BrianS

I would be super excited to see Chinn "released" to go tear (*&@# up the way Chancellor was. Dude really has a knack for being where he needs to be closer to the LoS.

What Rhule said was something along the lines of "Our defense was playing great and I thought we could pin them deep". This being coach speak for "I have zero confidence in our kicker and I don't think we can pick up six yards"

It's certainly a concern. I think I'd like to see CMC at around 25 touches per game instead of 30 so long as a healthy portion of those touches are still catches instead of runs. I do agree that CMC is eminently capable of running between the tackles, but that doesn't mean we SHOULD pound him between the tackles consistently. Let him run there enough that teams must repect it, but I'd rather see him catching it and juking LB's to lower the pounding he takes.

I can definitely get behind this idea. I realize they were trying to limit exposure given the 17 game season, but we certainly didn't look fully "ready" on offense. Defense always starts faster than offense and all that.

I agree, this seems fair and perhaps slightly optimistic. Our performance against the Jets lacked a lot of polish and the Saints looked like, well, the Saints. I'd love to see us simply be competitive in the game with a chance to win at the end.

Here's the problem: One sustained drive in the second half. One. That's not winning football against average NFL competition, let alone a "good" team.

I daresay one game is no certainty. Sam needs to show everyone an entire season of consistent, quality play. He's got three seasons of "potential bust" smeared all over him, one game doesn't wipe that away.

Here's lookin' at you Mr "Get the eff off our field".

How can we get rid of the other 20 Saints starters . . . asking for a friend.

I was one who thought Snow did the best he could with a really bad hand last year. Year two, he's looking better - albeit it's WAY too early to crown him. By week 8 we should know how the defense looks, and thus how Snow looks. Yesterday was a great start to a season.

His coverage on that TD was actually really good man. A couple inches wrong on that throw and it's a PBU. Good start for the rookie.

The numbers aren't terribly concerning to me. 21 carries is ok for him. 9 catches, not too bad. Those won't get him crushed, hopefully. What worries me is that no one else ran the ball. If that trend continues, we have a big problem. Teams will realize that when CMC is out of the game, we're throwing. Chuba needs to get 5-7 carries a game and 3-5 passes a game so he establishes himself as a true threat. If the dude gets his ball security under control, he could be a fantastic player, and we need to use him so the offense truly doesn't change when CMC is getting a rest.

Wilson has the tools man. It's a question of whether he survives. The Jets have a player there, potential franchise QB. But if they let him get abused for 17 games, he may not recover. A lot of talented rookie QB's have gotten shell shocked and never recovered. I wish the guy the best. The league is much more entertaining to watch with QB's like Wilson.

Six sacks. An INT. Surrendered 45 yards rushing (2.6 yards / carry). Pressure all day. This was not on the defense, at all. The defense brought it. If this level of performance continues, we might be worried about losing the wrong coordinator.

When the coach doesn't give you a shot to kick a 50 yarder, you should pack your bags the next day. 50 yards isn't particularly long these days. Think of it like this: What if it was one yard closer, but same down and distance. Do we still punt? Nice knowing you Santoso.

I was gonna say he looked like what we HOPED FunFun would be.

While I don't disagree that a lot of red zone plays died to poor execution, a lot of those instances can be squarely pinned on the OL. If pretty much every Panthers fan under the sun can see the struggles of our OL, surely the coaches can as well. In which case we need to have a coaching plan that hides those flaws in all situations. The fact that we continue to struggle in the red zone is scary. It's only the first game, so I'm willing to give it a bit of time, but we need to improve that - this season. If we don't it's going to be a pretty big red flag for Joe Brady as an OC. Our weapons are just too damn good to be scoring less than 20 points against a poor Jets defense.

Was a great game from him. He needs to string those together to have any hope of collecting that huge salary next year.

As long as his feet are aligned to his reads, moving quickly like that isn't an issue. It's what a west coast like system demands. Quick reads, getting the ball out on time. You should be able to watch the head and the feet and see them aligned as he move through the progression. If that's happening quickly, great. If his feet are moving and his head is not, that's when there's a problem. Quickly moving feet has been incorrectly labeled "happy feet". It *can* be happy feet, but it can also be a QB who is doing exactly what the offense demands. You have to watch the whole picture to know.

Anchor the line, command two blockers every play. Thanks big guy.

I think Chinn will take over when Shaq is cut next offseason. Chinn is everything our staff wanted Shaq to be.

7-9 wins in the second year of a massive rebuild should give all of us hope for the future. I think we can get there. I can even get behind 4-6 wins if it makes the clear case that Darnold is not the answer. My only concern this year is that we get a definitive answer to the question: Is Sam Darnold a franchise QB?

He probably would make a decent FS if he put his mind to it. Probably would have been better if he realized that three or four years ago.

I don't see this as an issue. Chances are he's not going to actually "return" more than one or two. He might catch a few, but most kicks aren't even fielded - let alone returned - these days.

I dunno if the kid's any good, but with our depth and bottom roster quality, it wouldn't kill us to at least take a look. Third round pick from a quality college program who effectively hasn't really played and it costs us nothing.