TheSpecialJuan

Next week's thread title: Michael Jordan wins starting RG spot

yeah he's our new slot

He doesn’t fit our scheme and he’s not a very good player he was undrafted for a reason

https://x.com/1pantherplace/status/1693434278711832627?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

I'd get banned again

https://x.com/mike_e_kaye/status/1693404987856937162?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

https://x.com/mysportsupdate/status/1693405030848647637?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

per me and Mike Kaye

Troy Hill

https://x.com/panthernationpc/status/1693260455756636214?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

https://x.com/panthernationpc/status/1693255507341897853?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

Jordan Love looks very impressive

We may keep Jensen instead of vet Justin McCray. McCray was terrible yesterday but has value due to his experience and the fact he can backup Bozeman at C. I'm thinking this is the reason we keep playing Cade Mays at C to see if he can be a viable backup.

- Starting out the battle was rookie Chandler Zavala, who played each of his 21 snaps from the spot—exclusively with the first-team offense. He, per Pro Football Focus, allowed zero pressures over eight chances in earning a 51.4 pass blocking grade. - But it may have been Zavala’s fellow rookie who looked a bit better at the position. The undrafted Nash Jensen also took each of his snaps (22) at right guard while registering zero pressures and a team-best 83.3 pass blocking mark. https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/lists/panthers-giants-preseason-snap-counts-chandler-zavala-nash-jensen-shi-smith/

Best of the defense 1. S Vonn Bell: 86.8 2. LB Ace Eley: 86.7 3. S Jammie Robinson: 80.3 4. DB Jeremy Chinn: 79.7 5. DT Marquan McCall: 79.2 Headlined by his crushing hit on Giants tight end Darren Waller, Bell leads the pack. He also earned an 80.6 grade in tackling and in coverage.

Worst of the defense 30. LB DJ Johnson: 49.7 31. LB Frankie Luvu: 44.7 32. CB Mark Milton: 43.2 33. LB Amaré Barno: 42.0 34. S Josh Thomas: 40.4 Barno followed up an impressive preseason opener with a bit of a stinker by PFF’s standards. The speedy pass rusher was charged with a missed tackle (shoulda been sack) and a 9-yard reception.

Worst of the offense 28. WR Jonathan Mingo: 51.4 29. QB Bryce Young: 49.4 30. C Justin McCray: 48.8 31. RB Spencer Brown: 46.4 32. TE Tommy Tremble: 44.7

Best of the offense 1. WR Gary Jennings: 83.0 2. RB Raheem Blackshear: 82.6 3. WR Shi Smith: 76.3 4. QB Matt Corral: 75.5 5. TE Ian Thomas: 73.0

Best and worst PFF grades from Panthers' preseason loss to Giants https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/lists/panthers-giants-preseason-best-worst-pff-grades-bryce-young-raheem-blackshear-vonn-bell/

The Panthers gave most of their starting defensive front the night off, as Brian Burns, Justin Houston, and Derrick Brown didn't play against the Giants. That created more opportunities for Raequan Williams, who played 31 snaps Friday and capitalized on the opportunity with four tackles, one sack, and two quarterback hits. Amaré Barno and Kobe Jones saw extended work at outside linebacker without Burns, Houston, and Marquis Haynes Sr. on the field. They saw 36 and 34 snaps, respectively. Rookie cornerback Mark Milton recorded the most defensive snaps of the night (45) while the Panthers continue to explore depth options there. He was also on the field for eight special teams snaps.

https://www.panthers.com/news/snap-counts-week-2-preseason Bryce Young took 10 more snaps against the Giants (21) than the 11 he saw against the Jets, and that's a natural product of finding more success moving the ball downfield Friday. Matt Corral led the way in quarterback usage once again, though his workload went down (51 percent this week after taking 77 percent last week). With Andy Dalton out, the Panthers got some work in for Jake Luton, who took 10 snaps at the end of the game after not receiving any against the Jets. Raheem Blackshear got the most snaps of the running backs, recording 23 compared to Spencer Brown and Chuba Hubbard's 20 snaps apiece. Blackshear was also the first Panther to find the end zone this preseason. Brown led the group last week while the Panthers continue to evaluate their depth there. Rookie guard Chandler Zavala worked only with the first-team offensive line at right guard, recording the same share as Ikem Ekwonu, Brady Christensen, Bradley Bozeman, and Taylor Moton while blocking for the ones. They took a committee approach with that spot last week, switching that strategy in favor of continuity against the Giants. Michael Jordan didn't slot in with the first team at right guard this week, but he did get a lot of work with the backup line combinations Friday. He and rookie tackle Ricky Lee, likely getting an extended look in Cameron Erving's absence, recorded the most offensive snaps of anyone. Wide receiver Javon Wims and rookie tackle J.D. DiRenzo round out the Panthers who played more than 50 percent of the offensive snaps.

good stuff