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RIP Panthers Running Game

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2 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

Nobody is scared of Bryce throwing the ball. That makes a huge difference on our lack of a run game

I'm not a Bryce supporter but he did pass for 60 more yards than Mayfield. If the inability to pass throttles running game then  we should have locked down their running game.

You may be referring to lack of arm talent.  I've blamed Bryce for several losses but our OL should get a game ball from the Bucs.

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5 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

I wouldn't typically call this out, but the amount of people wanting to keep Dowdle after his boom stretch was insane.  He is nothing special and will be 28 next year.  Next.  

Hubbard kind of blows.  We have an out this offseason with him, I see it taken.  Next.  

Onto another attempt at a committee.

Draft/FA/Brooks/Etienne

This. We need a true, consistent threat in the backfield. We don't have it yet.

Rico looked unstoppable for a month, and Chuba has his moments, but no team fears our running backs.

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1 hour ago, RevJ said:

Mayfield outgains Rico and Chuba.

Bucs outgain Panthers at a 20:1 ratio on the ground.

It's not Rico / It's not Chuba - Our OL could not move a stick of butter an inch across a red hot griddle.  Our DL wasn't much better - just pushed all over field throughout the game.  Bryce didn't lose this one, we were beat in the trenches - again.

It was bad but not quite that bad. More like 7:1

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5 minutes ago, RevJ said:

I'm not a Bryce supporter but he did pass for 60 more yards than Mayfield. If the inability to pass throttles running game then  we should have locked down their running game.

You may be referring to lack of arm talent.  I've blamed Bryce for several losses but our OL should get a game ball from the Bucs.

That’s where I am. There are games that are Bryce’s fault. Today was not one of them. He misses some plays, but no more than quite a few LBs/DBs/kicker/OL/WR/RB/cosches.

and, ultimately, if he threw for 400 yards and 5 TDs, 100 of those yards and 2-3 of those TDs would’ve just been called back for “holding” or “OPI”.

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17 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

I wouldn't typically call this out, but the amount of people wanting to keep Dowdle after his boom stretch was insane.  He is nothing special and will be 28 next year.  Next.  

Hubbard kind of blows.  We have an out this offseason with him, I see it taken.  Next.  

Onto another attempt at a committee.

Draft/FA/Brooks/Etienne

Ehhhh hes also literally not gotten double digit carries since then either 

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10 hours ago, Bear Hands said:

I wouldn't typically call this out, but the amount of people wanting to keep Dowdle after his boom stretch was insane.  He is nothing special and will be 28 next year.  Next.  

Hubbard kind of blows.  We have an out this offseason with him, I see it taken.  Next.  

Onto another attempt at a committee.

Draft/FA/Brooks/Etienne

I wasn't really seeing what made Hubbard special to give him a pretty sweet contract.  I wasn't against re-signing him, but I was thinking more along the lines of a RB2 deal (because that's what he really is) instead of a RB1 contract.  In short, we overpaid...per normal.

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