The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Impressions From Panthers-Giants Game

but I’m cautiously optimistic about Cantwell. I was making jokes on the open thread before his first series, and he came in and started with two HORRIBLE passes, but I think there’s hope for this kid. I think the ‘Bad’ rating is a little harsh. After those first two lame ducks he made some good decisions and made a good play with his legs.

Granted, it was against the Giants 3rd team, but it showed me some moxy that he was able to lead a 2 minute drill and make a play on a 2 pt conversion… i think that alone pulls him out of ‘BAD’.

I agree with you about Gruden, I wanted to hate him (I loathed him in Tampa) but I couldn’t, he’s strangely affable and interesting as a commentator.

He did not do well on the Bradshaw rush. He just did not seem ready for the season. He is looking very rough right now. I have no confidence in him right now until he shows me otherwise. No tackles or anything. In the first few defensive series, I always saw him in the right spot but never got into the tackles. He was always standing around. I think he didn’t want to wash his jersey. = ]

You beat me to it. I was about to start a similar post but saw yours so….

I still think Robinson has the inside track on returns but I’m intrigued by Beavers. Carter really hurt himself with the drop. I thought Marcus Monk did not hold his blocks well. Schwartz did suck at times and should be concerned. The rest of the back-up line did a pretty good job. Favorite is the only guy that even partially impressed along the d-line. Lord we need help there.

Jarrett still looks out of sync…I’m losing patience with him.

Looked good. My brother in law said we were sucking at stopping the run and I said “Williams is just that good.” But then your other RBs made our tacklers look awful a bunch more times. Turnovers were ultimately the difference.
Here’s to being the best 2 teams in the NFC again. Good luck this year until Dec. 27!

Sounds like you were taking notes :D

Jason Baker.

Punters go unnoticed too much, but with a new long snapper they didn’t seem to miss a beat and he had a 44.6 average… very respectable.

Jake Delhomme better stop throwing those lollipop passes to receivers behind the first down marker.

If you’re going to throw behind the marker, throw something with some zip to it so that the receivers get it in time to try to bust a defender or get a few yards up field for the first down. I don’t think the starting Panthers squad got any yards after the catch at all.

Deangelo looked like a beast! Can’t be stopped at line of scrimmage.
Kenneth Moore was very impressive. I haven’t heard anything about him but I say he is our unquestioned 3rd WR after watching him play.
Those were the only positives I saw on O.

Our D-line is in serious trouble. I hope we were scouting some of the DTs that NY will have to cut. I know NY has a great O-line but we were completely overwhelmed.
Godfrey and Gamble are really overrated. This cannot be the D we play come regular season.

Remember how Keary Colbert SHINED for one year then died? Is that happening now with Rosario? Would we fore-go the Hoover versus Fiametta decision by cutting Rosario?

Opinions?

Last nights game was horrible. Jake has zero pocket presence & his accuracy is suspect but what’s new? Williams is the only bright spot on offense, Gross constantly got beat & its obvious without Smith the receiving corp stinks. Mcclown is a joke, hes a loser & a career backup & last night proved why. The defense is a real mess. I hate to see what Bush, Barber, Westbrook, Turner, & Brown will look like against them. OUCH! Kemo does not make that big of a difference, the poor tackling and horrible techniques are something the players must control & not look to throw blame. Looks like Meeks brought his terrible defensive gameplan with him from Indy, too bad we dont have the high powered offense to compensate for it like they do.

Great review BTW Willow.

I had a few observations as well:

Kenneth Moore impressed me. The guy ran routes well and got YAC. While Jarrett and Carter dropped passes and/or over ran routes. He could be the #3 WR if he keeps his play up. Wasn’t impressed at all with Jarrett or Carter.

Our back up LB are as good as the back up DL of the Giants (yes they are). In fact I think they are so good, that if they play this well through the next 3 games, the Panthers could use Diggs and Landon Johnson as trade bait or cut them outright to get a veteran DT. Jeremy Leman should definitely get a roster spot and possible playing time if his play continues.

Which leads me to the DL. Brown impressed me. If he can work more on that spin move the guy will be very deadly. Favorite played well, especially when he busted through the line and dropped the RB for a three yard loss. However the need for another Kemo is VERY VERY apparent. They will have to get someone. They cannot go into the season with another big DT.

Goodson is one fast guy. Forgetting the stupid penalty after the TD, the guy was the best player on the offense the whole night. Had great hands, speed and moves. Needs to hang on to the ball better, but the guy could be a star.

Teal played well and could possibly move Godfrey to CB (possibly) and move Teal to FS. But that probably won’t happen. Had a great game though.

And finally, most important of all: Who in the hell was that guy pretending to be Jon Gruden? I mean this guy was a complete 180 of what I used to know about him, and he did a great job in the booth. Would much rather have him that chris collinsworthless.

Just a few observations ;)