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Level Of Enthusiasm Going into Game 1

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How excited are you for the season?  

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1 minute ago, Shotgun said:

I’m equally horrified as last year at this time. 

I am a little bit more positive. I thought we had a better free agency and draft than in 2024. Still expect this to the 2nd worst roster in Panthers history but it's better than 2024, so it is technically an improvement.

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1 minute ago, Khyber53 said:

I'm not seeing much change and that makes me feel less enthusiastic than last season.

I hope what we've been seeing is a big deception.

The panthers didn’t just go vanilla in preseason…they’ve been doing it for a decade as to not tip our hand. The jags are in for a rude awakening! lol

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I think the preseason performance has caused a "Meh" Cloud  to hover over the fan base.  I still have some interest and while I don't expect a lot of wins, I think there are other things I would like to see in terms of the team at least going in the right direction.

On offense is Bryce the guy and is XL moving forward?

Is the defense performing better with DB back

Are the rookies and 2nd year players developing?

That said, for me there is some intrigue but I don't think they will compete for a playoff spot.  

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In terms of enthusiasm at this exact juncture it's a 5 only because regular season football is back and we are 0-0 and there is the development of some key young players that I am very interested in seeing in regular season action. That brief high will probably be knocked down to 1 by October though.

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I’m excited. It’s a new season, anything can happen. Cherish these moments. Last season it literally only lasted until game 1 so enjoy this while it lasts.

Also, look at it this way, one way or another we will have a franchise QB next year. Either Bryce shows he’s that guy this year and it’s a great season, or we crash and burn and have a high draft pick in a strong QB class. No matter what, this season will provide answers and clarity moving forward.

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15 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

I’m excited. It’s a new season, anything can happen. Cherish these moments. Last season it literally only lasted until game 1 so enjoy this while it lasts.

Also, look at it this way, one way or another we will have a franchise QB next year. Either Bryce shows he’s that guy this year and it’s a great season, or we crash and burn and have a high draft pick in a strong QB class. No matter what, this season will provide answers and clarity moving forward.

You should know the Panthers MO by now... Terrible most of the year then win 1 or 2 meaningless games to end the season, drop 5-10 spots in the draft, and lose out on a franchise QB

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