Like it or not, Clausen isnt the reason.

[chknwing]

Clausen is not the reason carolina is losing games, he may be one of them, but by far the sole reason. The defense has been shredded as of late. The last 3 games against Atlanta, Seattle, and Cleveland, all 3 teams had a running back score 3TD's. WTF.

[Darth Urious]

Clausen is not the reason carolina is losing games, he may be one of them, but by far the sole reason. The defense has been shredded as of late. The last 3 games against Atlanta, Seattle, and Cleveland, all 3 teams had a running back score 3TD's. WTF.

That is because our biggest need is a stud DT...

[chknwing]

just tired of the clausen bashing, hes a rookie, its expected, but dam our defense is awful.

[Darth Urious]

all facets are awful at this point...

It starts at the top and snowballs...

[Goosfraba21]

What motivation does a defense have to stop the other team when the offense can't score points? You know it has to be on their minds.

[CRA]

Clausen is not the reason carolina is losing games, he may be one of them, but by far the sole reason. The defense has been shredded as of late. The last 3 games against Atlanta, Seattle, and Cleveland, all 3 teams had a running back score 3TD's. WTF.

D is banged up at LB and the secondary. It is taking a toll. They have been on the field all season.

Clausen is the main reason we are losing. Same reason why the best rushing team in the NFL had a total of 69 yards and 0 points on Sunday....horrible QB will make everyone garbage.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

it doesn't matter if he is the reason or not...the problem now is the kid is damaged goods.

it's going to take a few seasons of him watching from the sidelines to recover from this mess.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

It's expected that Clausen will struggle, but I'd just like to see some damn potential -- just an iota of promise. I really haven't seen it.

[rayzor]

maybe hayden should apologize to the offense.

seriously...DT is a need, but we are better off addressing that in FA. this draft class isn't all that good for that.

QB is a huge need and clausen has done nothing to show that he is the answer or at least one worth passing up luck or even newton for. sucks for him that he was thrown into such a bad situation. doesn't suck for the panthers that there are at least two better options available to us in the draft next year. passing up on that would be a mistake.

[philp]

yeah i was hoping for the same thing, but oh well. we'll probably f up the first pick and sign a scrub FA and hire grimm..........i hope i'm wrong.

[The Saltman]

Our biggest need is DT granted. But without a stud QB it doesnt matter. See Detroit.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Our biggest need is DT granted. But without a stud QB it doesnt matter. See Detroit.

but...but...stafford was their savior!

[CatMan72]

Clausen isn't the only reason, but he's one of the main contributors...

In either case, his confidence may be damaged beyond repair after this season.

[Darth Urious]

We have no offensive leadership... The closest thing we have is Smitty, and he's more of a follower/rogue than a leader...

This is my biggest fault with Jimmy, but I can't really blame him too much...

Gross has been off all year, as has Kalil... Wharton is banged up and Otah is an afterthought... As for the rest of the line, I'm sure some people that post here could do a better job...

DWill is done (and likely as a Panther too), Stewart is starting to wake up, and Goodson has been consistent...

The TE's, while talented, have been MIA all year... The WRs are young and not really all that reliable...

All this equates to a total lack of motivation, only exponentially made worse by the play calling and play design...

Give the defense some DTs, a couple more LBs, and a legit cover corner opposite Gamble (whom I have a feeling may not even be here next year, meaning we'll need to replace him too) and they will be okay...