Panthers don't know how to run the end of game offense

[electro's horse]

Play calls were fine, but there was no sense of urgency, and why did they not spike the ball to stop the clock in obvious four down situations? 

Clear the plan from the start was get in range for one pass to the end zone, instead of getting there quickly and having four shots at it. 

Just an execution/philosophy problem. Stupid, stupid mistakes. 

[Fox007]

Yup we probably(definitely) have the worst  2 minute offense maybe that you'll ever see in the NFL. I said the same thing...they should have spiked the ball after both completions....common sense for even the Browns....just straight gabbage.

The tough Charlotte media will be sure to ask them about it no doubt.

[Mr. Scot]

That last drive definitely could have had a lot quicker pace.

[manu4t]

It was absolutely maddening to watch it unfurl so ploddingly slow. We should have gotten at least three shots at the endzone at the end of the game not one shot with 5 seconds remaining

[tondi]

We left the hurry out of our hurry up offense. 

[BrianS]

While it wasn't great by any means, I gotta be honest, our offense was far, far better than I thought they would be given the state of that line.

Yes, our tempo was bad in the hurry up.  However, our tempo hasn't been good this season at any point.  I am no longer as sure as I was that the problem was getting the play called.  I'm willing to look at our QB and see if perhaps we're just not getting to the line fast enough now.  We're consistently under 10 seconds left when we get set, and under 5 seconds when we snap.

 

[Growl]

This transcends staffing changes now and its hard to put it on anybody but Cam

By extension, Rivera is at fault for this being an issue 8 seasons into a career.

[Proudiddy]

Business as usual.

SSDD.

That short throw to Smith was effectively the end of the drive.  No timeout, no spike, dragging ass to the line.

[Cary Kollins]

Not spiking or calling a timeout with 40 seconds left was inexcusable. Clock ran all the way to :19. 

Thats Madden 101 stuff. I was better at clock management at 14 years old. Rivera is mediocre at best.

[Ace_Aladdin]

Just now, Cary Kollins said:

Not spiking or calling a timeout with 40 seconds left was inexcusable. Clock ran all the way to :19. 

Thats Madden 101 stuff. I was better at clock management at 14 years old. Rivera is mediocre at best.

You should blame CAM any vet QB knows that ?

[Jimmy]

Not clocking it baffled me as well...the timeout can be used whenever but not clocking it and letting damn near 40 seconds just run off the clock overall is fugging asinine 

[Cary Kollins]

22 minutes ago, Ace_Aladdin said:

You should blame CAM any vet QB knows that ?

 

The head coach calls timeouts?

[LinvilleGorge]

We have consistently had horrible clock management in these situations under Rivera.

[Racist Cat Lady]

I know they’d like to run long methodical drives, but that can’t be our gameplan when we are down 2 scores.  We should have been running our “2 min offense” at the start of the 4th.