Khyber53

You and I only see what's on the field. We aren't privy to what is happening in practice, the film rooms or positional groups work. The coaches have all that information. Christensen and Brown are on the bench, or without a uniform, because they aren't ready yet. It is as simple as that. Rhule isn't just trying to lose games and keep some genius rookies hidden from the league's eyes. If either were good enough, ripe on the vine so to say, they'd have been out there.

Burns was neutralized by holding. Reddick took a beating and was neutralized. Shaq was completely neutralized by a combination of blocking, holding and having to assist in passing routes. Brown was just beat up like a young kid stuck between a group of grown men. Henderson has been here long enough to have a cup of coffee and learn a few teammates names. Bouye's first action of the season and who knows if he understands the defense yet. On the Cowboys side, Zeke Elliott woke up and was the bruising back he usually is. Pollard was running well, too. Dak didn't have the day the stats show, but he found the right man enough times to make it work. Their o-line, when they weren't getting away with holds, was just mauling our guys. And we can't frikkin' cover a skilled TE with this personnel. They had a better game plan than we did and they played hard. Refs were bad and that bounced in Dallas' favor. Still we kept answering the bell and wading back into the fray. Congrats to the winners and good job in defeat by our guys. The Eagles will be facing a wiser group of Panthers now, ones that have taken a hard punch and gotten back up.

Let's make it matter again.

First year in this offense for Darnold as well. That may be affecting processing speed a bit. Truth be told, however, the kid has the "it" factor, though. He's got a winner's mentality. Pair that up with a year in Brady's system and there will be some fireworks. Actually, it might come sooner than that. We're a team that's still learning its way, from QB on down. Yesterday's game might be just what the doctor ordered to bring things around. Bring on the Eagles, we'll see the Cowboys again someday.

We're going to be alright. We lost, by a single score, to a team built for the now. We lost to a team that has a group of bona fide stars and one of the best o-lines in the business. We lost to a team that has the hot interception machine of 2021. By one score. And it's one loss. It was going to happen, especially when the referees are having a really bad performance day out there. Darnold is a gamer, he took a beating and kept slinging it. He's tough, even though he looks like a kid who still has a paper route. DJ Moore is freaking fantastic. Chuba can run the ball and he'd make a decent RB1 on half the teams in the league right now. Our defense got manhandled. But not only were we down Jaycee Horn, but we were fielding Henderson and Bouye on their first games as Panthers. Henderson was so new that they were having to shout instructions to him from the sidelines on each play. And the other team heard those, too. That'll get better. It will all get better. We're 3-1, not 1-3. This is a much better team than it used to be, and one way better than I figured we'd be fielding before the season began. We're going to be fine. Dropping one out of every four games is a darned good way to get into the playoffs.

We're going to be fine. We're going to be fine. The Cowboys are going to wonder what hit them.

Grilling out burgers and hotdogs, with air fryer tater tots!

Great vid!

Any thoughts on how we're able to shut down the running game? Is it the d-line (I've seen Burns and Reddick very involved in run D rather than just existing as pass rush specialists), is Brown that good at clogging up the middle? Are our LBs playing like the second coming of the Three Horsemen (Luke, Davis and Thompson)? Big support from DBs and safeties? Or is it just an overall explosion of motivation? The entire defense seems to take this personal that they will own the field. There are so many of them in on every tackle, very little standing around and being out of place. Playing with drive and desire. Dang, this iteration of the Panthers has been long awaited!

Too steep, especially for a single asset in a game that can end careers in a single snap (no pun intended). Not even counting the eventual scandal, we'd have had a ghost squad of players on the roster in two years that featured no inexpensive new talent and whoever else we could afford for the bloated salary Houston had given Watson. Sometimes the best blessings are the things you didn't receive.

Sometimes a fellow has to call 'em as he sees them. We're going to lose a few games this year. I just don't happen to think it'll be this one. Respect for saying what you've gotta.

Going out on a limb here. Panthers 31 Cowboys 14 Robby picks up 87 yards and a TD, proves he's still playing after he got the big check. Bold prediction: Erickson scores a TD. (Return or Pass or Rush).

The Cowboys are a good team with a fantastic offense and a decent defense. There ya go. That's the same thing they said about the Saints going into week 2. We're going to be fine. The Cowboys aren't scared of us. Yet.

Great write up, I'd only add to not give up on Chuba if he gets stonewalled early. He had that problem against the Texans at first, but then started getting some nice gains. He may well be one of those backs that needs time to get into rhythm. The key is to play our ball game, not the Cowboy's one.

There's the Fiz of old.

This is just about the smartest way to look at Darnold right now. Let's just say he did three years of residency in Hell's Kitchen's ER before really landing in the NFL. When considered through that lens, he's doing really, really well.

I agree! Those were great little segments!

Oh goodness, not the power Smurfs look. Whew, it's bad, so bad.

When will Bouye take the field?

Just a little too soon to say. Not fair to either the greats of the past (2003 in particular), nor to the current team. Let's not add any weight to their backs before they've really made a name for themselves. Only three games in now, there's a long way to go, a lot to prove and hopefully some things to marvel over that we hadn't imagined yet.

Missy Elliott has two songs in the top 50. Just sayin'. And it's not an anti-rap bias for me. Outkast certainly deserves to be there with both Hey Ya and B.O.B. Still, Fight the Power at #2??? Really? Rush's Limelight only makes #435? Ef 'em

Bohemian Rhapsody being beaten out by Beyonce`. And that pretty much sums it up for me. While a sh!tty list.

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In the end, this will make them much better at their jobs.

This game is going to be decided by the lines. All the fan favorite guys on Dallas won't matter if our defensive line can run rampant over their patchwork line. The same holds true for us. In the end, I'm looking forward to us winning the contest. I take a bit of shameful enjoyment when I see Cowboys fans disappointed. And I think their fans are just a little too sure of their chances right now.