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It's pretty clear it was a miscommunication issue, Robby thought deep and Cam thought comeback. Cam's fine with the juice when need be and has plenty of velocity.

Looks like Cam thought Robby was gonna comeback to the ball and Robby thought he'd go deep. Miscommunication INT. Expected growing pains as Cam gets acclimated to his players again.

All fairness Stephon Gilmore likely would've won the battle against Hopkins and this defense would've done enough against Murray like they did last year. One thing's for sure, Phil Snow seems to be Arizona's kryptonite.

add in our starting center as well. though granted, that was definitely more like an upgrade.

Let that sink in. They did not just "win" against what arguably is the best team in the NFC and even the NFL. The Panthers demolished them. Crumpled them. Steamrolled them. And in a turn of events, it was not just one phase the Panthers dominated in. All phases - offense, defense, and even special teams - put on a show to see. Yes, the Cardinals were without Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins. But this same team with those players out put on a clinic against the 49ers just the other week, so that's little excuse. Not to mention the Panthers enforced their will against what is considered one of the best defenses in the NFL. So yes, the Panthers won today. But not just that. They dominated one of the top teams in the NFL. This team has always had potential to be good. There is definitely a bunch of talent offensively and the defense has always been tops. It just took one simple change in the QB engine bay to really get this team firing on all cylinders. And boy, does it look like a fun ride.

This team has barely scored as much as a touchdown the past three weeks. Today this team is dominating, something we haven't seen in a long time. Shut up for now and enjoy the show. We need some excitement for once.

Welp. Not the most encouraging news. If the Panthers struggled against what should have been gimme games, what will happen if the issues continue when the competition gets tough ? Or, as PFF puts it, the toughest in the league? I sure hope the issues plaguing this team get fixed soon. Going 0-3 without McCaffrey is never a good sign. Especially when two of those teams were supposed to be easily winnable.

While the overall vibe of the Panthers has been depressing (as it should be), at the very least there are some bright spots in this mess. Turns out Keith Taylor is one of them. Against the Vikings, he was actually pretty decent considering the circumstances. Coverage was beyond expectations and he may potentially be a steal and an impact maker. Watch his coverage in these few segments: In the first clip, he did well with anticipating the Vikings WR's route and keeping with it, sticking with his guy very well. Good instincts and predictive play by the rookie. In the second clip, he stuck well with his WR like sticky glue and timed the PBU perfectly. Incredible play overall. In the third, he stuck through and pressed well, giving the WR no wiggle room and ultimately prevented the pass. Although the Panthers have a very stacked CB room, he certainly stands out as a potential future star. Of course, he still has a few things to iron out in order to get over in order to fully get integrated in the league as any corner, but poo he did phenominal overall and played well. Good athleticism, instincts, and play make for this guy to be a steal of a pick. Bright future ahead for our secondary.

And the Panthers have a lot of issues that have been further exposed. Seems this team hasn't learned fron last week and whatever the poo happened today is concerning. The offensive line sucks, yes, but Sam Darnold looks like he's regressed. Questionable decision making that came up last week after the second half. Joe Brady also with a few boneheaded calls. We got turnovers and didn't capitalize. The Eagles kept begging us to win but we threw a bigger poo-burger. Defense gassed all day because of it. If this team is playoff caliber, a lot of things need to be addressed. Discipline, better playcalling, offensive line, and Sam Darnold needs to be better too. Not the game I wanted to see after last week, and worrying if this continues to be a trend.

The ultimate momentum shifter honestly and the real reason Dallas one. They got more short fields than us and capitalized. They also created more turnovers. Panthers were competitive up to that point. Not many teams in the league can overcome a situation like that.

That no call was infuriating. Would've been a huge momentum shift for us and we would've been more comfortable heading into the second half with more confidence. Pathetic reffing display again, but we gotta overcome it.

Very fair, I got caught up on that train as well. Without the homerisn shades, the Cowboys simply are more talented. I said it'd come down to coaching and I thought we'd be the better end on that, but forgot that this coaching staff is relatively new and boneheaded mistakes are to be expected (still will hang that if we didn't go for a FG when we did, we would've been more competitive). Either way, we still fought and though it ended up a loss, it's not a terrible beatdown. Just one to move on from and learn from. Still a long season ahead and we have great talent and potential, just a few things to fix and we'll be more competitive. Oline is what it is, and is definitley not an overnight fix, but there have been bad oline who's made deep pushes in the playoffs. The Broncos won a SB in 2015 with a horrid offensive line and offense, although they had a historic defense to aid them. I think this game came down to being outcoached and stupid mistakes.

To think I got excited about this pick. His measureables and potential was great. But man, he does not have the drive to get better and it shows. Waste of potential and ultimately a bad player. We gotta move on.

