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But not badly enough to bring the best safety available to Carolina.On Tuesday Mike Adams Jersey , Panthers receiver Torrey Smith nevertheless publicly lobbied his employer to employ Eric Reid.“I think we all know why he hasn’t received a call,” Smith told reporters, via ESPN.com.“Honestly, with our injuries, I hope he ends up here,” Smith said. “I know how he is as a talent. If this is something where they come and talk to me about him, I’ll be glad to talk about him as a player http://www.pantherscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-greg-van-roten-jersey , as a person. He’s one of the best men I’ve been around, so I hope that is something that can happen for us because I know that with the injuries we have, he’s a guy that can help this team. I really hope he gets a shot. He deserves it, and it’s not right what’s happened to him.”Last year, unnamed sources with agendas and some in the media (possibly with agendas of their own) worked overtime to justify the shunning of Colin Kaepernick. This year, it’s almost as if no one is even trying to fashion a facially plausible excuse for the continued unemployment of Kaepernick and Reid, both of whom were at the forefront of the protests during the national anthem and both of whom have filed collusion claims against the NFL C.J. Anderson Jersey , alleging a coordinated effort to keep them out of football.Some think that the ongoing unemployment of Kaepernick and Reid is justified by the fact that they’ve essentially sued those who would employ them. Those who think that retaliation of this type is permitted have no appreciation or understanding of the federal and state legal rights against that apply to anyone who advances legitimate legal claims against current or former employers.Those who think that retaliation of this type is permitted would quickly develop such an appreciation or understanding if something like this happened to them or to one of their friends or family members. The Carolina Panthers have spent their entire existence as a franchise wanting to be a run-first/defense-oriented football team. From Dom Capers to Ron Rivera, Frank Reich to Cam Newton, the old school has been the only school in Charlotte. Part of that school is the teaching that winning the battle over the clock is one of the most important aspects of winning the game. You run the ball to control the clock. You force teams to punt to prevent them from chewing up the clock. Time of possession isn’t just a key part of winning games, it is the most valued statistic.That is the old school. The newer school is applying things like ‘math’ to all of the statistics generated in a given football game to see what actually does correlate with wins. Our very own Jonathan DeLong did some work on this last year. The moral of the story is that the newer school of thought values scoring points to win football games.We’re going to spend some time talking about this subject in the coming week because nobody wants to talk about how the Saints look like a real contender this year (Go Rams!). I’d like you, dear reader, to take a moment and gather your best guess as to how the Carolina Panthers performed with regards to their time of possession in 2018. Really think about it and then move on to the next paragraph.The Panthers, who we all remember as having a dismal season featuring a stunning seven game losing streak Wes Horton Jersey , dominated the time of possession across the whole season. They possessed the football for 23:14 longer than their opponents. The average time of possession in the NFL is 30:00 (see again: math). That means the Panthers almost played a whole game more than their opponents in 2018.While striking, the sum of the season is hardly the story of each game. By time of possession, the Carolina Panthers would have had a successful season and likely been in the playoffs with a 10-6 record. They would have swept the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons, lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, but beaten the Cleveland Browns. They also would have played a close game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, ultimately losing that game 30:35 to 29:25.The relationship between time of possession and winning is not a causal one. It exists, to be sure Cheap Luke Kuechly Jersey , but it is incidental. Events that cause wins (scores) typically also require possessing the ball. The more a team scores the more they will both win and possess the ball. Focusing on possession is missing the forest for the leaf on your shoe. We’ll look in deeper detail going forward about how time of possession has compared to wins for previous Panthers seasons and for other, more successful franchises in the NFL. If you think you have a perfect rebuttal to this argument and that time of possession is actually the most important stat in football, please leave a comment or write a fan post to support your opinion. We’ll try to address your ideas as this series continues.