Conference call tweets

[Mr. Scot]

A little analysis...

Turner wants to keep Newton's running threat, but Voth adds "depending on who we're playing".

That's interesting.

[Mr. Scot]

I really like the sound of this.

[Mr. Scot]

There's gonna be a heavy emphasis on these things that have been weaknesses for a few years now.

[Gregg S]

Is it August yet?  Man, am I stoked after reading all this.  Hopefully all the good talks turns into fruition on the field.

[Cary Kollins]

“A major emphasis on route running”

 

Aka WTF was Shula thinking

[Mr. Scot]

A little more from Voth...

This could be interpreted two ways.  He could mean better personnel, but it could just as easily mean improving the existing personnel.

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

“A major emphasis on route running”

 

Aka WTF was Shula thinking

It's not like I had a positive opinion of Shula as it was, but man the more I hear Turner talk, the more I wonder how in the living hell Shula kept his job so long.

[Jon Snow]

4 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

“A major emphasis on route running”

 

Aka WTF was Shula thinking

He wasn't.  That much is certain.

[Burnout189]

6 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

He wasn't.  That much is certain.

Oh he was thinking alright, but it was about which crayon to use next on his coloring book.

[Mr. Scot]

This is something that people will probably talk about, specifically the "nervousness".

I don't necessarily see it as a big deal, but it's the kind of thing you can see someone fixating on.

[Panfan35]

Sounds good to me no more training camp routes vanilla offense. Route combos to exploit the defense weakness and benefits the speed at the wr position something we have not seen here. The league is on notice he could make 2015 a after thought

[Mr. Scot]

Steve Reed's analysis: Turner will let Newton run, tweak passing mechanics

And the full transcript from the team site: Norv Turner conference call

Excerpt from Reed:

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Turner suggested that he and his son Scott Turner, the team's new quarterbacks coach, will look to improve Newton's throwing mechanics.

Because he's so big Newton has a tendency to rely on his strong arm and throw off his back foot, often resulting in high throws that lead to incompletions or interceptions. Turner said that while sometimes those types of throws are necessary under pressure, the staff "is going to work hard to get his weight transferred and have good technique when he is throwing."

Turner said the Panthers overall system won't change much, although he wants to be able to stretch the field vertically to force defenses to cover the entire field.

He believes Newton has the arm strength to do that.

Turner said he had a brief conversation with Newton after being hired.

"We didn't get into a lot of football," Turner said. "As he expressed to me — and I feel the same way — there is excitement and nervousness. When you have change there is nervousness. Sometimes that nervousness is good and it gets your attention. It's not status quo and you use that as a time to improve."

 

[Mr. Scot]

 

I think this is gonna be a big deal.

Norv and Scott are basically gonna be tag teaming Newton with the same teaching and the same message.

I'm willing to bet this didn't happen under Shula and Dorsey.

[Soul Rebel]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

First off, huge thank you to Mr. Scot for posting all of these in an organized 'one-stop-spot'.  

Next, these two tweets caught me as a major emphasis that has kept Cam and this offense from taking it to the next level..... ESPECIALLY the route running. Remembering an analyst that watched the All-22 saying that the routes we were running were practice squad or training camp.... I forget the exact terminology, but it's true. Route clusters that clogged the lanes and tipped our hat to the opposing defenses was critical to our failures on offense. 

I love that the terminology isn't too far off from what Norv is comfortable with. The Air Coryell is so rooted in this and comprehension of the terminology and signals being communicated from Cam to receivers, backs and o-line protections is crucial. 

It could just be what we want to hear, but I'm really warming up to the Norv hire. He might be an older disciple, but he is saying all the right things about what is wrong with this offense.