So much for extra practice

[Panther_Fan]

They are not going to practice due to the risk of injury.

[iMeast]

this news sounds good to me. I hope they don't practice for the next two weeks, work out, and eat lots of carbs. If that happens maybe my Redskins will have a shot at winning. Then again maybe not with the way they have been playing. This may be a stinker folks.

HTTR

[God]

Obey your master!

[Jangler]

Maybe give them the weekend off, but they obviously need more practice to get in sync. It's not going to happen by osmosis.

Jones?

[Urrymonster]

In terms of practice, what can be achieved in 5 days, that was not achieved in the entire training camp and pre-season period?

Most of these guys are running on 0 confidence, drilling them often has reverse consequences as the players get the impression that coaches blame them.

Sometimes, not every time, giving a small break to those with no confidence allows them to return re-engerised and determined to prove something.

Then again sometimes it breeds no motivation. It's a fine balance.

[Fireball77]

Good point Urrymonster.

I'm far more annoyed with what sounded like another light training camp than I am by this.

[carolinashawn]

um, while I agree that this team needs the practice, the coaching staff cannot force anyone to practice on bye week. the is part of the rules from the NFL union. Now what they can do is leave the facilities open for "volunteer" practicing/workouts/film study/etc.

[MadHatter]

Good God....this fanbase is worse than the Lions or Saints have EVER been.

I know the team is not playing well and we all are upset with that. But the people who are constantly bashing everything about this organization have gone over the top. We have resorted to posting insults about everyone and everythin. We are making fun of this team the way the rest of the league made fun of the Bucs, Saints, and Lions of old. Be frustrated and discuss what is and could be happening.....kill the juevenile insults.

This is not how we want the rest of the league to judge the Panther fanbase.

[Kettle]

if we had at least one win it might not be this way madHatter. i for one only have a problem with all the shortened workouts. can we really look back and say that shortening mini camp and training camp was the right thing to do?

[GRWatcher]

Hind sight is 20/20 but not always very productive.

So what are the Cardinals, Falcons, & Eagles doing with their bye week?

[MadHatter]

if we had at least one win it might not be this way madHatter. i for one only have a problem with all the shortened workouts. can we really look back and say that shortening mini camp and training camp was the right thing to do?

I agree with what you are saying. We all are questioning alot of things that have and have not been done. My only point was that we sound bad....as bad as the fanbases that have been the butt of the jokes in the NFL.

[monstercat]

if we had at least one win it might not be this way madHatter. i for one only have a problem with all the shortened workouts. can we really look back and say that shortening mini camp and training camp was the right thing to do?

Good grief. Fox has shortened mini camp almost every year, before winning seasons and before losing seasons, and just because they left TC early does not mean they stopped practicing. They were just seeping in their own beds and practicing on different fields, that's all.

Hell, six weeks ago, people were wondering if Fox was working them too hard because players were getting hurt in TC.

And as a couple of us have already pointed out, there is no rule that says the players can't come in to lift and study on their own, which I'm sure Fox has encouraged them to do, since he can't make them do it.

Maybe the Panthers will turn it around this year, and maybe they won't...either way, this bye week will have little or nothing to do with it. Stop overreacting.

[Kettle]

Overreacting you say? am I the one starting all the Fire Fox/Hurney, Julius is a joke, etc. threads. NO

my thought is though that the more a team practices together, the better they play together. if they come out flat after the bye the same way they did last year I won't be surprised either. this is just being realistic...not pessimistic.

[MrBubba]

Its okay, before the players left they all swore to play a lot of madden.

Seriously, would have been a good time for Fox to go back to basics and teach fundamentals like tackling and blocking techniques. A couple of years ago NCSU had a bye week during middle of their season which was sucking. The coach Tom O'brien took time during the open week to go back to basics of football. The team went on a winning streak and played better in the second half of their season. I think the entire defense could take few days in shorts walking through Meeks new system.