One can say that it's only the preseason, but the Carolina Panthers haven't exactly set the world alight over their first two warmup games.
It was another lackluster outing against the Houston Texans. Head coach Dave Canales took his starters out quickly, and the team mustered just three points. While it's a little premature to get overly worried, the lack of momentum being generated by the Panthers might have a detrimental impact when Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars rolls around.
There is a lot of hard work ahead if Carolina wants to meet raised expectations.