The Lone Panther

I haven't been keeping up, but will Johnson, Short and Star be back by game 1? Thanks!

Nice penetration by Cox.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Webb get picked up by another team. Browns would be ideal.

Where's that guy that said preseason games are a drag?

Time to go deep to Byrd.

Should go for it.

Boykin has my vote.

How many TE's do we keep on the active roster?

It was one play.

Cam has sweaty nipples.

Had one drop, the other was just well defended. Even Funchess had a drop. They're rookies, probably just nerves. People's expectations are just too high on this board. Just a reminder, Byrd is an undrafted rookie. He's not going to come out in his first preseason game and get 100+ receiving yards. Even Amari Cooper, who went 4th overall, finished with 3 receptions for 22 yards. His and Byrd's stats were nearly identical. Just saying.

Wasn't impressed with special teams. Lot of missed tackles, still giving up too many yards on our opponents returns, and punting tonight was just flat out terrible. Also, our punt returns weren't that great as well, mainly due to the guys upfront not blocking.

No, sir. Only Cox and Miller did. Cox turned on beast mode late in the game and Miller was getting in the backfield almost every snap while he was in there.

Overall thoughts on the game. Not going to be too critical since it was only the first preseason game. QB: Not really a whole lot to talk about. Cam played well once the o-line started to block, DA looked good. Webb started out rough, but finished strong. Is he eligible for the PS? RB: Fozzy didn't look good at all. Need to wait and see how he does in the rest of the preseason games before we start to scratch him off. But right now, his future doesn't look good, IMO. Payne looked decent, liked what I saw from Todman, but Brandon has got BIG potential. He needs more reps. FB: Where was Ward? TE: Did Williams play? Really liked what I saw from Lucas. If he continues to play like that, then it might be time to say bye bye to B. Williams. WR - Ginn played great, KB has a chance to be the best receiver in the NFL this season, Funchess looked solid, Brown was super quiet, Boykin needs to get more reps, Bersin looked eh, Still don't get why Cotchery is a lock. So he brings a vet presence. Shouldn't that only matter if the receiver is actually good? I just feel that Cotch is easily replaceable. As for Byrd, thought he played pretty good. Played three series, got three receptions, two of which moved the chains, and 2 incompletions. One was clearly his fault, but the other was a poorly thrown ball and well defended. Still VERY early. But knowing this coaching staff and how they feel about having a vet presence and their man crush on Bersin, Byrd is most likely heading for the PS no matter what he does. O-line - Eh, started out rough, but got their stuff together in the 2nd qtr. Once they settled in, giving Cam time to throw, allowing our receivers to run their routes, Cam was able to make plays. Williams played fairly well, so did Oher. D-line -Starters didn't get get a whole lot of penetration early, but not having many of our star players in there surely played a role in that. Horton was very quiet. Addison didn't do as well as I thought he would considering what I've read about him in TC. Now for Ealy, this dude might seriously be gone if that Cox guy continues to play like he did late in the game. Need Cox to play earlier and see how he does against tougher competition. Also, Steve Miller looked pretty good from what I saw. Another guy to keep an eye on. Kyle got some penetration earlier on as well. I actually think he did better than Cole. LB - Overall, they played well. Mayo has some potential, but Glanton played the best, IMO. Klein needs to be concerned. Some tough competition at LB. DB - Teddy didn't play very well, everyone else was fairly quiet. Nobody really stood out or impressed me.

It seems to me you're the one that's being a dick. Did Byrd bang your girlfriend or something? Why the hate?

2 receptions for 17 yards, moved the chains twice. Not too bad considering the guy under center is terrible.

Going to say that miss was on nerves.

Ealy can't even do anything against the 3rd and 4th stringers. Not a good sign.

Where da f*ck is Brandon and Byrd? Want to see them.

Wow, Tillman sounds white. Lol

Poor blocking by our special teams. Gave Byrd no chance.

Terrible call, but w/e.

Maybe

A field goal? Really? It's preseason, go for it.

Cam delivers when the line actually blocks.