James Campen named OL coach

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

Every time we do something good I’m convinced Rhule had nothing to do with it and probably fought against it

[jopie87]

We have reached my irrational optimism part of the off-season. The talent on the coaching staff is far better than it was a month ago. We got dudes in the building that know the NFL game. 

[DaveThePanther2008]

I have never coached at a high level but one thing I know about coaching is connection with your players is as important as the knowledge that you bring.

Campen will connect with these players and they'll respond.  It's obvious that we need someone that is a complete coach not just a guy that knows the position. 

He'll be excited to have Brown, Christensen and Moton to start with.  Hopefully, he'll have a say in who we bring in through free agency.

[hepcat]

apparently tried to hire him back in 2020

[Chief Keek]

I'm just glad the coaching staff has actual NFL coaches now.

[DaveThePanther2008]

2 hours ago, mc52beast said:

My question is has he ever taken guys like Elflein, Erving, Jordan, Miller and made them even close to serviceable?

If he can make them serviceable as backups and get Moton, Christensen and Brown as solid starters we could have a solid line.   I will be interested to see how he works with them.   

Actually that will probably be my focal point when OTAs, Mini-Camps and Training camp comes along.   How well are our linemen adjusting to Campen. 

[SizzleBuzz]

46 minutes ago, hepcat said:

apparently tried to hire him back in 2020

[45catfan]

Campen seems like a honest genuinely good dude.  I hope he survives the Rhule era.

[Ivan The Awesome]

I'm not one to discredit anything but the recent hires have been decent to really good. I'm gonna reserve my judgment until the offseason is over. I want to see what they do with the cap, the draft, and free agency. 

 

Until then, this was a very good hire. 

[joemac]

15 hours ago, SCO96 said:

Imagine this scenario. Campen fixes the O-line in 2022 and McAdoo is actually able to get Sam Darnold's mental game up to par with his natural physical abilities and corrects his bad throwing mechanics. As bad as the NFC south looks on paper in 2022, we could actually have a chance at taking the division! 

I'm not a fan of Rhule. But, I have to give him props for this off-season. If he turns things around I'll be the first to congratulate him eat a healthy serving of crow. 

Its almost impossible to "fix" someone's throwing mechanics this late in the game.  Hes taken tens of thousands of reps in his life with those mechanics.  Gonna be really hard to change now.  He might do it in practice, but when the bullets start flying in games, his mind and body are going to revert to muscle memory and that goes right back to the way he is now. 

[joemac]

9 hours ago, Chief Keek said:

I'm just glad the coaching staff has actual NFL coaches now.

47 years of NFL coaching experience all of a sudden!!

[BurnNChinn]

I like they finally brought experience in but this should’ve been done two years ago. It feels like a waste  of two years and now we’re bringing guys into a shitty situation. Rhule would be fired with another losing season, and these guys probably gone as well. New coach comes in he will won’t his own staff. Also I’m not getting excited about any hires till I see results. I’m optimistic but still don’t like how this is being handled.

Edited February 1, 2022 by BurnNChinn

[SCO96]

44 minutes ago, joemac said:

Its almost impossible to "fix" someone's throwing mechanics this late in the game.  Hes taken tens of thousands of reps in his life with those mechanics.  Gonna be really hard to change now.  He might do it in practice, but when the bullets start flying in games, his mind and body are going to revert to muscle memory and that goes right back to the way he is now. 

I only made that statement about "fixing mechanics" after reading the article below. This may have already been posted under another topic.

https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2022/01/22/panthers-oc-ben-mcadoo-sam-darnold-2018/

 

As we’ve noted, McAdoo turned out to be pretty spot-on in regards to his ranking of the group—as he marked Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson as his top two prospects. But it was his evaluation of his No. 3 quarterback, Sam Darnold, that’s of particular interest now.

When speaking of the then New York Jets’ third overall pick, McAdoo said he wouldn’t have been comfortable taking Darnold due to his questionable mechanics and propensity for turnovers.

“I think the kid the Jets drafted has a lot of magic in his game,” McAdoo said. “I think he’s special. He’s obviously a talented guy, he can make plays with his feet. I’d just have a hard time drafting a guy in the first round where you don’t necessarily like the way he throws.

“He can overcome it, guys have, but that’s something that’s a challenge for me. I’m gonna be looking at that, trying to fix it, because it’s a fundamental flaw, and I believe in the fundamentals. The quarterback, his No. 1 job is to pass the football. If I don’t like the way he throws the ball, I have a hard time picking him, right?”

Darnold has displayed those very troubles over his four-year career. The University of Southern California product, while completing just under 60 percent of his throws, has totaled 54 passing touchdowns to 52 interceptions and 29 fumbles between his time in New York and Carolina.

He’s even recognized his own mechanical issues as well, having stated numerous times throughout the season that his footwork and rhythm need improving. Well, he’s not wrong.

And, apparently, neither was McAdoo.

Despite head coach Matt Rhule having hitched his wagon to Darnold, perhaps liking the 24-year-old’s game wasn’t a prerequisite in his search for a play-caller. Time will tell if McAdoo is here to help “fix” that investment or steer the organization in the direction of a new one.

[joemac]

4 minutes ago, SCO96 said:

I only made that statement about "fixing mechanics" after reading the article below. This may have already been posted under another topic.

https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2022/01/22/panthers-oc-ben-mcadoo-sam-darnold-2018/

 

As we’ve noted, McAdoo turned out to be pretty spot-on in regards to his ranking of the group—as he marked Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson as his top two prospects. But it was his evaluation of his No. 3 quarterback, Sam Darnold, that’s of particular interest now.

When speaking of the then New York Jets’ third overall pick, McAdoo said he wouldn’t have been comfortable taking Darnold due to his questionable mechanics and propensity for turnovers.

“I think the kid the Jets drafted has a lot of magic in his game,” McAdoo said. “I think he’s special. He’s obviously a talented guy, he can make plays with his feet. I’d just have a hard time drafting a guy in the first round where you don’t necessarily like the way he throws.

“He can overcome it, guys have, but that’s something that’s a challenge for me. I’m gonna be looking at that, trying to fix it, because it’s a fundamental flaw, and I believe in the fundamentals. The quarterback, his No. 1 job is to pass the football. If I don’t like the way he throws the ball, I have a hard time picking him, right?”

Darnold has displayed those very troubles over his four-year career. The University of Southern California product, while completing just under 60 percent of his throws, has totaled 54 passing touchdowns to 52 interceptions and 29 fumbles between his time in New York and Carolina.

He’s even recognized his own mechanical issues as well, having stated numerous times throughout the season that his footwork and rhythm need improving. Well, he’s not wrong.

And, apparently, neither was McAdoo.

Despite head coach Matt Rhule having hitched his wagon to Darnold, perhaps liking the 24-year-old’s game wasn’t a prerequisite in his search for a play-caller. Time will tell if McAdoo is here to help “fix” that investment or steer the organization in the direction of a new one.

Oh I get what you're saying....and coaches talk about it all the time.  However it rarely ever actually happens.  If a guys throwing motion is broken by the time hes this late in his career, it hardly ever changes.  Sam is having the same issues hes had since his first start at USC unfortunately.