Very true. Ultimately we gave up too many turnovers and short fielda to a team that feasts upon it. There's a reason why Dallas is top of the league at creating and capitalizing on turnovers. Much like the 2015 Panthers the Cowboys feast on that as well. It's a loss and it sucks, but at the least we get this out of the way early in the season and learn from it. Good thing to re-evaluate on tape and learn from. This is a talented team, and whether we can compete here on out depends on whether we shore up mistakes like this, which ultimately I believe led to our loss moreso than not.

Yep. That call for a FG was boneheaded as they come. Awful call and momentum shifter, gifting the Cowboys easy field position. Gotta learn to not give opponents those fruitcakes and be that risky.

Panthers played to defend the pass. Most notable was the small boxes we had. We figured the Cowboys would eat the secondary alive without Burris and Horn, and it showed Snow was overcompensating for it. Decent plan, if that didn't mean the Cowboys would eat us up on the ground like crazy. Live and learn. Gotta shore up our integrity at the line and show more doninance there. That was a surprise that I didn't expect nor liked seeing.

Very true. Also what didn't help was giving them easy field position. That avalanche began with that missed FG, then the turnovers afterwards. They feast on that. That should be priority number 1 of fixing: gotta stop making silly mistakes like that. Hope Rhule understands that as well.

First half we certainly looked competitive. Had a pathetic ref call gone our way it may have been a widely different score the first half. Just a matter of learning and getting better from this. Mistakes and turnovers we made were easy fuel for the high powered Dallas offense. They have capitalized on turnovers all season thus far and this game is no different.

A lot of things didn't go our way. A bad call to try a FG when we should've punted was also an arguably bigger deal as well. Gave easy field position for the Cowboys. We got 13 games ahead this season to prove we can get past this. I'm optimistic that this is just a small bump in the road for us that we will learn from, and anything to help a young team like this learn and improve is valuable. We may not be the best of the NFC yet, but we are showing we have the potential for it. Just a matter of time, building up this team bit by bit, and learning from mistakes.

Did anyone expect this good of a start to the season? It's still a great start for a team that is still in the process of rebuilding. We came in without CMC and Jaycee Horn, and still tried keeping it competitive at the end despite the daunting lead the Cowboys led up. Do we have issues? Yes, the Oline is abysmal and our defense had a wakeup call. But it was unrealistic to consider this young team a 17-0 juggernaut this season. We went up against a legitimate Cowboys team and the refs calling everything in their favor. It happens. This loss sucks, but we have a lot to look forward to. Promising talent, Sam Darnold showing might, and we have a manageable schedule ahead. Kick off the dirt, put your heads up, and let's move on to the next game and show we can improve from this.

Panthers entered this game expecting to defend the pass it looks like, light boxes galore. The DLine is getting massacred though that's not good

I very well see it. Chuba was a beast in college, loved his tape. Royce Freeman I also have a soft spot for, he showed Stewart like qualities that intrigued me. I think we will surprise the Cowboys a bit with our run game. Now if our o-line continues being inept, that's a different story, but hoping this case we get some decent holes.

Sure, that won't be enough though. Phil Snow has brought a whole new style of defense to the NFL, and our players are versatile and dynamic enough to execute it. They have very unpredictable looks that will take many games before the NFL gets a handle of it, and for sure Phil Snow is likely to dial even more newer looks against this Dallas team. Good luck to your Cowboys, as I think overall it can go either way. I remember that you posted in 2015 on this forum as well, and by and large you were right that your defense was solid at the time and it was mainly our playmaking defense that capitalized. Dallas does have slightly superior talent in terms of their players, so I think coaching will be the major tipping point. If Snow gets this defense to execute well and confuse the Cowboys o-line like he has to even the best in the Saints (with their center being a weakness, similar mold as the Cowboys), it will be a long day for him. You don't suddenly become historically insane on defense just from a cakewalk schedule. Their DVOA ranking continuing as number 1 is unprecedented in all of Carolina's history and their stats are at a historic record run even through the first of these early games. Mind you, the Panthers defense had many more top tier years than they have not. As for this defense, they are no slouches at all. As far as us offensively, remains to be seen whether we can take advantage of generating explosive plays. Joe Brady is a great schemer, so I expect a good poan, just needs to hone better on playcalling and redzone execution. Ultimately a hard game to predict. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Good point, as the Texans scheme was questionable at best. Simply left guys open in so many voids, Panthers could've definitely capitalized even more than they did that game. At the same time, it is no secret that the Cowboys do have a weakness in terms of limiting explosive plays. QBs have thrown 300+ yards against them for a reason, and they also lead the league in allowance of such type of plays. The Panthers have very explosive playmakers in Robby Anderson and DJ Moore that should take advantage.

Ah I see now, my bad. And hoping so too. Cowboys center is definitely their weakest point of their o-line from what I'm seeing, so I expect to see him be as much as a turnstile as the Saints center was. Phil Snow seems to dial up new surprises every week, so I'm sure he has a fun package for Dak Prescott this go around. Also, @rayzor feel free to close this thread as it is a duplicate. Unable to figure out how myself as it won't let me edit the OP.