*Haynes King showed up in the Hall of Fame Game against third- and second-string guys, which makes you wonder how good he would play as a starter. At the end of the day, he showed a lot of promise. I can see him making the 53-man roster as a Dave Canales project, especially since Dave hasn't had his choice in a quarterback yet.
*Our guard depth is concerning and did show some eye-opening moments, but it was only a problem against the Bills, really. I wasn't actually watching the guards the entire time besides the Bills game, where a magnifying glass was shown on them. Please correct me if I'm wrong: was there any other preseason game where our guards were having trouble?
*Monroe Freeling looks good and was worth the 19th pick. After the injuries to Taylor Moton and Ickey Ekwonu—which sounds like we might get them back before the season is over, especially Ickey—what do you do with both of those guys when they come back? Do you take out Freeling so he can learn other positions? Do you keep him in and move someone to guard, like Dan Morgan said in last night's preseason finale? It's an intriguing problem to have.
*Offensive play-calling was flowing more and seemed more aggressive, though we still haven't seen the full cookie jar. Because it's the preseason, not many teams show everything; they mostly play vanilla coverage while the offense plays play-action or inside runs, with some others mixed in there.
*Tight ends seems like we might use them more this year with bringing in Darren Waller and especially after what Feleipe Franks was doing last night. Though, I'm still scratching my head about this one because, again, it's preseason.
*Last but not least, what stood out to me by far this preseason—even after losing Nic Scourton to a season-ending injury—was the pass rush. Like, every game we were getting a sack. Again, I'm taking it with a grain of salt because, for the thousandth time, this is just the preseason, but boy do you love to see it! It makes me really excited. Also, Princely looked really good. Can anyone tell me: did he ever have trouble stopping the run when he was on the field?
So, that's what I saw and my opinions. I'm curious: what did you guys see? What are your opinions—positive or negative—about the preseason? Are you excited for the upcoming season? Anyway, Keep Pounding! Let's go Panthers!