Moving on...the Saints***

[CRA]

On point of interest. Chud got carried away IMO to start 2011 and it took him a few games to settle in. he is off to the same start this year.

RGIII had success against the Saints*** running the read option....but one point of emphasis I think can be taken from it.

In the win against NO, only 7% of his pass attempts were over 20 yards downfield.

Newton week 1 was at 24%, which was greater than any team in the NFL last season.

Trying to set up these homerun plays, plays against the OL. We ran too many 3 WR sets and Olsen is of little value if asked to stay in to block. A perfect example was in the 2nd half when he tried to aid Bell and the defender just split them with ease. Play would have stood out more if the G wasn't simultaneously beaten. Those 3 WR sets turn into for WR sets bc Olsen is basically a pure WR who plays TE.

If we come out and try to be the old school Raiders with WRs running deep routes and asking a run blocking O to pass block all day....that is an unneeded gamble.

We need Stewart, we need to bring back the 2 TE sets adding a TE that can actually aid in pass and run blocking. IMO.

And most importantly, if Williams is the only half of Doube Trouble active....the Newton college offense needs to be tabled until Stewart returns.

I don't consider week 2 games a must win.....but Carolina is closer to having one than any team in the NFL this week.

[usmcpanthers]

Finally a new thread and its about next weekend. good post.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

we are truly fuged

[Guest Bwood]

This is my shit or get off the pot game. We'll see what this team is made of on Sunday in Charlotte.

I think it will be 31-28 Panthers. Could really go either way.

Stew needs to play if we wanna win.

[Peppers90 NC]

we need to bring back the 2 TE sets adding a TE that can actually aid in pass and run blocking. IMO.

And most importantly, if Williams is the only half of Doube Trouble active....the Newton college offense needs to be tabled until Stewart returns.

I don't consider week 2 games a must win.....but Carolina is closer to having one than any team in the NFL this week.

While i agree with pretty much everything, I'm keeping in some very valid, important points that stand out to me. That second TE was huge last year, and while I consider Shockey a pass-catching TE, he does have value in the run game.

I think we can be a more pro set team and use the spread as more of a wrinkle. Our advantage is, we don't have to bring a backup QB to run so it's not so obvious.

[Toundra]

Panthers will destroy the Saints*,

CJ will cook a special turf based dish for Brees, he may not like that meal but he will eat all of it.

[BeasonBeastingBacks]

As long as Chud doesn't get cutesy again we should be fine.

Saints* had no pass rush against RG3 and their secondary was absolutely terrible.

[Guest Bwood]

It will be a shoot out.

Bree's vs. Cam.

[lightsout]

Still optimistic. I think it's a winnable game. Now, with that being said:

-The secondary didn't play awful in the second half against TB. Do that for 4 quarters and I can live (same with DL getting pressure).

- OL.....run block! Please. And in pass blocking schemes, don't make Cam run for his damn life every snap. If we don't run, we don't win. Simple and plain.

- Start and finish with high intensity. No more of this start lethargic, then pick it up at halftime.

Do the above, we win.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

let's win this one and get on track

[CRA]

As long as Chud doesn't get cutesy again we should be fine.

Saints** had no pass rush against RG3 and their secondary was absolutely terrible.

Secondary struggled with the shorts throws....

Redskins weren't running deep routes and they weren't asking their OL to be pass rushed all day.

[Pimpdaddy]

Lets see, Brees got jack slapped last week and he's pissed, our tallest coverage guy comes up to about Jimmy Grahams hip, Ingrams a human bowling ball....we have no chance. good news is im consistanly wrong on predictions...

[PantherBlue]

Going to be a hard fought game especially with both teams looking to at going 0-2 to start off the season. Should be fun to watch, that is if the Panthers come out and start playing smash mouth football rather than getting pushed all around at the line of scrimmage like last week.

[Jackofalltrades]

Having watched the Saints* struggle I like our chances in the home opener. Their D was soft at all three levels and like ours, their offense just couldn't get it together. The lack of Sean Payton will be their downfall this season.