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There has been a lot of chatter during the preseason about the struggles of the Carolina Panthers offense and Greg Olsen has an idea about what those people need to do, relax.
Olsen thinks that what has happened during the preseason isn't a great representation of what will happen during the regular season, and points out Christian McCaffrey as an example of what will be different.
“Everyone needs to relax a little bit,” Olsen said via the Panthers team website. “People are jumping off the bandwagon before we’ve even pulled out of town.
“Anyone who has watched our group when everybody is out there knows what we were doing in the preseason is not really a great representation of our personnel and what we do with that personnel. I think Christian McCaffrey has touched the ball once? Maybe twice?”
Olsen has had only four touches during the preseason and that will change in a big way once the regular season kicks off in a little over a week.
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Quarterback Cam Newton also hasn't played a lot and once he is back on the field, the offense should be more smooth. The Panthers are entering the second season with Norv Turner calling the plays, and Olsen is excited about what he has implemented.
“We’re going to be fine. We’ve got a lot of concepts and schemes we feel good about. We’re going to try to get off to a fast start,” Olsen said. “We have some things we know we do well and things we don’t do so well. That’s really all offensive football is, identifying your strengths, identifying your weaknesses and building a plan around that.”
The one big question still surrounding this team is Newton's status for week one. Newton is dealing with a sprained ankle, but all signs point towards him being ready for Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams.
