Okay, it's officially time to panic...

[CatMan72]

I was at the game tonight - it was abysmal.

The low point of the night was watching 8 Panthers defenders (most of them starters) getting their hands on the Steelers running back (a backup) and none of them brought him down... that was pathetic!

[CatMan72]

Oh and the interception Matt Moore threw was absurd.

[Panthers128]

I agree that the poor tackling is a serious issue that needs to be addressed sooner than later. Still, I'm not going to panic until we're not competing in meaningful games. Next week will tell us a lot about our team, or at least a lot more than a preseason game where the starters only played a few sets of downs will.

[PhillyB]

we'll address the mistakes, i'm sure, and do everything possible to correct them. But i think there's a LOT of positives to take out of tonight's performance, too - improvements over the first three games.

I think week one against the eagles will be much different than 90% of the people on this board are expecting.

[firstdayfan]

I didn't think it was that bad, the starters only played two series. I think most of the guys were trying to get a strip and that kid just kept his legs moving...they get paid too. Besides, preseason is over and now we can start getting ready for Philly.

[CatMan72]

On a positive note - Nick Hayden finally woke up and made a play.

[firstdayfan]

Oh and the interception Matt Moore threw was absurd.

Seriously, he got hit right as he let the ball go. I thought Matt played great tonight, he made some outstanding throws and really seemed comfortable out there but also with a sense of urgency. He threw the ball down the field and made some plays.

[PhillyB]

Seriously, he got hit right as he let the ball go. I thought Matt played great tonight, he made some outstanding throws and really seemed comfortable out there but also with a sense of urgency. He threw the ball down the field and made some plays.

i agree. the receiver (rosario?) was definitely open... it looked to me like the hit took a good bit of strength off the throw.

[rayzor]

lol

[PeteRozelle]

Dont panic guys! Its preseason, we haven't fully implemented the complete tackle procedure. Right now, we just want to get a hand on the guy blowing by us.

pete

[CatMan72]

"Focus on the defense" is right rayzor, the defense looked pathetic tonight.

Looks like we've spent a little to much time on this "run to the ball" gimmick and not enough time on what to do once you get there, LOL.

[CatMan72]

Dont panic guys! Its preseason, we haven't fully implemented the complete tackle procedure. Right now, we just want to get a hand on the guy blowing by us.

pete

"fully implemented the complete tackle procedure" LOL

[Raskle]

i agree. the receiver (rosario?) was definitely open... it looked to me like the hit took a good bit of strength off the throw.

Yeah.. that interception was not Moore's fault at all. If anybody needs to shoulder the blame there, it was our 1st string TE from last year. King basically got mauled by the DE, and even with blatant holding, still got his ass beat back into the QB. That one was pure King

[Jangler]

Is there time for Jell-O?