After an impressive opening drive, Jimmy Clausen imploded. He threw the ball so hard to Mike Goodson it was as if he disliked him. The ball was too hard and too high and it bounced off Goodon's hands and was intercepted.
You could not start a season as terribly as Carolina has started this one. To lose at home to Tampa Bay, in a game that wasn't even close, doesn't cut it.
Carolina ought to start Jimmy Clausen next week at home against Cincinnati, a game the Panthers really do have to win. Youth either will be served or served up.
Like John Fox coaching the panthers. You have 14 more chances left to see him.....
Posted by: andrew | September 19, 2010 at 04:01 PM
Steve Smith breaks arm again
Posted by: e | September 19, 2010 at 04:03 PM
I thought the same thing in the last shot of seeing Smith walk off the field. His arm looked as if it could be broken again.
Posted by: Dustin | September 19, 2010 at 04:18 PM
Should have asked Gaga to stay in town and QB.
Posted by: Litefighter | September 19, 2010 at 04:19 PM
This was arguably the easiest game on the schedule and we were never in it. If you look at the roster there is no logical reason to say that this won't be the worst and last of the Fox era.
Posted by: Bill | September 19, 2010 at 04:39 PM
Imploded?
I'd say your overreacting a little, Tom..
Posted by: Again? | September 19, 2010 at 04:42 PM
Xrays negative on Smiths arm
Posted by: heelfan#1 | September 19, 2010 at 04:43 PM
I also think that Steve Smith has broken his arm again. Just when you taught it couldn't get much worse!
Posted by: Ronnie | September 19, 2010 at 04:43 PM
You people need to wake up and realize the Bucs aren't an easy game. The Panthers got beat down by a young, talented team.
Posted by: DB | September 19, 2010 at 04:46 PM
heelfan: source?
Posted by: Jordan | September 19, 2010 at 04:49 PM
Was that intercepted ball not tipped?
Posted by: John W. | September 19, 2010 at 04:51 PM
Ronnie
The XRays were negative, Smith is okay.
Posted by: adam carter | September 19, 2010 at 04:52 PM
nevermind.....http://twitter.com/daringantt
Posted by: Jordan | September 19, 2010 at 04:53 PM
Really, Clausen imploded? Right now, Carolina is a terrible football team, but the writers who report on them are just as bad. I suppose that writers are trained to jump on every negative play in order to create a headline, but to write that Clausen imploded?
I agree, the Panthers are pretty bad, it's becoming more clear with every passing week.
It's also becoming obvious that Fox's style of football is no longer effective in the NFL, although I'm not sure any style would be with this team at this point.
The defense plays beautifully on every down but third down, on third down they become a different team.
Fox has 3 winning seasons in 8 years, at the end of this year it will be 3 in 9 years. I can't figure out with those numbers why so many consider him so good.
Posted by: Kissme_girl | September 19, 2010 at 04:56 PM
Start the pickle! Vlasic..I mean classic football at its best.
Posted by: Human Being | September 19, 2010 at 04:59 PM
Selling my tickets this year and seat license after the season. I've always been a solid fan but I just wont pay $2000 per season anymore... just not worth it to see a year after year, mediocre team at best
Posted by: Paul MARVIN | September 19, 2010 at 05:07 PM
Sorensen's a lame excuse for a sports reporter, even in a podunk professional team city like Charlotte. He shows us regularly how little he knows about Nascar. Now he reports crap like Clausen imploding? Wow! Great work! Imagine if the Observer had reporters with a clue. Maybe some fans would want to go watch the teams.
Posted by: Tired of Clueless Reporters | September 19, 2010 at 05:08 PM
Imploded? The snap was fired at his ankles and the interception was a tipped ball. C'mon Tom, you can do better than that. We actually had life when Clausen was in there!
Posted by: Owen | September 19, 2010 at 05:10 PM
The ball was high, and hard, but it may have been intended for the TE up the field.
Posted by: Mav | September 19, 2010 at 05:13 PM
I don't see how they don't start Clausen next week. They just put the last nail in Moore confidence if he were to start he'd play while looking for the hook. Never good. I think it was a mistake. Clausen wasn't going to win it and every QB has to learn to work through tough times. Now that won't happen and I don't think Clausen is ready yet. We may ruin two QBs this season.
Posted by: john | September 19, 2010 at 05:13 PM
Keep Clausen on the bench or the rest of the season. Let's just all admit this is a rebuilding season, let Moore play out the string, and get a new coaching staff to start the Clausen era next year.
Posted by: BullCityDog | September 19, 2010 at 05:16 PM
You get what you pay for. Richardson didn't want to pay anybody who could play a lick and now they can't win against a young Tampa team at home. If you don't want to pay anyone forfeit all the games and cut everybody it was be less painful than the garbage on the field.
Posted by: pissedpantherfan | September 19, 2010 at 05:20 PM
Moore imploded were is that critique
Posted by: MBPantfan | September 19, 2010 at 05:21 PM
Tom is an idiot, the ball was tipped! What a tool! You should pay more attention to how bad the secondary sucks instead of suggesting the loss was b/c of a tipped pass! Dumb tool!
Posted by: Big Kev | September 19, 2010 at 05:24 PM
anyone complain how hard Farve throws the ball or Jim Kelly?
Posted by: MBPantfan | September 19, 2010 at 05:37 PM