Cam and checkdowns/screen plays...

[megadeth078]

Why do all of Cam's passes have to go for over 15 yards? Did Chud tell Cam never to dump the ball off or something? Is dinking and dunking against Chud's philosophy or is Cam just making things harder for himself by thinking he needs to get a huge gain with each pass attempt? I know it was all prevent defense when Anderson came in, but when he didn't find anything down the field, he just dumped it off to his running back and let him do the work.

Is Cam completely ignoring this aspect of the game? Is Chud not giving Cam an option to bail himself out when he can't find a receiver downfield? Is Cam just scanning the field and making only one read the entire time? Do option plays and checkdowns not work together? I would like some insight.

[beastson]

Idk, but the point that you can throw down the field accurately has already been proven so it's about that time to take what they give you. Whether is Olsen or a RB in the flat or a screen, whatever. I feel the offense has a lack of patience because of high expectations and mainly cause we're not 100 percent sure our D will keep points from going on that board

[spartan_pantherfan]

Yeah, I notice it every game. Cam has a 4 yard gain on the check down / flat route and just keeps looking down field until its a sack/incomplete/int.

[PantherTrain84]

Thank you so much for bringing this up. This offense sucks. ALL we do is either run the ball or pass 15 or more yards down field. Why can't we just do simple check downs or slant route passes to just get a 1st down. I'd kill to have the Rams offense, they are a picture perfect balanced offense.

[beastson]

Also, I can guarantee there's going to be a comparison to when Stew is out there vs when he's not. Our offense looks completely different, but yes that one going for the big play issue still remains

[PantherTrain84]

Well lets look at the bright side. At this rate we won't have to worry about a team wanting Chud for a HC position anytime soon lol.. Talk about a classic "be careful what you wish for" moment when we all hoped and prayed he would be back for a 2nd year.

[Tarheels23]

Most QB's decide in their pre snap reads, to check it down. Cam did this once against the Saints to Tolbert for like 22 yards. I agree we do need a lot more of this.

[iamhubby1]

Although I am concerned with Chud's play calling. I am almost sure it is Cam himself keeping him from taking the dump off and short stuff. Unless it is a called screen, you see the ball down the field. Which is the glamorous and sexy way to go.

No one wants to be unsexy.

[scpanther22]

Chud did say when he got here this offense was going to be out getting yards in “chunks and bunches” . It worked last year. Not so much this year when the run game isn’t going anywhere.

[PhillyB]

i've been shocked at how few slants we've seen thus far. they're a great way to establish a passing rhythm early in a game, and in a few of cam's excellent performances last year they started with a couple completions to underneath crossing routes or quick slants.

hopefully we will become more balanced as the season progresses.

[Tarheels23]

There's been several plays that we've had success with, but never go back to them. We had Olsen run the Texas route, out of the backfield against the Jags for the win, and we've only run that play once since. There's others as well.

[BeasonBeastingBacks]

do we even have a checkdown option half the time?

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Agreed Philly I wish we could find a healthy mixture of quick slants and short routes to get Cam in a rhythm and build some rapport early in the game with his receivers. Fact is, we just need to move the chains and points will come.

Get the run game going and keep a defense off balance and get them tired by having to deal with a punishing run game mixed with quick shorter routes. Then on obvious running downs burn them with the play action deep ball that Cam loves so much and has had success at.

I thought it was bizarre how the Giants were aggressive in their pursuit and rush against Cam yet we ran one screen as far as I can remember and Tolbert picked up a big chuck of yardage.

[ladypanther]

Also, I can guarantee there's going to be a comparison to when Stew is out there vs when he's not. Our offense looks completely different, but yes that one going for the big play issue still remains

We do not have enough data to draw that conclusion.