Fox worries me though. He's unpredictably stupid. His complete inability to understand what "ball control' really means, when he has one of the best run blocking OLs in the NFL to go with 2 of the best RBs in the NFL....I just don't get it. He gets down by a few points, not even a TD, and would completely abandon the run and go ape$$$$ crazy with the pass, and Delhomme would throw pick after pick after pick. Buffalo, Dallas, Miami, jets
Hell, it even happened sometimes when they were winning, and he would abandon the run (New Orleans comes to mind)
What is REALLY scary is that it continued, even once he replaced Delhomme. Against the Patriots, Matt Moore threw the ball 30 flippin' times, DWill had 13 carries. now, mind you, those 13 little carries produced 82 yards, and none of it was off of a real long run, so the Panthers were running very effectively (about 5 YPC that game) but Matt moore gets to throw 30 times in his first game despite the Panthers being within a TD all game up until the 4th quarter
can someone, ANYONE please explain this?
Yes, Stewie looked great the last part of the season. Rightfully so, he's a stud. Lost on Fox, apparently is that EVERY SINGLE TIME either Stewie or DWill had > 20 carries, they produced 100 yards last season
Let's take a look
Dwill:
30 for 152
23 for 158
21 for 149
19 for 92 (oooh, almost!)
13 for 122 (for completion's sake of the 100 yard games)
Stewie:
26 for 120
25 for 109
28 for 206(!!!)
and again for completeness sake:
17 for 110
16 for 125
Stewie and Dwill have ALWAYS been studs. See, I have this issue with Fox being a moron because he kept Dwill under wraps for so long when it was obvious he was the superior RB (EDIT - compared to DeShaun Foster).
Rookie season:
14 touches, 98 yards
22 touches, 138 yards (114 on 20 rushes)
24 touches, 175 yards (74 on 17 carries)
his 175-yard performance was rewarded with 2 straight games of 2 carries apiece.
Next season, he barely gets the ball at all, but when he does he explodes.
10 for 121 rushing performance
17/82 rushing, 46 receiving, 128 yards total
again, he's rewarded with 3 carries TOTAL the next game
he FINALLy gets 20 carries and what does he do? He pops off with 121 yards and 2 TDs
It's like Fox has brain damage or something.
if Bill Cowher ever comes back to coach and he takes over for Fox, as some speculate, I'll be drafting DWill 1st round, JStew late 2nd or early 3rd, without a doubt.
