Mr. Scot

Mentioned above, he could be posting an old picture of himself in the Panthers building because he actually is in the Panthers building. Still no confirmation anywhere though, so...

I've never been that big a fan of Collins as a safety.

Possible, though even if the picture isn't from today, it's still could signify something. That said, until we hear confirmation from known sources, I can't take the idea too seriously.

If Collins posted it himself that definitely could make things more interesting. And admittedly, showing up on a day when we're making roster cuts would kind of make sense. Still don't know how seriously to take it though

Sheena Quick responds... None of our usual reporters have said anything so I'm inclined to take it with a grain of salt until we hear something more substantial.

Is this accurate? I'm not familiar with the source and I couldn't pick Landon Collins out of a lineup so I don't know how seriously to take this.

Joe Thomas chimes in ..

That's honestly a tough question. My default answer would be the new OC but there are an awful lot of other moving parts in play here

Shanahan just about always had the late Alex Gibbs on his staff. Not to speak ill of the dead, but Gibbs was a dirty mother.

For the record, It's not unusual for West Coast type offensive systems (like ours) to use cut blocking in their schemes. That said, I can't think of a specific example I saw this preseason.

That caught my eye as well

The NFL.com cuts tracker can be found here. NFL Roster Cuts Keep in mind this also lists players that were released prior to today.

... include at least one guy were familiar with. Basically, they chose no kicker over Santoso

Remember in our first preseason game, one of the Commanders defensive linemen (Young, I think; might have been Sweat) pulled up when he had an easy shot at Mayfield.

I'd say also because there were several issues between the two teams during those practices.

Side Note:

Part of the issue was whether he stood over him after the hit. Robinson claims he didn't but the video does kind of make it look like he did.

The hit that injured Kayvon Thibodeaux has brought it back into public discussion... Several people are calling for this type of block to be banned (and for the player who did it to be punished) but offensive linemen like Andrew whitworth and Mark Schlereth are pushing back. Longtime Panther fans probably remember early 2003 when Kavika Pittman was taken out by Keenan McCardell using a similar block. People were livid about that at the time. Schlereth is correct though in saying that the block is legal (even if poorly executed in this particular case) and does indeed happen all over the league on any given Sunday. So what say you? Should cut blocking like this be banned or is this just an unfortunate incident?

I think that's generally agreed upon...

We've got three or four posters on here who actually spend way more time talking about other posters than they do about anything football related. It's kinda stupid...

Breer on the Mayfield decision... The Panthers’ decision should be easier. And I think it’ll come before, not after, this week’s game against the Bills. Maybe even Monday. There won’t be any surprises. Baker Mayfield has pretty clearly been the best quarterback in camp, and for a number of different reasons. One big one came on the only possession he’s played over Carolina’s first two preseason games. On the fifth snap of that 13-play, 54-yard drive that ended in a field goal, a second-and-9 from the 50, Mayfield got the ball from the shotgun and quickly moved through what was in front of him. First read? Covered. Second read? Not there. Boom, ball’s out to the third guy in the progression, fullback Giovanni Ricci, for six yards underneath to get Carolina into a manageable third-and-3. That’s the sort of routine play the Panthers weren’t making as much last year, and that was the idea in getting Mayfield in the first place—that he could bring them at least league-average quarterback play. And on that snap, a nondescript one, to be sure, Mayfield showed field vision, an ability to process quickly and an awareness for the situation. No one would look at that throw and say, “field general,” but that’s just what Mayfield was in the moment. That doesn’t mean he’s going to be a superstar this year. Just means he’s got a shot to be pretty good, and Carolina thinks that’ll be good enough to get a promising young roster to take a big step. And Mayfield has also acquitted himself well with his teammates and coaches, which is the clincher here. The coaches sent him the playbook in early July during a no-contact period, and when he reported a couple weeks later, they were really impressed with the grasp he’d gained for a complex scheme without anyone else’s help. He’s also shown humility coming out of a rocky exit from Cleveland, and he’s been respectful in entering a quarterback room, melding quickly with Sam Darnold and Matt Corral, even though they were all competing for the same thing. So you add that stuff to what Mayfield’s shown in camp in the way of processing and instincts and field vision? And yeah, that decision is coming really soon. MMQB Re: Easier - easier than the Steelers dilemma over whether or not to start Kenny Pickett

Too early? Depends on whether they had lingering concerns from last year, I suppose. That said, I haven't heard enough about this one to say for certain it's that kind of players only meeting.

Still going over your head, I see Keep trying, kid

Wow