Week 3 vs the Packers will be the game where the Offense gets right.
I mean, that's fair. He's obvs not a rookie but with the preseason being what it is now, this is only his 3rd constructive in-game experience with this team coming up so for that reason -- and, admittedly, some others -- he's still shaking off the stink of the lesser precious metal of the silver and black for the superior metal of gold and black.
Hey, I went back and charted every play from the first half. Because I was wanted more clarity. And my opinion has changed. I’m going to copy past my chart below. It’s every Offensive play in the first half, (Quick notes and descriptions). Because I’m typing live as the game goes. So bear with me. It’s my personal notes. Anyway I was looking for Oline issues, Carr issues, etc. and what I found was shocking. I found that the play calling was completely perfect. Carolina was off balance on EVERY play. Carr didn’t look nervous or like I said PTSD. That’s why I’m typing this here. I don’t expect people to read it. But I’m posting it anyway for the real football nerds.
Game starts, all Saints offensive first half plays :
Two runs for 6, then quick 5 harder for a first to MT. Then Taysom hands for 4. Come backroute to Olave, was covered. So he under throw it on purpose. Blitz over RT sacked nothing he could do. Ram burned . Now punt.
(That first drive fail wasn’t on Carr. It was good coverage then a legit sack )
Next series starts on 25. Carr rolls out finds kirkwood for 10. It looks like a catch, but further review it’s called incomplete. Kirkwood failure. Perfect throw. Low and on time. 2nd and 10 now. Second, solid run to Williams up the middle for 6. (Carr was behind the center taking the snap) 3rd and 5. Shotgun pass to MT for 6. D PI called. 1st and 10 on 35. Carr in the shotgun perfect curl to MT for 6. 2nd and 4: Taysom in gun Carr very wide. Taysom for 12 over the LT and out of bounds. 1st &10 Carr hands off from behind center to Williams for 6. Carolinas d is totally out of sync now. Ball on panther 42. Carr shotgun, changes play, quick out gets batted. Great D good pass. 2nd an 10: Carr from the gun hits Olave for a first down needed 4 got 6. Carr behind center hands for 1 over RT. Sec 9: Carr shotgun, hit foster for 12 on a slant to the sideline. At panther 20 yard line. Hill from the gun takes it for 8 up the middle. So far the play calling is awesome. Everything is working. 2:36 left in the 1st. I’m going to say this now, we did not come out nervous or lacking confidence. Oline allowed a sack but thats about it. Carr from the gun to MT on another curl for a first. Ball at 13 yard line. Carr rolls to his right hits foster for 6 down to the 7 yard line. Carr under center, handoff blown up on Ruiz side. 3rd and 3 now. Carr from the gun, throws it out of the endzone. It was a miscommunication too. Carr was under major pressure so a simple throw away was the right call. But it looked like a miscommunication too. MT was at the goal line Carr was throwing to the back of the endzone. Miss communication We kick tied 3-3.
They punt we start on our 45. Carr under center, one back, handoff over LT for 5 or 6. 2nd and 5, Carr under center, handoff to the right tackle side for 5 first down. Great play calling still. Taysom lines as Qb in the gun, blasts up the middle literally could’ve drive a truck not even touched until second level. Carr comes In find MT on the right side slant (the play where MT took shots from two defenders and held on). For 7 yards , first down. From the panther 30. Carr under center fakes the handoff to the RB steps up, (like he’s looking downfield) but it’s a screen to the same RB, perfect play call, because the entire panther front was sold on sacking Carr and the back of their d frozen from the pump fake. But Carr misses the easy toss to the back. It kinda looked thrown away too. I’d have to look closer. Carr from the gun gets hit while he’s throwing. Flag against Caro, hands to the face. 1st and 10, from 25. Hill hands off and the back gets stung out wide for no gain. Carr in the gun changes play on 2 and 9 , has time throws to MT in the endzone. MT gets hit as the ball is coming down!!! That was PI wasn’t called. Carr under the gun MT on the Butt play for a first on Carolina 8 . Huge play. Actually it’s at the 4 not 8. 1st and 10. (10:30’til 1/2) Taysom hill from the gun over the right side no gain. Carolina was ready. 2nd down, from the 5. He lost a yard. Carr back in under center. Finds Olave in the back of the endzone he takes a double shot and drops it. Not Carrs fault. 3rd down, Tony Jones jr pass from Carr wide open but mid timed. He threw before Tony was looking back. (Issue with Carr and Tony not practicing together). We kick fg. And next series we start at our 32 . (Williams goes to locker room) Carr in the gun to shaheed for 11. Carr under center, hands for 2 to Tony. Carr in the gun quick slant to MT for 8. Ball on 50. Carr in the gun quick to mT on the right side. DPI not called. Punt. Carr from the gun 9’ our 25 throws easy pick into double coverage. Yikes.
He simply doesn’t see the cb at all dropping back.
We get ball back from a strip sack from grand. Carr quick pass to Olave for 8. Then same play to juwan good pass, drop. 3rd and 2 quick pass for a first to shaheed. For 5. Carr bottle up sacked. His oline failed him. Big time. Still at the 50. Carr misses Olave on a deep cross. 45 secs til half. Carr sacked again. Oline allowed a bum rush. We punt and it’s half. That ls all in calling.