Gelling before game 1

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I'm in the camp of risking injuries in the pre-season if that's what it takes for the team to come out of the gate in sync on offense.

The opener against Carolina can be viewed as a final tuneup before the brutal early season schedule kicks in.
Agree the carolina game week one is as good of a tune up game as your gonna get in the NFL. But the Panthers are going to win 4 or 5 games this season. Can't let it be us giving them a W because we were still figuring things out.

Theyre not a good team, but they've had a season and an offseason to try and figure things out. They're pretty much as gelled as theyre going to get.