McGruff":2bss2eni said:Multiple posts were deleted due to derailing.
If you want to talk about Darrell Bevell, please start a thread pertaining to Darrell Bevell.
This one is for the impact of Earl Thomas on our Superbowl chances.
MontanaHawk05":2quvo7tr said:Cam Newton was pretty unremarkable last night. I thought at first it must have been coverage by the LOB, including Terrill, keeping him from throwing. Then I realized that Carolina was in max protect for much of the game, keeping Cam upright at the cost of giving him targets downfield. So maybe Terrill had it easy.
Tical21":nn8qman6 said:I just don't know. I think he's the soul. More important than anyone but Russ. Even Sherm, because of what he brings spiritually. Kam isn't the emotional leader, Earl is. Tough times will be harder to get through without him.
OF COURSE they 'can' - the real question is about 'will they?' and the answer to that is vastly more wide-ranging.Hasselbeck":xbm9898a said:What say you?
HansGruber":mjnhnr0b said:Watching the secondary last night, Terrell came in and did a pretty darn good job and there really wasn't too much of a drop-off.
I stopped reading posts after this because because lets see .."Green bay is going to beat us"HansGruber":15jisdvg said:Tical21":15jisdvg said:I just don't know. I think he's the soul. More important than anyone but Russ. Even Sherm, because of what he brings spiritually. Kam isn't the emotional leader, Earl is. Tough times will be harder to get through without him.
How do you explain the huge drop-off when Kam was injured and/or holding out?
I'm not buying this. Sure, Earl Thomas is emotional out there, but there was a major improvement on defense when Kam came back last season. Kam is the enforcer, and our defense CLEARLY responds when he's on the field. It was startling to me how much of a difference he made.
Watching the secondary last night, Terrell came in and did a pretty darn good job and there really wasn't too much of a drop-off.
DJrmb":1c920djs said:Well, unfortunately it sounds like any hope of having Earl back for the playoffs or SB are gone. Pete said in his press conference today that he doesn't believe Earl has a chance to play again this season and that it's going to be a while after the season before he'll recover. Sounds like a bit more complicated of a break than originally hoped for.
Get well Earl, praying for a full recovery!
cymatica":2v09e0gs said:OkieHawk":2v09e0gs said:Largent80":2v09e0gs said:If you watched the playoffs last year Carolina put up 31 points in the first half.... WITH Earl in there.
Plus, we both won and lost a SB with him.
Good points. Earl is an important cog in our defense, but we still have more than enough pieces to make a great defense.
You could argue we lost the suberbowl due to losing Avril and Lane