Panthers Not Even Allowed To Practice At Boa Stadium Opening Week

[Herbert The Love Bug]

refraining from getting involved in this conversation. I'm leaving never to return.

[Mage]

Good thing we're playing the Bucs, then.

[PhillyB]

most of the players voted for obama but that doesn't keep any of you out of the stadium on sundays

[KendrickPanther]

Don't make this political. It will be fine. The only thing I would worry about is having the ability to watch film and that's kind of moot for week 1 against a new head coach.

[CRA]

Good thing we're playing the Bucs, then.

I expect the Buc to be MUCH better.

[csx]

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/

Players probably aren't gonna like this.

They are allowed to, they decided to leave to avoid the distraction. Why would they not like that?

[tarheelpride]

They'll be at IMG Academy practicing

[Mage]

I expect the Buc to be MUCH better.

Agreed. But like most teams who go hard in free agency (Philadelphia), I think they struggle early on due to the lack of team chemistry and a completely new slate of coaches, sort of like how we struggled in the beginning last season.

It isn't going to be a blowout like last season. But I still feel comfortable about the game. Not saying they can't win. But I think they'll still be trying to come together as a team together in Week 1 and I still think their defense isn't very talented whatsoever and their two safeties are questionable in coverage in Barron and Barber. Granted, our secondary sans Gamble isn't all that good either, but I think our offense is better suited at taking advantage of that than theirs.

I guess what I'm trying to say is...looking at our fairly difficult schedule, out of all the teams I'd prefer to play Week 1, Tampa is probably up there.

[jtnc]

They'll be at IMG Academy practicing

Interesting.............

[TopCat]

Carolina Panthers ‏@Panthers

With Charlotte & BoA Stadium hosting the DNC, the #Panthers will practice at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla

Well Cam shouldn't have a problem with this.

[Riverboat Ron]

I might be getting the hell out of here that week as well. 35,000 democrats in town complaining about our "back woods" city? Especially with the gay marriage deal in the books? Thanks for the economic boost but I might be watching from afar.

God, we get hit with the gay invasion hard this year. First wave on September 3rd and the second on the 16th.

[CatMan72]

I think it's a smart move to get outta here and go practice @ IMG leading up to the Bucs game... too many distractions in town that week.

[SCP]

Will the Observer foot the bill for Joe Person to go and report on practice? God knows his tweets will be missed if not.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

God, we get hit with the gay invasion hard this year. First wave on September 3rd and the second on the 16th.

you should really save this kind of A+ material for your favorite AM talk radio call-in show.