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It's the freakin' preseason, people.

Bronn

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Sure, Cam's injury sucks and it appears our backups/team does as a whole right now, but JFC people settle down.

All preliminary indicators are that Cam's going to be fine.

The offense we've been running in these games is very very vanilla, with a bunch of somewhat nobodies, The defense we've been running hasn't been any real representation of what it will look like when games start counting.

Our stars aren't really playing, and when they are in there, it is for go-through-the-motion vanilla looks.

You shouldn't be watching these games hoping for lots of big, amazing plays. It isn't going to happen.

If you are so upset and ready to throw in the towel already, you just have an agenda against certain people/storylines or you just don't know what is going on from a football perspective.

THE ONLY real item of concern right now should be Cam's injury, and I expect we'll know a lot more about that later today. Until then, settle down with all that nonsense y'all've been talkin' 'bout since last night.

There's one, absolutely meaningless, game left until it starts counting. Stop being so eager to jump overboard.

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I know this doesn’t compare to the NFL one bit but just stating it out there bc of the possibility...but not too long ago I played for a rugby charlotte club and during the pre season we got completely crushed and murdered, completely out of sync in many ways.  Regular season came and we only lost one game and eventually won the state championship, so everyone...have some hope lol. 

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With all do respect, you should practice like you play.  The plays may be vanilla, but the energy and execution is poo-stain brown --- I think that is why everyone is so worried.  I also think there are a lot of positives getting overshadowed by the glaring negatives, but this level of energy and execution that we've brought to the table has to be addressed (which I know they will) if we expect to be able to win football games.

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Even when the season starts, the first 6 weeks can be an ugly curve towards competency. Every year I talk to friends who can't believe the sloppy play and lack of cohesion and I'm like yeah, it still early and teams are still settling and we had this conversation last year. So buckle up it's not just one more preseason game, it's that game and real games too. At week six we will know what we have. Last year that was when Pitt reamed us and that was the look we produced until the last game of the year.

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It may be only the preseason, but this certainly looks like the typical unprepared, undisciplined and unmotivated Ron Rivera coached teams we've seen for 8 years.  He's shown us exactly what he is time and time again, and we're supposed to believe he's going to magically learn how to prepare and coach between now and Week 1?  Doubtful.

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7 minutes ago, rhyslloyd said:

It may be only the preseason, but this certainly looks like the typical unprepared, undisciplined and unmotivated Ron Rivera coached teams we've seen for 8 years.  He's shown us exactly what he is time and time again, and we're supposed to believe he's going to magically learn how to prepare and coach between now and Week 1?  Doubtful.

Rivera sucks--even with Cam Newton, the reason he has a job, his job has been on the line about 4 times--and he was coach of the year twice!  He is a biorhythm--he gets out-coached routinely.  He has difficulty making adjustments. An inside source (I used to have one-or my friend did) once said that his biggest fear of RR was in the fact that his MO is as a player's coach--he becomes close with his core players and motivates by challenging the outsiders to want into that core.  He has a class system.  I guess all do, but the source added that RR gets too emotionally and personally  involved with the players in the core.  That was about 5 years ago, but I never forgot it.

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29 minutes ago, rhyslloyd said:

It may be only the preseason, but this certainly looks like the typical unprepared, undisciplined and unmotivated Ron Rivera coached teams we've seen for 8 years.  He's shown us exactly what he is time and time again, and we're supposed to believe he's going to magically learn how to prepare and coach between now and Week 1?  Doubtful.

Are you singing his praises, though, when he does the good things?

It is kinda low odds to get coach of the year. Rivera's done it twice.

He's frustrating as hell sometimes, yes. But, ultimately, I do believe he is one of the better coaches in the league.

As far as him getting to attached to players and having a "core," this happens with every team in every sport. If you play better and get better, then you're going to find your way into that circle anyways.

It sounds like bitter current players or former players making excuses because they weren't good enough tbqh.

Give me one instance, right now, were someone isn't going to be getting the PT they deserve when Week 1 rolls around.

When we cut/trade/IR Gano, and keep Slye, are people going to say that Ron has an inner circle of players and that he won't give people their fair shot?

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Whether you win or lose a preseason game is of very little value. However, the quality of play in the preseason (especially in the third preseason game) is of instructive value.

In a word, the performance of the offense last night was offensive. I hope that once the season starts the word that comes to mind will be aberration. Coming on the heels of last week's poor performance, I am worried that the word that will come to mind regarding the game last night once the season starts is ominous.

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