The 2010 Panthers All-Iron Bowl Team
by Tater596 on Apr 14, 2010 3:27 PM EDT
Email
PrintHello Panther fans. If you are like me, you are tired of skimming over mock drafts, potential trades, and other NFL news. You are ready for the 2010 NFL Draft to happen, and to start speculating on how our newest Panthers will pan out, and why they were good and/or bad picks.
So it is time to have some fun. Good old fashioned football fun. It's time for...
IRON MAN FOOTBALL
via www.usd224.com
For those unfamiliar with the rules of Iron man football, you are only allowed to pick 11 players. All 11 players must play both offense and defense, as well as special teams. Yes. This is grunt football at its finest.
What I want to know is, based on our current roster, who would your 11 Iron Man players be? What would be their positions? What is your plan for the offense and defense?
My 2010 Carolina Panthers Iron Bowl Team
Matt Moore- QB, FS
Jonathan Stewart- RB1, OLB
DeAngelo Williams- RB2, LDE, KR1
Steve Smith- WR1, CB2, KR2
Chris Gamble- WR2, CB1
Chris Harris- TE, SS
Jodan Gross- LT, DT
Thomas Davis- LG, OLB
Ryan Kalil- C, RDE
Jon Beason- RG, MLB
Jeff Otah- RT, DT
On Offense, we keep most of our playmakers intact. We have Jordan Gross and Jeff Otah at their native Tackle positions to allow for better protection on the edges, as well as running to the outside. Ryan Kalil stays at center to help out our new Guards in the middle Thomas Davis and Jon Beason. Chris Harris moves to the edge of the line as a floating TE. Matt Moore still calls the plays, and we run a Pro-Set formation with both DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart in the backfield. Smitty gets to stay on the outside, and we convert Chris Gamble to WR2.
The offense will rely on making the defenses guess at which RB is going to get the ball on generally a run off tackle, option, or sweep. By running a lot of plays with pulling guards, we can negate the lack of experience of TD and Beason at Guard, and use their speed to get them outside into space where they can just knock someone over. Pass protection will get help from having two running backs in the backfield at their native positions in case anyone gets by either inexperienced guard. Chris Harris at TE will be expected to chip and release a lot for tough yards underneath as a safety valve for Moore. The passing playbook will be dominated by Playaction, Screens, and 5 yard slants.
On Defense, we create a giant road-block in the middle with both Gross and Otah taking up space. The pass rush suffers, as we favor a line with more of a run stopping approach, with our only true pass rusher being DeAngelo Williams and his speed. We will put a lot of load on the LBs as we have a lot of experience there. We also expect that Jonathan Stewart would make a fine linebacker. We keep CB1 intact with Gamble, as well as take our best WR and make him the other corner. Matt Moore is relegated to FS duty, as there is no better place for him, and at a minimum he can use his knowledge as a QB to possibly jump a route and be a ball hawking type. We rely on Chris Harris at SS to pick up his slack.
The defense converts to a conservative Cover 3 scheme, where we can be content to not have as good a pass rush, and hope that the opposing iron man team does not know how to find the holes in the zone coverage.
So how about it Panther fans? Grade my Iron man team... and tell me what you would do differently.
The content of these posts are those of the user/fan making the post only
15 comments
|
1 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
I have a vast knowledge of Iron Man Football
Except I call it rugby
Cat Scratch Reader's resident optimist.
I also blog the Panthers at www.realbitsofpanthers.com
There's really nothing you can say to counter this point.
As long as the Panthers don't trade for Michael Vick or draft Tim Tebow, my sanity (what's left of it, at least) will remain intact for 2010.
FYI, I probably should have added a : ) after my statement
Didn’t want it to sound smug.
I think for a backyard type game I might like to have Geoff Schwartz in there somewhere… just because he’s a mountain
Cat Scratch Reader's resident optimist.
I also blog the Panthers at www.realbitsofpanthers.com
It didn't come across as smug...
at least not to me, anyway.
As long as the Panthers don't trade for Michael Vick or draft Tim Tebow, my sanity (what's left of it, at least) will remain intact for 2010.
The only thing about rugby is no high hits
I know, I got called a few times for it over here. XD
Jake Delhomme, QB Carolina Panthers, 2003-2009.
120 TDs+16000+ passing yards=Good
89 INT's+27 lost fumbles=Bad
Most comeback wins since 2003=Priceless
by Flowing Willow on Apr 15, 2010 7:02 AM EDT up reply actions
There are a couple of other tackling related rules. A high tackle is anything neck or above, you also can’t pick up a player and throw them down on their head past a 90 degree angle, that’s spearing.
I played rugby for years in high school.
Cat Scratch Reader's resident optimist.
I also blog the Panthers at www.realbitsofpanthers.com
Yeah, I've just played a couple of pickup games.
I do like that inbounds where you throw the guys up for the ball, that’s fun. :)
Jake Delhomme, QB Carolina Panthers, 2003-2009.
120 TDs+16000+ passing yards=Good
89 INT's+27 lost fumbles=Bad
Most comeback wins since 2003=Priceless
by Flowing Willow on Apr 15, 2010 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions
So to those people rolling in with Ds and Fs
I’d like to know what exactly you would do differently?
Not Bad...I value versatility though, so here's what I'd do...
Offense
WR1 Gamble: Gamble has the speed and agility to transfer to WR and actually has played the position at Ohio St.
