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What happened to Funchess?

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LinvilleGorge Grand Master

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7 minutes ago, Bartin said:

For Shaq it simply has to do with the offensive personnel on the field. We can't play 3 LB's against 3 and 4 WR offensive sets. The only way to keep Shaq on the field in that scenario is to sub out TD which might actually be a conversation worth having as it looks like father time is finally starting to catch up with him.

That wasn't the tune Ron and Dave were singing after they drafted him. Shaq will let us stay in our base D more often they sang. Won't have to tip our hand so much on D they sang.

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5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

That wasn't the tune Ron and Dave were singing after they drafted him. Shaq will let us stay in our base D more often they sang. Won't have to tip our hand so much on D they sang.

Not true. I actually went back and looked at their comments after he was drafted recently when someone brought this up before. What they said was that Shaq would allow us to stay in our base defense against 2 TE sets rather than subbing Klein out for a safety(Colin Jones) to get in the buffalo nickel package and they were right about that. We do stay in base against 2 TE sets now, but the 2 TE sets are not in vogue as much as they were. They never said we were going to stay in base against 3 WR sets.

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Just now, Bartin said:

Not true. I actually went back and looked at their comments after he was drafted recently when someone brought this up before. What they said was that Shaq would allow us to stay in our base defense against 2 TE sets rather than subbing Klein out for a safety(Colin Jones) in the buffalo nickel package and they were right about that. We do stay in base against 2 TE sets now, but the 2 TE sets are not in vogue as much as they were.

Got a link? That's not the way I remember it, but you might be right.

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27 minutes ago, Felipe Vieira said:

Basically this happened.

DA not even looked to Funchess the entire game and he was open a couple times.

On this play, DA tried to run and fumbled the ball.

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One play in particular DA forced to Olsen on third down and Funch was screaming down the field wide open.

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1 hour ago, ncfan said:

The dude was wide open on multiple ossacions last night.  He toasted his man in atlanta everytime he was out there.

 

The Anderson run fumble.  Funchess ran a quick slant and was wide open at the stick stop stood there.  Stared at Anderson trying to get his attention, then Anderson took off running his way.  Blows my mind.  After the 1st quarter Tampa knew we were only targetting KB and Olsen.  The int to KB, there were 3 guys around him because they knew who it was going to.  The endzone pass to olsen, the were 2 guys around him because they knew who it was gojng to.

DA showed me last night he is a one read QB. 

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31 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Got a link? That's not the way I remember it, but you might be right.

http://www.derp/2015/5/1/8527627/2015-carolina-panthers-draft-shaq-thompson-interview-ron-rivera-dave-gettleman

"It will allow us to keep three linebackers on the field when teams go to 12 personnel or two TE personnel. It gives us more opportunities to do things with a true 4-3 front. He was the highest rated player we had on our board left."

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1 hour ago, Mvp2014 said:

Speaking of Shaq I would be fine with him replacing TD in the starting lineup. He looks slow this year and could become a liability where we have a healthy athletic stud who needs experience.  

I would rather see him cover some of the bigger WRs/TEs in the slot on passing downs like he was used in the AZ playoff game as he shut Fitz out.

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1 minute ago, Peppers90 NC said:

I would rather see him cover some of the bigger WRs/TEs in the slot on passing downs like he was used in the AZ playoff game as he shut Fitz out.

Very few teams actually use a bigger WR in the slot. Though I wish that is how we would use Funchess.

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