Carolina Panthers 7-Round Mock Draft

But each week, more eyeballs are on Carolina, which can, of course, bring increased criticism.

They never recovered from the Tampa Bay game and that was evident by their lethargic play against the Panthers. “Sometimes it’s matchups, sometimes it’s best personnel and just run with what we’ve got”, defensive coordinator Sean McDermott said. Cam’s Panthers have made the second round of the playoffs in each of the last three seasons, twice with a bye. But when you think a bit longer, it’s not all that surprising that one of the 25 guys wasn’t completely happy. Over their final three games, they play the Giants, Falcons, and Bucs – three teams with a combined record of 17-21.

The pass-rusher exploited Texans right tackle Derek Newton for two strip-sacks of Brian Hoyer, the second setting up a James White touchdown run.

Several players from both teams had taken part in a bout of pushing and shoving before the game even started but when it came down to the real on-field action it was the Steelers who had the edge.

Most recently, ESPN’s analytics department unveiled a stat about how amazingly the Panthers’ defense buckles down after Newton turns the football over, which he’s done 12 times this year. “We’d love to be able to have home field all the way through, and the only way for us to do that is to approach it one game at a time and play to win those games”. No, not the dance routines the quarterback breaks out after he himself gets into the end zone – exhibitions that have been known to irk the heck out of some folks – but one that nearly no one can criticize. “I didn’t want Luke out there”.

And communication is really the only thing worth questioning in this case.

The Panthers challenged the ruling, and after a review, the ball was awarded to Carolina because the officials said Olsen was down by contact. But you can’t blame a guy for wanting to take it to his home-state team. It is unclear how many weeks he will miss.

“That was one that I handled in-house with both of them”, Quinn said.

“I get it. It’s an emotional game….” Quinn said he’d keep the details of the conversation “in house”, but he said there are no lingering issues between the player and Cox, who played 13 seasons in the National Football League and is in his second year on the Falcons’ staff.

“Would I prefer he talked to me? Yes”.

“No doubt, we’ve been in a bunch of close games that went back and forth”, he said.

With 40 rushing touchdowns in his first five seasons, Newton is ahead of the pace of a lot of great running backs, and every running back who entered the league with Newton in 2011: DeMarco Murray, who leads the 2011 running back draft class in rushing touchdowns, is at 32, eight touchdowns behind Newton. Atlanta’s longest pass play through the first three quarters went for 14 yards. Only Adrian Peterson, LeGarrette Blount, Mark Ingram, and Marshawn Lynch-all running backs, of course-have scored at least five over the past four seasons. He was held out during the second half after complaining of a sore foot, but the Panthers said he could have returned. The Carolina Panthers ground game is averaging 141.9 yards per contest, and Jonathan Stewart leads the way with 989 yards and six touchdowns.

The eventual move comes after the Panthers were dealt their biggest injury blow of the regular season in Sundauy’s 38-0 victory against Atlanta.