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These run lanes are YUGE!

That was good patience on that cut back too. Feels like he started showing more of that towards the end of last season.

Ickey got his ass whooped there lol... also, that was an egregiously late hit.

Somebody mentioned the other day they didn't know where Barno fit on the depth chart for our outside rusher guys... FWIW, if he's still #90, he made the tackle on the opening kickoff, so I think he's sitting in a good spot to stick.

Damn

Yup. And I've said this to my non-Panther-fan friends the last two years, but if he could finish the majority of the plays where he got to the QB and wrapped up, he would be sitting at 15+ sacks the last two years each, easy. I think this is the year he finally hits that mark, especially with Houston coming in and the defensive scheme switch. Just feels like everything is coming together for him to have a monster year... and in saying that, I hope we get that extension done sooner than later.

Yeah, it looked late and appeared like it was against zone coverage too, not a good combo. And fwiw, I'm not posting this as a "I told you so" because as I've posted elsewhere, Bryce has been phenomenal and I will relish being wrong about the pick and having not wanted to take him in the draft, but one of the things that scared me the most about him was when someone posted the advanced stats on throw attempts and completion percentage by location on the field, of the top QB prospects, he had the lowest completion percentage on sideline throws. That still worries me a bit, but again, I trust Reich and McCown to strengthen that part of his game. He seems to excel the most in throws over the middle... But yeah, that wasn't a great throw, but one guys get away with making sometimes... good jump by the corner as well.

I feel like i say it every season, but Burns looks even bigger this year. Pause.

Wonder if that was by design or because I keep reading Mays has had several false starts?

Overall, doesn't sound great for us

I pretty much gave up on him after the Pats preseason game last season when got run over and through on the series Corral's season-ending injury happened on. I don't give a poo about footwork or any of that in that situation where it happened - you're playing other 3rd and 4th stringers, you're still massive and much bigger than most of them, and a d-lineman straight bullied him and put him on his ass like he was 150 lbs. I still had high hopes for him until I saw that. That ended any I had left.

Wow. I thought they were keeping him on the outside. But his build does seem better suited to inside, I just think his skillset is more accentuated as an outside guy though.

WR i still think Shi has great potential... he started out hot last season and then after that big drop in that ine game early it was like his confidence crashed and he got the yips. So i give him the edge over Byrd. Yes, Byrd is a great weapon as a speed guy, but if Shi can play up to his potential that he showed in flashes last season, he reminds me of a young Emmanuel Sanders. OG, Nash is gonna make it. Edge, you left out Luvu. I feel Barno is gonna make it. Haven't heard much from him this TC but he showed a lot of promise in limited action last season and his athleticism is otherworldly. I actually think he would make it over DJ at this point based off what we know from Barno and what has been reported about DJ so far. And I would venture to say, both may actually make it over Haynes despite Haynes starting out higher on the depth chart because of age and draft pick investment. Also, Leota and the other UDFA guy we signed at the end of last season whose name escapes me this second are making a lot of noise. And CB, I still believe in Taylor and love Wright's potential. I'm keeping them. I always liked STO, but I think he has kind of reached his potential.

That can't be correct. He did make a ton of them off that motion/orbit/wheel route, but one of his biggest plays last season was a drag he turned into a long TD. Can't remember what game it was. But yes, the majority of his production came off those bubbles behind the LOS.

He honestly may end up being the offensive MVP when all is said and done. Yes, Bryce would likely be viewed as such as a rookie QB, but I said Laviska should be used like Deebo last season... he is pure magic with the ball in his hands. He made YAC plays the likes of which I hadn't seen from a receiver since Steve Smith, and dare I say, he made even more of them in one season than even him based off the number of times he did them with such limited touches. I also said towards the end of last season that he was my favorite offensive player, and tbh, with all the upgrades we've made, we have plenty of candidates to take that mantle from Viska, but it ain't happening. He is going to be bananas this year, and if the league didn't know much about him before, they will this season. Just look at that avg from last season, again with a limited role and an incompetent staff he still had a 4 yard higher avg YAC than the guy best known for it in Deebo - that is RIDICULOUS.

Ian has looked really bad the last few years. Very, very underwhelming, and I was super excited about his measurables and potential when we picked him in the draft, but man he has been beyond disappointing. But, honestly, with a lot of the guys I have trashed the last few years, I think this is the first actual season we can make a fair assessment of them because it's the first time they're actually getting NFL-level coaching. And I mean guys I have wrote off as complete garbage - even guys like CJ Henderson. I can't remember who it was In the offseason that did the interview where they said that basically guys weren't getting any developmental/ position-specific coaching under Rhule. So, I will give Ian yet another reprieve this year, especially being an offensive guy, I really think he has a chance to be used to his strengths and capitalize on finallly having a real NFL coaching staff.

Yeah, I haven't been able to follow as intently with news from TC day to day this year as I have been able to in years' past, but I agree from what I've been seeing. I know they said Henderson is showing better for himself this TC, and from what I've read, it seems like Taylor is getting a lot of reps compared to previous years, so I'm interested to see how the CB depth chart is looking like right now, and I wonder if it's just that the offense is that good because Bryce has been so accurate and got up to speed so fast, or if the CBs are just that underwhelming?

I'd be disappointed though, bc Johnson's potential is super exciting and I really liked the pick because of the size, the RAS and said potential... but I agree, if Jones and Leota turn into gems it won't really matter how Johnson pans out - and it sounds like both Jones and Leota are making a lot of noise that they weren't expected to.

Cam Erving has this effect on QBs

Jaycee looks even bigger this season, pause.

The OL was already beasting with the lineup coming back from last year once whole again from the injuries - but the opportunity of developing Cade Mays and Zavala(sp?) In the meantime while our other guys heal? The OL went from complete ass to possibly the strongest unit we've ever had in roughly 2 years time?

Damn... as a guy that didn't want Bryce going into the draft, I like to see that. It's a little chippy and edgy. I think Smitty has grown into his role as an analyst and has mellowed out a little bit, but I also like that you could see he recognized and respected Bryce took umbrage with the gesture and vocalized that lol.

Great write up. But just to let you know, when I saw your blurb on Miles Sanders, but you called him "Saunders" I almost went into an PTSD Episode I couldn't pull myself out of. Rhule did so much irrepreable damage.

Imagine trying to distribute the snap count on all those different backs depending on situation.

And despite all of that, would still be one of the better bigs we have ever had wear a uniform since getting a team back.