Question from the Arizona game?

[KillerKat]

If our defense and special teams didn't suck ass, we would've won the game.

[ed bell]

Don't agree looking at the entire game, but three of the six plays Rivera identified as the difference in the game were certainly blown coverages and blown Special Teams execution.

[The Faceless]

I would liked to have seen some draw plays from the shotgun to Deangelo...he actually works the draw pretty well.

[pantherclaw]

If you are a defensive coach (we all know yall act like ya are), would you game plan to contain/stop the best backfield in the NFL, or would ya gear up to stop a rookie qb?

Ya make a team one diminision, and hope they make mistakes in the passing game.

[pantherclaw]

If you are a brand new offensive coach for the panthers, knowing the opposing defense is going to defend your best established threat on offense (your running backs), and ya see the defense loading up the box, wouldn't you dial up more pass plays?

That is the logical thing to do.

[Razzy]

If you are a brand new offensive coach for the panthers, knowing the opposing defense is going to defend your best established threat on offense (your running backs), and ya see the defense loading up the box, wouldn't you dial up more pass plays?

That is the logical thing to do.

We are too used to Foxball.

[lightsout]

Jesus...this gets brought up damn near every day.

1) The OL couldn't open holes. Our RBs were not the problem, the OL was. No use in wasting plays running for 1-2 yards. We executed short passes to substitute for our run game.

2) As said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Pass game was on fire and didn't want to disrupt the tempo with bad running plays because of an incompetent OL.

[rayzor]

we gave up on it because zona shut down the run game and put all of their energies and resources towards stopping it thinking that we were still a one dimensional team.

the passing game was the thing that was working. you do what works.

[OneBadassCat]

Ditch the run game, Steve Smith needs his yards bro.

[DoWorkBson]

Jesus...this gets brought up damn near every day.

1) The OL couldn't open holes. Our RBs were not the problem, the OL was. No use in wasting plays running for 1-2 yards. We executed short passes to substitute for our run game.

2) As said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Pass game was on fire and didn't want to disrupt the tempo with bad running plays because of an incompetent OL.

That ass in the stripes needs to be in every thread on every page

[bleys]

OLine sucked.. simple really. it wont kick up until week 10-13.

[I am Hubby]

OLine sucked.. simple really. it wont kick up until week 10-13.

And you know this how?

[pantherclaw]

We are too used to Foxball.

edit: i misread what you said.

[pantherclaw]

Love all the pawns who are claiming the oline play sucked. That shows how little they even understand about football.

Simple math, 5 blockers, 6, some 7 guys coming. Somebody is gonna come free.

Don't tell the head coach they sucked though, as he even pointed out their play as being better than yall are insinuating.