Carolina Questions

[MTK]

The more time Betts misses the better chance Rock has. This story with Betts is getting a little old. Always banged up. He needs to get in there and start producing.

[Beemnseven]

If the quarterbacks weren't "completely totally awful" they were pretty darn close. They just aren't on the same page as the receivers. Sure, there are completions here and there, but there's no consistency, no rhythym, and there really was no progress from the HoF game to last night's game. I gave them a pass against Denver for only being in camp about a week. Now, it's been more than two weeks, and at times they look like an expansion team that hasn't even had the opportunity for minicamps. This time, Hasslebeck was equally as bad as Brunell and Ramsey.

Julius Peppers was an excellent test for Kenyatta Jones. On one particular play, Peppers delivered a blast to Jones that sent him on his heels. He did sack the QB once, and provided pressure at other times, but there was a lot of shifting along the O-line, so I can't say exactly who was lined up against Peppers every single time. Overall, it could be said that Jones held his own, and to be sure, Peppers would probably have given even Jon Jansen a lick or two.

Gari Scott and John Simon have to be giving both Taylor Jacobs and Rock Cartwright a run for their money, due mainly to their contributions on special teams. Scott seems to be able to find the ball on offense too, while there just may not be enough room on the roster for both Rock and Simon. With all the H-backs and TEs, Gibbs will certainly not be able to have six wideouts on the team.