Dockett Gets Docked for Hit on Williams
He should have received a 15 yd penalty too:
Also from that game, Cardinals DT Darnell Dockett was fined $5,000 for "impermissible use of the helmet (helmet-to-helmet contact)."
That one was for a shot to Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams.
Cheap shot for sure!
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On Panthers' Road Win Streak Over Saints
by Ryan Basen on Nov 6, 2009 4:46 PM EST
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The Panthers own the longest winning streak in one place over one team in the seven-year history of the NFC South division, and have three of the six longest such streaks.
According to Pro-Football-Reference.com, Carolina has defeated the Saints in Louisiana seven straight times dating to the 2002 season, the first for the NFC South (That's the year the NFL expanded from three to four divisions in each conference). The Panthers of course try to extend that streak Sunday afternoon in New Orleans against the undefeated Saints.
The Panthers also own two more similar winning streaks over division rivals...
Carolina won in Tampa Bay five consecutive seasons, from 2003-2007. The Bucs beat the Panthers at home last season, before falling to visiting Carolina again in October.
The third-longest such streak in NFC South history belongs to the Saints, who have beaten the Falcons at home four straight years, from 2006-2009. Their most recent victory in that stretch came Monday night.
Three NFC South teams own matching three-game win streaks: The Panthers, who won in Atlanta in 2005, 2006 and 2007; the Saints, who won in Tampa Bay 2002, 2003 and 2004; and the Bucs, who beat the Saints on the road in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Only the Falcons do not own such a winning streak of at least three games in this nascent division's history. Atlanta has defeated teams two years in a row in the same place.
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New Defensive Scheme
I completely missed the new defensive package on the field (watching the game with a 2 1/2 year old and 2 month old will do that), but Darrin Gantt provides an interesting writeup of a new scheme the Panthers used against Arizona.
Panthers RB Analysis: Double Trouble 2008 vs. 2009
by armywarrenL on Nov 6, 2009 9:18 AM EST
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Last year DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart made a running tandem that we know today as "Double Trouble". D-Will was the speedster and J-Stew was the Bruiser also known as "Smash and Dash" but because of the Tennessee Cry Babies it became what it is today. Double Trouble and the Carolina Panthers offensive line is now the backbone of our team. John Fox has always tried to establish the run first theme and once we lost Stephen Davis things weren't the same. Foster became the starter but didn't really show any "talent". He was the teams leading rusher until last week. Williams broke that record in only three years. Stewart is probably going to past the same mark if not next year then the year after. The running game is strong and looks like it's not going to slow down anytime soon. But out of curiosity I wanted to compare the 2008 Double Trouble to this years tandem.
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Questions about the Panthers vs Saints game.
by Revshawn on Nov 6, 2009 3:56 AM EST
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With a few injuries in the Panthers fold, including a random destruction of the FB position and Charles Godfrey and Moose out because of injury, the Panthers go into the Saints with a lot of questions. Some of them good, and some bad.
1. Can Sherrod Martin duplicate his exceptional 2 INT performance against Drew Brees and the Saints?
This is one of the biggest questions we have to ask during this upcoming game. We're all cheering for Martin to be our new FS, and Sherrod Martin is probably going to get one more game as a starter before Charles Godfrey comes back from injury. If he can pull off another good game here against an explosive offense such as the Saints, John Fox will have no choice but to name him the starter over Charles Godfrey for the rest of the season. John Fox has always been a fan of veterans, so in order for Martin to fully secure his job he will have to completely blow Fox away during the Saints game in order to force his hand and grab himself a starting job. It will also help our team in such a way to where we could look into trading Godfrey away in the offseason, thus allowing us to regain some valuable draft picks we lost in acquiring our D-Line help.
2. Can our D-Line get pressure on Drew Brees?
The Panthers will need to play a complete game against the Saints on Sunday. The Saints have had an explosive offense for a long time now, but now that they actually have a defense for once they can do amazing things. When a team averages 39 points per game while giving up 22, it takes a true moron to not figure out why this team has gone undefeated. Julius Peppers and Everette Brown need to step up early and often and put Drew Brees to the turf. Force him to make mistakes so that you can get their offense back on the field and put us in good field position to take the ball back the other way.
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Should the Panthers run the Wildcat?
by ERL on Nov 5, 2009 1:54 PM EST
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"Carolina Panthers (3-4): Any reason not to try RBs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart in a Wildcat formation? It might showcase the team's best players and reduce interceptions."
Again, a case where someone that gets paid to write about football has probably not watched one Panther game this season.
Ok, so we do put DW in the "wildcat" every now and then, but unless I missed something, JS has never been on the field in this package. That would be more like what the Dolphins do with Brown and Williams.
Do you guys think this would be effective for us?...Necessary?
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Panthers Inch Up SBN Power Rankings - #21
I can't agree with some of the teams ranked above us but a win this weekend will solve some of that. Here's the write-up which is intended to torque Panther fans up a little:
The Panthers have found their winning formula: run nearly every down, and then every now and then, bomb one deep to Steve Smith. In other words, make your $42.5 million quarterback as much of a non-factor as possible.
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2009 SBN Mideason Studs & Duds
Thank goodness for JaMarcus Russell or otherwise Ol' Jake might have taken the Dud award.
We play two of the studs this weekend. Lets make them look like Duds!
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