Time to take the next Step: Skins vs kitty cats Pre-game thread

[coffee]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Welcome Coffee. NC-based Skins fan here. My workplace is a house divided between a couple Skins fans and a couple Panthers fans. About half the dept. doesn't care, lol.

I like to check out other teams boards too, not join just browse. What's the best Panthers board out there?

Your workplace sounds like it'll be an interesting place before and after this Sunday!

I've kind of settled in on panthersfanz.com. It's a very polite forum, well moderated. So some good people there. You're welcome to browse or come chat with us!

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by coffee

Greetings. I'm a Panther fan just stopping by to respectfully say hi.

I guess I should start by saying thank you for taking such fine care of our division rival Saints. I don't care what kind of defensive problems they have. That was impressive what you did. And their poor defense had quite little to do with you stopping Drew Brees. Good job! I won't be upset at you if you're a little nicer to my Panthers.

If you don't mind, I'll snoop around and comment a bit this week, but I promise to behave myself.

BTW, in answer to the above question ... my vote is that I'd rather you beat the Giants.

Greetings coffee,

Appreciate your respectful tone in the enemy camp. Regretfully it will be necessary to treat in a....most surly Burgundy & Gold sort of way. Prepare to be smited accordingly!
HTTR

[coffee]

Originally Posted by Hog1

Greetings coffee,

Appreciate your respectful tone in the enemy camp. Regretfully it will be necessary to treat in a....most surly Burgundy & Gold sort of way. Prepare to be smited accordingly!
HTTR

Consider me officially hunkered down and braced for smiting.

[SFREDSKIN]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...483_story.html

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...483_story.html

Morgan Moses...just a wow season imo. This guy was been super impressive...I see Trent, Schreff, and Moses as the long term anchors along the oline.

[Ruhskins]

Offensively, I think this game is going to come down to Cousins avoiding mistakes, the offensive line keeping Cousins protected, and Gruden following a gameplan of ball/TOS control. I don't think we are going to be able to run against Carolina and Norman is going to shut down one of our receivers (Jackson or Garcon).

Defensively, I think we need to load up the box and force Cam to throw. He's not very accurate and I think our secondary is much better than their receivers. The only problem I see from a defense perspective is guarding Greg Olsen; who is their top receiving option. We need a big game from Baker, Pot Roast, and Hatcher; they have to plug up that line.

I also hope our defense is doing tackling drills, we can't have shitty tackling against the likes of Cam, Stewart and Tolbert.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Offensively, I think this game is going to come down to Cousins avoiding mistakes, the offensive line keeping Cousins protected, and Gruden following a gameplan of ball/TOS control. I don't think we are going to be able to run against Carolina and Norman is going to shut down one of our receivers (Jackson or Garcon).

Defensively, I think we need to load up the box and force Cam to throw. He's not very accurate and I think our secondary is much better than their receivers. The only problem I see from a defense perspective is guarding Greg Olsen; who is their top receiving option. We need a big game from Baker, Pot Roast, and Hatcher; they have to plug up that line.

I also hope our defense is doing tackling drills, we can't have shitty tackling against the likes of Cam, Stewart and Tolbert.

I think of the likes of Cunningham and McNabb, evasive qb's have given us issues forever. I think this is another in the same vein, and our defense will really have to take 3 steps forward in order for us to win.

[30gut]

This is going to be a tough task offensively. Going from thee worst passing defense (and overall defenses) to one of the thee best passing defenses and best overall defenses.

When I watch the Panthers their defense looks good. They aren't the most exotic defense in the world. But they don't blow assignments, they tackle, they play fast. Although their good they haven't exactly faced the best QBs in the NFL. And good passing offenses have moved the ball through the air against them....NO without Brees, Rodgers (i know, i know he's the exception but we run similar system) Winston even dropped 287 on them. But their defense is hungry, tied for the most INTs in the league.

This going to be a good test for Jay/McVay vs a sound defensive gameplan.

I have a feeling that the Panthers will play the run tough and Jay will be forced to make a decision whether to stick with it or not....and I think he will end up airing it out.

On defense Barry better be ready to play several different run concepts. Power, toss, read-option, veer. They are gonna run the ball and throw chunk yardage passes. I feel like it almost doesn't matter that they're WR are average..Cam isn't dinking he's throwing it downfield posts, outs, play-action.
We gotta put pressure on this dude make him throw quick. We got to mix up coverage on Olsen, if Olsen is split out I would put Cully on him and take my chances with their other WRs.

[Chico23231]

Carolina's defense is super strong up the middle. They have a break out CB who is highly regarded...I think you need to get these guy moving from side to side...lotta stuff to the outside and Id look at running receiver over the top of the LB, middle of the field.

Offense, everything starts with Cam. Then G-Reg Olson is a beast at TE. I don't look at Carolina and get overly worried. Contain Cam is the key.

[SFREDSKIN]

Rashington Wedskins still must prove themselves on the road - Washington Redskins Blog - ESPN

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Rashington Wedskins still must prove themselves on the road - Washington Redskins Blog - ESPN

Keim been reading Chico?

"Has Kirk Cousins turned a corner?

He has continued to develop, no doubt. But he, too, still has plenty to prove. He needs to show he can be accurate downfield consistently and that he can lead a team on the road."

Right on bro!

Very interesting choosing to go with Compton at LB and deciding between Robinson/Riley to sit. I thought Robinson got off to a hot start, but as the season has worn on, so has his play. Riley coming off a great game. My feeling is let Compton play all game...Riley on first down and goal line, Robinson on 2nd and longs and 3rd down.

[skinsfaninok]

It's been proven, no ints and we don't lose, if kirk can play solid and have no TOS we have a chance. They don't really have a scary offense besides cam newton, their wrs don't alarm me at all.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

It's been proven, no ints and we don't lose, if kirk can play solid and have no TOS we have a chance. They don't really have a scary offense besides cam newton, their wrs don't alarm me at all.

I agree. Kirk (w/help of solid playcalling from Jay) can play solid and not turn the ball over we have a chance.

Hand in hand with the Kirk is running the ball well and as someone else mentioned that means getting to the second level and not letting Luke run around free. Which is gonna take a very tight gameplan from the staff because mono-e-mone their DL is better on the interior then our OL.

I disagree about their offense, its plenty good. 3rd in PPG, 4th in rushing based on raw counting stats on Football Outsiders thier 10th overall, 3rd in rushing and 14th with Olsen and just a bunch of guys at WRs. Cam is alot like Rothlisbeger in the sense that even when you get pressure on Cam it doesn't turn into a sack as often as with other QBs because he's not going down easy. Their offense is kinda the anti-'passing league', so its not a high volume passing offense. But when they do pass they're taking chunks at a time.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

We have NEVER beat Can Newton. We haven't beaten the Giants since 2012.

I want and need to see us beat both. If that occurs well buckle up we got first row seats on the bandwagon. There are tons of skins fans out there who haven't been able to stomach the last twenty years.

But in all seriousness (not that I wasn't above), we have to 1. Stop Cam Newton (we have never done that and god I can't stand that guy and 2. We need to put points on the board. Against an awesome defense who have players at all three levels and inside and out. It's going to be a tough go of it and the team will have to grind through and stay in the game.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

I live down here (Charleston SC) so I see a lot of them. Cam has turned into a fine QB. It has been rather impressive the way he has grown as a QB. The guy needs to grow up with some of his show boating stuff on the field thpugh.