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No argument can be made that he didn't play well on Sunday. I don't think he did anything that shows me the light is like... clicked either. But he looked pretty good. Did his slippery thing and made a bunch of plays, took care of the ball pretty well, kept the chains moving until Rico decided we didn't want first downs. We're still going to draft someone next year, so i don't know why all these people are arguing. Tyrod may stick and start next year too, who knows. But i still think we set ourselves up to be able to get one of the top few QBs next year. Mcdermott stresses competition, and leadership. TT isn't afraid of a little competition, and he's a team captain so for those that hate him... don't be surprised if he's still here next year. I don't think he's a franchise QB, and i would draft a replacement. But i'm not benching him for the purposes of having a worse player "learn" on the fly to... see what we have in him. The panthers went 12-4 in 2013 with Newton at the helm - He went for 3300 24 and 13, and another 580 and 6 on the ground (this is Cam's 2nd best season BTW.. and its a fairly small step up from what Tyrod put together over the last 2 seasons). They had a great defense that year. If you think you have a great defense, then you roll with Tyrod and see what happens.

Cam had an amazing season in 2015. In comparison to 2016, and all 4 years prior... he punched above his weight. He had 300+ or 3 TDs 4 times last year against: SF, NO, KC, WASH. SF was a blow out against a bottom 3 team. NO they lost a shootout. KC he threw a pick six in a 3 point loss. On the opposite side - he had 5 games with a sub 50 Comp%, and threw 14 picks, and had more sack yardage lost.

I think this defense is going to continue to swarm to the ball and bottle up a guy like mccaffrey. He's very shifty so the goal is to avoid those types of 1x1s associated with man coverage. Cam did have an MVP caliber year in 2015 and they went 15-1. Other than that... he's been... a lot like tyrod.

Threw a great pass on both matthews completions. The first was a super tight window and a perfect throw for a first. The other was thrown perfect so he could get it in stride and get some YAC. He also looked good and comfortable on the playfakes - which will be much more important as the season progresses. Made solid decisions to throw some away rather than try and force anything. Kept a few drives alive and helped burn clock with his legs. All in all a pretty good game. Nothing special, but it was a win - and he contributed a lot to the win.

If we run the ball well, i think we can take this one. I think they key is bottling up cam and not letting him extend plays and steal 1st downs.

Pittsburgh beat the browns by 3.... Home or away - they're supposed to be SB contenders, and they were playing a team expected to pick in the bottom 3. A wins a win.

43 is the mike...

We didn't see him in practice. May have had serious issues with pass protection or ball security. Could be anything.

He dropped it before he was touched, and that ball was right there above his left shoulder. There's a defender coming in from the right side so he actually threw that into the right window.

Total QBR or not, he only got sacked once or twice- threw the ball away a few times on the run, had a couple batted down early, and had some drops. Other than that... he had a great pair of throws to matthews, the play to oleary was nice, and added some first downs with his legs. While i agree the jets will be bad, they didn't look inherently bad at any one facet of the game. Just young all over, and don't have a particularly threatening passing attack.

We played disciplined, and either the middle of the field or the flats were open. We knew they wouldn't go deep so we basically just kept everything in front and tried to time pass breakups, and tackle well. We didn't blitz much because we knew the ball would be coming out.

That should be a catch... this is the NFL. He barely had to reach for it and he dropped it before he got hit.

Torn ACL courtesy of stevie johnson...

Dareus if traded 14.2 mil cap hit vs. 16.5 mil if kept. If cut - we still owe him 3 roster bonuses, and 3 workout bonuses so its closer to 22 if cut.

1.3 for tolbert/banyard. 3.9 for gillislee. May not seem like a lot but hey - it is a backup RB.

The hustle thing is obvious on the gif too... he goes from like 5-10-20 yards away very quickly

Hightower may be a big loss if he's out for an extended period.

Well it was definitely cover 2, butler pulls up around the same spot. He also has a player in front of him though. Gilmore seemed to be looking for someone and then it was too late. The funny thing is... that play beats cover 2 even if McCourty is where he's supposed to be. Smith might have to put a bit more air under it, or hit the outside shoulder, but it really doesn't matter.

Very strange cover 2... looks like a broken mess. Neither player was covering anyone.

He does a lot of things well, his only bad parts are mediocre-poor tackling, and occasional mental mistakes. He plays well physically in a bump, or off the line. Keeps his hips low. Has good recovery speed. Good ball skills. Can play zone over, man under. He sometimes will get penalties because he likes to play physically with the receivers.

I said "that to me" indicating it was an opinion. But thanks for jumping on me like I'm presenting it as fact.

Yes... the OLB on his side would follow any player into that zone on a cross. Smith is pretty fast though, so you might be worrying about a QB scramble too. He didn't even turn around to look at Hill which screams miscommunication as McCourty was at the hash mark - but that to me is always his issue. He only takes care of himself, and doesn't communicate well.

They need that edelman safety valve. He was forced to hold the ball longer, and they put more people in coverage to make it harder to find people. Brady needed to be very accurate, and he was not.

Whether he got beat or not... he didnt hustle after hill or hunt on either of the long tds. Looks like hes jogging along.

No way ur in 2 and 15-20 off the line... he was looking for a cross because a smith never goes deep