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Carolina’s 2019 NFL Draft capThe NFL released their designs for the 2019 NFL
Draft caps today, and the theme of this year’s design was ‘local and state
flags’. Since the Panthers are running hard with the ‘two states, one team’
mantra, their draft hat this year is... interesting.Just take a look at this
beaut.Photo credit: FanaticsI’m not going to mince words here — this hat is bad.
Whoever came up with this design should be ashamed of themselves. I get that
they want to continue marketing the ‘two states, one team’ thing, but there were
so many better ways to do this.Someone had to throw this together at the last
minute, right? LOL... nope.Extra time, eh? Well... they probably should have
spent a little more time than they did. Panthers Twitter reactionsHow did
Panthers fans react to seeing this hat? As you probably expected. Here’s a
collection of the best replies to our tweet revealing the design.We got a lot of
‘is this an April Fool’s joke?’ replies, and unfortunately the answer to that
question is no.To be
fair
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is come constructive criticism of the design.I’ve saved the best two replies for
last, because not only are they funny but they are dead-on accurate.What do you
think, CSR? Share your reaction to the 2019 Panthers NFL Draft hat in the
comments below. The more things change, the more they stay the same. That’s the
theme of too many seasons for the Panthers. They bounce back and forth from
winning season to disappointment. They win games despite the best efforts of
their coaches. They fire a steady, defensive-minded head coach, only to bring in
a slightly younger, steady, and defensive-minded guy. The big change in 2018 was
to fire their offensive coordinator and hire freshman Norv Turner, whose job was
to take the offense to the next level while keeping it consistent.All of the
coordinators changed this off season, for the record. The defense was so
competent with new pieces and new coordinator Eric Washington as to almost be
boring. Panthers’ fans can all but take for granted that they will have the
privilege of watching a competent — and often stifling — defense. Special
teams
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point. In other words, you wouldn’t know there had been coaching changes if
somebody hadn’t told you.For the offense, it wasn’t until the 5th play from
scrimmage — a 1st and 20 on the opening drive — that the Panthers saw their
first positive play of 2018. It went for three yards. Cam Newton then scrambled
for 15 yards to set up 3rd and 2. He converted on a QB sneak. I can’t speak to
“the next level,” but that is certainly consistent with the last several years
of Panthers offense. If you walked away after those first six plays then you
would believe that the 2018 Carolina Panthers were going to be a strong defense
supporting a fly-by-the-seat-of-Cam’s-teeth offense. A new look offense that was
suspiciously familiar.You also would have missed the real story: The Panthers
are just a few injuries away from being scary.Newton, while the most potent
player on the team, is no longer the entire story of the offense. Christian
McCaffrey, his one fumble aside, had a strong day and made plays even when he
didn’t have room to work. Devin Funchess didn’t break out as a number one
receiver, but he did prove that he can be a consistent option in the
intermediate passing game in Greg Olsen’s (hopefully brief) absence. Torrey
Smith and Jarius Wright both showed up larger and in bigger moments than any
depth receivers the Panthers have rostered in years. We’re not even talking
about Alex Armah and C.J. Anderson showing that they can be contributors if
needed. Remember that we’re often mired in arguments over practice squad wide
receivers at this point in the season.The Panthers’ offense has options and
weapons and hope for the first time in years. The only thing they are missing is
time. The offensive line is hurt. Ryan Kalil apparently had a fever. We hope it
doesn’t cause him to sleep poorly on his neck. Daryl Williams injured his right
knee again. Amini Silatolu looked like he need ‘OnStar for pass rushers’ in his
helmet again. Some of these issues will be resolved with the attention of good
doctors and the application of rest over the coming weeks. Some will simply
fester in the blind spot of veteran-enamored coaches. This is the way things
are.That’s a whole lot of question marks and bad portents for a team that won
—for a team whose offensive line played relatively well for most of the game.
First year starters Taylor Moton and Greg van Roten had a shaky beginning, but
they settled down and proved to be the least of Turner and Newton’s worries.
That is huge for the Panthers’ hopes.The offense had a few mistakes throughout
the game
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know these guys but so well and they only know him just as far. There is a
balance that they are trying to strike. It will take time to find that. Unlike
years past, now you can actually see their goals and their misfires on the
field. There is a palpable sense of intention and progress that, when not
sidelined by injury, could mean the world for Newton and for the Panthers.That
brings us back to time. The difference between the time it takes to run a play
and the time it takes for a defensive end to blow a play up is almost
imperceptible. Fortunately, it is obvious what needs to change to produce the
time that Newton and Turner need to get their offense in rhythm. The right
tackle position is a fight between the ghost of Daryl Williams’ knee, Amini
Silatolu, and recent trade acquisition Corey Robinson. It is also the biggest
question mark casting doubt on the Panthers’ offense being able to operate on
the level of their defense. It is where they are currently losing time. The
Panthers have long been a team that relied on talent on both sides of the ball
to overcome coaching. 2018 looks to field one of their most talented rosters in
years. Answer that question at right tackle, give Newton just a little more
time, and the Panthers could become one of the safer bets in the NFC.
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