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What is the benefit to benching starters for the preseason?

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9 minutes ago, Aussie Tank said:

It’s a ploy to flush out all the whinny Karen’s in the fan base 

Right, the worst team in the NFL last year and over the last 5 years has nothing to whine about watching their team bench starters in the preseason while the best teams in the NFL have no problem playing their starters. What a world. This fanbase is as garbage as the team is 

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Just now, hepcat said:

Right, the worst team in the NFL last year and over the last 5 years has nothing to whine about watching their team bench starters in the preseason while the best teams in the NFL have no problem playing their starters. What a world. This fanbase is as garbage as the team is 

It takes a special mind to remain unquestionably loyal to every decision this team makes.  Anyone with a semblance of awareness has been shaken out of that.

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Tep move? 

I don’t think I’ve once heard him speak about the defense, by all accounts, things look positive. 

We know he is very invested in the offense and last week was straight embarrassing. This amateur hour crap isn’t one you expect to see from even brand new NFL coaches.  
 

This is blood in the water. Now for the first few games it is GUARANTEED open season.  

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34 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

Only rational explanation is that they’re putting off showing how bad they are as long as they possibly can.

This. You think the new coaching staff is ready to hear the cries to bench QB1? He’ll need QB1 to use as an excuse mid season when we’re a 1 win team. 

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1 hour ago, chknwing said:

hes practiced against the jets all week, exactly what else is he going to show in a few series in a preseason game against them?

He practiced against the Jets one day, and only practiced three times all week.  That’s a far cry from your statement.

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3 hours ago, hepcat said:

On what planet does the worst team in the NFL the previous season and over the last 5 years think it’s a good idea to bench starters for all preseason games?

The best teams in the NFL are playing their starters for at least a few drives. But the Panthers are on their 3rd coaching staff in the last 3 years, talking up a “great practice” against the Jets on Thursday as reason to bench starters for preseason games.

I thought the Panthers employed NFL professionals who understood practice reps are not the same as game reps but maybe I am wrong. The Panthers were a dumpster fire in preseason last season so maybe they’re trying to avoid tanking ticket sales worse than they already are or they are intentionally tanking, but who knows. 

I mean you kind of answered yourself. Panthers starters played last preseason and how much difference did it make? Still the worst team in football. Maybe preseason doesn't matter. If you're going to be terrible you're going to be terrible nothing about running vanilla schemes and half ass game plans in the preseason for 20 total plays is going to make any sort of difference

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