The Panthers offense got a chance to test itself against the Texans defense in a joint practice on Wednesday and the results were not good for the NFC South club.
Houston’s pass rushers Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter would have registered multiple sacks of Bryce Young had quarterbacks not been off limits during the workout and the pressure also led the quarterback to throw a couple of interceptions. The lack of protection put a spotlight on tackles Rasheed Walker and Monroe Freeling as they prepare to step into the shoes of the injured Ikem Ekwonu and Taylor Moton to start the season, but head coach Dave Canales said he wasn’t unhappy to see how things played out for his club.
“That’s exactly what we need to see,” Canales said, via the team’s website. “Monroe needs it. Rasheed needs it. When we dropped back today, we did little beyond Bryce extending and getting a couple of plays going. The rush was phenomenal. And that’s exactly the information we need to be able to regroup.”
Young admitted that it “sucks in the moment,” but also tried to share Canales’s push to put a positive spin on the rough performance by saying “we’re only going to be better from a day like this.” History says that’s not quite true as it could also turn out to be a sign of things to come, but the Panthers have time to work on cleaning things up before they aren’t able to blow the whistle ahead of their quarterback getting planted in the turf.
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