Carolina Panthers Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 4

Week 4 – @ TB – W 37-23

QB: Newton a fairly good game but didn’t have to do a lot as D dominated opposing O.  Still good numbers and is playing and running well.  Does need better weapons.

RB: Stewart an average game but would have been better if they need it.  Just didn’t have to do as much on O with the big lead.

WR: Ginn 2 TD catches but nothing else.  He’s getting production because he’s the only guy there and it’s still unreliable.  I’d continue to stay away.

TE: Olsen held to little but game flow hurt.  Still the best receiver on this team and worth starting every week.

OL: Solid game all-around.  Didn’t have to do a lot for passing game and wasn’t great there.  Run blocking was fairly strong, even with big lead.

Def: Terrible QB play helped.  Got run on for a plenty.  Allowed quite a bit though the air in prevent.  It happens when you’re on the field for so many plays.  Contained well.  Gave up huge games to RB and #2 WR.

Carolina Panthers Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 2

Week 2 – vs Houston – W 24-17

QB: Newton a huge game and did a lot of damage on the ground.  Receivers were dropping passes so he could have had more.  Looks good but will be limited by his targets on the field.

RB: Stewart an average game as line wasn’t giving him much.  Just couldn’t open holes for him to get past LOS.  Still looks great when he gets space.

WR: Ginn and Brown both good games with TDs but Ginn showed off pretty bad hands.  Funchess still not doing much but the door is certainly open for him to make a bigger impact.

TE: Olsen a nice game and will probably get even more targets if WRs keep dropping passes.  Should be strong in the coming weeks and probably rest of season.

OL: Not bad against tough D line.  Wasn’t doing a lot for run game but kept QB mostly clean.  Hard to ask for much more considering opponent.

Def: Helped by shaky QB play.  Shutdown run game.  Coverage wasn’t great and would have been torched by better passing game.  Gave up decent games to WRs.  Not much else.

Carolina Panthers Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 1

Week 1 – @ Jacksonville – W 20-9

QB: Newton suffered throwing to lesser talent and was rushed a bit.  Should be better going forward but a little concerned about the talent around him right now.

RB: Stewart an okay game but it was a tough match up.  Still looks really good when he gets room and should be a strong RB2.

WR: Corps is looking pretty ugly right now.  Cotchery might be the most consistent fantasy player but isn’t going to put up huge numbers.  Ginn just isn’t a starting WR.  Need to see much more of Funchess.

TE: Olsen blanketed in this one and this could be a sign of things to come.  Could be a really down year unless something changes with the WRs.

OL: Not great overall and needs a fair amount of work.  The pass protection was a little better in this one but not by much.  Both are still below average right now.

Def: Decent game against bad QB play.  Was getting run on, especially after Kuechly injury, and might be a weakness.  Gave up no big games.

Carolina Panthers Week 17 Fantasy Analysis

Week 17 – @ Atlanta – W 34-3

QB: Newton did little passing as run game did all the work.  Some drops hurt.  Still a good game as rushing production was good.

RB: Williams DNP.  Stewart an okay game but big lead gave carries to backups late.  Looked good, however.  Whittaker looked great in mop-up duty.

WR: Benjamin did little and had 2 bad drops early, one would have been a very long play and possible TD.  Brown had okay game but most came running.  Still looks explosive.

TE: Olsen did little as run game dominated.  Nothing to wory about on him.

OL: Was great everywhere.  QB was basically never touched.  Did great job for rushers against weak D.  Just gashed D on the ground.

Def: Run D was okay but lead limited carries.  Coverage was good.  Pass rush was incredible and dominated game.  Gave up good game to #2 WR.  Nothing else.

Carolina Panthers Week 16 Fantasy Analysis

Week 16 – vs Cleveland – W 17-13

QB: Newton a good game, especially on the ground.  Throws weren’t great and receivers had to make some plays to catch a few but still took good risks with the ball in this one.

RB: Williams DNP.  Stewart a huge game and looks phenomenal.  If he was alone in the backfield next season, he’d be a top 15, possibly top 10 back.

WR: Benjamin made great plays but didn’t get enough throws close to him.  Did look like he dropped a TD but coverage was there.  Cotchery similar numbers and look decent.  Brown did little but still think he’s better.

TE: Olsen only one catch.  Tough match up so not a lot to worry about but still a little disappointing.

OL: Played great, especially run blocking.  A few runs plays where they flat out dominated.

Def: Bad QB play helped.  Looked strong again and decent against the run.  Gave up good game to TE on one play but held everything else in check.

