Week 15 Panther Game Ball of the Week in Win over Texans Fan Poll
by Jaxon on Dec 19, 2011 11:13 AM EST
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PrintIt's time to pick the Panthers game ball of the week winner and we have a number of worthy candidates from the Panthers 28-13 win over the Texans. Let's start with the unlikely hero fo the game, in my view anyway:
LB Jordan Senn - The Senn Master led the Panthers with 12 solo tackles (14 combined); a forced fumble, a pass knocked down, 1 tackle for loss and a key INT
LB James Anderson - Mr. Anderson logged 6 tackles, a tackle for loss, a pass knocked down, a fumble recovery and a goal line INT to seal the deal.
QB Cam Newton - Did not turn the ball over and posted a 105.2 QB rating on 149 yards passing and 2 TDs
RB DeAngelo Williams - Williams blasted for 61 yards on 15 carries and a last TD to extend the lead.
WR Steve Smith - Smitty opened the scoring with a 26 yd TD and finished with 5 receptions for 82 yards
There are your candidates for Game Ball of the Week
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Has to be the Senn-Master this week
He played his ass off.
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Agreed.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
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Senn Master
Everyone on that list played well, but IMO without Jordan’s play, this would have been a very different game.
Jordan Senn was ridiculous yesterday...
I don’t think it’s really even close. He was making plays everywhere, all game long.
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I gave my vote to Anderson.
Senn played a heck of a game but Anderson has been playing well all season and also played well yesterday. Next game Senn plays well and is in the options I will vote him, but Anderson deserves some of the love too.
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yeah, but this is the GAME ball
Not the season ball, and in that regard, I think it has to go to Senn.
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Yeah, but Anderson made the stop when it was needed most
I had to give Anderson my vote as well. Though Senn was a close second.
You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.
by Disciple of Carolina on Dec 19, 2011 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
But....
Anderson made one play. Senn made about 18 plays.
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I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I look at it this way
Anderson provided the momentum shift needed to light a fire under the team’s ass and close out the game. Senn was awesome sure but I was only able to see limited coverage on NFL Red Zone. If anything, both men are deserving of the game ball.
You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.
by Disciple of Carolina on Dec 19, 2011 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
It can also be argued that the end-zone INT was more of a “right place at the right time” deal and Yates just made a bad throw.
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I voted Senn but i can agree that Anderson deserves some love
He made at least two plays. Wasn’t it James that recovered Jordan’s FF?
That "stop" was sort of a gimmie.
I could have caught that.
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by southtunnel on Dec 19, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Senn made many one-on-one tackles at or near the LOS (that in games past were being missed by other LBs, giving up huge gains, and TDs.
And then he makes a leaping INT, in deep pass coverage.
Beason never played a better game for us.
I was talking about Anderson
Wasn’t that last INT thrown to him? Not knocking him, I just don’t think that one gimmie INT warrants the game ball.
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Anderson's INT was right to him and towards the end when there was no hope
Senn made a very athletic INT when Yates was in a rhythm and the game was still competitive. Plus Senn had 14 total tackles while keeping Arian Foster from running 200 on us. That’s pretty sick.
by Atlantapanther on Dec 19, 2011 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
Those missed tackles by other LBs have been a huge problem for us. Senn was making those arm tackles
by Penn Panther Fan on Dec 19, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
There's no way
It’s anyone but Senn. He’s making a very strong case right now about his future. I have a feeling he’s gonna be around a while.
"Beer, both the cause of and solution to all of life's little problems." - Homer Simpson
Jordan Senn...
The epitome of the saying: “Next man up.”
by Scrantsj on Dec 19, 2011 11:32 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
Haha...
That was a crazy play – I loved it. The whole offense sold it and executed it perfectly.
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"When you get into coaching, you strive to be a Super Bowl-winning head coach. That’s what my goal is, to come here and become a Super Bowl-winning head coach and to sustain an atmosphere of winning." - Ron Rivera
I like the name of that play "Bumerooskie"
It’s funny because the QB sticks the ball in somebody’s bum :D
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by southtunnel on Dec 19, 2011 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
i don't know if game balls are just for players...
but in light of the Chudrooskie (can’t really be a fumblerooskie if the ball never touches the ground), the blocking scheme on D-Will’s run and the overall plan for attacking the NFL’s #1 defense, doesn’t the Chudster belong on the ballot?
He at least deserves some contrition, form those who've been criticizing his play-calling, in weeks past.
Very solid game plan, all around.
Wade Philips has been getting a lot of talk for his guru leadership, in turning around the previously sad state of affairs that was the Texans’ defense.
But Chud has been just as effective for what he’s accomplished here, with our bottom of the barrel offense from 2010.
