P-55 Fan Fest analysis

[panthers55]

First of all the weather was fairly good- not too hot and some breeze.

With that done lets get to football.

They started out with one on one drills- Edwards is good when no one is defending him. Jarrett can't catch even when wide open. Wallace Wright will make the team as a Special teamer and as a receiver. Moore has good hands but isn't that fast.

All the quarterbacks looked good in drills.

Then on 7-7 drills, Moore and Cantwell looked the best. Clausen doesn't have a strong arm and checks down too much. Pike holds the ball and doesn't know where to go. Moore was decisive and threw a good ball. Cantwell is the only guy who can throw an out pattern and make sure the ball gets there before it can be picked.

On special teams drills- Kasay hit a 47 yarder with plenty of room to spare. Carter won't be kicking field goals. Half of his kicks were low line drives that would have been blocked and weren't good anyway. They didn't do any kickoffs so I can't tell you who is going to win the job but Carter better do that well or there is no way he sticks.

On receiving punts it was tough to say what will happen. Edwards started out followed by Munnerlyn and Moore. Since they blew it dead before the kicking team reached the returner, all i can say it that they all caught the ball and baker can still kick it.

Then we had 11 on 11 drills. Cantwell started out with the second offense against the first defense. Lets talk about the defense. Brayton was at RDE, Landri was at RT, Leonard was at LDT, and C J was at LDE. They played a 4-3 over/ under and both Landri and Leonard got push up the middle. With 3 of our 4 regular backs out, the running game was poor, and the best play by a running back was a catch of Clausen's scramble by Josh Vaughn who actually looked like a beast on that play. Problem was they couldn't run and the defense blitzed more than I can remember them doing last year. That was really what I sensed. The defense recognized plays right away and sat on the play or blitzed almost as if they knew what was coming. I suspect they did. It won't be as easy Thursday night when they face an unfamiliar offense. With guys they don't see every day in practice. Of course the defense was ahead of the offense. They knew what was happening as it unfolded since they had been practicing against those same plays for the past 2 weeks. The defense built some continuity while the offense didn't. They shuffled in receivers on just about every third snap making it hard to follow the action let alone develop some continuity in the passing game. Something they won't have to worry about when they play with established starters and Smitty comes back. The tight ends all caught a ball in the scrimmage with the best guy in drills and the scrimmage being Rosario. He caught the ball in traffic and held on with some nifty moves.

The receivers had a tough day with Jarrett, Moore, and Edwards contributing little. On that bomb Moore just couldn't catch up with the ball because he lacks the extra gear of the man he replaced on the starters, Steve Smith. He tried his best but showed why he isn't a number 1 receiver. He isn't special yet. A special guy makes that catch hence the moniker.

Quarterbacks- The best guy of the day was Cantwell. He looked good in spurts against the first defense considering he was running the second offense. Sure he wasn't great but c'mon, that was better than Matt Moore not looking that good against the second defense. The starting line got regularly beat by stunts and blitzes. They pressured Moore into a few poor throws.

[C47]

First of all the weather was fairly good- not too hot and some breeze.

With that done lets get to football.

They started out with one on one drills- Edwards is good when no one is defending him. Jarrett can't catch even when wide open. Wallace Wright will make the team as a Special teamer and as a receiver. Moore has good hands but isn't that fast.

All the quarterbacks looked good in drills.

Then on 7-7 drills, Moore and Cantwell looked the best. Clausen doesn't have a strong arm and checks down too much. Pike holds the ball and doesn't know where to go. Moore was decisive and threw a good ball. Cantwell is the only guy who can throw an out pattern and make sure the ball gets there before it can be picked.

On special teams drills- Kasay hit a 47 yarder with plenty of room to spare. Carter won't be kicking field goals. Half of his kicks were low line drives that would have been blocked and weren't good anyway. They didn't do any kickoffs so I can't tell you who is going to win the job but Carter better do that well or there is no way he sticks.

