Panthers Training Camp - Final Thoughts

[CoastalCat]

Love the story, but I don't think the Panthers have the offense to support MVP/ROY players. While KB has the potential to be very good, the ball-control offense isn't set up to give him THAT many looks. Same with Cam getting league MVP. The kind of QB's that win MVP are on pass-happy offenses with way more money and talent wrapped up in their O-Lines. If that were the case, you'd be making a case for our tackles being the best in the league, not just good enough to start. Just my humble opinion. Not trying to hate. If the defense continues to dominate, the run game is successful, the receivers can catch what comes to them, and (most of all) the team stays healthy, the Panthers could be REALLY good this year, as a team. The Saints and Bucs got their superbowl rings before us. I just hope that we can be the first to win the division twice in a row.

 

With that being said, Your coverage knows no equal. Keep up the great work. 

[mbarbour21]

Love the story, but I don't think the Panthers have the offense to support MVP/ROY players. While KB has the potential to be very good, the ball-control offense isn't set up to give him THAT many looks. Same with Cam getting league MVP. The kind of QB's that win MVP are on pass-happy offenses with way more money and talent wrapped up in their O-Lines. If that were the case, you'd be making a case for our tackles being the best in the league, not just good enough to start. Just my humble opinion. Not trying to hate. If the defense continues to dominate, the run game is successful, the receivers can catch what comes to them, and (most of all) the team stays healthy, the Panthers could be REALLY good this year, as a team. The Saints and Bucs got their superbowl rings before us. I just hope that we can be the first to win the division twice in a row.

With that being said, Your coverage knows no equal. Keep up the great work.

Didn't Steve Smith win the "triple-crown" when we had run first offense?

[thefuzz]

No mention of Bene.....

[AU-panther]

Love the story, but I don't think the Panthers have the offense to support MVP/ROY players. While KB has the potential to be very good, the ball-control offense isn't set up to give him THAT many looks. Same with Cam getting league MVP. The kind of QB's that win MVP are on pass-happy offenses with way more money and talent wrapped up in their O-Lines. If that were the case, you'd be making a case for our tackles being the best in the league, not just good enough to start. Just my humble opinion. Not trying to hate. If the defense continues to dominate, the run game is successful, the receivers can catch what comes to them, and (most of all) the team stays healthy, the Panthers could be REALLY good this year, as a team. The Saints and Bucs got their superbowl rings before us. I just hope that we can be the first to win the division twice in a row.

 

With that being said, Your coverage knows no equal. Keep up the great work. 

 

I agree with you that our offense might not help KB load up on a lot of receiving yards but I do think there is a good chance for him to have a decent TD total.  Unfortunately though, I could see Cooks having a really good year for the saints.

[cristex]

Philly looked better towards the end but King is the real story here.

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[Pejorative Miscreant]

Now that camp is over I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on the past few weeks with a just a few of my thoughts.

 

 

 

Byron Bell

 

 

Byron Bell has done pretty well so far in camp and preseason. He gets more negativity than he deserves. Byron has gone up against guys like Greg Hardy, Charles Johnson, and Frank Alexander and has held his own. I dare say he won't see a more difficult task all season long.

 

Some fans point to a specific play in the preseason game where at first glance it appears Byron is badly beaten. The problem is the play called for slide protection, in which case Amini Silotolu was actually the player responsible for the bad read. The point is, it is easy for us as armchair quarterbacks to pass judgment on players when sometimes we should just trust the coaches.

 

I don't feel Byron is headed for the pro bowl, but I do feel he is good enough to be a starting tackle in this league.

 

 

This coupled with the fact that Rivera named Alexander and Hardy Camp MVP's gives me hope.  If those guys are the MVPs and Bell/Chandler are holding there own then there is reason for optimism.

[Ruff]

I am of afraid of the toned down environment. :/

[LinvilleGorge]

I am of afraid of the toned down environment. :/

Honestly, me too. I wouldn't be as concerned if Rivera teams didn't have a history of getting off to slow starts.

[CoastalCat]

Didn't Steve Smith win the "triple-crown" when we had run first offense?

 

Yep. It was the year that everyone but Nick Goings was hurt.

[Ergent Seth]

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[Chaos]

Thanks for your great camp coverage this season, now I'm ready for some "On Notice" threads. Don't hold back!

[KSpan]

Yep. It was the year that everyone but Nick Goings was hurt.

Goings' best year was 2004, same year that Smitty was hurt - Steve's triple-crown year was 2005. Nick and Moose both blew up during that 2004 winning streak.

[lightsout]

Pffft. It was an OK write up...


















































Have my babies.

[SauceBoss]

i can't believe i missed camp again.