{"id":115934,"date":"2021-06-03T10:53:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T14:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=115934"},"modified":"2021-06-03T10:53:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T14:53:47","slug":"pff-carolina-panthers-receivers-running-backs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/06\/03\/pff-carolina-panthers-receivers-running-backs\/","title":{"rendered":"PFF Too Low On Carolina Panthers Receivers, Just Right on Running Backs"},"content":{"rendered":"

With rosters across the league largely set until training camp, the fine folks at Pro Football Focus are passing the time by grading the best units at every position across the league. In the past few days, PFF ranked the Carolina Panthers receivers as the 20th<\/sup>-best unit in football<\/a>\u00a0while the running backs came in at seventh<\/a>. This is way too low for a talented receiving room but just right for the running backs.<\/p>\n

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PFF: Carolina Panthers Have Underwhelming Skill Position Players<\/h2>\n

Receivers Ranked 20th<\/sup> in NFL<\/h4>\n

Pro Football Focus acknowledges that Carolina has a strong starting duo in D.J. Moore and Robby Anderson, but the rest of the depth chart just has too many question marks for their liking. Specifically calling out the battle between David Moore and Terrace Marshall<\/a>, PFF acknowledges that the rookie was a first-round talent in their eyes while specifically calling out his ability on contested catches.<\/p>\n

These rankings include tight ends and not running backs, which is enough to lower Carolina on these ranks. Dan Arnold possesses some upside, but Ian Thomas was one of the worst tight ends in football last year.<\/p>\n

While this unit definitely isn\u2019t as good as Tampa Bay<\/a> or Kansas City<\/a>, putting them down at 20 just feels disrespectful. Moore and Anderson are one of the better receiving duos in the league, and adding a first-round talent into the mix should only make things better. Even if Marshall needs time to adapt to NFL life, David Moore is a proven third receiver with some success in Seattle. Dan Arnold, meanwhile, has a decent shot of being 2021\u2019s Logan Thomas and emerging as a reliable receiving threat. This unit should be ranked well ahead of the Green Bay Packers<\/a>, New York Giants<\/a>, or an Atlanta Falcons<\/a> team without Julio Jones.<\/p>\n

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D.J. Moore is 23 years young pic.twitter.com\/kgaq2by0w4<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) February 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n