Reacting to Panthers 37-27 loss at Seattle :: WRALSportsFan.com

For more on this Panthers 37 27 loss at Seattle. Let’s bring in Chris Lee who’s home on the mic ready to fire off some hot takes. And speaking of firing the Red rifle career high 58 attempts in this one, Chris, you know, it’s funny, everything is relative, right? If Bryce Young had these kind of numbers, I feel like we’d be saying we’ve got a quarterback but that’s not giving the full context of the story. What did you think of Andy Dalton? I thought you were going somewhere else with that firing. I don’t know where you’re going right with that. Um No, Andy Dalton did a good job and he got more yards in one game than what Bryce Young got in two games. And I think what we saw as far as the difference between the two is that Andy Dalton with his 13 years of experience, he understands that he’s behind a compromised offensive line, he understands he’s going against the defense, that’s tough and that will uh blitz and come after him and he knows how to look for his guys down the field that you saw that the Panthers were going for, uh, longer throws, longer plays, uh, than what they have all season. But here’s the difference. One of the reasons he had to throw 58 times is because like the 20 that he missed, well, he missed some of them pretty badly. Uh, just him himself. Right. And that’s with Bryce Young. Here’s, here’s what, where Bryce Young is better. Bryce Young is still hitting people in an accurate, in an accurate way, right? So, uh, you saw some, um, plays where maybe the, the drive could have been extended, maybe guys could have, uh, had a longer, uh, pass play if they, if they just would have been hit right there, uh, in their hands or on the numbers. And, uh, you know, Andy Dalton didn’t miss a few guys. So that’s the give and take right now that you have for Bryce Young and Andy Dalton, if Bryce Young learns how to throw it down the field and trust, uh, you know, where he’s gonna put it at right there, then, you know, he’s definitely for sure. Uh, a lot better than Andy Dalton is. Well, I think I know where you were thinking I was going with that first question now, bringing up the concept of firing because a lot of fans not in love with Frank Reich right now after an oh and three start and we talk about all the passing. Where was the running? And is this really the best outcome we can get from this Panthers roster right now. So, through three games, what’s your evaluation of Frank Reich, man? All right, these two the same teams and of course, there’s some differences, you know, Kenneth Walker didn’t play a few of the Panthers players who were on this roster, didn’t play the last time, but these two teams played in week 13 or 14 last year, right. Panthers win that game. They have the ball 39 minutes of the 60 minutes. And of course, uh, in that game, of course, led by Steve Wilkes over 200 yards rushing right here in this game, 44 yards rushing. Now, part of the 200 last year was Chuba Hubbard, having 14 carries for 74 yards, had one carry today and then Miles Sanders nine carries today, that’s just not good enough and the, the rushing attack has been completely nonexistent in the last two games. Also, this is supposed to be an offensive staff that’s supposed to have these great offensive ideas. I still believe that one to play calling is bad and two that this is not a creative offense. There’s nothing that the Carolina Panthers are presenting on tape, uh, for these other teams to look at to be afraid of like, oh man, we have to be worried about this particular call or we have to be worried about this particular, uh, uh formation. There’s none of that there. Now, I will say that DJ shark looked a lot better today. Um, you know, he had the hamstring injury, which is why he didn’t play, you know, in week one, still a little compromised last week and you saw what he could do, uh, a little bit more healthy Adam Thelan being Adam Thelan doing his thing. But other than that, there’s nothing about this Panthers offense that, that scares you and you start to wonder what is Frank R really doing? Why did this team regress on paper? This roster is better than the, the roster that faced the Seattle Seahawks back last December. Um, but this looked like a much worse team. It, they’re, they’re regressing somehow or another. And so now you just have to question what’s going on with Frank Reich and, oh, yeah, I know we’re about to talk about this but penalties. This was almost a historically bad game for the Carolina Panthers. I mean, I’m talking about not just for the Panthers. I’m talking about in the history of the NFL. They were one away from tying a record. We’ll talk about that in just a second. Yeah, 13 penalties, 82 yards. None worse than the back to back fall star penalties that killed a drive when they were down nine with eight minutes left to go in the fourth quarter. That really, ultimately is what doomed them in this one. Chris that and the injuries they lose, you know, add in Shaq Thompson from the last game, Frankie Lou Xavier Woods, CJ Henderson, Jonathan Mingo in this game. So, what is the bigger concern to you, the health of the roster or just the discipline of the coaching staff and the roster going forward? I mean, normally you talk about the health, right? Because you want your guys to be there. But Mingo with the concussion, uh, Xavier Woods with the hamstring, we don’t know what, how bad that is, uh, Louisville with the Hip Anderson with the ankle unless something changes drastically in the next 24 to 48 hours. A lot of those injuries look like those are guys that could possibly be back by next week or, uh, in another two weeks, maybe this doesn’t look season ending or, or, you know, hugely significant like other injuries, uh, that we’ve seen so far this year unless something changes, right? So now the thing that I’m really worried about are the penalties, eight fall starts today as the most by any team since the Bears in 2011 when they had nine. And so that’s what I’m saying. They’re, they’re one away from it being like historically bad. And I hate to do this because we love, uh, our former NC State players around here. But man, Ikem ou, what is going on? He’s also a part of, and I said earlier that it felt like this team regressed. He was playing some of his best football towards the end of the season last year, especially at Seattle last year. Now, at Seattle three games into the season, bro, what is going on Chandler Zavala getting blown up and having guys literally push him all over the field. So I don’t know what’s happening, uh, with this team right now, the penalties are, are bad. Uh, the offensive line isn’t playing the way I thought they would, uh, play. Um, and, and now you got the, the, the penalties like mounting up on them. It’s, it’s, there’s not a lot that, that we can say is, is going well for the Carolina Panthers and I’ll leave you with this. Pat Frank Reich used this one word and I agree with him. Pathetic on all fronts. It’s just been pathe pathetic. Here’s another word. I heard a lot of if this, if we did that, if this, you start using, if a lot, then you’re gonna get a then, meaning then you’re looking for a new coach. If, if was the fifth, we’d all be drunk. Well, said, can’t add anything more to it. Chris, I think I need a drink after that one. Appreciate it, man too.