os basis that I really have a hard time getting as a fan.  

It also reminds us of something the Panthers are keenly aware of this year:  You will beat yourself.  When guys are doing their jobs on the offensive and defensive side of the ball, and when guys make plays, we will win.  If we try to get cute, and play away from our strengths and turn the ball over, it becomes much more difficult to win.  We've won this year because we have a system in place which puts the onus on the defense to stop it, and if they try, Cam can adjust and make them pay.

Man, what a great time to be a Panther fan!  If GB is able to play a complete game, we might be in trouble.  Then again, that's true for anyone.  I don't think anyone in the NFL can play a complete game week in and week out, though.  This is going to be a good one!

[nctarheel0619]

46 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

Appreciating the country's history makes me a dork? 

No, you just comparing the three makes you a dork, dork.  

[FootballMaestro]

1 hour ago, Cracka McNasty said:

That was a damn good article that really broke down how and why our offense has been so successful. 

It's cool to see Cam being used in the right ways. Shula isn't trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. He's using Cam's athleticism as a weapon that needs to be accounted for every single play. 

I think Cam should be used as a decoy most time. He shouldn't be run so much, especially after all the tough yards he had last week.

Cam, should only run for those tough yards in critical situations. Otherwise, what's the point of having Tolbert and Stewart out there? He doesn't haven't be run 10X every week.

You don't want to wear the man down. After all, the Panthers are going to need his passing skills, more than his running skills, otherwise who's throwing the passes to Olsen, etc..?

[FootballMaestro]

Good article, with out the usual-previously debunked dispersions which are usually cast first before the good stuff is written.

[Fan01]

That was a very well written article.  Facts and opinion but very little if any trolling editorial content.  I really enjoy learning about different parts of why and how a football team is able to excel. 

I also prefer this type of study in order to see if a player is playing at a high level or not. I'd like to see the same thing comparing Kapernick to Cam.