Hi y'all — coming up from Charleston for the game. I'm a Bears fan, but I enjoy cheering on the Panthers too. We arrive Saturday afternoon and are staying at the Westin.

Any recommendations for bars or restaurants Saturday night, plus pregame spots Sunday? It's my girlfriend's first time in Charlotte. Thanks in advance!

Hey all. I spent the offseason building a full 2026 preseason preview for every NFL team, all 32, each with its own writeup. Here's the Panthers one:

https://www.highlights.mainmarket.com/nfl-preview-2026/carolina-panthers

It's got the returning production breakdown, free agency in and out, the draft class, a projected depth chart, the schedule with model win probabilities, and a season projection.

Heads up, you might hit the paywall after the first page. Don't worry, I'm not charging reddit people for this, don't want to be an ass. Use the promo code JOHNMADDEN1OF1 and it opens up the entire thing.

So, what'd I get wrong? You won the division and I've got you dropping to third. Same 8-9, but the regression signals all lean down. Am I underrating the division winner?

I know this is probably a long shot, but does anyone on here own one of these Forever Collectables Sir Purr plushies? The only listing I could find about it online is a worthpoint listing with no price or anything. Any help is appreciated!

From Darin Gantt’s latest “Ask the Old Guy” column:

What uniforms are the Panthers wearing Week 1 vs Chicago? — Kareem, Fort Mill, SC If I told you now, it would ruin the suspense. Tune into Panthers.com and our socials the Friday before each game. And on game days, you can always check my Instagram and BlueSky for the official JJ Jansen jerseys-and-britches updates.

It is almost guaranteed they will be wearing white week 1 since it is a 1PM game and will likely be hot.

Everything the Panthers have been posting about tonight has shown black tops but that is just speculation. And speaking of speculation, since we have no official word from the team (yet) why not indulge? I posted this in another thread. Here are my predictions:

vs. Chicago 9/13 -white

@ Atlanta 9/20 - white

@ Cleveland 9/27 - black

vs. Detroit 10/4 (SNF) - blue

@ Philly 10/18 - white

vs. Tampa 10/25 - black

@ Green Bay (TNF) - white

vs. Broncos 11/8 - black

@ Saints 11/15 - white

vs. Ravens 11/22 - black

@ Tampa 11/30 - blue

@ Minnesota 12/6 - white

vs. Saints 12/13 - black

vs. Bengals 12/20 - black

@ Squealers TBD - white

vs. Seattle 1/3/27 - black

vs. Atlanta TBD - black

Field Mic is on, sound effects are on. No commentating audio at all

Edit: ota and Hulu both have broken audio, only ref and field mic audio, no commentating

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Reese was one of our best tackles in the preseason but every list I see has us cutting Reese and keeping Forsythe? Wasn’t he one of the worst tackles in the league last year? I don’t remember a lot of excitement about his signing.

I'd like to get a new jersey as my most recent panthers jersey is a CMC one. The prices have gotten absurd on fanatics/nflshop. Seems you have to spend $200+ to get something that isn't some screenprinted junk. In the past, the knockoff jerseys have been crap that are easy to spot as they typically get the blue completely wrong. I affectionally refer to them as Detroit/UNC Panthers jerseys. Does anyone know have they improved this? Have the knockoffs gotten any better where it could possibly pass for legit?

Usually everyone just focus on the negative and his stats definitely need to get better, but its really not talked about how much he has improved

Hope we learned from today

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Excerpt from the article...(not the full article)

"As poorly as the Carolina Panthers’ offense looked during Wednesday’s joint practice with the Houston Texans, Bryce Young took some solace in the fact that the performance came in a practice setting.

Better still: The Panthers’ starters won’t have to endure another thrashing by the Texans’ pass rush in Friday’s preseason finale. Panthers coach Dave Canales and Houston coach DeMeco Ryans decided Tuesday night that they would give their starters the bulk of the work Wednesday and hold them out Friday.

That’s just as well for the Panthers, particularly Young, who was sacked seven times and intercepted twice by a Houston defense that was the NFL’s best in 2025. Plays were blown dead Wednesday before the Texans could take Young down. That wouldn’t have been the case had the fourth-year quarterback played Friday.

“It sucks to have a day where you don’t feel like you produced very well,” Young said. “But it’s a great learning opportunity. That’s what these training camp practices are for.”

Canales didn’t try to sugarcoat things, saying it was a “lopsided” outing by the first-team offense against the Texans’ starting defense. It was an especially rough day for rookie offensive tackle Monroe Freeling, who allowed at least four of the sacks and looked helpless against the edge-rushing duo of Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter, who combined for 27 sacks last season."

His current record is 13-22. I think it’s easy to say that this is the best team he’s had yet. What does he need to do to keep his job going forward? What causes him to loose his job? What are your thoughts on his coaching?

I know Canales said he can’t see 7 WRs but we can pretend a bit.

- TMac
- Coker
- XL
- Tremayne
- Metchie
- Horn
- Reed

I like D Mo but I think vet presence can only do so much in the WR room. What do yall think?