And even though Philips was not on the sidelines for this one, it was still his new system they played, and in the Battle of the Gurus, score a big one for Chud.
I for one would have liked to see that hang-dog expression on Philip’s face (had he been there), after we made it 21-0 against their vaunted D, when Brockel took it in.
Jordan Senn is the obvious answer...
…and the correct one.
Because of his play, the defense actually made some stops yesterday. Without it, I’m not certain the Panthers would have outlasted the Texans. Our offense (and Cam) did its usual job of scoring around 28 points or so. But for the defense to stymie what was (at the time) the #1 seed in the AFC and hold them to just 13 points, that’s pretty huge. Yes, the Texans were without their starting QB and WR1, but our defensive performance was still pretty significant considering how poor we’ve been against the run all season long and there was nothing wrong with Arian Foster and Houston’s O-line.
You could make a case for giving James Anderson a game ball with his TD-saving INT in the endzone on Houston’s last drive. But honestly, without the consistent play of Senn filling in at his position, I’m not sure Anderson would’ve been as free to do his own thing. Plus, when you grab an INT of your own to help the offense keep building momentum, force a fumble, and have that many tackles in a single game, Senn is going above and beyond Anderson’s single-play impact.
So, to me, this win is courtesy of the defense not rolling over. Instead, they took advantage of an injury-depleted opponent. Jordan Senn was at the forefront of that effort. Other guys (i.e., James Anderson) made big plays, too. But Senn was the primary reason for the overall result.
If I had a second game ball, I’d give it to Cam Newton. For him to throw 2 TDs, pull off the fumble-rooski play, and manage the game without a single turnover…all against the #1 defense in the league…that’s something special, too. He had his moments where he struggled, though. And again, in terms of the team’s effort leading to a win, I think the defensive performance this week was the primary difference-maker. Without that, I fear Cam’s stellar individual performance would have been wasted once more. Our QB challenged other players to rise up. And I think Jordan Senn did exactly that.
My two cents,
—Neil
Ron Rivera said he called the trick play from Sunday the annexation of puerto rico…From the movie Little Giants Awesome!
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by MMA_PITBULL on Dec 19, 2011 12:10 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
LOL awesome
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I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I love that movie
I guess next week we’ll see a reversed Smitty
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by Disciple of Carolina on Dec 19, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Next week is the statue of liberty play.
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That would be awesome
Though a play like that would be best left for the Saints in the Superdome
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by Disciple of Carolina on Dec 19, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
LOL...
That’s hilarious. And I really need to go back and watch that movie again. I remember that I loved it, but it’s only been 15-20 years since I’ve watched it.
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yup great 90’s kids sport movie…A lot of good movies like that back in the day
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by MMA_PITBULL on Dec 19, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
Big Green, Little Giants, Sandlot, Mighty Ducks. Rookie of the year, Little big leauge list goes on
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by MMA_PITBULL on Dec 19, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
I think I would rank Mighty Ducks and Sandlot at the top of the list
Two of my all time favorites
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by Disciple of Carolina on Dec 19, 2011 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah classics for sure..Angles in the Outfield just remembered that one
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by MMA_PITBULL on Dec 19, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Is that a movie about math?
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by BW Smith on Dec 19, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
LOL...
Spelling nazi
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by Disciple of Carolina on Dec 19, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
lol Rec’d Angel*
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by MMA_PITBULL on Dec 19, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
I see what you did there.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I saw it last around 2004-05
Imagine that…two grown men watching a kids movie out of sheer boredom
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by Disciple of Carolina on Dec 19, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
I just watched that movie last week.
I love the little kid that managed to squeeze his head out of his helmet and down into his shoulder pads. And the whole “football is 80% mental and 40% physical” thing was epic.
IT AIN'T SIZE OF THE DOG IN THE FIGHT BUT THE SIZE OF THE FIGHT IN THE DOG
BTW...
The actual Fumblerooski play is illegal in the NFL and has been for sometime. Since the ball was not fumbled to set up the play, but handed off, it’s legal
by Scrantsj on Dec 19, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Yep.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
The NFL banned it in the 60's, and the NCAA banned it in 1992.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
That's why it's the Chudrooski.
Or the BAMFooskie
Here we see the young Chud wasting his time showing Madden a play he cant understand
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by Tater596 on Dec 19, 2011 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
Love it.
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LOL
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
The need to quit calling it the "Fumblerooski"
That’s a completely different variation where you actually fumble by design… hence the name! I’d get it if this play had no name, but it does… the “Bumerooskie”.
I hope Chud can pull another surprise like this next week. That was a trip!
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by southtunnel on Dec 19, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
NFLN called it the Richie-Camrooskie
But cmon, we can’t rename it if we didn’t invent it.
