PANIC THREAD: Our passing game is now flowing through a rookie RUNNING BACK

[FuFuLamePoo]

With the injuries to Olsen and Benjamin, this is now the case

Let's collectively

PANIC

[Eazy-E]

Through 3 games the offense has now managed to score a whopping 3 touchdowns.

A change needs to be made now or you can say hello to 6-10 again.

[TheSpecialJuan]

You could see this coming. Saints were a desperate team. Their season was on the line, they could not afford to go 0-3. 

In the NFL, desperate team usually wins.

[FuFuLamePoo]

Just now, Eazy-E said:

Through 3 games the offense has now managed to score a whopping 3 touchdowns.

A change needs to be made now or you can say hello to 6-10 again.

I don't know if this is a six win team right now.  I'm having a hard time circling wins on this remaining schedule.

But I'm sure we'll falter to like a 2-8 start, then somehow finish 7-9 to save Rivera and Shula's jobs then we'll just watch everything again next year

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Eazy-E said:

Through 3 games the offense has now managed to score a whopping 3 touchdowns.

A change needs to be made now or you can say hello to 6-10 again.

A change to what?  What you see is what you get until the season is over.

[uncfan888]

Just now, TheSpecialJuan said:

You could see this coming. Saints were a desperate team. Their season was on the line, they could not afford to go 0-3. 

In the NFL, desperate team usually wins.

And that's fine.. But getting blown out at home by them is unacceptable 

[Camp Fodder]

1 minute ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

You could see this coming. Saints were a desperate team. Their season was on the line, they could not afford to go 0-3. 

In the NFL, desperate team usually wins.

We were desperate at 1-2, 1-3, and 1-4 last year. Didn't stop us from losing

[Khyber53]

And I hate to say it, but Cam's shoulder certainly isn't up to snuff right now. Cam's long ball was always a strong part of his game. So far, this season, anything over 15 yards in the air either sails high or wobbles like a wounded goose. I hope he's on an arc of getting better and this is just part of the process. If not, we're not a team built for playing the small game.

But that rookie RB did net 101 yards today in the air. That's not what you want to happen, but it's there at least.

 

 

[Ace_Aladdin]

6 minutes ago, FuFuLamePoo said:

With the injuries to Olsen and Benjamin, this is now the case

Let's collectively

PANIC

We need to get Manhertz & Dickson involved in the underneath stuff, Cam can't only have the CMC as the quick dump off. 

Use Samuel, Byrd & Funchess for the deep routes to stretch the secondary. 

[CatTower]

Where is Samuel????

[xav8tor]

The injuries, play calls, lack of a plan, coaching, etc. are all BAD. However, just as I and many others thought, using that so called rookie "running back" more often as a receiver proved to be the right move. 75% catch rate today that should have been higher with at least one pass early on in the damn dirt. 100 plus yards, and he almost got the elusive first NFL TD. I'd take 10 to 1 on a bet that with Edelman out, BB/TB could take CMC as is with 13 games left and he would have 2000 yards this year. In the run game, he is not getting any help from the booth to the field, but in the passing game, he doesn't need much, if any. Like Smitty once said, "just throw me the ball." Even with every starter healthy, that was never going to happen with Shula calling the plays, Cam making bad throws, locking on to others, etc., and Ron being Ron.

One thing I noticed today that you see live, but don't on TV, is just how often he's open for a sure 5 to 7 yards plus. Excluding plays that are 100% called runs, I'm only slightly exaggerating when I say that today, it was every single snap. Through the 3rd, I recall two or three plays where an LB or S was close by, or easily could have run to cover him before the ball arrived, had it been thrown to CMC. Now I'm afraid that this crew is going to abuse and misuse him even more, breaking his body, if not his spirit, far too early in what could be a remarkable career. I realize mine is somewhat of a knee jerk, emotional reaction after enduring a closeup view of one of the worst Panthers games I've seen, but it's not out of the question with this bunch.

[Eazy-E]

16 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

A change to what?  What you see is what you get until the season is over.

I just made a thread about it, here's a recap.

Moton or Silatolu need to get reps at left tackle. 

Someone needs to be brought in to help fill Greg Olsen and possibly Kbs void.

Cam shouldn't be playing until he can make it through practice

After a start this bad Shula should be fired.

 

[CPF4LIFE]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CAN WE JUST END THE KALIL EXPERIMENT ALREADY. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.

 

I have had enough after 3 games. Im done. I hated remmers but i dont recall him getting killed when we played the saints. That tells you right there this is just bad bad bad.

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Eazy-E said:

I just made a thread about it, here's a recap.

Moton or Silatolu need to get reps at left tackle. 

Someone needs to be brought in to help fill Greg Olsen and possibly Kbs void.

Cam shouldn't be playing until he can make it through practice

After a start this bad Shula should be fired.

 

If Cam doesn't play the rest is moot.  But I'll play.

We are stuck with what we have at oline until there's an injury, Ron will see to that.

We have enough receiving options still available so there's absolutely no need there.

Firing Shula now, even though long overdue, will not do anything to improve this team as long as Ron dictates the tempo of the game.  Ron would only promote Dorsey so it could get worse, if that's possible.