On receiving punts it was tough to say what will happen. Edwards started out followed by Munnerlyn and Moore. Since they blew it dead before the kicking team reached the returner, all i can say it that they all caught the ball and baker can still kick it.

Then we had 11 on 11 drills. Cantwell started out with the second offense against the first defense. Lets talk about the defense. Brayton was at RDE, Landri was at RT, Leonard was at LDT, and C J was at LDE. They played a 4-3 over/ under and both Landri and Leonard got push up the middle. With 3 of our 4 regular backs out, the running game was poor, and the best play by a running back was a catch of Clausen's scramble by Josh Vaughn who actually looked like a beast on that play. Problem was they couldn't run and the defense blitzed more than I can remember them doing last year. That was really what I sensed. The defense recognized plays right away and sat on the play or blitzed almost as if they knew what was coming. I suspect they did. It won't be as easy Thursday night when they face an unfamiliar offense. With guys they don't see every day in practice. Of course the defense was ahead of the offense. They knew what was happening as it unfolded since they had been practicing against those same plays for the past 2 weeks. The defense built some continuity while the offense didn't. They shuffled in receivers on just about every third snap making it hard to follow the action let alone develop some continuity in the passing game. Something they won't have to worry about when they play with established starters and Smitty comes back. The tight ends all caught a ball in the scrimmage with the best guy in drills and the scrimmage being Rosario. He caught the ball in traffic and held on with some nifty moves.

The receivers had a tough day with Jarrett, Moore, and Edwards contributing little. On that bomb Moore just couldn't catch up with the ball because he lacks the extra gear of the man he replaced on the starters, Steve Smith. He tried his best but showed why he isn't a number 1 receiver. He isn't special yet. A special guy makes that catch hence the moniker.

Quarterbacks- The best guy of the day was Cantwell. He looked good in spurts against the first defense considering he was running the second offense. Sure he wasn't great but c'mon, that was better than Matt Moore not looking that good against the second defense. The starting line got regularly beat by stunts and blitzes. They pressured Moore into a few poor throws.

You cant be serious....

[nosuchthingasapanther]

...and here i am thinking jarrett has hands like glue...he fails at everything else.

[EMSMedic79]

Good report. Sounds like the D line is looking solid so far. The offense will pick it up.

[panthers55]

Quarterbacks cont,

Moore didn't look good and when he threw it was into coverage. The secondary did a good job of pressuring the ball at the line and in the secondary. Looked like mostly zone with a little man under. Edwards ran well but was blanketed all day. Didn't get open.

Clausen showed his mobility and threw on the run for the best pass of the day to Vaughan. If I remember correctly it was either callled back due to a holding penalty or he would have been sacked if he wasn't wearing a red jersey. A couple of good throws short to intermediate. Nothing flashy or notable.

I can't remember much of Pike's turn other than the fact he did nothing to advance his case as the 3rd quarterback. For that matter a lot of guys were either missing in action by not being active or were invisible as far as noteworthy plays. Today's big winner was Vaughan who made some nice plays. He likely earned his way onto the practice squad already. The road to active roster won't be as easy unless someone like Goodsen goes on IR. The second team defensive line was just as good as the starting line today. Hardy, Brown, Tyler and Irvin got after it pretty well

and were stout against the run. Makes me feel pretty good about the rotation. On obvious passing plays I saw Brayton move inside with Leonard at the other tackle and either Hardy or Brown alternating at the right DE. Johnson stayed at the other end. Both Brown and Hardy are fast and get can get around the edge to pressure the quarterback. I saw Norwood make a play or two on the third string defense when Clausen and Pike were in.

If you looked at fan fest as a scripted scrimmage and enjoyed individual plays instead of looking it as a simulation of a game, it was a good day to be a Panther fan. I can't wait until Thursday to see who actually plays for real.

[panthers55]

...and here i am thinking jarrett has hands like glue...he fails at everything else.

He did catch pretty much everything last year. This was only a scrimmage and he wasn't targeted that often, but he didn't do much against the second string secondary which isn't very reasurring.

