Overall team speed? Up, down, same, I'm sorry pstall did you say something?

[Kevin Greene]

who farted?

[Panths]

who farted?

funny because i really did fart right before i read that... so it was me

[panthers55]

Playing fast on defense is really not about how fast the players can run but how instinctively they play without thinking too much. They attack and create the action instead of react and prevent. From that point of view we are playing much faster than last year.

[bleys]

right, the difference between whether they are reacting to the ball or thinking too much..

[vorbis]

to be honest i was pleased with the overall fitness of the team in the first preseason game. it was one of the things i noticed first and throughout the game. it may be the kind of car-accident urgency of training camp but everyone is looking pretty fit and ready to go. we will see how it shakes out W.R.T. injuries during the season.

[thefuzz]

I think that the team will come out of the gates a little slower than usual, but as they get more comfortable with the scheme and playbook, they will seem to play faster.

As for personal speed of the combined players....maybe down a bit.

[pantherclaw]

amazing how a more agressive system can make the same players look faster.

[Peppers90 NC]

We are faster as a team than last year. But more importantly, the tempo and enthusiasm is higher making us overall look like a faster team.

[Sweeneyman]

I see the team playing with a higher tempo, and intensity, and I like it!!! This is a game that you have play with an attacking, and unrelenting intensity, that dictates the level of play to the other team. If they match the intensity, then it has to be ramped up, and the other team challenged to keep up if they can. I like the changes, and I like them a lot!!!

:cheers2: to the coaching staff, and upper management. Things are looking up for sure!!