Davidson Deac II

Not that I really believe any of them, but I trust Canales more than I do some random guy on x. And whatever desires Thielen had, it would be unprofessional to express those desires to his current employer. That being said, I have no doubt that Theilen is glad to be going back to the place where he started, and maybe to a contender. And his family spent a long time there, and probably like the place.

We are just clearing Cap Space to sign Micah Parsons.

My guess is they will go defense, safely or linebacker.

We had 7 receivers, now we have 6. So they wouldnt need to add anyone.

I am fairly certain he didn't

Those guys were great, especially Smith. Smith especially excelled at catching the ball and controlling his body at the same time (I remember a toe tapping sideline catch against the Bears that was just amazing), or getting open and burning the defender. I just think that in terms of just coming down with the ball, Thielen is probably the best I have seen in a Panthers uniform. If Tmac and Coker can continue to improve, Thielen then I imagine Thielen will get weaker coverage against him, and it will help him even more. Might get fewer catches, but more YPC.

Don't care about Cherelus, but in terms of Brown vs Simmons, we certainly made the right choice.

I am not that surprised. His health issues have been significant. It was between him, Horn and Moore, and I guess the coach decided to go with younger/healthier.

We have never had a receiver that is better at actually catching the ball than Thielen. He may be older and not as fast as he once was, but no one can legitimately say he can't catch. I think Coker and Sanders are pretty good at it as well.

I disagree. Anytime you have a qb (especially a young one)in sync with a specific receiver, its a good thing. You just have to hope eventually, they get in sync with the others as well.

Paying his salary would take a first IMO. And since there is no chance of that happening, he will remain a Panther.

Perkins better hold on to the ball a little better and learn to get rid of it, or he will be in the Arena league quickly.

I would. IMO, you only make a trade like that if it makes you a SB contender. If it doesn't, then it was a waste of assets. Had Chicago not made the trade, they might have gotten good players cheaper.

The Bears may have won the trade, but neither team has much to show for it. I think Parsons is great, but unless we are one player away from being a SB contender, i avoid that deal like the plague.

Yeap. Parsons is a great player, but he doesn't want to be there and that is one heck of an offer. Cowboys could use those picks to build a elite team.

Our GM at the time was an idiot.

If true, then JJ really is an idiot.

Call me when one of these "panthers interested in trading for X player" twitter articles actually amounts to something.

I think Bryce will be the starter in game 1.

I think Dalton is done. But virtually every team in the NFL is a qb injury away from being terrible. I doubt KC would win 5 games without Mahomes.

The backup qb getting released is prepping to tank?

From a cap perspective, i dont think it matters much

I am one of those who believes preseason is irrelevant but they both looked inept today.

Unless something drastic happens (like an injury), Young is the starter and Dalton is the backup this year. End of story.

When you are down by a couple of scores or more in the second half, you pass the ball more. And we were down by two scores in the second half a lot. For example, in the second Saints game, the second half play numbers were about even in terms of rushes vs passes. In the Giants game, we had more runs than passes. In the KC game, we were down by 11 at half, and ended up with more passes than runs. That being said, there were probably games in which Canales thinks he should have run more, such as the first Tampa game. It will interesting to see if we run more now that we might have a true two back system. Aside from 1 or 2 games, Sanders just didn't do much last year.