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No comparison

Panthers got who they wanted. Sanders is happy for 4 years. Win. Win.

He is not a free agent. He has the franchise tag. He will play for the Giants or no one.

https://theathletic.com/4694591/2023/07/17/carolina-panthers-roster-analysis-defense/?source=weeklyemail&campaign=602288 Yes...written by Person. If you want to see what he says about a specific player..let me know and I will copy. Here are a couple: ILB Frankie Luvu: The energetic Luvu might be the Panthers’ most versatile defender, with Jeremy Chinn also in the running. Luvu is unquestionably among their most productive, finishing second on the team last season in tackles and sacks. S Jeremy Chinn: It’s tough to know exactly what to call Chinn in the new scheme, although linebackers coach Peter Hansen put the label “superhero” on the second-round pick from 2020. “We just don’t know which cape he’ll wear from day to day,” Hansen said. Chinn could see action at linebacker and big nickel, among other spots. Coaches hope playing him closer to the line of scrimmage will result in more production. [I hope so too!] S Vonn Bell: The Panthers didn’t get an interception from a safety last season, a trend they hope will correct with the acquisition of Bell. The eight-year veteran picked off a career-high four passes last season for Cincinnati and matched his career best with eight passes defensed.

Welcome back.

There was actually a little sarcasm in my post. It is "exciting" because so many people seemed to be fretting about it.

Newton would go on to explain a day later: “I didn’t dive on one fumble because the way my leg was (positioned). It could have been contorted in a way. You say my effort? I didn’t dive down. I fumbled—that’s fine. That’s fine. We didn’t lose the game because of that fumble.” https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/02/11/cam-newton-dive-fumble-super-bowl-50-carolina-panthers-nfl

Few entertainers in any field have had such a remarkable and enduring second act as singer Tony Bennett. He had his first top-selling hit in 1951 with “Because of You,” then topped the charts again more than 60 years later, collaborating with pop star Lady Gaga to become the oldest person ever to have a No. 1 album. He was a singer of the pre-rock school, a tuxedo-clad throwback whose career faltered in the 1960s and ’70s, when he refused to sing music he thought was beneath his talents. Then, with his son managing a late-career revival, Mr. Bennett began to connect with younger audiences of the MTV generation, soaring into a second-time-around stardom in the 1990s without changing his classic style or even loosening his tie. His albums were on the charts in every decade from the 1950s to the 2020s. He was a star before Elvis Presley recorded his first song and was still at the top of his game in the era of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Jay-Z, giving him what critic Gary Giddins called “the longest last laugh in history.” Mr. Bennett, who won 20 Grammy Awards and performed for every president from Dwight D. Eisenhower to Barack Obama “Tony Bennett possesses one of the great voices and singing careers of the last 60 years,” John Edward Hasse, a music historian who was a longtime curator of American music at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, said before Mr. Bennett’s death. “Not very many singers, much less musicians, have achieved that kind of durability. He’s got a jazz musician’s phrasing and sense of timing, as well as a feeling for spontaneity. These are classic, timeless aesthetic values that he personifies.” Beginning as a bobby-sox idol in the mold of Frank Sinatra, Mr. Bennett became a star in the early 1950s with such hit songs as “Because of You,” “Rags to Riches,” “Stranger in Paradise” and a pop version of country singer Hank Williams’s “Cold, Cold Heart.” ........... his musical catalogue was balanced between saccharine pop tunes and more challenging material, which he often performed with leading jazz musicians. He perfected a style that changed little throughout the years. He sang ballads with a warm intimacy, bounced through fast-tempo tunes with swinging gusto and often finished songs with a full-throated, operatic ending. In 1961, just as rock-and-roll was about to eclipse the traditional pop favored by Mr. Bennett, his pianist, Ralph Sharon, suggested that he try out a new tune for a tour to the West Coast. Mr. Bennett recorded “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” by the little-known songwriting team of Douglass Cross and George Cory, in a single take in 1962, and it was released as the B-side of the single “Once Upon a Time.” Even though it did not reach No. 1, “San Francisco” became one of the best-selling records of 1962 and stayed on the charts for almost three years. It earned Mr. Bennett his first Grammy Awards, for record of the year and best male solo vocal performance. Asked if he ever got tired of the song, Mr. Bennett replied: “Do you ever get tired of making love?” “For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business,” Sinatra told Life magazine in 1965, at the height of Mr. Bennett’s initial fame. “He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He’s the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more.” ....he had another experience in the Army that shaped his life. In Germany, Mr. Bennett ran into a Black friend from New York and joined him for Thanksgiving dinner. Mr. Bennett’s commanding officer reprimanded him for associating with African Americans and transferred him to a different unit. For the rest of his life, Mr. Bennett was a quiet political activist and advocate for civil rights. He campaigned for John F. Kennedy in 1960 and joined Martin Luther King Jr. on the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. Mr. Bennett continued to perform for five years after he received his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2016, his wife revealed to the AARP website in 2021. Despite his condition, he never forgot a lyric while singing. In August 2021, he gave two farewell concerts at New York’s Radio City Music Hall with Lady Gaga to commemorate his 95th birthday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/07/21/singing-star-tony-bennett-dies/ For more than seven decades, Mr. Bennett was known for his ageless, agile voice, for the intimacy of his interpretations and for an impeccable sense of style and musical taste that had a lasting appeal.

