A different view of the 6 sacks on Cam Newton

[blackcat]

Gotta use those check downs.  CMC was open on a few of those.  Play 1 was a piss poor play call.

[GoobyPls]

Why did Mccaffrey chop block the linemen instead of picking up the blitzing LB 

[chknwing]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

4

Play just takes way too long to develop. Cam is in trouble before anyone gets open. 

This is Shulas trademark.  We need a different OC with a faster style of offense.

[jayflip]

26 minutes ago, reds37win said:

Cam has the ability to audible,  right? The play designs were completely wrong for the situations given.  That said,  cam should have seen the play and called an audible with some shorter routes. 

McDermott should have been exactly what Shula and Cam thought he was...

What's not shown is the play clock in these replays. 

Far too often, the play takes forever to come in, leading a delayed Huddle break, delayed formation and Cam clapping wildly for the center to snap the ball so we don't get a delay of game for thev3rd time in our HOME stadium. 

This telegraphs the snap count and makes for a situation where there is little to no time for audibles to be properly called. 

Combine that with slow, long developing routes (still, ugh) and dodgy line protection (ugh), throw in a lack of separation and a dash of Cam pressing while ignoring the layups... you get this. 

Shula'd. 

[countryboi]

man alot of this is on Cam he has to know the situation and get the ball out, more than a few of those sacks he had options and just ate it. 

[Seltzer]

1 hour ago, Yardbird said:

Especially under a blitz, ball should be out by 4 seconds. Find the hot route or get rid of the ball. 

Exactly... it's even worse when we're in FG range and Cam's taking a sack.

With the way our defense is playing, you got to at least take the 3. I'm not saying the offensive line wasn't at fault some bc they were and Cam had some escapes on breakdowns that could have been sacks for other QBs. Still, at least 3-4 if those sacks are mostly on Cam given the situational football.

[ThPantherFan]

2 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Wide view of the field on all of Cam Newton's six sacks against the Bills. 

1

Strange route by CMC, not that Cam ever saw him.  All 4 receivers are going for the end zone. First down is at the 14. Too long to develop, Matt Kalil beaten, sack. 

 

 

shula's fault.

[ThPantherFan]

1 hour ago, jfra78 said:

4 seconds

That's a long time to hold the ball when the line is back peddling. It's all on shula, in my opinion.  Well, most of it is.

[d-dave]

So how long before the "trade for Andrew Luck" talk starts lol?  This is a JOKE!  Though I look forward to seeing what folks do there.

This was not our best game on offense.  Timing is bad, execution is really not good enough from Cam and the OL.  Too many yards and points left out there.  The measure of the team will be how well they are able to overcome this particular set of problems.  If they can't...well that's on Ron!

[gmonjimbo]

One common theme as well is that most of the sacks came in a 2nd or 3rd & long. They have to find a way to do better on first down to not put themselves in predictable passing situations.

Also, the issue is compounded with snapping the ball with a few seconds remaining on the play clock.

Cam still wants to get the big throw for the first down, him and the coaching staff will have to break that habit by calling more than one player to run underneath. I thought the goal was to have Samuel and CMC work the middle of the field for these types of situations.

 

[tiger7_88]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

It is early and I have only had one cup of coffee. 

Let me know what you see in the above posts. To me it looks like a combination of bad play calls/design , QB unwilling to take the layup, and poor protection by the LT mainly. 

 

Mix it all in a bowl and you get 6 sacks. 

And WR unable to get open, but maybe you're placing that into call/design.

[csx]

There is an open outlet in each of those. Newton doesn't need to search for them when he knows where they will be. The outlet is in almost the same place each time.

The tackles were abused and thats a big issue. He is a 7th year MVP veteran who should be a little better dealing with pressure. Throw towards the open outlet.. .avoid the sack. At least some of them.

Audible to a different play. They aren't carved in stone.

[tiger7_88]

1 hour ago, Yardbird said:

Especially under a blitz, ball should be out by 4 seconds. Find the hot route or get rid of the ball. 

If the blitz contains you IN THE POCKET, you understand you can't just "get rid of the ball", right?

[bigcatdaddy]

14 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

If the blitz contains you IN THE POCKET, you understand you can't just "get rid of the ball", right?

I have had to explain this to so many Panther "fans" lately.  I am shocked so many of these "fans" don't know the rules of football.