OK, time to decrease expectations.

[Udogg]

On defense, I don't know what gonna happen this year. Our defense looks extremely vanilla. Knowing how much Fox like to play things close to the vest I would not be surprised to see either end of the extreme. Either a really good defense or a really bad defense. I think most weaknesses can be schemed around.

On offense, I am not as concerned as years past. As long as Smitty is going I think our offense is still quite potent. Defenses look real compact when he is not playing for us. Jake showed a little more rhythm the Miami game so I think he will round into shape around the start of the season(as usual).

I think its a toss up tbh. We either gonna be really good or really bad. No in between this year.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

No fears. At all. Every team we play this year is easily beatable by a middle of the road team (which the Panthers are). Nothing that I have seen in the preseason games, particularly from the starters, makes me think that we will just be steamrolled this year.

10-6. Wildcard. All bets are off from there.

[PanthersFanInGA]

PRESEASON. The outcome of these games and what goes on during them don't really mean much of poo. Our starters come in and play a few plays and yall freak out based on how our 3rd strings play through 3 quarters of football. I could care less if we went 0-4 in the preseason. It doesn't mean anything.

[CRA]

PRESEASON. The outcome of these games and what goes on during them don't really mean much of poo. Our starters come in and play a few plays and yall freak out based on how our 3rd strings play through 3 quarters of football. I could care less if we went 0-4 in the preseason. It doesn't mean anything.

we had weaknesses last season.....based on the way the 1st stringers are playing out of some very basic sets.....those weaknesses are still there......regardless if it is just preseason. Godfrey cost us some games last year....he is still a liability. There was no decent DL play the majority of last season outside of Pep......that lack of pass rush and pressure cost us some games.....there is still none.

Fox and Hurney have not addressed the problems from last season. The problems were simply put on Trgo defensivly as an easy way out. imo. The only step you could use as an argument they attempted to address the DL was Brown......but a 1st year rookie rarely make an immediate difference. The DT spot was a glaring problem last season. It was not addressed and on top of that we already lost the best DT out of a fairly average group coming back.

[JungleCat]

I'm not freakin' out...yet, but our DT situation is broken and there're unknowns coming in as starters. Also, our 3rd stringers look bad against the opponent's 3rd stringers. Reason for concern? Maybe.