Canalas’ play calling next week

[shaqattaq]

37 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

The biggest change in that game was that after the fumble and interception, Bryce came back out with nothing to lose. And he wasn't playing scared, which is a major issue he has. 

And somehow, our O-line got it together, Rico Dowdle played just completely lights out, and when needed, plays were made down field. We gave up on the behind the line screen passes and just tried to move forward.

Yanno, we played football.

Maybe Bryce isn't a gunslinger. But maybe if he can lose that fear, he could be. 

Not sure that he has the deep ball to be what I consider a "gunslinger". I do agree that the o-line getting it together and being able to lean on the run game saved his ass from a couple of BIG early mistakes.

Bryce, IMO, panics or "plays scared" anytime there's a ton of pressure on him. That simple. If he can't overcome that, he'll never be a franchise QB. 

GPKP!!

[asian88]

Dallas defense has given up a lot of big plays to the opposing QB, with that said I don't think Bryce will be able to take advantage of it

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[UNCrules2187]

18 minutes ago, Matthias said:

Of course not that I believe Andy Dalton would make us an instant superbowl contenders, but we would definitely see an instant improvement offensively.  Last year when Dalton came in, he threw over 300 yards and 3 TDs.  This is the style of offense Canales seeks to run.  This year we got even more guys to put up air production. (Tetairoa, the intricate routes of Hunter Renfroe, speed with Jimmy Horn, and hopefully the healthy return of Jalen Coker)  Combine that with our running game, and we would be a real threat.  So what Dalton represents, is the opportunity to see what this offense can really do.  What would happen if we can combine this run game, with an effective down the field passing attack?

Folks really overrate Dalton. To be clear, I don’t think Young is the answer, but you have to keep throwing him out there and be 100% sure given the investment in him. Dalton is at the end of the road and riding out his career. His best two games as a Panther have been his first start each season and then steadily downhill from there. You mention the Raiders game stats yet conveniently leave out that after that game, he averaged 5.4 YPA and had 4 TDs to 6 INTs in his next 4 starts before the injury that put Bryce back on the field. 

[Matthias]

1 minute ago, UNCrules2187 said:

Folks really overrate Dalton. To be clear, I don’t think Young is the answer, but you have to keep throwing him out there and be 100% sure given the investment in him. Dalton is at the end of the road and riding out his career. His best two games as a Panther have been his first start each season and then steadily downhill from there. You mention the Raiders game stats yet conveniently leave out that after that game, he averaged 5.4 YPA and had 4 TDs to 6 INTs in his next 4 starts before the injury that put Bryce back on the field. 

Also after that game, he didn't have Thielen.  He was left with rookies XL and Coker, and an imploding receiver in Dionte Johnson.  If we plug in Dalton now, he has T-Mac to throw to, and I believe he would be more in sync with Hunter Refroe.  Add in this strong run game and a slightly better defense, I believe we will get much more consistency.

[CardiacCat]

2 hours ago, hepcat said:

It's not going to matter if the Panthers run or pass. They just need to figure out something that works because Dallas is probably going to have their way with the Panthers defense. They'll probably put up 30-40 points easily. The Panthers probably won't unless they run out to a big early lead and can force Dallas into beating themselves with mistakes. 

Dallas has a very good offense and a very bad defense so it has potential for a high scoring game. 

Dallas has the 32nd dead last worst pass defense in the NFL and one of the 22nd ranked rushing defense. They've 28th in points per game given up averaging 30.8 per game. They have three total takeaways in 5 games. 

On the flip side, Dallas's offense is 1st in the NFL in total yards and 4th in total points per game. They are slightly ahead of the Panthers in rushing offense (Dallas is 6th and Carolina is 8th). But Dallas's passing offense is 3rd in the NFL vs the Panthers being near dead last (there's a lot of teams that have played a game less than the Panthers throwing off the numbers)

That's a lot of "probably's" 

[Khyber53]

1 hour ago, shaqattaq said:

Not sure that he has the deep ball to be what I consider a "gunslinger". I do agree that the o-line getting it together and being able to lean on the run game saved his ass from a couple of BIG early mistakes.

Bryce, IMO, panics or "plays scared" anytime there's a ton of pressure on him. That simple. If he can't overcome that, he'll never be a franchise QB. 

GPKP!!

The biggest part of being a gunslinger isn't just massive arm strength, it's a fearlessness. Brett Favre is of course the best known one, and he's legendary for all of those touchdowns... and the record number of interceptions that came with them. But he was fearless and went down shooting no matter the situation.

We had that in Jake Delhomme, too.

Cam, definitely not a gunslinger. Had the arm strength (Lord he had a cannon for an arm), but his fearlessness allowed him to become an incredible runner as well. He didn't have to stand there in the street at high noon and just let the lead fly.

Bryce... not sure he can become a gunslinger or if he's just a technician (that's not a bad thing, look at Joe Montana or Drew Brees), but he has to conquer that fear. He seemed to do that after those first two bad, bad, bad series.

Can he make it happen from the start next week? I hope so for the kid. Would love for him to get it all together and make something happen. If that means he's our franchise QB, as long as he's winning he'll get my support. 

[MillionDollarCam]

Canales is a no win situation in my opinion. Bryce can’t run his offense so Canales is having to coach the same way Wilks did when he went 6-6 as the interim head coach filling in for Reich. Dowdle threw up 200+ for Canales but a few years ago Foreman put up 160+ for Wilks in the same type of game as yesterdays.

But at the end of the day (shoutout Matt Rhule), this type of offense peaks at .500. A Trent Dilferesque QB, a Jamal Lewisesque running back, and an elite 2000’s Ravensesque defense won’t win you a Super Bowl anymore.

We need above average to elite QB play and the only hope now is that our scouting department can find one in the middle of round one because this team is in .500 purgatory.

[Icege]