Jon Snow

Now this I buy.

No

I'm just going to see if there's anything that's improved at this point. Maybe we will see some improvements in areas that have plagued this team for years like the run defense and the running game at least. Baby steps given the situation. Other than that I wouldn't hold my breath for significant improvement.

You have focus on the little things. This team will not be one of this teams that can turn it around in one offseason. It's just too dysfunctional and depleted of talent. The talent may be improved soon enough if they get lucky but the dysfunction may take awhile.

We were already out of playoff contention before the season even started. We've been out of it for seven or eight years now.

I'm willing to bet he will get more time next week.

Leota is about all I got on the rise. All the wr's were bad. Just too many drive killing drops.

I guess they needed to see it for themselves to believe it.

That our depth is complete ass. Most backups need replaced and the jury is still out on whether the starters can beat last years record.

That is a given. At least it will be a different group of players to entertain the masses. That's all I've got.

90% of the guys that took the field tonight will not make the team. Take a deep breath and save the panic for next week.

Drops and penalties have killed any drive that showed any promise in this game. The depth is bad, real bad. I'm guessing they will be very active on the waiver wire.

Like that will matter. He's only been here two weeks. Just run the ball and get it over with.

The alternative is a guy that's only been on the team 2 weeks. If you think it's bad now just sit back and give it a minute.

NBC out of SC here in Asheville. You must been in the local broadcast area and it will depend on the network.

The thing the gets me is that if he were undermined and not given his choice or choices and he was proven right, why fire him? It seems that he would have proven to know what he's doing and deservemore control instead fired. Something just doesn't add up.

Beggars can't be chosers. Plummer has a chance to win a backup spot if he has it in him. If not here then somewhere else. These games matter for guys trying to make a roster. Instead of game 3 in preseason they get game 1. If they do well enough they could earn more time in the next game. That appears to be what's going on.

I suspect almost all of the starters play next week.

That's the spirit! I want to see these misfits kick some ass.

It's sending a statement. To who or what I'm still trying to figure out.

I will probably pay more attention to how the coaching staff operate than what the players are doing.

Sometimes, not always. It's usually agreed upon before the game but not always. I can understand what Canales is trying to achieve in this game somewhat. It's to see who shows out or stands out. It's for those hoping to survive first cuts I guess. The backups are not safe at all and have a lot to prove themselves. I suspect this game will decide who's playing with the starters in the next game more than anything.

That appears to be just about all of them. It appears to be a battle of our backups against their starters.

There's a lot of truth to this. I'm not sure there's enough starters actually playing tonight to evaluate any of the backups. I'm curious to see the lineups tonight as it might give me a clue as to what he's trying to achieve tonight. Right now I haven't a clue

On fox in Asheville as well. We get the fox channel in Greenville SC.