Goodson in the slot

[Crimson Tide Panther]

Is this a realistic option for certain sets? DWill in the backfield, Smitty split out, Rosario at TE...

[OneBadassCat]

We need to use him in the slot. He might be the guy to take pressure off Smith. He has serious, serious speed.

[spartan_pantherfan]

We have been talking about this since last season, and if I remember correctly even the Panthers coaching staff at one point indicated that it is one of the reasons they drafted him.

but we have yet to see it on the field, which just leaves me puzzled due to the lack of any real passing threats outside of ol'smitty.

[Peppers90 NC]

I would have to see it to believe it, I thought we were going to do that last year. Maybe he isn't capable, I would like to think he is.

[Panths]

as long as we don't play him at RB we'll be good

[MHS831]

He needs the ball in the open field. KO return, third down back--you can motion him out from the RB spot if you want him wide. The D would have to respect the screen which would ease the blitzing. No sense knocking a WR out of a job when they are developing. Besides, Goodson is not good at route running from what I have seen.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I really think he's capable of doing it. Aside from the fumbles on returns, Goodson has shown good hands when thrown to (I'm thinking specifically of that great sideline catch from last preseason where he got his toes down before going out). He has the speed, and he's a threat once the ball's in his hands.

The way our receivers look, I'd much prefer to have two backs on the field at the same time with the option to check down to one of them.

[unicar15]

You have to be able to catch more than just little dump off passes out of the backfield in order to play slot receiver. I'm sure that if Goodson had the hands of a receiver then he already would have gotten some reps in the slot. Lets just hope that LaFell, Rosario and Jarrett can make some plays. If the distribution can be:

Smith - 6 per game

Rosario/Barnridge/King - 6 per game

Dwill/JStew: 7 per game

LaFell - 3 per game

Jarrett - 2 per game

That'll be around 24 completions and will keep teams honest so the running game can do the rest. I honestly don't think its unrealistic to think that those players can put up those stats. We have enough weapons to do it.

[EMSMedic79]

He practiced in the slot in last year's training camp and I thought he did pretty well. Not sure why he wasn't utilized in the regular season for the same role. It's not a bad idea for this season seeing the trouble we have at WR.

[panthers34]

i think he should play slot untill edwards takes over

[countryboi]

aint going to happen the best you can hope for is that they bring him in on 3rd downs to run screen passes