I Blame the Defense More Than Jake

[fitty76]

How do you leave Fitzgerald open all day? If the defense could have stopped the Cardinals from scoring, Jake wouldn't have had to throw the ball on every down. And once again this defense played lathargic, which is an indictment of the coaching.

I think Mike Trgovac need to be gone. The defensive game plan was inexcusable.

Panthers also need to draft a QB in the upcoming draft.

[Zod]

Jake made throws most rookies learn not to make in their first preseason game.

[fitty76]

Still the defensive game plan was pathetic.

[SKULL]

Question

Trog & Fox worked together during by week to come up with the defense !

Fox as a HC should have realized either in prep for game or early on that the defense was not getting to Warner

Sure Fox changed it at half time ,but why wait so long ?

Why not in your bye week plan on doubling FITZ

Why not plan on knocking Warner out with the Blitz, and rotating Peppers all over

If this is what a bye week does for Fox

PLEASE don't ever have a bye week again

[Bama Panther]

Richard Marshall has been absolutely lost all season, and that hit its peak last night. Hey, Richard, when you are the only one attempting to switch on the crossing routes, you're doing something wrong.

Also, the 7-10 yard cushion may work on teams that throw the ball down the field, but it does not work against a quick passing team, such as New Orleans and Arizona. The key to disrupting timing routes is to throw off the timing. You can't do that when you are giving such a large cushion.

[Jangler]

Not to make anybody feel worst, but could you imagine if Boldin had been out there too. I think the Cards would still be scoring.

[eaton_branden1]

Jake & secondary deserve blame but 6 turnovers killed our gameplan the game wasn't competitive because of Delhomme

[CatMan72]

Sure the defense let Fitzgerald run around with too much room on a few series, but Jake turned the ball over 6 TIMES!!!!!

[hmsmike]

Sure the defense let Fitzgerald run around with too much room on a few series, but Jake turned the ball over 6 TIMES!!!!!

If I screwed up this much at my job in one day -- I would be fired!

[No More Rebuilding]

We knew our secondary sucked.

We knew Jake has good games and bad games.

We should've seen this coming. Sigh....

[Wither]

We knew our secondary sucked.

We knew Jake has good games and bad games.

We should've seen this coming. Sigh....

Some of us saw SOMETHING coming... but nothing like THIS.

I don't think it's the defensive players, I just think they are calling the wrong plays out there.

[bigdog_10_2002]

the defense was bad, Jake was putrid

[b-nukle]

Our Defense is just too average. I hope next season we can mix this season's offense with the 2002 defense. This year's defense couldn't force Turnovers or get off of the field on 3rd down. The bend don't break scheme only works if you force TOs and FGs. This defense was giving up yards and TDs. If were going to keep Jake then we need to have a dominant defense.

[WUTKE]

Yes defense was average, Jake way too many mistakes