This loss is on the receivers, not Sam.

[weyco2000]

2 hours ago, frankw said:

First play of the game interception set the tone. Need team leaders to play better.

It was a bad decision, because he threw it too Robbie. You want to talk about leadership? Ask the guy who called out the coaching staff last week and responded this game with the most uninspired effort of any Panther ever… including KB!! 

[Snake]

The loss is on the entire offense including Brady. 

[L-TownCat]

Sam was sold on the idea he would NOT have to play hero ball.  He was told he would NOT have to do it all.  He was told he had a defense and a run game and WRs galore!

3 weeks in and they dump it all in his lap and send him out to the wolves behind that line with no CMC and a depleted D.

Im stunned his play has declined…(sarc)

Hell of a bait and switch.

[mc52beast]

Sam is one of many problems this team is facing;

terrible o-line

stud rb who can’t stay on the field 

OC who seems lost at times

 below average ST

talented D who are being asked to perform miracles because our offense is inept most of the time.

A HC who basically admitted he doesn’t know how to adjust during games.

[Scott12345]

3 hours ago, Smithers said:

Defense shoulders just as much blame.  Gave up 500 yards and couldn’t stop anything.  

That would be 571 yards

[glenwo2]

5 hours ago, onmyown said:

Sam may not be the future. Sam may have shat the bed the past two losses.

But played good enough today for what he is. He led a last minute drive with precision passes. He side stepped poo blocking (once again).

Today we lost because of drops. Had the receivers caught those dead on passes, we would’ve won, guaranteed.

I understand the concerns of Sam but let’s keep this in perspective.

Exactly. 

People harped on last week's pass to Robbie saying "oh.  Well Sam should've thrown it at the numbers to Robbie 'cause that's why he couldn't catch it".

Well he threw a bunch of those today and they STILL DROPPED IT.

So yes.   This loss is on the WRs.  

But let's not also give a pass to the Defense or rather the -EFENSE ('Cause the "D" was missing) who gave up :

198 Yards RUSHING

370+ Yards PASSING

 

Jesus Christ that's bad. 

Edited October 18, 2021 by glenwo2

[glenwo2]

5 hours ago, frankw said:

First play of the game interception set the tone. Need team leaders to play better.

We also need Wide Receivers to catch the goddamn football for 58 minutes after that, too.

We also need the Defense to not give up about 198 rushing yards and 370+ passing yards to the opponent either. 

[glenwo2]

5 hours ago, ncfan said:

Sam Sucked.   It so did everyone else.

 

 

Sam got us to OT despite multiple drops on that drive

So Sam sucked but got us to OT despite sucking? 

How does that compute?  lol

[glenwo2]

5 hours ago, aces said:

No team wins with 10 dropped passes. Yet Sam had them within a coin toss of doing just that.

 

 

Yep.   All the -EFENSE had to do was play some "D" and force (in the least) a FG to get the ball back and perhaps Sam would be clutch again.   But we'll never know because they couldn't stop a nosebleed today.

[Sam the Cat]

4 hours ago, dave-o said:

A loss from top to bottom today...    Hell...  I bet the guy in charge of washing the jocks after the game even failed at somethin'.....  

That was it,  evwryone had the case of itchy crotch!

[Day1PanthersFan]

Sam found some Delhomme magic today to get us to OT , too bad our D was way overrated 

 

 

[cookinbrak]

Minn had an 11 minute edge on TOP.

Minn had 4 sacks. We had zero.

 

[kungfoodude]

Sam is probably the second biggest problem on the team behind the raging dumpster fire at OL.

But this was just a game we were destined to lose. The stalwart defense wilted, our WR's got a case of the Crisco hands.....it was crazy.

At some level I am glad it is Sam out there getting drilled and not some promising rookie we drafted. It's pretty clear Darnold is going to be the future here so let him work out the kinks on offense while we keep building that OL in 2022. 

[Navy_football]

Team sucked today. Sam played a big part because he is the QB, but it ain't just on him. 

Leaders and "playmakers" made huge mistakes at horrible times in the game. Offense and defense.