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Article: Carolina Panthers Four Deepest Positions


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Was just messing around, and came across this article:

http://www.scout.com/nfl/panthers/story/1669274-panthers-four-deepest-positions-on-the-team

What interested me was what they listed as number 4:

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4. Running Backs

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This season the Panthers will more than likely look to find a second option to running back Jonathan Stewart. After an impressive first season as the Panthers starter, I’m sure that it would be nice to have fresh legs come in and consistently contribute to the offense. Carolina have the options to do this with running backs Cameron Artis-Payne, Fozzy Whittaker, and Brandon Wegher all returning this year. Each talented with their own unique skill set, these three guys will look to battle during training camp for that backup role. 

Caught me a bit by surprise here, since J-Stew is really our only sure RB on the team, but I see the logic in having multiple decent backups that are servicable. You would think WR would be more deep on our side compared to the RB position.

Thoughts?

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4 minutes ago, Floppin said:

With the continued improvement of our line, especially the interior, the need for anything other than a decent jag diminishes.

That's not the argument. the argument is we are deep at RB, which is not true at all.

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5 minutes ago, Castavar said:

That's not the argument. the argument is we are deep at RB, which is not true at all.

I disagree. You have to think about it relative to the NFL game today. Just because we had 2 starting running backs in DWill and Stew for years doesn't mean that should be the norm. There aren't many teams with more than 1 (if even 1) quality RB due to league turning to a passing-centered sport. I can't think of too many teams that have a group of RBs as talented as Stew, Tolbert, Fozzy, and CAP. We threw a rookie on the field last year and he went for 100+. Compared to other teams, we are 'deep' at the position, IMO.

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The top 3 are obvious (LB, DT, QB), but I could see why running back would be 4th. DE is pretty shallow, CB is very inexperienced, S is basically comprised of journeymen and late-round to undrafted players, TE is Greg and some other guys, and the OL has good starters with pretty suspect depth. WR I could see, though I think RB gets the nod for having 2 Pro-Bowlers.

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Good teams don't rely on number 1 running backs any more. That's just been proven as a rule in the last couple of years. Who'd heard of Charcandrick West, Thomas Rawls or Dion Lewis before last season started? Who'd have thought the Steelers would have a succesfful running game when Leveon went down with a 31 year old Deangelo?

That said I do think it takes a fair amount of practice for our RBs to get used to the 'extended' read option Cam plays. There isn't another system in football where the QB holds the ball during the read for so long so it can't be easy for a young RB to get used to it without game time.

 

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9 hours ago, Floppin said:

With the continued improvement of our line, especially the interior, the need for anything other than a decent jag diminishes.

This is the key for me. Without running lanes it really doesn't matter who's back there. I love that DG covets hog mollies. 

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