They are throwing parties in Washington. Harris buying beer for the partiers. Big rally for Harris tomorrow. Team employees are rejoicing. During one of Jay Gruden's interviews today he was asked a question about Snyder and said, “I didn’t really talk to him for the last year and a half,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/07/20/daniel-snyder-commanders-fans/

Jay Gruden, who was Washington’s head coach from 2014 to 2019, says that Snyder wouldn’t put in the work necessary to learn how good a player was, but would insist on making decisions in the draft and free agency. “He wasn’t experienced enough in the business to make those decisions.” Gruden said on Kevin Sheehan’s podcast, via USA Today. “He didn’t put in the work. For him to pick a player in the draft is asinine. He didn’t put the work in. He didn’t watch the players. He didn’t go to the meetings. He didn’t go to the scouts’ meetings.” Gruden said he doesn’t necessarily object to an owner making those calls, he just wants the owner to know what he’s doing. Before coaching Washington, Gruden spent three seasons as Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator, and he credited Bengals owner Mike Brown for participating in scouting and film study before making any decisions. “Mike Brown, when I was with the Cincinnati Bengals, sat in meetings, watched the film, put in the work,” Gruden said. “When he made a decision, it was based upon what he saw, what he took in from the coaches and from the scouts. So I respected that. I don’t respect the guy that doesn’t watch the film and comes in, makes the pick, and tells you who he is signing in free agency. It makes no sense when we and the scouts are doing all of the film work, and all of a sudden, he comes in and makes the pick. So, I think it is going to be a very beneficial move for all of the fans and for the organization moving forward.” https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jay-gruden-dan-snyder-watched-no-film-but-dictated-who-washington-signed-and-drafted

It was too early to go for 2. Have the Panthers ever had a HC who was a good game manager?

Doubt this is on his diet

A good test when they are in the game. Also a good bit of info in those practices I would think.

Just realized that the Jets are also in the HOF game. We get them early for the joint practice and our 1st preseason game. Should be a good experience and challenge for the team. Jets get to camp early and already have 1 game under their belt when the Panthers play their 1st. Good challenge.

Yea, Cousins moaned and yelled in pain a lot. Would go to the bench saying "I'm hurt." Did not look like anyone paid attention to him. Thought it was interesting when they showed some of the extra things each one did to prepare. For Mahomes it was the intense workouts with his private trainer. For Cousins it was sessions with a psychologist and having chiropractors come to his home. With Mariotta they mentioned his personal chef. To summarize...1 worked to be better, 1 got help to feel better, 1 got help to eat better.

Tepper should snatch that up.

Do not want any starting player on the field during preseason any more than what is absolutely needed. Every rep is a chance for an injury. New team new schemes...they need to get some live practice and rookies need to get a feel for the speed of the game. We have smart coaches and I am sure they will minimize risk as they can and still be ready for Atlanta.

Google the topic...lots of articles about how a baseball background helps quarterbacks.

"I've never really played baseball...." https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-drafts-top-qb-bryce-young-admits-theres-one-flaw-in-his-game-that-he-needs-to-fix-now/#:~:text="I've never really played,baseball slide%2C" Young said.

My guess is that they wanted some variety....which they accomplished.

No Thielen moments that I noticed.