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Originally Posted by BlackSolider
@ DC
Quite a few, considering that they have no one behind him.
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They can get someone behind him. Miami grabbed Thigpen from KC for a draft pick pretty much instantly after losing Pennington, for what looks like the season, to a dislocated throwing shoulder.
While the Panthers receivers made some mistakes and caused a few of those bad plays down the past few weeks(smith changing his route at the snap, going outside instead of running the assigned slant), I've watched a game myself and watched the highlights on him a few times in the other 2.
This guy is trying to force the ball into a lot of bad places(double coverage, triple coverage sometimes). His accuracy also is hazy, sometimes he puts the ball right on the money and makes a play. Other times, he'll throw a bad ball, either overthrowing it to the safety over the top or to the corner underneath(usually the former).
I'm not saying the Panthers should go out and bench him immediately, grabbing a new QB or using one of the mediocre backups. However, this should be a wake-up call for the coaching staff and GM of the Panthers. There's a lot of accountability on this team, a lot of positions not functioning adequately, making mistakes. The Panthers need to start cracking down on them, hard. Make it known that if these certain players will be risking being benched from starting positions, if not cut, in place of a backup, or possibly for QB, looking around the league(Philly has 4 QBs and will probably be looking to dump either Vick or Garcia, Kolb showed strong in place of McNabb). If they don't start to improve and correct these constant mistakes that they have been committing for over 3 weeks, considering the showing the saw at the end of last season.
The receivers need to work on their routes, and not run completely different ones when you're the #1 WR, ESPECIALLY on a short and quick route like the short slant Smith was assigned against Dallas. -_-.
Delhomme needs to get his accuracy in check, and stop taking bad shots down the field. Especially considering the in and out problems with the aforementioned accuracy, throwing the ball away, or even scrambling to the sideline is a better option than throwing an INT. He had a few opportunities to make plays with his feet while being flushed out of the pocket.
The o-line needs to step it up, I think Delhomme would calm down and get more relaxed, reducing the tendency to throw an INT, if he had more time in the pocket. The rushing defense also needs to step it up, they have given up an average of over 182 yards per game, granted they faced decent rushing teams with good backs, but these guys aren't on the level of AP(Dallas was even without Marion Barber) and shouldn't be getting you for nearly 200 yards rushing.
Until Carolina can fix these problems with their QB, their WRs, their offensive line, AND their rushing defense, they'll be giving the lions a run for their money for not winning a game this season, because you can't win games with this kind of performance. They have 2 easy games coming up, Skins at home and TB on the road. If they can't beat these teams, I don't see them coming close to any of the other ones on their schedule.(Pats, Jets, Saints x 2, Giants, etc.)
Stay tuned for my week 4 picks.
09-21-2009, 03:10 AM
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