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I think preseason reps of important for young players, new systems, new coaches, young coaches….basically we check every box that needs reps. It’s not even play. It’s communication. It’s getting to know people. You can’t get the same stuff out of practice. and it sure looks we are down to only 1 legit opportunity to get reps for Bryce and Canales since they passed on last night. The game to sit folks is game 3. Bills won’t play their starters game 3.

Rookie HC that also is calling plays (and is a green playcaller).....seems like he could use reps with Bryce in game day situations just as much as Bryce needed them. Hard to build Rome at all....if the plan is never a good one.

I missed this. So we skipped postgame?

They work a line and have better service than all their comp by a large margin. Not even close. that’s the real appeal

imma start taking bets on us finishing the game with negative passing yards?

He got that Frank Reich secret O in the back pocket

I don’t think he has looked that bad….yet. had some nice throws. He is an undrafted rookie debuting this O on the road and in the rain. Got to adjust the bar for him a little for him. He took a sack.

Carolina has lacked in house leadership for some time. Specifically on the O side.

Get well soon! Keep Pounding

I lost faith in Rhule in his first actual preseason....and it played out how I expected. All the signs were there. Bumbling fool who didn't know what he was doing. Clear as day. I lost faith in Frank in his first actual preseason.....and it played out how I expected. All the signs were there. Apathetic. You could tell their was no belief. I'll give Canales more time but right now the red flags IMO are going off already on him. But maybe there is something there we don't know yet. Like injury to Bryce or our starting OL. But if there isn't.....this is red flag.

I'm just saying the collective board is fickle often has a bad memory of what the collective narrative is at various points. The collective board was overall very excited going into last season. It wasn't a small group. Think the start of preseason is where you started to see the hype slowly start to fade or be questioned. I was just pinpointing a specific window in time. I also was never it's an Bryce's fault guy. It wasn't. Not how bad we were. I think it would take a really unique place though for Bryce to thrive though.

the board is fickle. Depends when you log on. Going into last season, this was the best roster around a QB since the 2003 season. All star coaching staff. Great talent around the QB. Then as we sucked, coaching staff were bums. Talent was the worst ever.

Ideally, the new model would say the smart thing is to rest your starters in game 3. Best ensures a healthy start. Which is why you see the rest of league play their guys in games 1 and 2.

I endorse it for this kid. you then go BS your coach about what you saw. I'm not saying just go throw into double coverage just because a vertical existed in the progression. But yeah, I'd be putting an emphasis on being aggressive and trying to get to the plays with bigger potential. It's basically just the polar opposite of playing it safe. You can play it safe and it be the wrong play too. Just nothing completions for the stat sheet. That's not going to help this kid.

yeah, but if you got some real wiggle room there. It's not like you are calling your own plays and completely ignoring the coach. That would get you cut automatically. But you gave me the play. I ran it. X looked open. I didn't like how Y looked That happens all the time in football. It's an audition for him. A chance. Panthers have been forced into starting him tonight for some unknown reason. That's not his problem. Why shouldn't he take advantage of the opportunity. I want to be entertained by the play of Panthers. That's literally what this whole thing is. Entertainment. Nothing else. They provide little of that. So yeah, I would prefer entertainment tonight. I'll route for that. And Canales isn't going to entertain us with amazing play calling. That's a given. So big plays by nobodies is what I'll root for. That's there shot. It doesn't matter how well Plummer runs some bullshit play to a WR that isn't going to make the team that goes for 4 yards and they punt.

all we got is what we got. and every O (no exception) he has been involved with on this level has featured it as a main component in the pass game. so again, that's all we got to go off on. well, and his very first investment being a WR that fits that style of play. and I don't think Canales champions himself as some offensive whiz. So I assume what he has been around his entire NFL career likely is what he is. Until proven otherwise. I'll gladly be wrong though. But anything else is just imagination IMO. Which I don't do with this team anymore.

i've never been a fan of the HC/playcaller setup. And this is a SUPER green variation of that combo.

No one said that though. That's different. I said he should quickly go to the routes in the progression to the ones with the biggest play potential.

I mean, if he is operating within the playcall.....and making the plays? That's literally what he is supposed to do. But yeah, if he goes down in a blaze of glory he probably gets cut. But he has no future going 8-14 for 42 yards on bullshit throws in reality anyway. Too big of a long shot. I mean, promoting himself is basically what this opportunity is and should be for him. It's the NFL.

frankly, I wouldn't even listen to the coach if I was Plummer about being safe. I'd be instantly moving to the route in the progression that offered the biggest play. I'd totally take the go big or go home approach. This fanbase is so starved for big plays....he would be an instant favorite.

I watch the US women's soccer team pretty consistently whether it be World Cup or Olympics. Better than mens soccer. But outside of that, just give an old school Sportscenter run down of what occurred. Some cool moments like the Americans in the 1500m run the other day.

Panther bot is evolving! Johnny 5 is alive! Panther bot already looking ahead to 2028. It isn't dumb after all.

I'm not so sure OL would have change much outside of running the football easier. I'll say that. Not sure it drastically changes the pass game. WRs couldn't run last year. O calls were predictable. Bryce flat out has issues even in a good traditional pocket (that affords average protection time). I don't really think the rookies will impact much the first half of the season.

Patrick Mahomes to Josh Allen to Caleb Williams....all the names you can watch this weekend play football. Sounds like the goal is about a quarter for most.

we are still largely the same clown show. This isn't a rebuild. We basically changed offensive playcaller and scheme. Same owner, largely the same front office outside of a face swap, same QB, same O advisor, same D staff.