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No starters will play Sunday vs the Colts

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30 minutes ago, Icege said:

I'm very much on board with the ones not playing tomorrow.

The OL has been in constant flux it sounds and putting Sam behind whatever patchwork unit they march out there is not a recipe for success. Plus, depth is a real concern with a roster going through the type of churn that the Panthers' has. Injuries will happen, so there has to be quality depth in case somebody goes down. Look at how the offense suffered when CMC went down and how much the deep passing attempts tapered off after Teddy's knee injury. Combine that with lackluster OL play and well... there's three reasons right there why they weren't winning any shootouts.

I'm especially excited to check out the competition at WR, DB, and the DL.

Plus, this means we should see Tommy Tremble 👀

I'll have my eyes locked on Christianson, Tremble, and Terrace.

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The joint practices are much better than playing a series or three in a preseason game. On these practices you see film after you play and can go up against the same guys the next  day to correct it.  After games you either don't get a chance to play them again or have to wait weeks or months for a second chance. Hence the reason that playing a series or two in a preseason game is highly over-rated.

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This could make a difference or it could make no difference none of us can know. Do I think it is the end of the world or our season is doomed? Of course not. But on the surface for a team that hasn't been near the top of the division in several years it does give me vibes of the just happy to be here mentality that has held us back. This is a team with one of the youngest rosters in the league and despite our hope and support a young unproven college coach. I hope the fellas ball tf out in September. We'll see.

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4 hours ago, Moo Daeng said:

There's already a week off between preseason and regular seaaon.

He didn't say it was to give them a game off. He said it was to look at the non starters because they have cuts on Tuesday. 

Does anybody listen to interviews or read the articles?

 

 

The folks who fear the worse, or are negatively inclined, don't listen to anything they don't want to hear. 

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58 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

The joint practices are much better than playing a series or three in a preseason game. On these practices you see film after you play and can go up against the same guys the next  day to correct it.  After games you either don't get a chance to play them again or have to wait weeks or months for a second chance. Hence the reason that playing a series or two in a preseason game is highly over-rated.

The coaches also have more control over the situations (down & distance, red zone, 2 minute, player X versus player Y) that they want to get reps in the joint practice. In the preseason game, the coaches just have to deal with whatever situations present themselves.

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5 minutes ago, trueblade said:

The coaches also have more control over the situations (down & distance, red zone, 2 minute, player X versus player Y) that they want to get reps in the joint practice. In the preseason game, the coaches just have to deal with whatever situations present themselves.

 

Excellent point. This needs to be a Topic Starter. Let folks know what actually goes on. Maybe they will see the difference between a Scrimmage, and a Pre Season game.

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Last year was all screwed up because of COVID, especially preseason, but the first 3 weeks of the regular season had some of the worst NFL football from all 32 teams that I've ever watched. A lot of offside, presnap penalties, db illegal contact penalties, dropped balls, etc. Those are the type of things starters miss when they don't play in preseason games. We may be looking at a rough first 3 weeks again this year.

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4 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

A preseason game is just an unorganized scrimmage. 

 

Exactly. Throw in the chance for injuries increase. Coaches have to walk a fine line on these. How much does my team need? Can we do it without throwing them out in a meaningless preseason game?

 

Fans can rail against starters not playing. But Rhule has to balance team building against the chance of injury. 

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21 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

A preseason game is just an unorganized scrimmage. 

A preseason game is just a game that doesn’t mean anything.   But it is a game.  It isn’t drills or practice.   Game rules apply.  So do the consequences when you mess up.  You don’t get redos.   

Dalton out there for the Bears.  Tua out here for the Phins.  

Only guys not playing are successful vets on returning offenses.  This is just Matt Rhule being green.  Which he is.  It’s like Teddy pointing out the red zone practice issues.   

NFL coaches are getting guys like Sam reps 

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4 minutes ago, CRA said:

A preseason game is just a game that doesn’t mean anything.   But it is a game.  It isn’t drills or practice.   Game rules apply.  So do the consequences when you mess up.  You don’t get redos.   

Dalton out there for the Bears.  Tua out here for the Phins.  

Only guys not playing are successful vets on returning offenses.  This is just Matt Rhule being green.  Which he is.  It’s like Teddy pointing out the red zone practice issues.   

NFL coaches are getting guys like Sam reps 

You're right, we're doomed.  This is going to ruin the season. Teddy the great was paired with a green idiot coach and was trying to carry them.  I guess we should have kept Teddy and got a new coaching staff.

You guys are carrying your butthurt over Fields into every thing the team does.  I wish you Fields worshipers would let it go but I know you won't. 

 

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1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

You're right, we're doomed.  This is going to ruin the season. Teddy the great was paired with a green idiot coach and was trying to carry them.  I guess we should have kept Teddy and got a new coaching staff.

You guys are carrying your butthurt over Fields into every thing the team does.  I wish you Fields worshipers would let it go but I know you won't. 

 

Who said we are doomed lol.   But that is the general response by some when people discuss anything about Rhule that isn’t projecting sunshine and rainbows. 

Fields has nothing to do with this sort of conversation.  Which is why I have had them about Rhule before the draft and back into last year

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