Some film on the 4th quarter

[kungfoodude]

10 hours ago, RJK said:

They seriously need to resign nijman and try to get moton out of here. He’s been overrated for years now 

Nijman is not the answer at RT. He is a backup.

Our fanbase has a real problem falling in love/believing in backup caliber offensive linemen.

[mrcompletely11]

8 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Nijman is not the answer at RT. He is a backup.

Our fanbase has a real problem falling in love/believing in backup caliber offensive linemen.

what if I told you nijman might be your starting LT on sunday?

[kungfoodude]

9 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

what if I told you nijman might be your starting LT on sunday?

Hope he does well, but I rather doubt he will.

[PanthersNCSU]

13 hours ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Forth and inches.  You put the biggest MF on our team as a fullback and you bulldoze for the first down. Even give him the ball.  He's gonna get 1/4 inch.

This is something I've never understood with most teams. The Ravens, 49ers, etc. for years used a FB, and did it well. I know there aren't many Kyle Juszcyks out there, but...

When you have a tiny little QB and want to run the ball? I think a FB is worth a roster spot. Or, line up Tremble or Evans at FB. Or Derrick Brown for that matter. Let a massive human being use momentum to get a foot. 

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, PanthersNCSU said:

This is something I've never understood with most teams. The Ravens, 49ers, etc. for years used a FB, and did it well. I know there aren't many Kyle Juszcyks out there, but...

When you have a tiny little QB and want to run the ball? I think a FB is worth a roster spot. Or, line up Tremble or Evans at FB. Or Derrick Brown for that matter. Let a massive human being use momentum to get a foot. 

53 spots is tough to fit a single use player in, especially when you can just sub in an extra OL or TE to perform thise specific FB functions. You have to be an offense that REALLY uses a lead blocker a lot to justify someone like that, even if they play special teams.

[raleigh-panther]

I know You know, it isn’t just the 4th qtr

how many times has the offense scored more than 20 points

…and they are very poor in all offensive categories 

 

[RJK]

7 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

Nijman is not the answer at RT. He is a backup.

Our fanbase has a real problem falling in love/believing in backup caliber offensive linemen.

Meh. At this point they’re similar players in pass pro but nijman is a better run blocker. Maybe 3-4 years ago I’d take moton but he’s old and hurt 

[mrcompletely11]

4 minutes ago, RJK said:

Meh. At this point they’re similar players in pass pro but nijman is a better run blocker. Maybe 3-4 years ago I’d take moton but he’s old and hurt 

What if I told you we just gave him a nice extension? 

[RJK]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

What if I told you we just gave him a nice extension? 

Panthers love handing out bad contracts to aging vets 

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, RJK said:

Meh. At this point they’re similar players in pass pro but nijman is a better run blocker. Maybe 3-4 years ago I’d take moton but he’s old and hurt 

I think people soon forget that Nijman has had more bad games in Panthers uniforms than good games. He is a backup.

Again, I don't know what it is about this fanbase and backup OL love. It's a bit odd.

[strato]

4 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

I think people soon forget that Nijman has had more bad games in Panthers uniforms than good games. He is a backup.

Again, I don't know what it is about this fanbase and backup OL love. It's a bit odd.

The up and down performance of these backups might be odd, except they’re backups. 
Zavala and Nijman have looked cut worthy more than once and other times have been pretty good. Who knows what to think….. I usually go with pessimism. 

[kungfoodude]

Just now, strato said:

The up and down performance of these backups might be odd, except they’re backups. 
Zavala and Nijman have looked cut worthy more than once and other times have been pretty good. Who knows what to think….. I usually go with pessimism. 

I mean...they are backups. I don't have an issue with them as long as they aren't ALWAYS trash. We have gotten a few good games from some of these backups but tp assume they are "the answer" over literally starting caliber NFL OL is just completely insane.

[strato]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

I mean...they are backups. I don't have an issue with them as long as they aren't ALWAYS trash. We have gotten a few good games from some of these backups but tp assume they are "the answer" over literally starting caliber NFL OL is just completely insane.

When I see them looking like deer in headlights, JC players vs pros, I can’t believe when I see them go out and have a decent game wham called on.
 

And if they did it once, I am not expecting that the next time. Zavala has had some extreme swings where he looked up and coming at times last year but here we are again this year with the 2023 version 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, strato said:

When I see them looking like deer in headlights, JC players vs pros, I can’t believe when I see them go out and have a decent game wham called on.
 

And if they did it once, I am not expecting that the next time. Zavala has had some extreme swings where he looked up and coming at times last year but here we are again this year with the 2023 version 

Yeah, the PS guy Curhan(sp?) has been very up and down too. 

Overall, the OL is the least of my worries. We just need to keep drafting depth.