There is a lot happening and a lot to be optimistic about, even though Luck will not be a Panther.  Rivera will be a good coach much like Fox was, but Rivera's defenses have been dominant.  The big question is who will be the OC and QB coach.  Hopefully new means better.  As we progress towards the CBA and the draft, I've been thinking abou some changes that can be made to make us better.  First, Rivera makes everyone better because of better coaching.  Let's look at his fortay, the defense.  FIrst, the DL needs to be better.  I'm not sure how he'll scheme our defense but let's consider some ideas.  Johnson is a legitmate threat that we should be bringing back.  Then on the other side we have Hardy and Brown competing for that job but the other provides some good rotation.  I think Brayton should be released.  I'll come back to DT later.  Once TD comes back, who can argue that we don't have the best 4-3 LBs in the league.  With the emergence of Anderson (we need to keep him too), we have a SOLID corps.  Not to mention we have some good backups in connor and other guys who at least got some playing time. 

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Is it too early to find out who here are going to training camp?  My schedule is tight but I'm going to make it out this Thursday to Wofford to watch them practice.  If you get their early enough and want some supper, let me recommend Sugar and Spice just up the road on Pine Street.  Its a great burger joint and I'll be there just before practice starts.  I've been to training camp a few times but can anyone offer any insights to training camp that I may have missed? 

I was reading over at Carolina Growl another review of the Panthers positions/depth chart/NFL rankings.  While the review was fairly vanilla, it was interesting to get another fan's perspective on how the Panthers stack up and who he thought would win the many position battles.  Some of the picks are not exactly exciting, e.g. picking MacBern for RG instead of the "Duke."  In addition to these roster picks, there is also a breakdown of where a particular position ranks against the NFL.  It doesn't say why the rankings are given but my thoughts after the jump...

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