Of course many of you are thinking "No shit" at this, but this post relates more closely to the true nature of Fox.
It's no secret that David Carr is bad. I mean, he's phenomenally bad. He came to the Panthers with promise, and I must admit that I, along with many others, thought that he could be the QB of the future if given a few years to get his feet back under him. Like seabiscuit.
Turns out he was completely useless in every regard and had regressed both mentally and physically. Rotoworld had him ranked as the 48th quarterback this year.
I'm not going to go on about Carr in this post because HOOOOOOOLY shit that's coming but Fox. To Fox and co. a big shake up is doing what is glaringly obvious to everyone else. We all know that Carr is cut the second they're allowed to, salary cap ramifications be damned. We all know that Jake is the (gulp) quarterback of this team and that he'll probably be ready. We know that Matt Moore is Zeus and will be the backup next year, with Hot Boots Basanez taking third.
But Fox thinks this is earth shattering because he is a twat.
Position 4: Wide Receiver (How do I catch ball?)
I'd just like to give a quick shout out to every single pampered, untested athlete that doesn't play linebacker at USC. You guys are absolutely useless; you don't learn how to run routes, play physical football, or rise against big competition. You play at most one meaningful conference game a year. You think beating up on Notre Dame is an accomplishment. You have a sacrificial lamb thrown to you annually in the Rose Bowl so you can continue your "tradition."
The Panthers have been raped in the ass by USC wide receivers twice in four years and frankly it's just another indictment of the coaching staff that they keep falling for it. Keary Colbert had an inexplicably good year in 2002 after Steve Smith and every other single offensive option went down. Football Outsiders ranked him as the worst wide receiver in the NFL. Luckily he's gone.
Dwayne Jarrett, another douchebag out of USC, did nothing but eat cheet-o's (I'm assuming) and not see the playing field (this is a fact). He finished the season with 6 receptions for a whopping 73 yards. He got called out by Jesus for being a bitch. He was more notorious for hitting the Charlotte clubs than watching game film, and if you would rather go clubbing in Charlotte you must REALLY not want to prepare for the next game.
Drew Carter, with the exception of the two or three games a year where he inflates the hell out of his stats, is just like every other wide receiver out of Ohio State: shit.
There is hope for the Panthers at the position though. Jarrett's slack and apathy was picked up by Ryne Robinson, who has become best buds with Jesus and will compete to be the number 2 wide receiver next year with the rest of the crap on the roster and whatever we bring in.
Honestly, with Steve Smith, you don't need something incredible on the other side, just someone who will catch the ball when they're wide open.
Position 5: DE (Peppers' chlamydia edition)
If you're like me (and you're not) you were terrified when you heard that Rucker was coming back from his injury. If there's one thing we've learned about Fox it's that he'll play an aging veteran until they collapse into sand. This was never more true than with Rucker this year. He could do nothing. Combine that with the fact Peppers completely vanished and the defensive line ate the big one.
Stats? 6 sacks between the 2 of them. To compare, just two years ago, they had 18. The entire Panthers defense is predicated on getting pressure with just the front four. When one of your defensive ends is playing on a knee held together by tape and grit and the other is sucking oxygen because his herpes medication slows him down that's not going to happen.
Of course Fox could have recognized this and decided to blitz more but hey let's not talk crazy here.
It's difficult to tell whether or not Rucker's replacement is on the team. I, for one, hope he just retires. Yeah, you had an average, steady career. You made the Pro Bowl once. Go run your church or coach football or traffic drugs with Leon Lett or get into broadcasting. Just get off the field.
Possible replacements? I had a big man crush on Stanley McClover last year. The guy is huge and had a great motor, but it was quickly made apparent that he was just in his third year of organized football (one year in highschool, one year at Auburn, had to support his 13 kids so he declared and barely played last year) and he hasn't had a lick of coaching. The one sack he had this year was fucking glorious (going after another Bucs QB's spleen) but the rest of the time he was just doing a windmill impression as he was forced harmless up field. Charles Johnson, out of Georgia, showed some skill towards the end but nothing worth writing home about. Damione Lewis can play end but who gives a shit.
there are a few good DEs in the draft but the Panthers need help at other positions more badly. This is also a fucking stacked year for DE in free agency, with names such as Suggs, Justin Smith, and Derrick Johnson floating around.
Of course the Panthers can have none of that because they owe a third of their cap next year to Kemo, Lucas, and Peppers (nice marty) so they'll probably end up signing Ebenezer Ekuban or something and hoping for the best.
Either way, that positions bout to get blow'd up
I'll finish the rest after my nap.
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