Mark Farley

[arealcat]

I am going to try to speak on everything that has been said on this thread... Farley does not need to call the defensive plays, but what would he do then, just be the head coach? He already tries to oversee every position and he can't even get HIS guys going in the right direction.
The hardest hitter on defense is Clifford not Parsons. To Chris' defense he is supposed to basically do everything on that defense and does a great job but nobody is good enough to give up a personal foul every single game.
They better recruit hard on linebackers and defensive backs for next year or come up with a different scheme because the combination right now doesn't work.
Last but not least.... This group of INDIVIDUALS compared to last year's TEAM is not even close.(capitalized for a reason) Last year was a true team effort... the offense stepped up when the defense couldn't and vice versa. This group of individuals are in it for themselves not for the team and winning a championship. There are still plenty of guys that care about championships left I just hope the rest of the team catches on fast. And as far as not having a deep threat... come on be realistic granted Goodwin and Hunter were faster than everybody but anybody can beat a defense deep... Gray runs somewhere in the low 4.4 range and none of the guys are slower than a 4.5 or 4.6... a good route with that speed can account for a deep ball every once in a while... or perhaps a 6 foot 4, 220 pound reciever with good hands that can jump.

[bigcat75]

again

football is the ultimate team sport. How does one go about playing the game of football for themselves? LB's can't do their job if the D-line doesn't do their's db's need to help in run support and can't do their job if no help from LB's and d-line. How does one go about playing for themselves in a football game? By not getting in their gaps and free-wheeling running around like a chicken without a head trying to make all the plays and get all the glory. Just letting their area empty in pass coverage becasue they see something and leaving the field wide open. I honestly doubt that, for one ,that would show up on film right away and no coach and i mean no coach at any level would stand for that. I feel our scheme this past week, a scheme I would have employed also, just didn't work. The opposing QB had a damn career day by the time we got a handle on that passing was way too late. On offense even more difficult to "free-wheel" lineman have assignments backs have their's receivers theirs. i just don't buy that team and individual stuff. We never jelled for whatever reason lost 2 damn winnable games and suffereing for it now. Again I say last years team took us all on a magical ride but lets remember there was a lot of "magic" on that ride. Blocked XP's, game saving punt returns, hell that two point conversion against Tx St. Sanders made a throw across his body into coverage tht Surrency made a great play on with defenders all around. Defense last year made a few key stops but we were not lights out on defense by any stretch of the imagination.
I will be there this week for the last games supporting the guys thats all i know and i will be supporting the team next week as well.
GO PANTHERS!!!!!

[arealcat]

bigcat... I am sorry but you are wrong about the team and individual talk. And your statement about "no coach will stand for that" is way off. No coach should stand for that so you have the right thinking about this situation but politics plays a role in college sports believe it or not. Why did Andrew Williams all of a sudden get his chance in the last few games of the season? The players that were playing didn't get the job done at the beginning of the season but why were they still starting after making more errors than doing what they were supposed to? And now back to the team vs. individuals.... Are you kidding me? Football is a team sport... Was there complaining about not getting the ball enough or not getting enough yards last year? Very little. Did the majority of the players sluff off a loss last year as if they didn't seem to care? NO they did something to change it by getting in their playbooks, watching film, practicing with a meaning. Is there complaining about not getting the ball enough and not having enough yards this year? YES. Do most of the players do something to change this year after a loss by watching film, getting in the playbooks, and practicing hard? Yes BUT not EVERYBODY as in the TEAM as in these INDIVIDUALS who aren't are hurting the team. Get the point?

[bigcat75]

apparently

you must be a player or a coach or someone very very very close to the team. So if you say that than i will have to say yes if that is the case then that is a real problem. Who and i mean positions no need to name name's here was wanting the ball because any good player would want the ball. Were they brooding over it? becoming a disruption over it? If a receiver constantly saying i'm open thats kinda normal depends how they are saying it again I wouldn't know that not being privy to the inside workings of the team. As far as Williams yes he had 2 good games and I for one am extrmemely happy about that hell i hope he breaks the single game tackle record and has the kind of game one can only dream about Saturday. I mean after all he is a Panther. Now as far as why it took so long to play him unless we can see him practice or know how he takes to his assignments which if you are a player, coach, or someone who watches pratice and follows that closely you would know, we'd have to trust the coaches on that one. I certainly don't know those things. I do know we played with Araf in that spot before and he was playing pretty damn well too lets not forget that, also for a good part of the season we went with 5 db's with a safety playing that spot coaches decision. One thing i do know as a coach every coach wants to win and does what they feel makes the team better I can't see any coach at that level or any level knowingly or willingly letting the better player sit on the sideline if he feels that player will make the team better. I definitely wouldn't. Unless there was something else involved again which i wouldn't know. I do get the point and again I say if you have that information than yes that is a real serious problem that should have been addressed and nipped in the bud for sure.

[arealcat]

Yes I would agree with you that Araf was doing a good job, I forgot about him, my mistake. You can tell by watching practice that it is not as upbeat as last year. Wins and losses can have a big role in this, however. If a team is winning or goes on a big run than the team as a whole seems to gel more than a team that is losing or is inconsistent. I didn't mean to snap at you either bigcat.

[bigcat75]

No offense

We're just two fans talkin Panther football. I'm sure lots of fans are a little disappointed in this season. I know for a fact quite a few players are disappointed too. Lets face it winning cures lots of ill's 2005 we won quite a few ballgames and got to the big dance. Losing will definitely test the character of a team it's coaches and it's fans. I had a great ride last year and went to Chattanooga also. One thing for sure we will never know how the 2005 team would have reacted or behaved had we lost some of those close ballgames had we not blocked that kick, returned that punt or had the 4th down pass fallen incomplete. I'd like to believe they would have had the great UNI-ty that they showed during the incredible win streak we got on, we probably would have, but we will never know for sure. One this for sure is I'll be at the game this week and cheering for my team as loudly as i can. This is my team win lose or draw.
GO PANTHERS!!!!