Carolina was the highest scoring team in the league this year. They weren't carried by the defense.
Not quite right...Carolina defense created a lot of turnovers which give Cam a lot of short fields.
Already went over this with Huggy in my previous post. They were first in points, 11th in yards per game. Yes, the D got a lot of turnovers, but the defense did not carry the team.
Here's another comparison. Carolina was +20 in turnover differential. They scored 500 points. Kansas City was +14 in turnover differential. They scored 405 points.
This need to downplay Carolina's offensive production this past year is a bit baffling.
Carolina was plus 28 turnovers I believe. That's a lot of short fields not counting the Defense scoring which takes no time off the clock allowing more time for Offensive scoring as Offensive scoring usually just eats the clock.
Point is that turnovers and defensive scoring is a huge advantage in team scoring. Newton DID throw for 34 TDs and run for another 14. No matter how you slice it the Panthers scored a butt load of points in 2015 and they should be congratulated for that.
Regular 15-1 season, Carolina was plus 20. Just as Seattle was when their offense finished 8th in scoring and had a 13-3 record. So was Seattle's offense worse than Cam and the Panthers?