The Panthers have placed WR Wallace Wright on the Injured Reserve List with a shoulder injury.  This might hurt the Panthers on special teams which is an area that Wright excels in.  He has played in 66 games in his NFL career and he has 66 tackles, mostly on special teams.  He also has caught 8 passes for 108 yards (13.5 avg) and he has returned 2 kickoffs for 31 yards (15.5 avg) in his NFL career to date.  This isn’t a big loss but the Panthers wish they would have had him in 2010.

The Panthers defense was the reason for the win last night over the Titans.  LB Jon Beason led the way for the Panthers last night with 5 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  DE Charles Johnson was all over the place for the Panthers last night with 4 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 2 sacks and 2 QB hits.  Rookie DE (6th round) Greg Hardy pitched in with 3 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and 3 QB hits.  CB Brian Witherspoon only had 1 tackle last night but he also defensed 2 passes and had 2 interceptions.  The Titans finished up with 45 yards rushing (2.3 ypc) and 172 yards passing.

Matt Moore looked decent in this game as he completed 18 of 33 passes for 190 yards.  Jimmy Clausen finished up the game by completing 4 of 5 passes for 79 yards.  Mike Goodson had a great game last night as he was the star of the show for the Panthers.  He carried the ball 4 times for 30 yards (7.5 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 18 yards.  But it was on special teams where Goodson made his biggest impact as he returned 1 kickoff for a 91-yard TD.  DeAngelo Williams found yards hard to come by last night with 9 carries for 13 yards (1.4 ypc).  TEs Gary Barnidge (1 rec, 50 yards) and Dante Rosario (3 rec, 38 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Panthers.  Rookie WR (6th round) David Gettis pitched in with 3 receptions for 31 yards in this game.  The Panthers finished up with 59 yards rushing (2.6 ypc) and 269 yards passing in this game.  The Panthers are now 1-2 on the pre-season.

The Panthers QBs have really been stinking it up this pre-season.  Matt Moore is still in line to be the starting QB despite playing poorly this pre-season.  He has completed 10 of 24 passes (41.7%) for 89 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (34.9 QB Rating) so far.  Rookie 2nd round pick Jimmy Clausen also isn’t looking too great as of yet.  He has completed 17 of 37 passes (45.9%) for 152 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 INTs (35.0 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 5 times for 26 yards (5.2 ypc) so far this pre-season.  He is the #2 QB for the Panthers right now.  Hunter Cantwell has also looked pretty awful so far.  He has completed 6 of 17 passes (35.3%) for 68 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 INTs (48.2 QB Rating).  The Panthers might as well give 6th round pick Tony Pike a bigger audition the next two weeks.  He has only thrown 1 incomplete pass this pre-season.  The Panthers would have nothing to lose giving Pike a chance to show what he can do because I doubt that he would clear waivers to be placed on the practice squad because whispers are that the Bengals would claim him.

The Panthers were awful offensively last Saturday Night.  Matt Moore looked pretty stinky in this game as he only completed 6 of 17 passes for 57 yards with 1 INT.  Jimmy Clausen wasn’t any better as he completed 9 of 22 passes for 72 yards with 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 15 yards (5.0 ypc) in this game.  Mike Goodson led the way on the ground for the Panthers in this game with 33 yards rushing on 6 carries (5.5 ypc).  He also caught 3 passes for 18 yards (6.0 avg) in this game.  DeAngelo Williams pitched in with 26 yards on six carries (4.3 ypc) in this game.   The Panthers finished up with 82 yards rushing (3.9 ypc) and 93 yards passing in this game.

Linebacker Dan Connor led a great effort by the Panthers’ D last Saturday with 6 tackles.  DE Everette Brown exploded in this game with 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits.  DE Eric Moore pitched in with 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits.  The Jets could only muster 96 yards rushing (2.8 ypc) and 16 yards passing in this game.

The Panthers have signed 23-year old linebacker Nic Harris to a 1-year deal.  Harris played in 15 games for the Bills last season (his rookie year) and he made 30 tackles.  Look for Harris to provide depth and linebacker and probably an ace on special teams.  I like this signing for the Panthers as Harris is still young and he has a nice upside.