Carolina Panthers 2018 season. That means today we take a closer look at cornerback James Bradberry.James Bradberry Carolina Panthers Hoodie , CornerbackBioHeight: 6’1”Weight: 212 lbsAge: 25College: SamfordNFL Experience: 3 yearsJames Bradberry was drafted by the Panthers in the second round (No. 62 overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft to replace Josh Norman, who signed a five-year, $75 million contract with Washington a few days before the draft. He has been the Panthers’ No. 1 cornerback since coming into the league.Here are some of his career highlights, courtesy of the Panthers’ website:Bradberry enters the 2018 season as the clear No. 1 cornerback for the Panthers, and is in no danger of losing his spot on the 53-man roster. He sat out the team’s preseason opener against the Bills for precautionary reasons, but could see limited action on Friday night against the Dolphins. Regardless of how much (or how little) he plays in the preseason Youth Customized Carolina Panthers Jerseys , he’s expected to be ready to go for the regular season opener against the Cowboys. The Carolina Panthers love running out of jumbo sets in short yardage situations. Whenever the ball gets close to the goal line, Norv likes to send out the hog mollies to try to grind out those final yards. He should stop doing that.Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns provided the perfect juxtaposition of smash mouth football with creative play designs and their varying success in the red zone . The Panthers first run inside the five yard line came out of this formation. Wide receiver D.J. Moore is motioning around Cam Newton, which makes the Browns account for the possibility of a speed option run or a swing pass to Moore in the flat. Devin Funchess and Curtis Samuel are lined up outside. The Panthers run a read option to McCaffrey. Touchdown. Easy.The next time the Panthers go near the end zone, the coaching staff went to their bread and butter. On first and goal from the one, this was the formation:Cam Newton handed the ball to Alex Armah. No gain. So the Panthers did it again.This time McCaffrey got the call. He technically scored, but an argument could be made that he didn’t break the plane. Regardless www.panthersauthorizedshops.com , the Browns were inches away from stuffing yet another run from the one yard line. The Browns went with a different approach. Their first play inside the Panthers five yard line was this offensive masterpiece:Easy touchdown. They ran that same play later in the game on third and two, and it went for 51 yards (second Tweet). The Panthers need to rethink the way they approach short yardage situations. When they spread the Browns out and used motion and deception, they scored easily. So did the Browns. When the Panthers tried to go heavy and pound it in, they struggled. About 20% of Panthers rushing attempts this season have come with fewer than two wide receivers on the field. Those runs have averaged roughly one yard per carry and have been successful about a quarter of the time. Look no further than the screenshots above to see why they don’t work. When the Panthers line up in the I-formation and no wide receivers, it lets the defense put all eleven defenders within a five yard radius. There is absolutely no space to run. On top of that, with the quarterback being eliminated from the play after handing the ball off Carolina Panthers Womens T-Shirt , there are only nine Panthers to block those eleven defenders. With two unblocked defenders and little mental processing required to diagnose the play, the defense has an easy stop. And it’s not a problem exclusive to the Panthers. The Panthers have a bevy of weapons that can stretch the field horizontally as well as vertically. They have a quarterback that is one of the best short yardage runners in the entire NFL. There is no reason for them to depend on an archaic brand of football to score touchdowns. It doesn’t work. Sunday’s game provided perfect examples of the dos and don’ts of running the ball near the goal line. If the Panthers want to recapture their red zone mojo, they need to steal a couple pages from the Browns playbook. Who would’ve ever thought they’d be reading those words?