Football Outsiders ranks us as worst ST in NFL

[ItsPantone278]

Link

And kinda by a whole lot

Interesting stats site if you've never visited tho.

[Guest Irv]

a site that tells us what we already know? interesting.

[Darth Biscuit]

I don't think you'll have any body arguing against that on here.

[4Corners]

when have the panthers ever had a good st?

[CRA]

2 kicks of our blocked

2 returns given up for TDs

zero production from our returning units

I doubt anyone has been close to this bad.

[Stroupe-a-loop]

We seriously shouldn't punt it to any above average returner. I'm guessing the fact we were super thin at corner going into the season and now super thin at linebacker doesn't really help the coverage units.

[mmmbeans]

when have the panthers ever had a good st?

10 years ago they were alright.

[bauss]

Anything worse would just be equal to not even fielding a ST unit.

[jtnc]

Brian Murphy has done a horrible, horrible job on ST. The line is not holding up well at all, when kicking FG's. But after all Bernadeau is on that line.

[Paintballr]

when have the panthers ever had a good st?

Back when we had rocket

[Sword]

usually what happens when your former special team depth is now in the starting lineup and not on special teams..

[rayzor]

welll...yeah. we do.

absolutely pathetic.

[panthers55]

when have the panthers ever had a good st?

When we had Scott O'Brien 99-2004. Since then we have been mostly bad.

Over six seasons from 1999-2004, O'Brien served as the Carolina Panthers' assistant head coach/special teams, presiding over a unit that produced 11 special teams touchdowns during that period while allowing the lowest opponent kickoff return average (19.8) over that span. During O'Brien's tenure in Carolina, the Panthers had a league-high six kickoffs returned for touchdowns and were one of only two NFL teams to not allow a kickoff return for a touchdown over that span.

[MadHatter]

I'll buy that.

5 games.....2 punt returns for TD's....blocked FG....blocked extra point....