OFFICIAL 2024 PRESEASON GAME 2 THREAD: PANTHERS VS JETS

2024 Draft Picks:
Give them a grade.  I know,  some haven't seen the field.  Others limited. ( probably haven't been fitted for helmets lol )
We usually can't tell how well we've drafted till a player has been in the league for  2-3 years .  The Luke's Cam's and Peppers are not the norm.

1 (32): WR Xavier Legette, South Carolina. TBD-expecting great things
2 (46): RB Jonathon Brooks, Texas. TBD-expecting great things TBD-expecting great things
3 (72): LB Trevin Wallace, Kentucky. B+++
4 (101): TE Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas. B+ expect him to be he starter by halfway
5 (157): CB Chau Smith-Wade, Washington State. C+
6 (200): DL Jaden Crumedy, Mississippi State. D+
7 (240): LB Michael Barrett, Michigan. D-

I like your  Tevin Wallace grade.  Maybe even an A . all things considered. 

This maybe the first year in a long time where our overall #1 pick , isn't a shoe in to be a starter.   And that is a  : WHY ?  First round picks ( even 32 )  should be a hands down starter in my humble opinion

Good read here on the preseason strategy:

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2024/8/20/2...young-rest

There’s little doubt the value of preseason football has been vastly diminished in recent years. Teams are more cagey than ever about showing their offensive and defensive tendencies on film for opponents — with joint practices becoming the league’s de facto method for actually installing schemes. Despite these changes, it’s bizarre to see a team punt on the entire preseason program, but the Carolina Panthers are doing just that.


....It’s understandable that there hasn’t been much attention on the Panthers at a national level. They weren’t just the worst team in the NFL a year ago, but didn’t have a top-3 pick to watch in camp. As a result they were largely ignored, which the team has more or less used to its advantage.


Bryce Young had more good days than bad as Carolina installed Canales’ new-look offense, more or less the same scheme that allowed Baker Mayfield to soar in Tampa Bay a year ago — and while there were incremental improvements, it wasn’t until the joint practice sessions with the Jets that Carolina began to uncork its true offense.

The results were stunning. Even without Diontae Johnson or Xavier Legette, both of whom were sidelined with minor injuries, Bryce was on-point against the Jets 1st team defense, connecting on two touchdown passes without turning the ball over, and showing on a new arsenal of passes he didn’t have a chance to throw in 2023. This was a practice that should have been ugly for Carolina. Boasting one of the league’s worst offenses against a top-tier defense should have led to numerous ugly plays and forgettable moments. However, the was Young and Co. thrived showed that there might really be something here since Canales’ arrival.

.....From what we know about Canales he’s a confidence, vibes-based coach who’s not entirely dissimilar in demeanor to Mike McDaniel of the Dolphins. To this end there’s value in keeping his starters under wraps until Week 1 of the regular season, especially considering there’s a need to get off to a hot start.


The Panthers open their 2024 season against the Saints, Chargers, and Raiders. Three teams the Panthers should be able to compete against. It’s not until Week 4 vs. Cincinnati that Carolina sees an opponent they shouldn’t have a chance against.

This means there’s a definite line of logic that dictates the Panthers keep as much hidden as possible, only revealing their true starting offense when the games matter. If practice has been going well and the coaching staff feels there’s little they can learn by “going vanilla,” then this could actually work.


.....There are obvious excuses we can make for the Panthers sitting their starters in preseason, but that doesn’t stop it being really odd for a bad team to be doing this. Live snaps are still live snaps, and it could leave the team unprepared for the regular season.


It’s a bold approach by Canales that could either result in a healthy Panthers stunning the NFL world and making an impact right away, or sucking out loud and finding themselves in a hole.

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2024 Draft Picks:
Give them a grade.  I know,  some haven't seen the field.  Others limited. ( probably haven't been fitted for helmets lol )
We usually can't tell how well we've drafted till a player has been in the league for  2-3 years .  The Luke's Cam's and Peppers are not the norm.

1 (32): WR Xavier Legette, South Carolina. TBD-expecting great things
2 (46): RB Jonathon Brooks, Texas. TBD-expecting great things TBD-expecting great things
3 (72): LB Trevin Wallace, Kentucky. B+++
4 (101): TE Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas. B+ expect him to be he starter by halfway
5 (157): CB Chau Smith-Wade, Washington State. C+
6 (200): DL Jaden Crumedy, Mississippi State. D+
7 (240): LB Michael Barrett, Michigan. D-

I like your  Tevin Wallace grade.  Maybe even an A . all things considered. 

This maybe the first year in a long time where our overall #1 pick , isn't a shoe in to be a starter.   And that is a  : WHY ?  First round picks ( even 32 )  should be a hands down starter in my humble opinion

Yea, who knew Morgan has an eye for linebackers.

Good read lo, thanks.