3 WR sets and the Al Davis mindset (PPF)

[CRA]

Another huge change we saw week 1 over last year. We never ran such high percentage of 3 WR sets last year as we did Sun. PFF has some good tidbits.....Chud suddenly thought he was running Al Davis' offense with everything being a big throw downfield. Cam attempted a larger % of throws 20 yards downfield than any team did last year week 1.

Also, I didnt catch it...but did anyone else catch Gross playing WR?

PFF seemed to imply Chud was out to help pad his resume with his passing party ....and to a degree I think Chud was trying to show off more than getting down and dirty and winning a football game.

But I maintain my stance...OL, Wiliiams, etc....weren't to blame. Chud screwed this team week 1.

[Rubi]

I didn't understand the play calling.

We ran the ball 6-7 times total? Only twice out of an I form?

Why didn't we ran slants or screens to counter the pressure? I wish Cam would've checked down some and take the safe play.

Remember last season when we dominated with two TE sets? Can Barnidge not play?

[Snake]

I really do think Chud got too cute and didn't see he could have dink and dunked his way to victory.

[thunderraiden]

This is the main reason I'm pissed at all the people bashing the defense and praising the offense in this loss. Did they watch the game?

[fieryprophet]

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/09/11/panthers-buccaneers-week-1/

[MaineManPanther]

I think Chud and company just didn't know what to exactly gameplan for this new defense. Rivera admitted they ( the bucs) did and showed things that weren't at all seen in the preseason.

The rest of the article:

Behind one of the best run blocking lines in the league, they went to three wide receiver sets on 75% of their plays (last year they averaged 44%) and ran half of DeAngelo Williams’ ridiculous six rushing attempts from that package. In what at times looked like an effort to pad offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinki’s resume, they even lined-up Jordan Gross at WR for a snap; a two-yard “A” gap run on 1st-and-10.

While the Panthers need to regroup quickly, Tampa Bay don’t have time to dwell on what was clearly a massive upgrade on both sides of the ball. They travel to a chastened Giants team that will not forgo what are still some glaring weaknesses in their pass coverage. The good news is, though, that while offensively conservative, there were still plenty of positives to improve on.

At times it looked like Carolina had determined that with Cam Newton (+0.1) at the helm they could immediately morph into the Al Davis’ Raiders. Passing deep (20+ yards) on 24% of throws was more, on average, than any QB attempted last year, and certainly not very successful. Throwing mostly post and go routes against the Buccaneer cornerbacks, Newton eschewed the vulnerable short middle of the field where rookies Lavonte David and Mark Barron were suffering growing pains;  for example on the second offensive play of the game when Barron completely lost Greg Olsen.

Newton threw some excellent balls (like the beauty to Brandon LaFell with 13:21 gone in the fourth) and had lots of help from the mercurial Steve Smith (+3.4) but it was too little, too late, and if he’s to be consistently successful he’ll need help from his coaches in developing a better gameplan than this one.

While neither Amini Silatolu (-2.2) nor veteran Geoff Hangartner (-3.2) were completely awful, they will certainly need to improve on their performances in this game. Rookie left guard Silatolu had played well in preseason but when the real action started he looked stretched. He was penalized for a false start and a hold that negated a 14-yard run by Newton. He also gave up a sack, a hit and two hurries in pass protection. Unfortunately for the Panthers, right guard Hangartner was worse. He was bullied by Gerald McCoy, allowed three hurries and a hit, and also had a false start. Take a look at the way Roy Miller gets him moving back and across with 12:54 left in the fourth, and makes the tackle for a two-yard loss.

I could dwell on the rather inauspicious debut of first-round pick Luke Kuechly (-3.9) here, but would much prefer to leave the Carolina section of this article with one of the feel good stories of the year. Returning from three ACL tears in three years is unprecedented, but for Thomas Davis (+1.2) to then play at such a high level is unbelievable. He was only on defense for 12 plays, rotating snaps in nickel with James Anderson and Kuechly, but he made his mark with back-to-back plays toward the end of the second quarter. Firstly, (4:26 left) he was too quick for Jeremy Zuttah and got across to nail Doug Martin for no gain on 2nd-and-1 at the Panther 1-yard line. On the next play, he spotted Erik Lorig open at the two and made good ground to bring down the fullback for a loss

[fieryprophet]

This is probably Chud's worst game as a playcaller. Sometimes the coaches fug it up, so let's see how he responds.

[beastson]

This is the main reason I'm pissed at all the people bashing the defense and praising the offense in this loss. Did they watch the game?

Who? Everybody knows offense lost the game for us as well as lack of game plan

Chud and Rivera must of thought this was still pre-season

[Delhommey]

and ran half of DeAngelo Williams’ ridiculous six rushing attempts from that package (3 WR's)

Please shut up about DeAngelo being done.

[Marguide]

Rewatched the game last night. It's amazing how much faster Tampa played. They looked in mid-season form, while we looked in mid-training camp form.

Chud tried too hard to live up to the genius label. It was the wrong gameplan for this year's Bucs. And they shouldn't have surprised us. They were exactly who we thought they were.

I also don't understand why we looked tight. Is the team not ready for the weight of higher expectations?

[Tarheels23]

Another huge change we saw week 1 over last year. We never ran such high percentage of 3 WR sets last year as we did Sun. PFF has some good tidbits.....Chud suddenly thought he was running Al Davis' offense with everything being a big throw downfield. Cam attempted a larger % of throws 20 yards downfield than any team did last year week 1.

Also, I didnt catch it...but did anyone else catch Gross playing WR?

PFF seemed to imply Chud was out to help pad his resume with his passing party ....and to a degree I think Chud was trying to show off more than getting down and dirty and winning a football game.

But I maintain my stance...OL, Wiliiams, etc....weren't to blame. Chud screwed this team week 1.

I mentioned this yesterday, it was the first play on our 2nd series of the game. We had Gross lined up in the slot, on the right side, next to Smitty. Talking about cute!

[thunderraiden]

Who? Everybody knows offense lost the game for us as well as lack of game plan

Chud and Rivera must of thought this was still pre-season

Carolina_chuck and a few others.

[Khyber53]

You can be a genius, but if you don't keep the fundamentals sound...

[Snake]

Chud proved to the Bucs why he should not have been chosen.