ESPN Insider hit piece: Panthers aren't playoff contenders. Need someone with ESPN Insider.

[CharlottePanther]

This statement just lacks logic. So since we beat the 49ers and Pats and they have a worse record than ours, are they not playoff contenders either? So since New Orleans has the same record as us, are they not contenders either? Im not saying all this to bash, I cant bash this simply because it makes 0 sense whatsoever. So who are playoff contenders then?! Does winning not even matter anymore?! So if a 8-8 team has this kind of playing style the author is looking for, are they contendrs but the 9-3 team isnt?!

Frankly, just typing this is making my head hurt.

[bleys]

maybe the most obvious ratings grab I've read in a while...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh, my bad..  everyone may proceed with butt-hurt...  

[h0llywood]

I think anyone who would pay to sign up for that would have a pretty high BDR.

 

I looked up BDR and the answers didn't look too good.

[B.BERSIN]

Talk is cheap.

[teeray]

Good thing we are playing a team that is a couple of questionable calls, dropped passes, or missed field goals away from being 5-7 instead of 9-3 with losses to.Tampa and ATL twice.

ATL had a dropped TD in week 1. Tampa missed a field goal. ATL had them on the ropes again. And San Fran had a questionable call against them.

New Orleans may be the biggest paper tiger of them all.

[Fiz]

he uses a lot of zany metrics that may or may not have any merit but the heart of his argument is pretty sound. the panthers offense doesn't have any dominating players outside of cam, kalil, and gross. they're maxing out the talent of the team and it will catch up with them eventually. 

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

thank god next years draft has a WR crop that is the deepest in years.

[SauceBoss]

Hey, maybe if Cam had time to throw, we'd throw more downfield. This is part of the reason we don't do it. Shula has created an offense to compensate for the long developing plays that weren't working.

[Frank Hollywood]

Agree.

We are not as explosive, but we are now methodical. And I don't think this is on accident.

Generally Speaking: Methodical means 1st downs, 1st downs mean time of possession, time of possession helps the defense.

This is why good teams usually have either an explosive offense + decent defense or Methodical/effective offense + dominant defense. Hardly ever seen Explosive Offense + dominant defense. It so hard to stop teams from scoring points when they get so many possessions.

If anyone thinks Cam and the offense don't deserve a little credit for our #1 defense, then you don't know much.

I agree completely. I dont think shula has implemented the dink and dunk offense necessarily to overcome shortcomings of our offense but more so for TOP.

[CatMan72]

Stats are for losers, we're winning games and that's all that matters. 

 

Funny how ESPN torched Cam for "having great stats but not being a winner" and now that he's winning they go after his stats, LOL

[wine-o and cheese-doodle]

This guy is living proof that if you keep insisting that something is true in spite of overwhelming evidence that it is not, then you are legally insane.

[Carolina Crazy V2]

KC Joyner truly is a worthless human being.

[mav1234]

the thing is, this offense has shown the potential for explosive plays many times, but it is predicated on slow, time-consuming drives.

 

I do think if we get down big vs a good opponent, we will have trouble making a comeback.

 

If the text posted is the full text, Joyner puts too much emphasis on Cam, and not enough on the style of offense being played and the talent surrounding him, imo.

[footballisasport]

This is the same stunt those who work for ESPN and their friends in the sports media have doing since Cam was at Auburn. It does seem as if this young man's exceptional talent ERKS them; so they now going to reach for any stat where he's not strong and use it to make their argument. I guess when Cam starts bombing down the center and those stats improve, there will be another area of fake concern. SMH  IMO, the attitude towards Cam by the Mainstream Sport Media, is immature at best and downrigh ignorant at worst.

 

I said it before and I will say it again, if Luck had Cam's real talent and helping the Panthers with this winning streak, the media would be say...Peyton Manning WHO?! It's clear those who run ESPN/NFLN will not rest until they succeed on getting Cam out of the NFL early so they can say....SEE HE WAS A BUST...WE WERE RIGHT. It seems they simply refuse to leave this kid alone.

 

Also, in my observation, the Panthers winning streak at first, wasn't being taken seriously by many in the Sports world. Now it seems to be getting under their skin and they are going out of their way to tear down the team. Yes, Cam isn't perfect but neither is any of the other QBs. And the Panthers isn't as solid of a team as the SeaHawks BUT, if it's their destiny to be in the Play-offs or further, they will be there.