[C47]

He did catch pretty much everything last year. This was only a scrimmage and he wasn't targeted that often, but he didn't do much against the second string secondary which isn't very reasurring.

He dropped 2 balls one of which was inches off the turf when it got to him, not really how you say he cant catch.....

[Doyle]

This offseason has been the most stressful one so far. Or maybe I think that every year.

[panthers55]

He dropped 2 balls one of which was inches off the turf when it got to him' date=' not really how you say he cant catch.....[/quote']

Cantwell threw it to a spot. Problem with Jarrett is that you never know if it was a bad throw or whether Jarrett ran a wrong route and didn't show up where he should have been. By now that shouldn't be in question. I really had high hopes for Jarrett. I have his signed jersey. But then again I liked Taye Biddle, so what can I say.

I was being sarcastic saying he can't catch but he really did nothing to convince me to start him Thursday night. If I had to pick the 2 best guys in the drills and scrimmage, I would pick Rosario and Wright, not Moore or Jarrett.

[C47]

Cantwell threw it to a spot. Problem with Jarrett is that you never know if it was a bad throw or whether Jarrett ran a wrong route and didn't show up where he should have been. By now that shouldn't be in question. I really had high hopes for Jarrett. I have his signed jersey. But then again I liked Taye Biddle, so what can I say.

I was being sarcastic saying he can't catch but he really did nothing to convince me to start him Thursday night. If I had to pick the 2 best guys in the drills and scrimmage, I would pick Rosario and Wright, not Moore or Jarrett.

Dwayne made a really nice adjustment to Matt Moore being flushed out of the pocket and came back to catch a ball on the players sideline.... not saying he lit it up but 0 skill players did today....

[Pantherman]

Well from wat you are saying Matt Moore looked somewhat poor today at Fan fest. That really doesn't bother me all that much. Because when it comes to the real game come thursday night. He will play much better. Matt Moore has always played better in games then in practice. No worries here. :coolgleamA:

[Varking]

This is the first I have read about Clausen having a weak arm. Not sure how you can say Moore and Cantwell looked the best when Moore should have thrown two interceptions and seemed to throw some balls where he should have thrown it away or taken a sack. I am still new to Panther Nation and it seems many around here think that Moore practices bad but plays great in games so I guess I will hold judgment until Thursday but from reading all the updated on Twitter and then coming here and reading threads, out of the three real Quarterbacks on this team, Moore looked the worst today in scrimmaging.

[panthers55]

This is the first I have read about Clausen having a weak arm. Not sure how you can say Moore and Cantwell looked the best when Moore should have thrown two interceptions and seemed to throw some balls where he should have thrown it away or taken a sack. I am still new to Panther Nation and it seems many around here think that Moore practices bad but plays great in games so I guess I will hold judgment until Thursday but from reading all the updated on Twitter and then coming here and reading threads, out of the three real Quarterbacks on this team, Moore looked the worst today in scrimmaging.

Clausen's arm isn't weak, it is average. He can make lots of throws and his decision making seems pretty good. He just can't zing it in there or throw into coverage that well. Not that different than Pike or Moore.

As for Moore he threw well in 7-7 drills but not very good in 11-11. He got lots of pressure when he threw and frankly outside of the backs and tight ends no one else got open. I surely hope the offense is better Thursday night.

[Varking]

Clausen's arm isn't weak, it is average. He can make lots of throws and his decision making seems pretty good. He just can't zing it in there or throw into coverage that well. Not that different than Pike or Moore.

As for Moore he threw well in 7-7 drills but not very good in 11-11. He got lots of pressure when he threw and frankly outside of the backs and tight ends no one else got open. I surely hope the offense is better Thursday night.

I am hoping that this is more or less us landing some steals in the draft in Norwood and Hardy ( always thought Hardy had all the ability in the world if he could stay healthy ) and that the defense is always ahead of the offense this early in the game. Great write up by the way. It is awesome to see so many fans out there attending camp and letting everyone else know what is going on. Over on the Jacksonville Jaguars side, nobody has much to report like every year.