Once again we could not move the ball with any regularity.
We are now officially ranked last in 1st downs, ranked 3rd in 3rd-down conversions, tied for 2nd to last in red zone effectiveness.
Wasn't the offense supposed to improve, not get worse?
Watkins is averaging only 11.6 yards per catch. What happened to his ability to take short passes and turn them into huge gains? I thought that he was so fast that few could catch him. Sorry, but I'm not seeing this ability that Watkins is supposed to have to take a ball and just run around and past defenders for bigger gains. I heard that happens going from college to the NFL.
4 rookie WRs are doing noticeably better, only two have QB situations significantly better than Watkins does here. Cooks has Brees and Benjamin has Newton, but Newton's not playing well this season. Not just MO.
We are now officially ranked last in 1st downs, ranked 3rd in 3rd-down conversions, tied for 2nd to last in red zone effectiveness.
Wasn't the offense supposed to improve, not get worse?
Watkins is averaging only 11.6 yards per catch. What happened to his ability to take short passes and turn them into huge gains? I thought that he was so fast that few could catch him. Sorry, but I'm not seeing this ability that Watkins is supposed to have to take a ball and just run around and past defenders for bigger gains. I heard that happens going from college to the NFL.
4 rookie WRs are doing noticeably better, only two have QB situations significantly better than Watkins does here. Cooks has Brees and Benjamin has Newton, but Newton's not playing well this season. Not just MO.
Cam Newton is not the same. Newton, who has been dealing with ankle and rib injuries, just isn’t the same player as he was when healthy during his first three seasons. Newton averaged 677 rushing yards a season during his first three years. This year, Newton has just 33 yards a quarter of the way through the season. When Newton isn’t a threat running the ball it’s easier to rein him in as a passer, and as a result Newton is on pace for career lows in touchdown passes and passing yards as well. After Sunday’s 38-10 loss to the Ravens, the Panthers have now been blown out two weeks in a row. They need the Cam Newton of old, and they need him soon.
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