Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers' 2023 season

[TheSpecialJuan]

Best of the offense

1. RB Chuba Hubbard: 77.2
2. RT Taylor Moton: 74.6
3. WR Adam Thielen: 72.7
4. LT Ikem Ekwonu: 67.4
5. WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette: 63.6

[TheSpecialJuan]

Worst of the offense

17. G Calvin Throckmorton: 50.6
18. G Austin Corbett: 47.9
19. TE Hayden Hurst: 44.7
20. G Nash Jensen: 34.7
21. G Chandler Zavala: 26.2

[ImfromClayton]

Speaks to just how dominant of a blocker 79 really is in the run game. If he can figure out how to just be average in the pass game he’s a franchise changing player. His problem this year was on most pass plays he did a fine job, but on the ones he didn’t, he literally just let the guy go. 
 

guard play also clearly a massive hole on this team. 
 

the guy we signed after the season started as a special teams guy being a top 5 offensive guy is a testament to how poorly everyone else played. 

[Waldo]

4 OGs lol. I hope teams have seen this and stay away from Fritters. He is complete trash. With Carroll out I wonder if those doors are already shut to him now too.

[Cuttinedge]

And our offensive line coach was estatic over drafting Zavala wtf 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Worst of the defense

21. OLB DJ Johnson: 50.4
22. DL DeShawn Williams: 50.0
23. LB Kamu Grugier-Hill: 48.6
24. CB D’Shawn Jamison: 47.2
25. CB CJ Henderson: 45.4

[TheSpecialJuan]

Best of the defense

1. DT Derrick Brown: 90.1
2. CB Jaycee Horn: 84.1
3. S Xavier Woods: 80.3
4. LB Frankie Luvu: 78.5
5. OLB Brian Burns: 74.1

[TheSpecialJuan]

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[Mr Mojo Risin]

Draft a 5' 10 QB follow that up with historically bad OG play and we wonder why our 5' 10 QB struggled so much. Getting beat on the outside is one thing. Consistant pressure up the middle makes it almost impossible to play QB at a high level.

[outlaw4]

26 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Worst of the offense

17. G Calvin Throckmorton: 50.6
18. G Austin Corbett: 47.9
19. TE Hayden Hurst: 44.7
20. G Nash Jensen: 34.7
21. G Chandler Zavala: 26.2

Oh my guard...

I think this validates my belief about last year that the O-line pass protection was not the strength that people thought it was and we simply masked it by leaning heavily on the run game. 

[mrcompletely11]

6 minutes ago, Mr Mojo Risin said:

Draft a 5' 10 QB follow that up with historically bad OG play and we wonder why our 5' 10 QB struggled so much. Getting beat on the outside is one thing. Consistant pressure up the middle makes it almost impossible to play QB at a high level.

So maybe we shouldnt have drafted a midget at qb if the conditions have to be perfect for him to perform

[Solaris]

2 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

So maybe we shouldnt have drafted a midget at qb if the conditions have to be perfect for him to perform

“The quarterback would benefit from having somewhat competent guard play” doesn’t mean the conditions have to be perfect.

[Mr Mojo Risin]

28 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

So maybe we shouldnt have drafted a midget at qb if the conditions have to be perfect for him to perform

Who said anything about perfect? How about we start with league average instead of historically bad and go from there

[BrianS]

20 minutes ago, Mr Mojo Risin said:

Who said anything about perfect? How about we start with league average instead of historically bad and go from there

Statistically, our offensive line surrendered pressures and delivered pocket times on a even playing field with averages across the league.