Panthers’ Colbert must step up in 2006

By Connor Byrne  |   Monday, May 29, 2006  |  Comments( 2 )

 Carolina Panthers
After a promising rookie season in 2004, Carolina Panthers receiver Keary Colbert slumped badly in 2005, his sophomore season, which led many to wonder if he even deserved to be in the team's top four on the receiving depth chart. The former USC star, who is also a former second-round pick, needs to rebound next season in order for the Panthers'...
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CommentsComments: 2
 No.1
DEVASTATOR		 08:41 PM
05/30/2006
Keary Colbert was not the problem in the passing game. The problem was that he wasn't being thrown the ball. It's not as though he dropped passes or that he ran poor routes -- which was actually considered his strength at the time he was drafted. Jake Delhomme just got complacent with Steve Smith making plays and virtually ignored the other receivers. It was this ignorance that negatively impacted Carolina's drive to the Super Bowl. Had they attempted to throw to other WRs aside from Smith, they would have fared much better.
 No.2
Ronnie		 09:58 PM
05/31/2006
It isn't Jake who desides who gets the ball. Dan Henning, the offensive coordinator, really desides who get the ball. The play Dan calls is set up for Smith to make a play. Keary had a hard time getting open last season, as I watched every game, he was never open.
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