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Agreed... no turnovers has kept us in this one

Gotta spread it out... the under center stuff isn't working. Play to ur teams strengths

And yet... 1 score game. Lol

Oh yeah, the o line has this running game moooovin

How about like... being slightly less predictable

I think the x factor for the carolina offense is McCaffrey. If we can stop/slow him, then i think they won't convert as many third downs. Fewer third downs = fewer plays = fewer yards = fewer points. Yeah their front 7 is good. Definitely a strength vs. strength game on both sides. Gotta take care of the football in this one, and hope for a turnover or two.

If i'm calling the plays... I'm coming in heavy. Using a FB and TE on most snaps, and coming right at those linebackers. They're all solid, but they're all good coverage backers. Use the big boys up front and hammer them and make them a bit more miserable. Then - Set up some play action, and attack their secondary. Even if its fake audibles to get them to cheat off the line, I want to dictate what they're doing. I also practice a few plays in no-huddle, because this one could come down to a clutch halftime or game ending drive.

I think we're looking at an offense that will be more game-specific. Same with the defense.

Just roster management... we wouldn't go into New England with 4 corners, but we probably can against Carolina. Gives us a chance to get looks at other players

I dunno - it didn't look that difficult to me. The contact isn't important, because you'll see the ball already well behind him when he gets hit.

I don't mind the 3rd down.. don't like the look of their defense vs. our play timeout. I just hate the one where we can't get lined up in the first quarter and call timeout as we're approaching the LOS.

Basically the best place to tailgate, because you aren't subject to the bills lot rules - but there isn't a ton of the riff-raff because they'll throw you out if youre smashing tables and being a clown.

Gotta tackle well, and keep them in long 3rd down situations. Front 4 has to play well and bottle up running lanes, and make Newton get rid of the ball. If our defense is legit, we're going to be in a lot more games than people think.

Everyone calls the same plays, and disguises them the same ways. You'll change terminology, but in the end there isn't a right call for everything. I expect them to come out and try and run the ball, and get mccaffrey in space. They'll use WRs to open up space underneath for Olsen and McCaffrey to operate. Going to have to tackle very well to win. On offense - its going to be a battle in the trenches. We're going to run the ball, and they're going to try and stop us. Expect it to be physical, and for Tyrod to be moving outside the pocket to create space with their LBs. Their LBs will be able to hang in coverage with shady and Clay, unless Tyrod makes 50/50's them and makes them decide. There will be space underneath the corners for our receivers to operate, and we need to get balls to the boundaries on time.

Gonna be a physical affair...

Why are they trading him...?

19 combined tackles... in 15 games. Do i need to pull a full amount of snaps to say that he was loafing and being a baby? You're paid to play football, not complain to the media. The media guys are paid to talk about that crap. And he decided to basically not play. Also - he continued to suck in his time in Miami. guys done.

I dunno why they aren't... they were 6-10 a year ago, and we were 7-9. We lost some players from that 7-9 team sure - but i don't know why everyone thinks there's 0 chance we win. Any given sunday.

yes. "Excellent Punt" - "Nice try - its hard to cover players in the NFL"

I don't get why everyone argues about everything so much. If someone's opinion is different and you can't have a civil discussion - just ignore them. You're not going to convince him to like Tyrod, and he's not going to convince you otherwise. If it comes to name calling... you should just let it end.

How does an elite QB have 6 games with a sub 50 comp %... in only 14 starts. Only 4 with a higher than 60 comp %. Those are last years numbers... He's a guy who wants the ball in his hands with the game on the line, and he's got all the physical attributes you look for, but of his 3 playoff seasons... their Defense was top 5 in 2 of them, and the other year they finished 7-8-1 in the worst division in football. He's had 1 excellent season, and other than that he's been pretty good.

No argument can be made that he didn't play well on Sunday. I don't think he did anything that shows me the light is like... clicked either. But he looked pretty good. Did his slippery thing and made a bunch of plays, took care of the ball pretty well, kept the chains moving until Rico decided we didn't want first downs. We're still going to draft someone next year, so i don't know why all these people are arguing. Tyrod may stick and start next year too, who knows. But i still think we set ourselves up to be able to get one of the top few QBs next year. Mcdermott stresses competition, and leadership. TT isn't afraid of a little competition, and he's a team captain so for those that hate him... don't be surprised if he's still here next year. I don't think he's a franchise QB, and i would draft a replacement. But i'm not benching him for the purposes of having a worse player "learn" on the fly to... see what we have in him. The panthers went 12-4 in 2013 with Newton at the helm - He went for 3300 24 and 13, and another 580 and 6 on the ground (this is Cam's 2nd best season BTW.. and its a fairly small step up from what Tyrod put together over the last 2 seasons). They had a great defense that year. If you think you have a great defense, then you roll with Tyrod and see what happens.

Cam had an amazing season in 2015. In comparison to 2016, and all 4 years prior... he punched above his weight. He had 300+ or 3 TDs 4 times last year against: SF, NO, KC, WASH. SF was a blow out against a bottom 3 team. NO they lost a shootout. KC he threw a pick six in a 3 point loss. On the opposite side - he had 5 games with a sub 50 Comp%, and threw 14 picks, and had more sack yardage lost.

I think this defense is going to continue to swarm to the ball and bottle up a guy like mccaffrey. He's very shifty so the goal is to avoid those types of 1x1s associated with man coverage. Cam did have an MVP caliber year in 2015 and they went 15-1. Other than that... he's been... a lot like tyrod.

Threw a great pass on both matthews completions. The first was a super tight window and a perfect throw for a first. The other was thrown perfect so he could get it in stride and get some YAC. He also looked good and comfortable on the playfakes - which will be much more important as the season progresses. Made solid decisions to throw some away rather than try and force anything. Kept a few drives alive and helped burn clock with his legs. All in all a pretty good game. Nothing special, but it was a win - and he contributed a lot to the win.