ICYMI: Week 6

A look back at the best writing and biggest Carolina Panthers news you may have missed in Week 6 on Cat Scratch Reader

Week 6 has been a good one so far, folks. The Panthers had a blast celebrating Graham Gano’s crazy, game-winning field goal; we had a lot of time to dissect why that never should have been necessary in the first place; and Thomas Davis back, y’all! Check out the links below to catch any of that action, and more, that you may have missed from us this week.

Tuesday Turtle Spotlight: Cursed by the presence of offensive coordinators past

It seemed his mere presence in the stadium was enough to put the Panthers offense in a state of complete disorder. The delay of game penalties and wasted timeouts that seemed to be a thing of the past once again reared their heads, and the infamous “grind it out” approach to offense once again manifested itself.

- Jonathan DeLong

The Panthers offensive line is the team’s MVP (so far)

Through Week 5 the Carolina Panthers are sporting a 3-1 record despite the fact that the five offensive linemen with the most snaps played are two unheralded journeymen (Chris Clark and Greg Van Roten), a guy who’s too young (Taylor Moton), a guy who’s too old (Ryan Kalil), and a backup center playing out of position (Tyler Larsen).

- Mick Smiley

Panthers at Washington: Step UP or Step OUT

Welcome back to the 2018 edition of Step UP or Step OUT, a series on CSR that is intended to look at players who are playing well and highlight a few that need to step their game up. Think of it as a heat index for the Carolina Panthers; guys who are playing well are stepping up and those who aren’t need to improve their game or. . . step out.

- Erik Sommers

3 things to know about playing at FedEx Field

The artificial surface that games are played on in Maryland is routinely criticized as among the worst in the NFL. It may be second only to Oakland, which is an actual baseball stadium. Washington, as with many of its chronic problems, has only itself to blame. What does this mean for Sunday?

- Walker Clement

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