LinvilleGorge

That's largely a scheming thing and something I would expect us not to show in preseason.

Evidence of competency. Downplay it all you want but what we've seen this preseason is concerning. Our OL hasn't slowed anyone down yet and our D is missing a lot of gap assignments. That's not a scheming thing. That's a lack of competency.

Our old buddy Alex Armah just got stood up on the goal line by a 5th round rookie DB on a two point conversion late in the 4th for the tie.

And yet we've largely just squandered it. UNC can have elite defenses and elite offenses but it seems to be a law of the universe that when it happens that elite unit has to be paired with an absolute bottom of the barrel unit on the other side of the ball.

It's is just the state of sports media well, you could probably drop the "sports" qualifier to be fair) these days.

McLaurin has a "toe injury". I used to scoff at toe injuries until I suffered a turf toe injury. It's very not funny when it happens to you and you realize just how debilitating it is for your big toe not to be able to bear weight. I never truly recovered. That toe hurt for literally years and it turned into a bunion but it doesn't hurt anymore so fug it.

Full year of NFL practice. Only one actual game. It's not nothing, but Sam is basically the equivalent of a redshirt freshman in college.

It was good. But you don't draw it up for your QB to break two tackles in the pocket, roll out with a DE hot on his heels and drop a dime down the field. That's the QB.

Ryan Clark on Howell at half: "Imagine we were talking about a Bryce Young or Anthony Richardson and he was playing like this how excited we would be."

Y'all... Sam Howell is a fuging stud.

I was onboard with Icky because I thought he was the safest OL in the draft. Worst case scenario I thought he'd be a road grading OG of he didn't work out at LT but yeah, that's not exactly what you're looking for with a top 10 pick. I hope this team and staff are just not taking preseason seriously at all my I don't know why they would be but if they are and this is what we have to work with then oh wee mayne.

I honestly think the guy was just trying to do his job.

Not gonna lie, I'm concerned about Ekwonu. Guys are just blowing right by him untouched.

They almost always are. That guy has been banned probably a dozen times.

I'm sure they'll magically improve once the regular season gets here. Or so I've been told.

What reaction did you honestly expect out of what you wrote?

If you're having to drink yourself into oblivion to get through a preseason game maybe just bail. It ain't worth it.

This team played too well down the stretch last year to settle for a throwaway "development year" with a #1 overall pick QB we traded significant assets to acquire. I'm getting tired of always settling for "we'll get 'em next year!"

The social media is feeling the angst. A whole lot of this vibe going on in Panthersdom right now.

Well, at least Luton had that one nice ball.

So if you're deemed not in position to catch the ball then the gunners can still just take a shot at you? That's dumb.

I had honestly already forgotten about The Red Rifle.

The 3rd stringer just threw the best ball of the preseason so far.

I'm not worried yet I just haven't seen anything to get excited about yet either. If this OL doesn't play better it's really not gonna matter.