What is the benefit to benching starters for the preseason?

[RJK]

Can’t wait to hear the excuses from players and coaches about how it takes time to gel after going 0-2 in the regular season 

[hepcat]

9 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

It’s a ploy to flush out all the whinny Karen’s in the fan base 

Right, the worst team in the NFL last year and over the last 5 years has nothing to whine about watching their team bench starters in the preseason while the best teams in the NFL have no problem playing their starters. What a world. This fanbase is as garbage as the team is 

Edited August 17, 2024 by hepcat

[PNW_PantherMan]

Just now, hepcat said:

Right, the worst team in the NFL last year and over the last 5 years has nothing to whine about watching their team bench starters in the preseason while the best teams in the NFL have no problem playing their starters. What a world. This fanbase is as garbage as the team is 

It takes a special mind to remain unquestionably loyal to every decision this team makes.  Anyone with a semblance of awareness has been shaken out of that.

[frankw]

11 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

It’s a ploy to flush out all the whinny Karen’s in the fan base 

In actuality the true Karen is one who constantly tries to police how other fans follow their team.

[SmittysLawnGuy]

Protecting the "Worst team in the league" moniker! Obviously.

[Gapanthersfan]

Tep move? 

I don’t think I’ve once heard him speak about the defense, by all accounts, things look positive. 

We know he is very invested in the offense and last week was straight embarrassing. This amateur hour crap isn’t one you expect to see from even brand new NFL coaches.  
 

This is blood in the water. Now for the first few games it is GUARANTEED open season.  

[Fright]

34 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

Only rational explanation is that they’re putting off showing how bad they are as long as they possibly can.

This. You think the new coaching staff is ready to hear the cries to bench QB1? He’ll need QB1 to use as an excuse mid season when we’re a 1 win team. 

[Newtcase]

1 hour ago, chknwing said:

hes practiced against the jets all week, exactly what else is he going to show in a few series in a preseason game against them?

He practiced against the Jets one day, and only practiced three times all week.  That’s a far cry from your statement.

[Daddy_Uncle]

2 hours ago, hepcat said:

And they are putting Bryce in a winning situation by not giving him any preseason snaps in the new offense? 

Bryce is not our future. Canales and Morgan know that. Whether they will say it to the public or not. 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

3 hours ago, hepcat said:

On what planet does the worst team in the NFL the previous season and over the last 5 years think it’s a good idea to bench starters for all preseason games?

The best teams in the NFL are playing their starters for at least a few drives. But the Panthers are on their 3rd coaching staff in the last 3 years, talking up a “great practice” against the Jets on Thursday as reason to bench starters for preseason games.

I thought the Panthers employed NFL professionals who understood practice reps are not the same as game reps but maybe I am wrong. The Panthers were a dumpster fire in preseason last season so maybe they’re trying to avoid tanking ticket sales worse than they already are or they are intentionally tanking, but who knows. 

I mean you kind of answered yourself. Panthers starters played last preseason and how much difference did it make? Still the worst team in football. Maybe preseason doesn't matter. If you're going to be terrible you're going to be terrible nothing about running vanilla schemes and half ass game plans in the preseason for 20 total plays is going to make any sort of difference

[AggieLean]

Same dumb decisions after same dumb decisions. A huddler would have this team in much better position, and that’s sad. 

[pantherclaw]

Preseason has always been about figuring out the roster. Even more so with 3 shirt weeks. 

This is your modern NFL. 

[Shocker]

Plan ole fashioned dumb

[PNW_PantherMan]

4 minutes ago, pantherclaw said:

Preseason has always been about figuring out the roster. Even more so with 3 shirt weeks. 

This is your modern NFL. 

Not according to all the other games I watched, but okay.