Article: Ron Rivera On Panthers Offense: Get The Ball Out Of Cam's Hands Quicker, Avoid Pressure & Hits, And Let Play-Makers Do The Heavy Lifting

[Saca312]

If there's any hope the Panthers can salvage themselves after a 6-10 season, it's in their potential.

The Panthers offense has been revamped and retooled in free agency and the draft. With explosive play-makers and plenty of options, the Panthers could be one of the deadliest option teams in the league.

Ron Rivera emphasizes some priorities he expects from the Panthers going forward. He hopes to see Cam getting the ball out of his hands quicker and in the hands of his play-makers. As I went over in the past, the Panthers have never had true short-yardage receivers until Christian McCaffrey, Curtis Samuel, and even Russell Shepard came along. Cam Newton can now throw a lot shorter to a bunch of reliable options.

Rivera speaks more on the Panthers attack here:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000818819/article/will-panthers-get-ball-out-of-cams-hands-faster

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Speaking on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said that the offense was always designed to get the ball out of Newton's hands faster but that it could become a reality thanks to the addition of running back Christian McCaffrey and hybrid pass catcher Curtis Samuel.

"We struggled last year with [protecting the quarterback and putting playmakers around him]," Rivera said. "The first one being able to protect him. Our left tackle Michael Oher gets hurt and we got to reshuffle our offensive line and move guys around. That wasn't the best thing for us. We went out and made some moves in free agency to help sure-up the offensive line. Then we go out and feel like we have to continue to put playmakers around him. We went out and found a very versatile, explosive running back who had a tremendous college career, and hopefully that translates to the NFL, in Christian McCaffrey. We went out and got Curtis Samuel out of Ohio State, a very explosive vertical attack.

"That's something we want to continue to do. And yes, there are some things we want to do in terms of getting the ball out of Cam's hands and putting it the in hands of the playmakers. And those two young guys, they're not going to be just the primary targets. We've got a tremendous slew of targets on our team, starting with Jonathan Stewart, and being able to run the ball. One thing we found in 2013, 2014 and 2015, we went around and looked at what we did running the football, and how much that translated to victories for us.

"Then we look at what our tight end can do. Greg Olsen, getting vertical and making plays for us. Finding the seams in the defenses. Then Kelvin Benjamin, with his size, and Devin Funchess. We've got what we feel like has the potential to be an explosive offense. And yes, a lot of the idea is to take the pressure off our quarterback, and take some of the hits off of him as well."

Thoughts?

[Daddy_Uncle]

my thoughts are no poo shronlock

[KSpan]

Finally reviewed the 2014 game films, eh?

[Dex]

yaaaaaaaaaaas

[GoobyPls]

Cam will never be a dink and dunk QB.

[Saca312]

Just now, GoobyPls said:

Cam Newton will never be a dink and dunk QB.

Adding that to the list of "Cam will never [insert stupid here]"

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• Cam Newton will never be good quarterback
• Cam Newton will never run a pro style offense
• Cam Newton will never hang in the pocket
• Cam Newton will never break NFL records
• Cam Newton will never be a pro bowl player
• Cam Newton will never win ROTY
• Cam Newton will never have a winning season
• Cam Newton will never make the playoffs
• Cam Newton will never be an MVP
• Cam Newton will never lead the NFL's #1 offense
• Cam Newton will never be a leader for his team
• Cam Newton will never take the Panthers to a Superbowl
• Cam Newton will never be an accurate pocket passer
• Cam Newton will never be a dink and dunk QB
• Cam Newton will never win the Superbowl

 

[scpanther22]

I don't think its stupid to question if Cam will change his approach to how he delivers the ball...because a lot of QB's have established types of play and most don't deviate from that. its just one of those things that you live and die with..with the particular QB you have.

Doesn't mean its impossible but its a fair question..imo

[The Huddler]

FANTASTIC

 

music to my ears...

 

water to my thirst...

 

the toilet of my sudden public diareah

 

 

yes.. yes...  FANTASTIC

[The Huddler]

43 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

Cam will never be a dink and dunk QB.

Youre right, hes a rythm QB. And having a slew of targets will create open looks and quick throws to the open guy

[frash.exe]

i cringed when i read that the plays were designed such that cam could get the ball out quickly

 

sure as poo doesn't look like that if you watch the games,,,,, unless you believe that WRs should be able to run 35 yards downfield in 1 second

[Lumps]

Why do coaches adjust 2-3 years after it's painfully obvious? Sure play Can to his strengths but Cam never should have been used to the extent he was with his legs as I stated the day we drafted him.

Hurt him and the team in the long run IMO. The super bowl year was statistically his best year with short passing taking what the defense gave him, and that was without real short yardage playmakers. 

[Hoenheim]

none of this matters unless its actually implemented successfully 

[CatMan72]

Sounds good, but it comes down to playcalling - this is a make or break year for Shula. 

[GoobyPls]

54 minutes ago, The Huddler said:

Youre right, hes a rythm QB. And having a slew of targets will create open looks and quick throws to the open guy

Cam is more Big Ben, Favre, Marino than Brady and Brees.

 

Asking Cam to be a dink and dunk QB is like asking Frank Thomas to become Ichiro, or Mike Tyson to become a jab artist. It's not gonna happen. Cam knows his best asset is his arm 

 

People are delusional if they think our offense is gonna change into the patriots offense.