Gettleman thinks McCaffrey is a three down player, not a three down back

[Jeremy Igo]

That is the impression I got from being at the press conference. When asked if McCaffrey is a three down back, he didn't say yes. He said, well, he can run and he can catch, I guess that is three downs. 

What I take from that is the Panthers see him as a 3rd down back and a slot player. Not someone they can rely on in 3rd and short situations. 

[Jimmy]

In all fairness we dont have that now based on play calling. How many times did a 3rd and 1 call put the ball in Cams or Tolbert's hands? 

[shaqattaq]

2 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

That is the impression I got from being at the press conference. When asked if McCaffrey is a three down back, he didn't say yes. He said, well, he can run and he can catch, I guess that is three downs. 

What I take from that is the Panthers see him as a 3rd down back and a slot player. Not someone they can rely on in 3rd and short situations. 

A pitch or screen to Mcaffery on 3rd and short could be a possibility; as long as someone explains that to Shula.

[shaqattaq]

Just now, Jimmy said:

In all fairness we dont have that now based on play calling. How many times did a 3rd and 1 call put the ball in Cams or Tolbert's hands? 

This

[Fournettecation]

That settles that then, he won't be a top 10 pick by us

[KSpan]

4 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

In all fairness we dont have that now based on play calling. How many times did a 3rd and 1 call put the ball in Cams or Tolbert's hands? 

A lot and too many, respectively.

[TheSpecialJuan]

8 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

That is the impression I got from being at the press conference. When asked if McCaffrey is a three down back, he didn't say yes. He said, well, he can run and he can catch, I guess that is three downs. 

What I take from that is the Panthers see him as a 3rd down back and a slot player. Not someone they can rely on in 3rd and short situations. 

Yeah I caught that as well. I think we like him a lot but not at 8.

[XClown1986]

That and he made sure to say "he proved he could carry the load.... at Stanford." 

That one stuck out to me. 

[MechaZain]

Also said he showed he could carry the load at Stanford though. I think Gettleman just thinks it's a dumb question/term. If there's a way to use the guy on every down he's an everydown back. 

[CRA]

15 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

That is the impression I got from being at the press conference. When asked if McCaffrey is a three down back, he didn't say yes. He said, well, he can run and he can catch, I guess that is three downs. 

What I take from that is the Panthers see him as a 3rd down back and a slot player. Not someone they can rely on in 3rd and short situations. 

doesn't a 3 down back generally imply being able to play on 3rd and long not 3rd and short?

 

[MechaZain]

I think we're confusing "three down" and "3rd down" here....

[X-Clown on 1]

1 minute ago, CRA said:

doesn't a 3 down back generally imply being able to play on 3rd and long not 3rd and short?

A 3 down back generally implies that you can run between the tackles downs 1 and 2 and catch passes or pass protect out of the back field on third down.  Example, Adrian Peterson is not a 3 down back because his pass catching is sub par, which is why he subs out typically on passing downs.

[CRA]

I think McCaffrey could be the best RB by a fair margin in the draft IF he went to the right team.  Situation matters in terms of how successful players can be.

McCaffrey IMO would be a beast in NE's scheme or a team like that.  He seems like an odd fit here.  Not sure we are built to get the fullest out of him.

[Saca312]

No duh. If McCaffrey is ever on a 3rd and short, then go ahead and just punt it.