Sam Darnold Thoughts After Game 1

[glenwo2]

Just now, Floppin said:

That's not how passes work though. Sam's job is to hit the receivers in stride based on their running speed within the route. So technically  he underthrew Robbie slightly, but on a long pass a slight underthrow becomes much more obvious because of the flight time of the ball. 

Well then we'll just have to agree to disagree because I disagree with that take.

Overall, though, Sam has to get better at connecting with his receivers in the endzone.  

It's only Game 1 so let's see how he progresses in Game 2 against the aints.

[Floppin]

Just now, glenwo2 said:

Well then we'll just have to agree to disagree because I disagree with that take.

Overall, though, Sam has to get better at connecting with his receivers in the endzone.  

It's only Game 1 so let's see how he progresses in Game 2 against the aints.

I'm not saying that it was a bad throw by any means, and I feel like I've made that clear. It was a great throw while moving away from pressure and anyone trying to overplay the underthrow into a large negative are being idiotic. That doesn't change the fact that it was a very slight underthrow and there's nothing wrong with admitting that.

I know that you're a Darnold fan and you came here from the Jets because of him but you're not going to do yourself any favors if you're being intellectually dishonest with your arguments. You're just going to come across as an irrational white knight. 

[AU-panther]

6 minutes ago, glenwo2 said:

No it wasn't "pretty obvious".

He was ahead of both Defenders so much that he had to slow down because HE WAS OUTRUNNING the Pass, not because Sam underthrew the ball!! 

You're making it sound like Sam threw a Duck into the wind up in the air or something...

He was outrunning the pass? Otherwise known as the ball being under thrown

Nobody is calling it a duck, if the defender has good coverage it probably would have been an incompletion because Robby had to slow up for it. On the flip side if the defender had good coverage Sam might have led him more but we will never know.

 

[mc52beast]

Offense looked really good in the first half, didn’t do jack in the second half. I hope this isn’t a sign that our coaching staff struggles like the prior one did with half time adjustments.

[Donald LaFell]

Cautiously optimistic. Need to be a lot better about scoring. 

[glenwo2]

7 minutes ago, Floppin said:

I'm not saying that it was a bad throw by any means, and I feel like I've made that clear. It was a great throw while moving away from pressure and anyone trying to overplay the underthrow into a large negative are being idiotic. That doesn't change the fact that it was a very slight underthrow and there's nothing wrong with admitting that.

I know that you're a Darnold fan and you came here from the Jets because of him but you're not going to do yourself any favors if you're being intellectually dishonest with your arguments. You're just going to come across as an irrational white knight. 

Irrational white knight?   What is that even supposed to mean?

Agreeing to disagree is just a way of me saying "I'm no longer going to argue with you".    You have your viewpoint and I have mine.  

Was I being "intellectually dishonest" when I said that Sam had to be better in the Redzone?

Look, I think you're a cool poster and I don't want that to change in my eyes here.

So let's let drop this and focus on next week, okay?  

 

Edited September 13, 2021 by glenwo2

[mav1234]

34 minutes ago, Floppin said:

That's not how passes work though. Sam's job is to hit the receivers in stride based on their running speed within the route. So technically  he underthrew Robbie slightly, but on a long pass a slight underthrow becomes much more obvious because of the flight time of the ball. 

I think that usually if a receiver has to adjust slightly to a ball, even if that means slowing slightly, we don't call it an underthrown ball.  it isn't like Robby had to stop (and how many times did we see him have to stop last year? plenty...)  Especially a slight underthrow on a ball thrown to the opposite side of the field right after escaping pressure...  But I agree that it was technically slightly underthrown.

It was a great throw... (I know you aren't arguing otherwise)

some people just got so used to Cam throwing 50 yard ropes on a dime they can be overcritical. 

[Floppin]

Just now, mav1234 said:

I think that usually if a receiver has to adjust slightly to a ball, even if that means slowing slightly, we don't call it an underthrown ball.  it isn't like Robby had to stop (and how many times did we see him have to stop last year? plenty...)  Especially a slight underthrow on a ball thrown to the opposite side of the field right after escaping pressure...  But I agree that it was technically slightly underthrown.

It was a great throw... (I know you aren't arguing otherwise)

some people just got so used to Cam throwing 50 yard ropes on a dime they can be overcritical. 

Yeah, I mean, that's pretty much what I was saying. I know it's all basically a semantical argument, but denying the reality of it isn't doing anyone's argument any favors. I was just trying to point that out. 

As I said, it was a great throw. It showed off his arm strength while throwing in tandem with solid pocket awareness while eluding interior pressure. 

[mav1234]

Just now, Floppin said:

Yeah, I mean, that's pretty much what I was saying. I know it's all basically a semantical argument, but denying the reality of it isn't doing anyone's argument any favors. I was just trying to point that out. 

As I said, it was a great throw. It showed off his arm strength while throwing in tandem with solid pocket awareness while eluding interior pressure. 

it is the kind of play you know the coaches were counting on when they pushed to pick him up. 

tbh if his chemistry continues to improve with the receivers I think he could turn his career around.  but we'll see - it is just one game.  but a promising start to Darnold 2.0.

[cookinbrak]

2 hours ago, Panthers Rhule said:

Why in the world is this dude a mod!??? 

Because he can follow the script. There are agendas to be pushed.

[ladypanther]

	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Sam Darnold	24/35	279	8.0	1	0	1-9	47.4	102.0

[SteveSmithTD89]

3 hours ago, AU-panther said:

rare?

Anderson was wide open, and had to slow up.

If it would have been tight coverage it probably would have been an incompletion.

A rare throw is when your WR is covered but the QB puts it in the one little spot where the WR can catch it.

Don't get me wrong, it was a nice completion, but not what I would consider a big time throw.

 

So examples of rare throws would be like the 25 yard dart to Marshall on our first drive that he dropped?

Or the back shoulder fade to the opposite hash to DJ Moore for 27? 

Secondly I respectfully disagree. Darnold navigated the rush, stepped up in the pocket and while drifting left launched a ball to the right hash that traveled from our own 35 to the NY 12. Did Robby slow up? Yes. Did he have to come to a complete stop or come back to the ball? No. Id argue that was by definition a big time throw. 

I dont want to make excuses, he wasn't perfect but people throwing around words like "mediocre" either haven't been fans very long, have a vendetta or have somehow forgotten the poo show of QBs we've matched out the last 10 years. 

Those are throws we haven't seen made since 2018.

[glenwo2]

Darnold looking at Wilson getting pummeled behind a porous O-Line

LMAO!!!  

[Ghostface Chilla]

Really wish there was an easier way to catch Panthers games out here on the West coast. From the highlights I saw, Sam looked good. As the season progresses and he gets more comfortable, I think we’ll see some great plays with our offense more in sync. We definitely need to do something with our O line.