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You and I were spot on on offense except I had Moore over Tremayne although I see your point about Moore not having to clear waivers. My other question was whether we kept another lineman (Kandra?) with Zavala being hurt, but he was back in pads today. On D, we disagree on a couple of bottom of the roster guys. I had Crumley over Robinson and Bam over Rhattigan, but WTF do I know. Rhattington played well Saturday. Also, I agree that Fitzgerald hasn't done enough to displace Wright.

This is good news! He made a huge leap last year.

The quote says "...I can't provide like I once did". No one in the Newton family is going hungry.

I've not been impressed with anything I've seen from him but don't want to see anyone fug up their career. And that looked bad in real time. I said a little "thank ya Jesus" when he came out of the blue tent with his helmet instead of on a cart.

Good for him, that looked nasty AF.

They were fun to watch on the first couple of series then I was reminder that TB12 was a part owner so I turned it off in disgust! Also why I don't rent from Hertz.

I watched the beginning of the Raiders game and Chinn was making plays. Came up with a big INT on Mac Jones. On a side note, Ian Thomas still sucks at catching the ball.

They should get plenty of time on the field to practice...

or maybe some @$$hole on X is making poo up to get clicks...

If only our LT could block... sorry, I had to say it after he whiffed on 2 out of 3 plays on that 2nd drive.

Tremayne was making plays on ST as well. It's darned near impossible that he makes the final 53, but he caught my attention for sure (even though I admittedly had to look him up).

OK people, I'm in the Wilmington area, and Fox is Abysmal using an antenna. I just decided FUGGIT and purchased NFL+ only to find out that my local game is blocked! WTF? Is this a preseason thing or are all the panthers' game going to be blacked out?

yeah... I currently have 54 on my roster (55 counting Mwansa), and 1 of them is NOT Blackshear. I also think that we'll be all over the waiver wire for a RT, FS, and CB. I like our starters and 90% of our backups, but we have some glaring weaknesses even if the new guy ALL hit. 9 OL, 7 WR, 2 QB, 3 RB, 4 TE. 6 DL, 5 OLB, 6 ILB, 6 CB, 4 S.

WR had been talked to death, general consensus is Moore and Horn are fighting for WR6... buuuut we might keep 7. Not trying to beat that dead horse. The reason I bring it up is because it affects how many we keep at TE and OL. Icky, Lewis, Corbett, Hunt and Moton are obvious starters. That's 5. For the backups we have Christensen who plays LT, RT, LG, RG, in that order. As they bring up in this podcast, he is the 6th guy in jumbo packages and, IMO, the only b/u tackle we have. I'm not sure Nijman makes the team over another team's veteran cut. That's 6. Mays is likely going to play center at some point given Corbett's history with injuries, and I'm OK with that. He did great last year and I honestly don't see a drop off if that happens. He also can play either guard spot. His natural side is on the right, but he'll be starting at left this weekend. That's 7. Obviously Zavala if he's healthy. That's 8. We need another b/u tackle (even if it is Nijman). That's 9. That's a solid OL room. On to TE. Sanders is a lock. James Mitchell and Mitchell Evans are neck and neck from what I've seen/heard. I really like Tremble if he's ready to go by game 1, but he's not doing himself any favors from the sidelines because Mitchell and Evans are making plays. Does he start the season on PUP? Do we carry 4 TE's? Maybe, if we only keep 9 OL. What are the chances Mitchell or Evans clear waivers? TE, IMO, has become the biggest roster battle on offense.

I was really hoping that Luke Kandra was going to step up. He was my UDFA crush this year until Thornton started playing with the 1s. He was a stellar RG and the Panthers have been trying him at center as well. Carter has stood out several times not in a good way. As far as I know...I haven't heard Kandra's name at all.

Good, our ST is almost as bad as our ILB depth!

yikes. Lewis and Zavala are banged up. That ain't good.

Yeah, Franklin was a good ST guy that could fill in at safety IN AN EMERGENCY. But he was still better than Scott, IMO.

Keeping Scott over Franklin last year caused both those problems! I cringed any time he had to play D, but I do the same for Scott. At least Franklin was a ST beast. Even Smitty mentioned him when he pointed out that we didn't really have a gunner on the team.

The way he was slamming into people, he could play SS!

First off, no one has mentioned how banged up Cherelus is. Second, even if he is out for an extended time period, he's replaceable. Bam, Barnes, or Windmon (or another team's cut) gonna need to step up. Even the article quoted by OP says: "To be fair, for now this is probably a bigger deal for Carolina's special teams unit than for their defense. Last year Cherelus only played 17% of the team's defensive snaps. Still, even though Cherelus was only a backup's backup at linebacker, it's not like this group could afford to lose anybody heading into the preseason" TBF: Cherelus WAS reportedly having a good camp. but still...

Kandra listed as 3rd is interesting, he's only ever played RG. I doubt that he makes the roster (likely PS), but I wonder if that means the experiment with Christensen at C is over.

Rico listed 2nd on KR but not at all on PR. Is there really that much of a difference when returning? Catch ball, find blockers, run like hell!

I wouldn't read too much into it yet. Early depth charts always favor seniority unless it's obvious like Tmac. They've got Cam Jackson as 4th DT, and by all reports he's balling out at practices. I think he ends up rotating in a lot on early downs.