Jaws: "I wouldn't give up on Jimmy"

[grateflday]

That article lost me when Jaws blamed it on the defense, injuries, and playing from behind. :out: The problem was absolutely no offense. Whether cause of youth, bad play calling, no creativity, bad QB play, and limited playbook, etc, etc.

[ItsPantone278]

Ron and Chud have both gone on the record of saying we will have an "attack" style offense. Ron went a step further to describe it as a balanced offense. I think he actually said, we will NOT have a ball control offense. The quote may have been along the lines of "you can't just sit back and hope a team doesn't beat you. I'll be able to look at the tape of the opponents defense and say, these are the weaknesses that I see."

[CosmoGirl]

Dink and dunk will be the ruination of football. People LOVE to see a beautiful, perfectly-thrown spiral down the field. That could become a lost art form. I would cry if that is gone.

[Brooklyn Bully]

He blamed the defense for carolinas problems that alone should be enough to ignor him, but I will say I'm not yet ready for the run Jimmy out of town wagon yet, not saying we shouldn't get someone else, just saying its too early for Jimmy

He said that was ONE of the reasons, and our D indeed was not amazing this season. Jesus, people. He said it wasn't where it should've been, and he was 100% correct. But go on, hate anyone that "rips" our beloved Panthers.

[Catalyst]

I would imagine we'll be playing ball control early-on until we can sort the passing game out some. That wouldn't be a bad move, IMO, just as long as it's not a long-term thing.

[Mr. Scot]

Given our situation, I'd also have to say I wouldn't advocate giving up on Clausen yet.

I wouldn't go into the season without having a viable alternative for him either.

[Cavscout]

Given our situation, I'd also have to say I wouldn't advocate giving up on Clausen yet.

I wouldn't go into the season without having a viable alternative for him either.

Or even two alternatives...we had one alternative for him last year...crap happened

[frash.exe]

Dink and dunk will be the ruination of football. People LOVE to see a beautiful, perfectly-thrown spiral down the field. That could become a lost art form. I would cry if that is gone.

take comfort in knowing it will never go away because once defenses start building to stop the short pass the offense will try to burn them with the long ball again

[Sandy Claws]

yes, but for the majority of Clausen's starts he had a top tier running game.

Only if you look at the end game stats. Break it down a little and you will find how wrong you are. FOr example, look at both Atlanta games. In both games, we went into half time down 3 scores and having accumulated < 50 yards running in the half. Despite being down that much, we still came out and ran while the Falcons sat back preventing the quick scores and let us burn the clock for them. I think you'll find that same theme a few times. <50 yards in the half and bunches of yards running while way down doesn't fit my definition of a top tier running attack.

[Sandy Claws]

He said that was ONE of the reasons, and our D indeed was not amazing this season. Jesus, people. He said it wasn't where it should've been, and he was 100% correct. But go on, hate anyone that "rips" your view of your beloved Panthers.

corrected

[Cyberjag]

Or even two alternatives...we had one alternative for him last year...crap happened

Actually, Clausen was the alternative.

No reason to give up on him yet.

[Zod]

I can't see how anyone would think giving up on Clausen is a sensible idea to begin with.

College Senior playing in the worst offense in the league with no run game and two rookie WR's.

Good lord, I can't think of a NFL QB that would have succeeded for us in 2010, much less a rookie.

[MadHatter]

Sure, Rivera wants to control the ball. But to call what he has described so far a ball control offense seems a little bit of a... uh, a mis-statement.

You guys have no idea what you are talking about.

A ball control offense does not mean that we will run the ball all of the time. It means that you will attack the opposing defense with a combination of running and passing. We will not be a chuck it down the field every pass play offense. We will utilize the running game....the TE...short to medium passes...with taking strategic shots down the field.

The lack of understanding of football on this board is amazing.

[DaveThePanther2008]

I agree.

If he is dinking and Dunking in OTA, Mini Camps and Pre-Season than I might be inclined to think he is afraid to let it loose. I don't see our new staff allowing that too happen.