Jason La Canfora on the Panthers Future and CMC

[SCO96]

1 hour ago, trueblade said:

Different era of football. 

Last five SB winners: Rams (Running back by committee), Tampa (Running back by committee), KC (Running back by committee), New England (Running back by committee), Philly (Running back by committee).

I agree that you have to have a QB. Those last four winning QB's are Stafford (good to very good), Brady (most accomplished QB in history), Mahomes (possibly his heir apparent) and Nick Foles (not an all time great...but played out of his mind during that Eagle playoff run)

The running backs I listed Gale Sayers, Barry Sanders, OJ Simpson, Adrian Peterson, Eric Dickerson really didn't play with great QB's in their career and therefore they couldn't get to a SB. AP had Favre for one good season but lost the NFC title game to New Orleans. Your point is well taken. Great RB's cannot carry teams to a SB on their own.

But, you pair a great QB and good/great RB together, you can accomplish and awful lot.

 

[SCO96]

14 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

3.We traded our 2023 3rd for Corral. We have picks in rounds 1,2,4 and 5.

 Kinda insane how we're going into next year with 4 draft picks, no cap space and Corral as the only QB on the roster. It's a tough sell for any new staff, unless it's with the understanding they're going to blow it up and go crazy on the rebuild in 2024

 

[trueblade]

2 minutes ago, SCO96 said:

But, you pair a great QB and good/great RB together, you can accomplish and awful lot.

 

What i see is great QB, great coach, good WRs and serviceable RBs.

[trueblade]

1 hour ago, SCO96 said:

I'm looking ahead to 2023.

Sorry, I thought we were talking about 2022. Too many unknowns for me to have any opinion on 2023 at this point.

[SCO96]

Just now, trueblade said:

What i see is great QB, great coach, good WRs and serviceable RBs.

Wouldn't you say a serviceable running back is  a good running back?

Before the season was extended from 16 to 17 games, a running back only had to average 62.5 yards per game to crack 1,000 yards. Now he only has to average 58.8 yards per game. A back (or set of backs) who can carry to ball 18-20 times per game and average over 4.0 yards per carry are  more than serviceable.

[trueblade]

Just now, SCO96 said:

(or set of backs)

We can split hairs over serviceable versus good, but more than anything else, this is what I see (especially as a Fantasy player), a set of backs. To bring this back to the topic, we really don't need one all-world RB (CMC) and then basically nothing, which is what we've had this year. So I'm okay with trading CMC and getting a pass catching back cheap in FA or in the later rounds to go with Freeman and whoever we can replace Chuba with.

[frankw]

43 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

3.We traded our 2023 3rd for Corral. We have picks in rounds 1,2,4 and 5.

 Kinda insane how we're going into next year with 4 draft picks, no cap space and Corral as the only QB on the roster. It's a tough sell for any new staff, unless it's with the understanding they're going to blow it up and go crazy on the rebuild in 2024

Fitterererererererererererermagic.

[panthers55]

13 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Since 2018 when he became the starter for us we have won a grand total of 17 games out of 69.   He doesnt move the needle like you think he does.

 

 

Football is a team game. Cam also lost a bunch of games for us since 2018 as well. I guess he didn't move the needle like you thought either if that is your criteria.