The preseason performances has left a bad taste in a lot pundits mouths

[jtm]

A lot riding on today’s game. If the Panthers look unprepared like they did in the preseason, the pile on will begin. If the Panthers look good, the playoff talk will resume. 

[WhoKnows]

59 minutes ago, jtm said:

A lot riding on today’s game. If the Panthers look unprepared like they did in the preseason, the pile on will begin. If the Panthers look good, the playoff talk will resume. 

Playoffs? Remember 2021 with Rhule when we started 3-0? There was talk of bye weeks and how we could get the top seed.

[Gerry Green]

You can lead a fan to facts. (Preseason was used for evalualtion.) But you can't make em believe it. 

[CPcavedweller]

On 9/9/2023 at 4:47 PM, Gerry Green said:

 

I don't understand why folks are so up in arms over preseason. We were told they were going to put players in no win situations. None of us no what they wanted, or if they got what they were looking for. Evaluation.

Well, seems to have played out about the same as we saw in preseason, didn't it? This is why people were concerned. Same poo, different game, different coaching staff, different QB. 

[Knaakedup]

On 9/8/2023 at 12:56 PM, GoobyPls said:

I’ve listen to a ton of nfl/sports podcast and one thing I’ve noticed over the last month is that the preseason performance has completely shifted everyone opinion on us. Guys like Bill Simmons, Cowherd, Simms,  the PFF and bootleg football have all soured on the team. At one point they were all saying we might be sneaky playoff team 2 months ago, now we are giving the bears a top 5 pick and finishing last in the south 

 

Never knew people put that muck stock into preseason

I mean, nobody really does but I will say in the last decade when the panthers look like poo in preseason they generally look like poo when the season starts. 

[top dawg]

39 minutes ago, CPcavedweller said:

Well, seems to have played out about the same as we saw in preseason, didn't it? This is why people were concerned. Same poo, different game, different coaching staff, different QB. 

But it wasn't the same poo. The O-line looked like a pro Online today. Moreover, we didn't have a turnover problem in the preseason. And, our starters on the D-line actuallyade a difference.

Our problem today was largely inexperience and a lack of chemistry. If you tell that the rookies should've been given more snaps during the preseason, or that maybe Reich should have opened it up a little more, then I'd say that's about the only substantive way that preseason maybe affected us. Going 0-3 in the preseason was largely meaningless. 

[WhoKnows]

53 minutes ago, top dawg said:

But it wasn't the same poo. The O-line looked like a pro Online today. Moreover, we didn't have a turnover problem in the preseason. And, our starters on the D-line actuallyade a difference.

Our problem today was largely inexperience and a lack of chemistry. If you tell that the rookies should've been given more snaps during the preseason, or that maybe Reich should have opened it up a little more, then I'd say that's about the only substantive way that preseason maybe affected us. Going 0-3 in the preseason was largely meaningless. 

I think it was a big mistake to limit the plays of starters in preseason. You see above and before that preseason was for evaluation. Obviously, not showing our hand to Atlanta was meaningless but it sure looked like our chemistry and preparation needs more work. With a rookie and new staff and all the low expectations we’ve now been told, the preseason was more important for us to get our poo together instead of hiding our great plays. Hiding means you think we can get to the playoffs and need wins in weeks 1 and 2. Conflicting messages. 

Edited September 10, 2023 by WhoKnows