Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Fan Optimism and Enthusiasm

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

rayzor Grand Master

rayzor

Posted
Posted

Quite a bit more excited and mostly because we've replaced Shula with someone who knows what they're doing. 

Lots of change going on and that, on it's own, excites me too.

Im not crazy about an off-season with hurney, but even that's not going to kill my buzz.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DaveThePanther2008 Grand Master

DaveThePanther2008

Posted
Posted

Compared to last season at this time. 

Before we drafted CMC and Samuel, I was not very optimistic with Shula still running the same garbage as 2016.

Just the thought of Turner's way of running the Air Coryell system is very exciting.   It takes one of Cam's greatest attributes, his powerful arm, and puts it on display.    I am excited with the players we have but will be more optimistic after we sign a player Turner wants on this team.

Defensively, I think Washington is going to bring great energy and use the tools he has better than Wilks did.

With a couple decent free agents and a good draft we would be set to give R. Kalil and TD the perfect send off.

Go Panthers

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jon Snow Grand Master

Jon Snow

Posted
Posted

Less optimism as a whole.  Replacing Shula will help with my stress level during the games but with JR and Hurney at the helm I have little hope this coming season will be any different than it has always been.  As a matter of fact I am expecting it to be worse.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JakeDel5674 Newbie

JakeDel5674

Posted
Posted
8 minutes ago, rayzor said:

Quite a bit more excited and mostly because we've replaced Shula with someone who knows what they're doing. 

Lots of change going on and that, on it's own, excites me too.

Im not crazy about an off-season with hurney, but even that's not going to kill my buzz.

And we'll get a new Owner my man. poo rolls downhill. And I think the new owner will not be content with mediocrity. At least that's what I hope. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
heel31ok Experienced

heel31ok

Posted
Posted
35 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Compared to this point last year, are you more or less optimistic about the Panthers upcoming season?

 

How enthusiastic are you for Panthers football in general?

 I all in on the TURNER train...I think that will cover deficiencies in the GM dept...best move we have made in yrs...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
MHS831 Grand Master

MHS831

Posted
Posted

I am a bit upset that Marty Hurney is back and it could be that he is to be given the job.  How short our memories are--how was Marty Hurney at drafting or signing CBs? WRs? and DTs?  He sucks. He traded away the #1 WR for future draft picks during a playoff run.  While I support the trade, you do it during the offseason--not when it weakens your team. 

Last year, I had no idea that Wilks would be blitzing every down with a secondary featuring zone CBs and slowish safeties.   I think our defense should be elite, but it gave up too many points.

Offensively, it should never have taken this long to get rid of Dorsey.  Cam has not been improving his accuracy and mechanics.  Crazy.  Then there is Shula.  We have weapons that were not used properly. 

So, considering the fact that we are not improving with Marty Hurney and we might give the village idiot the checkbook and keys, I like Washington and his comments so far.  I like the Norv Turner move. 

So much remains to be seen in the preseason.  While I think that the Hurney decision has been made, it remains to be seen how his love for his successful draft picks will impact what should be objective decisions.  Looking at the numbers, he probably has to release Stewart.  Will he?  Will he release Ryan Kalil?  Charles Johnson?  Will Peppers re-sign with Hurney here? 

I am not optimistic about Hurney.  If there was one team who should no better, it is Carolina. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • Panthera onca
      NFC South is now ACTIVATED

      By Panthera onca · Posted

      I will as soon as you withdraw your fandom from the Patriots. Informative threads are great but all of these estrogen and emotion driven threads you start are ridiculous.
    • Anybodyhome
      Canes vs Panthers 7pm

      By Anybodyhome · Posted

      Will be there tonight and expect nothing from the Canes. They are soft and won't go after anyone, nor will they respond when, not if, Florida starts bullying them. Not to mention Freddie is in net. I fear this will be an ass-kicking.  
    • MasterAwesome
      QB School - Bryce Young vs Bucs

      By MasterAwesome · Posted

      Is this not a bit contradictory?  Also surely if any of us are smart enough to evaluate what we're seeing in real time, a former NFL QB can at least manage the same.  Especially considering he's basing his analysis on hours (maybe generous?) of reviewing All-22 footage which he can play back over and over again, focusing each time on different position groups, match-ups, progressions, etc. which is simply impossible for a fan to fully assess in real time.  Unless you're actually at the game, we basically only get the QB/O-line in frame during the broadcast and even in that limited window of the field, there is simply too much happening.  I'm usually broadly focusing on Bryce, maybe peeping the footwork (or lack thereof) and just the overall pocket and whether there is any pressure coming.  I'm not able to watch every individual one-on-one o-line match-up on top of it to see who got beat, who didn't pick up a blitz, which o-lineman didn't shift to help double-team, or whatever else. I think the truth is somewhere in between (as is almost always the case).  Knowing the play call, audible, etc. is pretty important when judging individual performances, which is why we should always take PFF grades with a grain of salt.  But yeah we can also get a pretty good overall sense of how a player is performing just from watching the game on the couch on Sundays.  I still think there's a lot of value in a review video like this.  As long as you have the bare minimum media literacy to take the interesting insights while also acknowledging inherent biases from a video like this (i.e. obviously focusing on the good over the bad).
×
×
  • Create New...