Football Outsiders: Panthers are the most efficient running team in the league

[frash.exe]

http://footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamoff

also we lead the league in rushing TDs at 15, and we rush for about 135 a game

still not good enough for you power running game fanboys or are you at least satisfied with the running game's production?

[frash.exe]

ahhhhhh

http://www.carolinahuddle.com/forum/carolina-panthers/73304-panthers-6-in-rushing.html

[CarolinaPanthers2K11]

http://footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamoff

also we lead the league in rushing TDs at 15, and we rush for about 135 a game

still not good enough for you power running game fanboys or are you at least satisfied with the running game's production?

BOOM, BABY! BOOOOOOOM!

Thank you! Now, stop with the " we need to run the ball more" garbage. Our offense is fine the way it is.

[X-Clown]

People around here think it doesn't count if your QB runs the ball

[Cat'sGrowl]

Some where in there is a good "Rivera isn't trying to develop Can anymoes!!" argument.

[frash.exe]

also would like to note we're 11th in TOP, above average, and not only that, but for all you ball control sticklers out there, the average TOP of 30:39 this year is better than our TOP in both 2008 and 2009, where we rushed an average of 5-6 times more than we average this year and ended up at 29:28 (2008; ranked 21st in league) and 30:13 (2009; ranked 13th)

and for a fun fact Cam Newton alone has more rushing TDs than the entire Panthers offense in 2003.

[Cat'sGrowl]

People around here think it doesn't count if your QB runs the ball

Designed QB runs count as running the ball. Scrambling for extra yardage does not.

[mav1234]

There are times in a game when I think we should be running more than we do right now. The very fact we have those numbers to me suggests that we could benefit from running more, since our run/pass ratio is so skewed right now.

[Cat'sGrowl]

I'm pretty sure we were about as balanced as a team can possibly get last week.

[mav1234]

I'm pretty sure we were about as balanced as a team can possibly get last week.

Don't think anyone would tell you that last week as a team we didn't run enough.

There are some people who think we ran D-Will too much or whatever but I don't care about which of our two RBs are running as long as it suits their styles (mmm more D-Will up the middle! BRILLIANT!)

[ItsPantone278]

but but.. if you go to pro football focus

[Rubi]

It is pretty clear Stew is better in the spread option running from shotgun. DWill is better in the I stretch runs to the outside.

[CLG]

hope we shred TB's defense on the ground.

[teeray]

three... headed... monster....

Pick your poison.

On a related note I think we are finally starting to see some of the things that I had hoped out of this offense and Cam Newton before the season started. Our third and shorts and red zone offense has been really hard to defend as of late. We are seeing a steady dose of read option, pistol, and QB draws in those situations and it is starting to payoff.