Unpopular opinion : We are overusing Mccaffrey and it’s not good for the offense

[GoobyPls]

Norv is gonna kill the kid, at this rate i’m almost willing to bet he’s not gonna make it through the season. He took some huge hits yesterday, and why are they pounding him up the middle right after a 60 yard run??? We were very fortunate we recovered his 3 fumbles. The redzone runs by Mccaffrey are useless

 

Olsen and Samuel barely even saw that ball. All these weapons and all they do is force feed Mccaffrey.

[PhillyB]

agree.

running him every play on the drive where he had the 60 yard run was foolish. he clearly needed a breather and it's probably why he fumbled.

[WarHeel]

Armah has had, to my knowledge, exactly one red zone opportunity and he banged it in the end zone. Not sure why is organization is so hesitant to use their young weapons but it’s frustrating to say the least.

[GoobyPls]

3 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

Armah has had, to my knowledge, exactly one red zone opportunity and he banged it in the end zone. Not sure why is organization is so hesitant to use their young weapons but it’s frustrating to say the least.

I think he has 2 TD this season

[Sasquatch]

Half of those passes were dump offs by Cam. It's not all on the coaches unless you're proposing we take CMC off the field.

[WarHeel]

2 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

I think he has 2 TD this season

All the better for my argument 

[MikeD83]

In the run game, I think we are for sure. He is getting hit hard, a lot, and it’s going to wear on him sooner than later. 

[Anybodyhome]

Someone remind me why this team signed CJ Anderson, again?

"The Panthers have now found the second part of their one-two punch at running back. Carolina has signed former Broncos starting running back C.J. Anderson to a one-year deal, the organization announced Monday afternoon. That means the powerful rusher will join the 2017 draft's No. 8 overall pick, Christian McCaffrey, as a nice top two in the backfield to go alongside star quarterback Cam Newton." (247 Sports)

"Anderson’s power-back style should be a natural fit in his new digs, filling the void opened up by the departure of Stewart. Plus, by all accounts, he’s carried himself with the exact mentality – an approach described as “professional” by general manager Marty Hurney – coach Ron Rivera values in his players. If you think this match between Anderson and Carolina feels like an ideal one, that’s because it pretty much is." (USA Today)

When your best option at the backup RB position is Cameron Artis-Payne, you've answered your own question why CMC is on the field all day.

 

 

[GoobyPls]

6 minutes ago, Sasquatch said:

Half of those passes were dump offs by Cam. It's not all on the coaches unless you're proposing we take CMC off the field.

If you notice a lot Mccaffrey catches are designed passes for him, you can see the receivers blocking instead of running routes.

[therealmjl]

agree completely. 

[TheMaulClaw]

We're over using him for sure. We do need him out on the field a lot because of the attention he draws. Overall, I don't think offense is the issue.  I understand why they used him a ton yesterday....the coaches were desperate and we needed that win.  Granted, the coaches awful decision making is what's holding this team back...and our kicker who's kicking like he's going through a nasty divorce. 

My pet peeves with this team have to do with time management and being awful defensively on 3rd down.  Little things.  Delay of game penalties every game.  The one on the goal line in the 4th quarter was a costly time out.  Playing for the field goal when we were moving the ball at will under two minutes. All coaching things really.  

I know that defensively we have some talent. Have we considered Luke's level of play has dropped because he probably has a DC who's inept and working against him. Kuechly has had 3 coordinators in 3 years.  We played fine on 1st and 2nd downs....but man what a string of collapses on 3rd down.  That's the biggest evidence that I have that Eric Washington is probably a Saints implant.  

 

[countryboi]

I mean it a fine line between maximizing Mccaffrey and overuse.....right now we are shitting all over that line, its no reason we cant get CMC backup more that one rush a game. right now his usage is higher than Todd Gurley. 

[TheMaulClaw]

Can anyone tell me what happened with Artis-Payne?  I thought in the previous two seasons he did a good pretty good job as a back up.  I remember when there was a debate on here whether he should take over for Stew right before we drafted CMC.

[uncfan888]

That would be the cherry on this poo sundae