For those overreacting to preseason performances

[Verge]

Nathan Peterman in preseason the last two years:
6 TDs, 1 INT, Avg QBR: 113.0

4-2 record

All I'm saying is, you cannot read much of anything in preseason games, some teams run vanilla, some run random ass schemes that won't see the light of day, and it does not hold value when it comes to regular season football.

[GoPanthers123]

Good point and they have been playing mostly 2nd-3rd stringers and guys who won’t even make the roster.   It’s not the Panthers team, most of these guys we will never see in an actual game and you could see exactly why that is the case.

[Asurfaholic]

This is true for every single play of the preseason except for about 3 drives in game 3.

 

just so happens that starting line got Cam Newton injured and we couldn’t move the ball much prior to that. 

 

Its not overreacting when you see a team that doesn’t look like it has its poo together vs a team that looks like it does, it’s just recognizing facts. 

 

Ive always been quick to defend the coaching staff but I’m starting to wonder about them. 

[Smithers]

Ron has said over and over that the team has “shown them what we wanted to show them” in terms of what film he gives other teams in the preseason.   Hell the Falcons haven’t won a preseason game in over three years .   Other teams who are typically losers throughout the year tend to be world beating champions in the preseason.   The games are pointless and each year coaches and players take the approach that they are not worthwhile and serve very little purpose except for the back ups.  

[cookinbrak]

When the starters played, we held even against New England. At their house.

[jtm]

Theses days preseason is a glorified practice as McCoy pointed out and is mainly used to evaluate non-starters. I bet in a couple years no team will play their starters bc of injury risks. I’m not convinced the starters are going 100% either. 

[LegioX]

Until Ron shows me he will get these guys ready (especially the OL) i will be cautiously optimistic.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

1 hour ago, cookinbrak said:

When the starters played, we held even against New England. At their house.

N.E. was very capable of blowing us out of the water and could of left us at zero points but we did hold our own ground to keep that score from going any higher.

[Shotgun]

The pats looked pretty good, like a serious contender even. 

[LinvilleGorge]

In week 3 of the preseason in 2014, we lost to the Pats 10-3. As we all know, we went to the Super Bowl that season. We just lost to the Pats 10-3 in week 3 of the preseason.

[TheRed]

Jimmy G sitting on a 137 million dollar contract went 1 of 6 for zero yards and an interception in his preseason start. This after throwing 5 consecutive picks in camp.

Panthers fans in general might want to start appreciating the talent we have before it's gone.

[sml1950]

Teams use the preseason for different purposes.  Some want to create a winning attitude and some could care less.  I believe I saw that the Falcons had lost 11 straight.  Just imagine our board if that were the case here.

[LinvilleGorge]

45 minutes ago, TheRed said:

Jimmy G sitting on a 137 million dollar contract went 1 of 6 for zero yards and an interception in his preseason start. This after throwing 5 consecutive picks in camp.

Ouch.

Looking like Matt Cassel v. 2.0. Well, he actually has some work to do to get there. Cassel at least had a couple of pretty good years in KC.

[Mr. Scot]

There are two things that I check in the preseason:

First, individual performances. Units are hard to judge in preseason, but at least you can see which guys within those units are winning their individual matchups, and which ones aren't.

Second, game three. It's the dress rehearsal game and the game where teams do at least some level of game planning.  Fair or not, in this year's game three we looked sloppy and unprepared.

It may turn out to be nothing, but I have to admit it's concerning.