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Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Hog Molly Report Michael Palardy Jersey , where winning in the trenches is all that matters. Before we begin, we open with the reciting of our usual motto:In the spirit of Mr. Gettleman’s words (regardless of him having moved on) and the philosophy of building a team from the inside out, my goal will be to watch the hog mollies each game during the season and give them a grade based on their performance. This week we will look at the Carolina Panthers third straight loss, second in close fashion, where they couldn’t hold on late and knock off a Seattle Seahawks team that they really needed to win against. The offensive line handily won the battle up front, but the defense once against struggled with consistency rushing the passer.Offensive Hog MolliesYards per Carry: 8.1, season: 5.3 (1st, NFL)Yards per Play: 8.4, season: 6.1 (9th, NFL)Sacks allowed: 0 https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Sam-Mills-Jersey , season: 20 (T-5th, NFL)Third downs converted: 3 of 8 or 38%, season: 40% (12th, NFL)Rating: 5 out of 5 Mega MolliesThe Carolina Panthers put on an absolute rushing clinic on Sunday, except in the moments where they needed to and shouldn’t have had to. For example, in the first seven red zone snaps, which ended in a turnover on downs and a field goal respectively, the Panthers always faced eight or nine in the box, except on their successful first down runs. It’s a bad gamble to try and run in those situations, but yet https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Christian-Mccaffrey-Jersey , we tried to do it five times, failing every time. That’s a major coaching failure, and one of the main reasons we lost this game, because otherwise... this offense was singing all day. Heck, the offensive line didn’t give up their first pressure until midway through the second quarter.Here are your pressure counts for week eleven:No sacks to report this week!It’s a team game, and Christian McCaffrey doesn’t put up a rushing chart like this without the offensive line opening massive holes.From an offensive perspective up front, we really should not have lost this game. It’s a bit maddening that we did, and it was all situational. The aforementioned first two red zone trips ending in just three points, and pressure on the final drive were both untimely and unusual given the rest of the day. Overall, a clean Cam Newton and the gaudy rushing numbers we put up were plenty for a five hog day and a nice bounce back.Defensive Hog MolliesYards per Carry: 2.7 https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Daryl-Williams-Jersey , season: 4.1 (10th, NFL)Yards per Play: 6.7, season: 5.8 (19th, NFL)Sacks given: 2, season: 25 (T-22nd, NFL)Third down allowed %: 6 of 14 or 43%, season: 40% (19th, NFL)Rating: 3 out of 5 Hornswogglin’ HogsThe defensive line did a really good job putting the clamps down on one of the best rushing teams in the NFL, holding the Seahawks to half their season average in rushing yards on the day. That’s the good news. The bad news is, the defensive line still struggles to put pressure on the quarterback when just rushing four https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Donte-Jackson-Jersey , and needs help from a blitz to finish the job. Both sacks on the day belong to players who aren’t defensive linemen, and in the second half, the Seahawks figured out how to neutralize our blitz and started to torch us with big passing plays.Granted, I believe a healthy Donte Jackson makes all the difference needed in this game, as at a minimum that terrible touchdown on fourth and three late in the game would not have happened on his watch. Beyond that though, the theme continues to be that the Panthers cannot maintain any consistent pressure without sending extra rushers, and if they don’t get there we usually surrender a long conversion or a big play. I have no doubt that with a premiere pass rusher, this team could have probably swung three losses into wins so far this year, particularly these last two games, and we’d be looking at an entirely different scenario the rest of the way.Hog Molly of the Week: Chris ClarkIt has been a rough few weeks for Clark Greg Olsen Jersey , so it was nice to see him bounce back in a big way against the Seahawks. He only surrendered one pressure, and lead the charge on several running plays that sprung Christian McCaffrey off the left side. He had another called back to a bit of a ticky tack holding call that I really won’t put on him. I hate it when linemen get penalized for doing their job too well and end up landing on someone drawing a flag. Thomas Davis couldn’t have been sure if he was ever going to make it back from three torn ACLs, or how he was going to play in a Super Bowl with a broken arm.Now, he doesn’t know if his next home game will be his last in Carolina.Via Max Henson of the team’s official website, the 35-year-old linebacker said he’s at a loss about his own future heading into Sunday’s game against the Falcons.“If it’s up to me, it’s not,” Davis said. “It’s extremely tough having that uncertainty, not really knowing what’s going to happen in the future. But at the same time, it’s out of my control, so it’s not something I can really dwell on. It’s all about going out and playing hard and competing for my teammates.”The 2005 first-rounder has overcome so much in his career Fozzy Whittaker Color Rush Jersey , and you can make an argument the second half of his career was better than the first half (when he was drafted to be their answer to Atlanta’s Michael Vick). And even if he’s not as explosive as he once was, he’s still capable, and coach Ron Rivera said he thinks Davis has “high quality” play left in him.What he doesn’t have is a contract beyond the next two games.“Man, I only want to wear these colors. I’ve expressed that over and over,” Davis said. “But at the same time, you know I don’t want to be put into a situation where I’m forced to walk away too early. We’ll see what happens.”Davis has mused about retirement the last several years, but this year’s four-game suspension made him want to keep going. Whether he’s able to will be decided this offseason, which figures to bring significant changes on defense with or without him.