PFF grades: Kawann and Trai ballin'

[Captain Morgan]

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-refocused-carolina-panthers-23-san-francisco-49ers-3  

TOP 5 GRADES:

DI Kawann Short, 88.6 overall grade

G Trai Turner, 88.6 overall grade

LB Thomas Davis, 84.9 overall grade

RB Jonathan Stewart, 82.0 overall grade

LB Luke Kuechly, 82.0 overall grade

PERFORMANCES OF NOTE:

QB CAM NEWTON, 66.9 OVERALL GRADE

The Panthers are building a team around Cam Newton to help him be successful, but if they are to truly compete they need him to play better than this. He missed multiple open receivers, including blowing at least one clear touchdown after a coverage bust in the 49ers secondary, and completed just 55.0 percent of his passes when kept clean in the pocket, for only 5.5 yards per attempt.

RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY, 62.9 OVERALL GRADE

McCaffrey put the ball on the ground when trying to bounce a run outside after avoiding a tackle in the hole, but the mythical ‘McCaffrey Playbook’ was relatively conservative, if it in fact exists, based on this game. He did line up in the slot, out wide and even as a wildcat quarterback, but it accounted for just 10 of his 49 snaps, with the rest featuring around the backfield in various formations. He did see dramatically more playing time than Jonathan Stewart, but wasn’t as successful with it.

DI KAWANN SHORT, 88.6 OVERALL GRADE

Short setup shop in the 49ers’ backfield and repeatedly got the better of 49ers’ LG Zane Beadles. His four pressures were combined with stifling work in the ground game that featured two stops. Sterner tasks await Short in the weeks to come but he’s off to a flying start and carried his strong form from last year into 2017.

LB THOMAS DAVIS, 84.9 OVERALL GRADE

Davis and Luke Kuechly battle it out weekly to lead the Panthers in stops and it was Davis who had the nose for the football this week. Davis’ 6 stops were his most since 2015 and as ever he did his best work in the passing game, limiting the combination of George Kittle and Kyle Juszcyk to 27 yards on 5 targets into his coverage with a long gain of 7 yards.

[AggieLean]

I'm glad Hurney locked up Trai, and that extension to TD looking good at the moment, as he's still playing like one of the best LB's in the game 

[SOJA]

2 minutes ago, AggieLean said:

I'm glad Gettleman locked up Trai, and that extension to TD looking good at the moment, as he's still playing like one of the best LB's in the game 

fixed for you, even Hurney admitted the deal was Gettleman's 

[uncfan888]

1 minute ago, SOJA said:

fixed for you, even Hurney admitted the deal was Gettleman's 

We'll see hurney shine when he gives someone like Stewart a ten million dollar extension 

[thefuzz]

4 minutes ago, AggieLean said:

I'm glad Hurney locked up Trai, and that extension to TD looking good at the moment, as he's still playing like one of the best LB's in the game 

Hurney didn't lock him up, he was the "interim" GM when KK signed his deal.

[KillaCamNewton]

Trai being a 78 in Madden really bothers me

[Harbingers]

23 minutes ago, SOJA said:

fixed for you, even Hurney admitted the deal was Gettleman's 

Thank you. 

[Chief Keek]

Honorable mentions to Worley and Shaq too

 

[Saca312]