Carolina Panthers Week 14 Fantasy Analysis

Week 14 – @ NO – W 41-10

QB: Newton awesome against awful D.  Threw it well, ran well, and protected himself.  Good job trusting his receivers to make plays.

RB: Williams DNP.  Stewart great in this one.  Really looked like he could take over the spot but it’s Carolina.  Not buying it unless Williams is out.

WR: Benjamin a TD but little else.  Not a ton of chances in this one as running game dominated.  Brown decent and looks like a solid PPR play.  Definitely progressing and the #2 now.

TE: Olsen a big game and looked like his earlier season self.  So good and not sure why he didn’t get more throws in other games.

OL: Looked really good and handled bad D really well.  Run blocking was incredible in this one.

Def: Lead limited runs but was giving up plenty of yards.  Pass rush was decent against bad O-line.  Shutdown elite TE.  Gave up no good games.  Not buying into this yet.

Carolina Panthers Week 13 Fantasy Analysis

Week 13 – @ Minnesota – L 31-13

QB: Newton was inaccurate and struggled badly.  Pass Rush got to him as well.  Ran well.

RB: Stewart looked great and was very patient in this one.  Williams got injured so Stewart could be a good play with Williams out.

WR: Benjamin a decent game but should have been bigger if QB was better.  Beat D on long play but QB missed.  Would have been long TD.  Brown got long TD but little else.  Continues to look like a game-breaker.

TE: Olsen decent but also suffered because of QB.  Should be fine going forward.

OL: Strong game run blocking but not good in pass protection.

Def: Average against weaker run game.  Game flow limited passes against.  Gave up good games to #1 WR and TE.  Held everything else in check.

Carolina Panthers Week 11 Fantasy Analysis

Week 11 – vs Atlanta – L 17-19

QB: Newton was okay but struggled a bit behind bad blocking.  Good fantasy game but a lot of damage came late.  Couldn’t get things going early.

RB: A mess.  Neither Williams or Stewart impressed.  Just can’t trust.

WR: Benjamin another huge game.  Is talented enough to be a top 10 WR next season but probably won’t be drafted that way.  Brown caught one pass for a long TD and continues to show elite speed.

TE: Olsen a solid game.  Could have been better if QB play wasn’t erratic.

OL: Looked awful early but improved.  Run blocking was pretty good against weak D but pass blocking was average.  Giving this team problems right now.

Def: Contained well and avoided the big plays.  Run D looked better.  Coverage was decent and pass rush fairly good.  Gave up a big game to #2 WR and decent games to other WRs.  Held everything else to little.

Carolina Panthers Week 10 Fantasy Analysis

Week 10 – @ Philadelphia – L 21-45

QB: Newton sacked and hit a ton and looked slow when he scrambled.  Made some terrible throws and decisions.  Didn’t take what D was giving him at times.  Forced a lot.

RB: Stewart got a short TD.  Williams got one more touch.  Neither got any blocking but looked good when they got space.  Not usable until line gets better.

WR: Benjamin got 2 garbage-time TDs but little else.  Couple more drops but is still clearly the best option on the team and really talented.  No reason to sit him regardless of match up.  Other WRs didn’t matter in this one.

TE: Olsen a good game making some great catches.  Didn’t get a TD but they were rarely in red zone.  Still a stud right now.

OL: Atrocious.  Just got ran over all game.  Couldn’t handle pressure at all and got QB flattened.

Def: Run D stayed strong all game.  Never got tired but team did win TOP big despite score.  Torched through the air by 3 players who started the season as backups.  Monster game to #2 WR and huge games to QB and TE.  Did hold Maclin in check.

Carolina Panthers Week 9 Fantasy Analysis

Week 9 – vs NO – L 10-28

QB: Newton pretty bad in this game.  Refused to make short throws/check-downs most of the game.  Got rushed pretty well.  Ran well again but passing numbers were terrible.

RB: Limited carries because of deficit.  Stewart and Williams looked okay when blocking was there but that was rare.  Still a mess, especially with O-line troubles right now.

WR: Benjamin a bad game, producing little and dropping a TD.  Part of the blame goes to QB but Benjamin didn’t make plays either.  Cotchery had a long play but little else.  Still can’t trust.

TE: Olsen covered well and had below-average game because of it.  The longer throws all game also didn’t help.

OL: Very average here.  Run blocking was very hit and miss and pass blocking was below-average as someone was getting to QB all game.  Couldn’t pick up blitzers very well.

Def: Bad game all-around again.  Rarely blitzed but it was working when they did.  Four man rush was still getting to QB.  Gave up big games to QB, RB, and TE.  Good game by 3rd (? Stills) WR.  Others held in check.