WR2 Munnerlyn: Didn’t include Steve Smith here because he just has no place on Defense because I don’t really think he could cover. Munnerlyn has shown the speed and agility playing CB and KR enough to show me that he could separate and be dynamic in the mold of Smitty.
TE Everette Brown: Brown has great versatility, so I have him here at TE because he could block and is fast and tough enough to go down the middle and make the catch. Is enough of an athlete to be blocking and catching TE. Can also help King if he needs help blocking
FB Beason: Would make a great FB, stout and drives people back, so I have him protecting the QB and leading way for J-Stew. Has faced off against OL enough that I believe could contain D Lineman and any incoming LBs slipping through.
RB J Stew: Obvious selection for RB because he has great size and speed.
QB D-Will: Don’t have Matt Moore or a true QB on this list because they simply don’t have a place on defense, so I go with DeAngello to be the Wildcat QB in the mold of Armanti Edwards. Would be Edward like in that he would be elusive enough to open up passing lanes and buy time for receivers to get open enough for him to get to them.
LT Gross: Obviously because this is his natural position and excels at it.
LG Johnson: Have to include the strongest guy on the team on this list. Johnson is strong enough to stop any bullrushing DT, so he starts at Guard.
C Kalil: His natural position. Nobody else on the team would be able to really do as good of a job as he does.
RG Otah: I’m sliding him in to Guard here because of his power and size. Can clear holes for RB and push back DT.
RT/TE2 Jeff King: King has shown he is capable enough to block, so I have him as a Tackle, but he would also be my 2nd TE, so he and Everette would really make it tough on defenses to cover.
Defense
LE Kalil: Kalil is short and undersized though powerful and quick enough to play the end, so I have him here.
DT Gross: Gross would be best fit inside at tackle because of strength.
NT Otah: My entire defense will revolve around Otah. As a behemoth, offensive lines will struggle to contain him, so they’ll have to double and triple him. Will simply clog the middle lane like a clogged heart artery, allowing my fast OLBs to contain the edges, effectively allowing no RBs downfield. Could also play a 3-4 because of Otah playing the nose, and King and Brown as fast rush LBs, so there is added versatility with Otah.
RE Johnson: Strong and quick enough to play the end, his natural position.
CB1 Gamble: His natural position. Is pro bowl caliber, and nobody else on the team can cover like he does. Can shut down any opponent’s no. 1.
CB2/KR/PR Munnerlyn: He is here instead of Richard Marshall or any other QBs because of his versatility playing WR/KR/PR. Is fast enough to cover anyone, so if needed he could cover the no.1 and Gamble could take the taller WR since Munnerlyn would be a huge mismatch.
SLB Jeff King: King is not only good tackle and TE, but is strong enough to shed the TE, and fast enough to track down the RB. Also knows the TE position, so he has that advantage in opposing them.
MLB Jon Beason: Natural MLB. With Otah clogging the middle and my bullish line, nobody get through, and Beason can focus on getting the RB on his knees, what he is best at.
WLB Everette Brown: Would be great rush LB, and is fast enough to run with TEs and cover as a WLB in 4-3. Although T.D. is great, I don’t have him here because he wouldn’t be versatile enough to play offense.
FS D-Will: As fast and quick as he is, he would have no problem playing FS and would be a ballhawk covering the field.
SS J-Stew: Don’t have Chris Harris here because he isn’t versatile enough for my offense even though he is great at Safety. J-Stew is fast enough, and strong enough to stop in the run game if needed, and would hit like the Hitman himself, so I have him at SS.
I like it.
Good selections all around, however, I think you would be susceptible to the deep ball. Asking both running backs to play both safety positions could be hazardous, depending on the makeup of the opposing team.
Otherwise, not many complaints here. good job.
Thanks
Yeah, asking our RBs to be safeties is risky, but I would have confidence in Gamble, Munnerlyn, Brown, and King to cover, and confidence that D-Will would cover field fast.
I’d give your team a B, but think that some players can’t really translate their game to the other side of the field. Matt Moore is too slow and probably would be a worse safety than D-Will would. Thomas Davis and Beason as Guards would probably be catastrophic when going against D-lines like mine. And I’m just not sure Smitty, although a great athelete, would make a great CB, backpedaling and covering.
I like this Iron Man idea Tater, thanks! It is keeping me sane till we get to draft day!
My team
QB/CB-DeAngelo Williams We’ve played him here before, plus I don’t expect to be passing much
FB/MLB-Jon Beason Nasty, and loves to hit people. He’d also play LB
RB/WLB-Jonathan Stewart Same as Beason
WR/FS-Steve Smith His playmaking ability is too much.
WR/CB-Chris Gamble He has more experience here than the other D players.
LT/DT-Jordan Gross We need experience here on the blindside, and Gross is quick enough to play inside.
LG/RE-Charles Johnson He’s very strong, and can play a natural position.
C/LE-Ryan Kalil Hopefully he’s good enough on the edge.
RG/NT-Jeff Otah The largest dude on our team I think, he plays some of the strongest positions.
RT/SLB-Jeff King I’m at a loss, and decided Kings blocking skills would be useful here.
TE/SS-Chris Harris It was between Davis and Harris, and ultimately Harris’ ability to excel at safety put him over the top. ;)
Jake Delhomme, QB Carolina Panthers, 2003-2009.
120 TDs+16000+ passing yards=Good
89 INT's+27 lost fumbles=Bad
Most comeback wins since 2003=Priceless
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
