Kyle Love: "People are giving Kawann a lot of crap about it."

[Cookie Lyon]

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“Really, the thing now is people are doing a lot of play action, a lot of seven-, eight-man protections," said Love, who was re-signed two weeks ago after being cut at the end of training camp. “People are giving Kawann a lot of crap about it. What they don’t realize is this man is getting double- and triple-teamed. You know what I mean?"

“Whenever a guy makes a lot of buzz in this league, the focus becomes on him," Love said. “A lot of times teams will do their protections just depending on one guy. When J.J. Watt's in the game, people do stuff around him.

“That’s kind of the situation here. People are doing a lot of things to kind of slow him down. To the unseen eye, they don’t really know. They just think he’s having a bad year."

Part of the blame should be going to those around Short. Defensive ends Charles Johnson and Kony Ealy don’t have a sack. Pass-rush specialist Mario Addison has only one.

“The guys that’s around [Short], we all have to come together," Love said. “When we get those one-on-ones we have to win."

“I don’t sense him being frustrated," Love said. “I know it can be frustrating. But he comes every day the same person. He works hard. He does the extra things. He’s going to continue to work because that’s the kind of guy he is."

 

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As for the success Love has had, he shrugged that off.

“Ah, man, I’m just out there working hard," he said. “Trying to make something positive out of the situation. Nothing too major. I’m not too big into stats, sacks, tackles or whatever. The only thing that matters to me is W's."

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/22844/kyle-love-people-are-giving-dt-kawann-short-a-lot-of-unnecessary-crap-about-lack-of-sacks

[Bartin]

Two things:

1) If you're asking for a top of the market contract then you need to produce regardless of how much the offense is scheming against you.

2) We've seen that Star is the one getting doubled a lot of the time.

He's really not playing that badly, but he's not close to the level expected of someone asking for the type of contract he is. Love might be our best DT right now.

[rhyslloyd]

What's most concerning for me is the fact that he and Star are getting pushed off the line like toddlers.


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[Daeavorn]

16 minutes ago, Bartin said:

Two things:

1) If you're asking for a top of the market contract then you need to produce regardless of how much the offense is scheming against you.

2) We've seen that Star is the one getting doubled a lot of the time.

He's really not playing that badly, but he's not close to the level expected of someone asking for the type of contract he is. Love might be our best DT right now.

JJ Watt gets doubled like every play and still produces. Ive never really thought it was an excuse.

[Jangler]

hmmmm...when one/two players are getting double/triple teamed...

well I'll just that hang there.

[the butch]

double/triple teams on KK?  hahahahaha.  with the double on Star, that leaves Kony and CJ completely free to hit the QB, save a RB back to protect.  and it's not that anyone is giving him hell.  he asked for a lot of money.  more scrutiny comes with that.  people are waaaay too fuging sensitive.

[therealmjl]

But Ealy said the sacks were coming in bunches soon.

[nctarheel0619]

Gotta give Gettlemen credit here, at least he didn't resign KK.  Dude has been trash so far.  

[Wundrbread33]

Lots of excuses. Triple team?

Give me a fugging break. 

All Love had to say is, "Hey, he's a great player. He's working really hard and the stats will come. I'm not worried about anything."

There: you support Short but don't make up excuses.

[ShutDwn]

KK really isn't getting doubled that much.

Fletcher Cox doesn't have a significantly better supporting cast 

[csx]

38 minutes ago, rhyslloyd said:

What's most concerning for me is the fact that he and Star are getting pushed off the line like toddlers.


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Which is what 2 people vs one will do. The hyperbole here is getting stale.

The issue is our DEs are innefective when the inside is getting attention like this 

[PhillyB]

i don't even care if he gets pressure every play, just control the fuging gap at least

[Jangler]

13 minutes ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Lots of excuses. Triple team?

Give me a fugging break. 

All Love had to say is, "Hey, he's a great player. He's working really hard and the stats will come. I'm not worried about anything."

There: you support Short but don't make up excuses.

Leadership trickles down.

[therealmjl]

14 minutes ago, Wundrbread33 said:

Lots of excuses. Triple team?

Give me a fugging break. 

All Love had to say is, "Hey, he's a great player. He's working really hard and the stats will come. I'm not worried about anything."

There: you support Short but don't make up excuses.

Excuses have become the identity of the 2016-17 Carolina Panthers.