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Norwell not playing tonight but he is still the starting LG for the Jaguars. The Panthers have been searching for a legit LG ever since they lost Norwell.

Huge missed opportunity last year but Brady was convinced Teddy was his guy.

Is Slye any different from what he was a year ago? Seems the Panthers should have been trying out kickers long before now….they have only had the entire offseason.

I mean Slye is not good but seems the Panthers may have even bigger problems than kicker.

I watched Washington last night and Heineke looked better than either Walker or Grier. At least the Panthers got a 5th for Allen but he is better than Walker or Grier too. I see Sam as a 50/50 QB. He has a 50% chance at continuing to be ineffective. He has a 50% chance at being an adequate QB but not a star. My hope is that he is better than Teddy but I don’t know.

Last year was the only year that Samuel excelled and that is probably because CMC was out. Good kid and good player but he was better off going to another to get paid.

A joint practice- somewhere Frank Alexander is smiling.

So is Brown’s ankle injury serious? He left the game and did not return so hoping he is ok.

Concerned about oline specifically LT and LG. As mentioned also LB but I hope the d-line and secondary are strong enough to “hide” some of the LB issues. In 2020, when Whitehead was benched for Carter the LB play was “adequate” so hoping for at least the same this year. Also concerned about PK-Slye. confident in WR, TE, secondary and D-line.

It is not surprising the oline was bad. These guys have not played together as a unit. Hopefully they don’t just suck and only need time to gel. I think they planned/hoped Sewell would be there at 8, but the Lions double-crossed them.

I hope that $120k goes to charity or some worthy cause that would help folks who need help. Otherwise…what a waste

Rae Carruth - for many reasons.

Thanks- I sure do not want to see CMC or DJ returning punts. I hope Shi Smith is up to the challenge. It’s too bad one guy ie- Cannon- can’t do both.

If they are looking at Cannon to be the kick returner, are they also looking at him for PR? If not, who is the PR?

The Panthers have been struggling with the o-line since Gross and Wharton retired. Other than Moton, they have drafted poorly and other than one year of Oher have been poor in free agency. Lets hope this year they figure it out as our “rookie QB” is going to need lots of help to be successful.

What a great team. All the way to the Super Bowl. Jake, 89, 87, Davis, Gross, Peppers, Morgan, Rucker, Buckner Minter, Jenkins, and etc. I can’t wait to see X-Clown….

This is the first year in a very long time when the Panthers have actual legitimate competition for the o-line. It is about time. Seems like Rhule is serious about fixing a long overdue problem.

Kind of like Joe Webb was the #3 QB for a few years. Webb played special teams, WR and QB 3. Perhaps Stevens could fit in a similar role. He can certainly contribute a whole lot more than Grier has the past two seasons.

Agree or disagree, Rhule believes Sam is just as good as Fields or Jones which is why they picked Horn. We will see if this was the right decision soon.

So I probably have his wrong but I thought rosters went from 53 to 55 last year. But I know this is confusing as it has something to do with two spots coming from the practice squad. I kind of figured that since there will be 17 games the rosters would be more than 53. Can any of you smart people explain this...is it 53 or 55.

Now that there is a 17-game season, are teams now able to have more than 55...which increased from 53. Also- does the practice squad increase from 12?

Well at least Bradbury was a solid pick I thought it was a mistake to let him go. I still remember when he was drafted and he got the call from the Panthers.... he was fixing his mom’s toilet

When Moose was a rookie, John Madden was the commentator on one of the Panthers games. It was the first time he had seen moose play. I remember his description: This Muhammad kid is a nasty receiver. That was a high praise complement and Moose had a great career.

He will be better than Samuel. This guy catches TD’s.

I don’t think the Panthers could have made a bigger mess of the QB situation. They cut Cam with one year left on his contract and sign/overpay Teddy for 3-years. During the off-season make it known to everyone that they are done with Teddy (terrible negotiation tactics) after only one year But still own his big contract. And now have the young/unproven with hopefully hidden potential Sam Darnold as the QB. To me, it looks like a bunch of rookie decisions/mistakes have been made at the most valuable position. It also seems like Tepper is meddling and I wonder if that is why the Panthers are where they are.