Pass distribution

[micnificent28]

Anyone else find it strange all through Camp it was Samuel here Samuel there like he was destroying every conversation and converage. We didn't even barely hear a peep out of DJ Moore. But come live game day and every throw is headed his way like surprise we ment DJ.. I'm a bit perplexed like was this by design or was Samuel just drawing the best coverage?

[Toolbox]

This is what playing not to lose looks like... too scared to take shots down the field.

[WoahW]

Just now, Toolbox said:

This is what playing not to lose looks like... too scared to take shots down the field.

Or the fact they are facing potentially the best DT to ever play the game affected deep shots. Did everyone forget Donald? 

[mc52beast]

Didn’t see who was covering him or if they were shifting coverage towards him but I’m assuming Peters was on him. 

[mc52beast]

1 minute ago, WoahW said:

Or the fact they are facing potentially the best DT to ever play the game affected deep shots. Did everyone forget Donald? 

Donald had one tackle and was a non- factor

[Anybodyhome]

3 minutes ago, WoahW said:

Or the fact they are facing potentially the best DT to ever play the game affected deep shots. Did everyone forget Donald? 

Donald didn't even record a tackle until late in the second half. And when Weddle went down, a backup safety came in and he wasn't exploited.

Just like so many Panthers games over the years, this one didn't appear to have a game plan nor did it look like any adjustments were made along the way.

[Panthers are good]

13 minutes ago, Toolbox said:

This is what playing not to lose looks like... too scared to take shots down the field.

The Ron Rivera special

[gmonjimbo]

If they want to take shots deep, how about subbing out Chris Manhertz and Jarius Wright for Ian Thomas and Chris Hogan. DJ Moore can move into the slot with Samuel and Hogan outside. 

[Knockout]

Cam was scared to throw downfield.  You know why?  Because he's trying to earn his next paycheck and didn't want to risk throwing a duck.  The pressure is getting to him in his head, not on the field.  Expect him to take the safe throws and try his best to look like a 30 million dollar QB.

[Peppers90 NC]

I get Manhertz as an extra blocker but do we really need that with all these quick reads? Disappointed Hogan didn’t have any targets. 

[top dawg]

13 minutes ago, gmonjimbo said:

If they want to take shots deep, how about subbing out Chris Manhertz and Jarius Wright for Ian Thomas and Chris Hogan. DJ Moore can move into the slot with Samuel and Hogan outside. 

I was going to mention the fact that it was really disappointing to see the relative lack of inactivity of Samuel, basically no activity by Hogan, and absolutely no activity by Thomas on offense. I don't know if it was Cam focusing on CMC and DJ or not, or whether it was Norv's inability to mix things up, but I wasn't impressed.

When the passing offense goes through Moore, it seems like Murphy's law is in full effect, but when when the passing offense goes through Samuel, good things tend to happen.

[CRA]

I don’t think offensive personnel and play calling were bad.  In fact I thought they were good. 

Issue was bad coaching.  Shooting ourselves in the foot and bad throws.  

[gmonjimbo]

20 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I was going to mention the fact that it was really disappointing to see the relative lack of inactivity of Samuel, basically no activity by Hogan, and absolutely no activity by Thomas on offense. I don't know if it was Cam focusing on CMC and DJ or not, or whether it was Norv's inability to mix things up, but I wasn't impressed

These next three games will give us a clearer picture of what the offense will look like moving forward. I understand the game plan of getting the ball out quick against the Rams but weaker defenses we have to open up the offense. If the plan is to play Ian Thomas and Chris Hogan 5-8 snaps a game, in for a long season.