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I think we should call it...
The Annexation of it is what it is
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by Tater596 on Dec 19, 2011 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
rec'd.
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I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Dec 19, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
I love the way Houston's defense has no clue how to even lineup
They are all standing upright. They’re looking at the ref’s like “Is this formation even legal?”
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by southtunnel on Dec 19, 2011 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
That's why he gets my write in vote
Him and Chudzzie and the whole offense for flawless execution…
I was trying to keep an eye out for him
but there was a lot to take in yesterday ya know with the team sticking the knife in and turning it but how did Hogan do yesterday.
When someone tells you that you are one in a million, what they are really saying is that there are about 1400 of you in China.
Hogan had very limited playing time but had a solid play where he out-muscled the WR to take him out of bounds then...
the receiver caught a pass but it was illegal since he had stepped OB. He showed some football awareness on that one.
"Hope for the best plan for the worst"
"They laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at them because they're all the same"
After I worte this
I went to the panthers website and watched the Rivera presser and he talked about him but thank you for offering up an answer, in case I wouldn’t have made it to the other site.
When someone tells you that you are one in a million, what they are really saying is that there are about 1400 of you in China.
That trick play is called the "Bumerooskie". Rivera learned it in San Diego.
Here’s a video of Rivers doing the exact same move Cam did, with Lorenzo Neal running in for the TD…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMwml58ddFU
I’m not sure the exact year of this video, so I’m only assuming Rivera or Chud were in San Diego during this. Regardless it was in that thick playbook they brought with them.
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Had to give it to Senn
Brilliant play from him yesterday. Cam played well, but I think if Senn hadn’t had the day he did, we wouldn’t have won.
I kinda like power running football though. It’s iike a bloody violent ballet…
When it was working it was a thing of beauty to me. - Vagus
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Senn got me 33 fantasy points, he gets my vote and admiration
Took a chance with Foster and Tate running all day that Senn would have a big day. Paid off in spades. Got a 63 pt lead and Super Bowl bound in that league.
Ballsy play!
Highly commendable!
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Your FF league has defensive players?
man that must be tough at draft time, How many players total play each week?
STICK THE KNIFE IN AND TURN IT!!!!!
I've always liked Senn as a great special teams guy, and decent backup LB in a pinch...
but with his play over the past few games, I see him starting next year at the WLB. What a story! Keep it going, Senn-Master. You could be “the One.”
So much to be done, and so few people willing to do it for me.
The best part is...
Unlike the John Fox era, Ron Rivera will actually notice his accomplishments and reward him for it! No longer will talented players like him be buried in the depth chart!
ACC Championship Member Brandon Thompson is the new Jacoby Ford. You better pick him Panthers or you will be doomed to relive the 2010 season over and over again in the Twilight Zone.
Clemson 2011 ACC Champions! Look forward to doing it again next year! :D
by Revshawn on Dec 19, 2011 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
rec'd rec'd rec'd
so happy this is finally true for our team.
Nice shout-out by Rivera, to compare him to Sam Mills.
Despite what she said, size isn’t everything.
(Or, as Maria Muldaur once sang, “It ain’t the meat, it’s the motion.”)
(True song title)
http://www.allmusic.com/album/waitress-in-a-donut-shop-r45229
Cam was the emotional leader that kept us in the game
Senn was more of a game changer though
CAM....CAAAAAAAAM
by CamNewtonSBMVP on Dec 19, 2011 10:35 PM EST reply actions
I can see them playing off each other
It has got to be easier for cam to rally the team when he can point to a cause they will fight for. Our defense stepping up again and again in this game could have been what provided the leverage Cam needed to motivate his troops.
I wish Rivera would have said what it was Newton said to the team at halftime.
STICK THE KNIFE IN AND TURN IT!!!!!
No Game Ball of Shame this week...
As far as the Game Ball of Honor…. I will give it to Jordan Senn & Chudzinski
Here is why:
Chudzinski paid more attention to the game and made nice adjustments on the fly. You could see more of his adjustments in the fourth quarter. Houston was overly aggresive with the Rush!!!. He countered with creative Runs and one led to TD.. Way to go Chud. When you have versatile Weapons… You use it….Which is what you did….Oh by the way i love that trick play…
Jordan Senn actually set the tone early for the defense, His first interception really had an impacts on TJ Yates. When you dissect the tape you can see TJ was different afterwards which is expected from a rookie. He made it clear to TJ Yates that any errant throw his way will be picked
Jordan is underrated. He’s a solid player in my books…
Senn
Great game. All over the field. Could we be looking at our starting lb next year. Every week all he does is come in and make plays. Our def. has improved and look no further than Seen starting.
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