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!

     

Jermaine Carter #56

DaveThePanther2008

By DaveThePanther2008,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

DaveThePanther2008 Grand Master

DaveThePanther2008

Posted
Posted

Our defense looks a whole lot different with Carter as the MLB.  He seems to be the difference in our defense.  I don't think it is a coincidence that we have been playing much better since he was inserted into the defense.

I'm not saying he's the answer at MLB but it appears to me that our defense is much better with him at the helm.

I'm sure there are many that will say he's not much of an upgrade but he's had 2 starts and our defense seems to be much better.  Especially on 3rd down. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
davos Grand Master

davos

Posted
Posted

He had a notable presence.  Also liked seeing him throwing that sass/toughness at the Vikes after his bigger hits.  I liked his attitude and discipline.  Much better than Whitehead.  Though I wish this would have been something we noticed in practice and done sooner.  Carter was an early 5th rounder and he's playing for a second contract; looks pretty solid.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
BlazeCarolina Community Regular

BlazeCarolina

Posted
Posted
14 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It's disappointing that it took the staff this long to put Whitehead on the bench.

Not an easy decision to bench a player voted team captain when you are the new guy around town.  I think fans get too far from the picture and forget these are people too.  If I were in Rhule's shoes, I would be very cautious abut what I did in these early days.  It isn't easy to get the locker room back once you lose it.

Not saying something like this would have caused that, but you have to think about these type of things.  I am just glad to see improvement throughout the year.  Felt like with Ron he was shrugging his shoulders with us like what do you want me to do?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
davos Grand Master

davos

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Carolina Cajun said:

Carter is a guy that we need to keep around, if not to be a starter, he's definitely great depth.

We said that for a while with AJ Klein and he turned out to be a pretty good starter.  Having a career year this season for Buffalo.

Carter will be a guy to watch the rest of the year along with Burns and Chinn.  They make the games fun to watch when we're on defense. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Carolina Cajun Mentor

Carolina Cajun

Posted
Posted
10 minutes ago, davos said:

We said that for a while with AJ Klein and he turned out to be a pretty good starter.  Having a career year this season for Buffalo.

Carter will be a guy to watch the rest of the year along with Burns and Chinn.  They make the games fun to watch when we're on defense. 

I remember his draft profile being that he was a high IQ guy, just a step slower and an inch shorter, which essentially is what was said about Klein when we got him.  High football IQ is the most essential part of a MLBs game, he needs to make sure everyone is in the right place.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
musicman Proficient

musicman

Posted
Posted

Without a preseason it takes time to evaluate guys and the new system and how they play in it. This was going to be a "throw it on the wall and see if it sticks" year. I like Cater and hope he keeps progressing. 

Funny thing is you never know when I player will start the decline or just needed a change of scenery/system. Whitehead was an unknown except we needed a starting MLB when Luke left and when we didn't draft one, he got the start. Now Carter has excelled enough to jump him in the starting role and we've seen better results. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DaveThePanther2008 Grand Master

DaveThePanther2008

Posted
  • Author
Posted
On 12/1/2020 at 6:45 PM, BlazeCarolina said:

Not an easy decision to bench a player voted team captain when you are the new guy around town.  I think fans get too far from the picture and forget these are people too.  If I were in Rhule's shoes, I would be very cautious abut what I did in these early days.  It isn't easy to get the locker room back once you lose it.

Not saying something like this would have caused that, but you have to think about these type of things.  I am just glad to see improvement throughout the year.  Felt like with Ron he was shrugging his shoulders with us like what do you want me to do?

This is why you have a roster of 53.  Everyone is subject to being replaced by the next guy up.  I don't think one member of the team is going to question a decision to take a team captain out if he's not performing.  (Especially when that player is only on a one year deal)  A coach is not going to lose a locker room because they put a better player in.   Now if it was Luke or some other solid starter.  Maybe but that's not the case. 

Carter stepped in and has EARNED the right to continue to play.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
BlazeCarolina Community Regular

BlazeCarolina

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

This is why you have a roster of 53.  Everyone is subject to being replaced by the next guy up.  I don't think one member of the team is going to question a decision to take a team captain out if he's not performing.  (Especially when that player is only on a one year deal)  A coach is not going to lose a locker room because they put a better player in.   Now if it was Luke or some other solid starter.  Maybe but that's not the case. 

Carter stepped in and has EARNED the right to continue to play.

 

We would have to assume that the players see it the same way we do, and he was voted a captain for a reason.  I just don't think it is always as black and white as people make it seem.  A lot goes into these decisions.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DaveThePanther2008 Grand Master

DaveThePanther2008

Posted
  • Author
Posted
1 minute ago, BlazeCarolina said:

We would have to assume that the players see it the same way we do, and he was voted a captain for a reason.  I just don't think it is always as black and white as people make it seem.  A lot goes into these decisions.

As a Captain if he really is a Captain he will support the decision and show it.  It's a peculiar situation but as a coach you put the best 11 men you can on the field.  Whitehead was just not doing his job.  Carter seems to get the jest of the defense. 

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

    • Seltzer
      PFF ranks the 2025 starting QBs

      By Seltzer · Posted

      100%. And these same people will claim you have an agenda. You can't have it every way. We had the lowest rated defense in the league last year. Statistically the worst ever. By PFF grades (for whatever that's worth- but they are readily accepted, used, and conveyed by most "reputable" sources), the defense was the worst ever. Not only that, PFF rated our receiving corp the worst in football last season. The absolute worst... out of 32 teams. Which is why regardless of the lip service Canales and Morgan paid to the current guys, they knew it would be criminal not to give Bryce more help. People fixating on team stats and not taking these things into context are stupid, plain and simple, and I'm for one thankful they're not running this team (or probably anything for that matter bc they obviously can't discern reality. Again, going back to the eyeball test these Narrative Nancies seem to hate so much, did they not see the windows Bryce was putting balls into? Have the generally not watched much NFL? Please, please show me the film where all these NFL QBs are making throws like this to this point Bryce was "below average" down the stretch compared to them. Bryce made more wow throws in that 3 game stretch of the Bucs, Chiefs, and Eagles than every other QB combined in all the years since since Cam got hurt I genuinely am baffled by people that can watch throws like that and act like it's nothing. I guarantee you Steve Spagnola, Todd Bowles, and and Vic Fangio didn't think it was nothing after watching the little guy torch them with players those teams would be embarrassed to trot out at the skill position players. The national media spent all year making excuses for Mahomes not having elite weapons when he had multiple 1st & 2nd round talents at the skill positions along with future HoFers in Kelce and Hopkins. Bryce wasn't throwing for 300 yards every week with David Moore and Adam Theilen in spite of jaw dropping throws and you want to say the guy played below average. For those people, again, we ain't watching the same sport. And the name calling doesn't change that... The vitriol and projection... it's off the effing charts with these people.  
    • frankw
      PFF ranks the 2025 starting QBs

      By frankw · Posted

      "Well you see if you remove this terrible game that terrible game this other terrible game and then focus on these games you'll see he's actually one of the better QB's in the league and he's actually as good as Jayden Daniels". My god this place is delusional. I love it.
    • carpanfan96
      Canes got booed off the ice

      By carpanfan96 · Posted

      You two. I have four types of pain meds now. Lol
×
×
  • Create New...