Carolina Panthers 2009 Training Camp Preview

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07/23/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) -

REPORT DATE: Aug. 2nd

SITE: Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC

CAMP OBJECTIVES: The Panthers did not have a great deal of offseason turnover from a personnel standpoint, so August and early September will mostly be about moving on from that playoff debacle against the Cardinals last August. Carolina fans need to see Jake Delhomme completing passes to his own teammates during his preseason cameos in order to restore their confidence in him. Since Julius Peppers signed his franchise tender and will be in training camp, the biggest issue for the defense is the presence of new defensive coordinator Ron Meeks, formerly of the Colts, who will need to ensure that his unit develops within his scheme. Second-round draft choice Everette Brown (Florida State), who will have the advantage of playing opposite Julius Peppers, will have to prove that he has the strength at 256 pounds to play an every-down role. Five assistant coaches have turned over since that playoff game against the Cardinals, so it will be interesting to see how the players adjust to the many new voices during the summer.

PRESEASON SCHEDULE:

Aug 17 - at NY Giants, 8:00 PM Aug 22 - at Miami, 7:30 PM Aug 29 - vs. Baltimore, 8:00 PM Sep 3 - vs. Pittsburgh, 8:00 PM

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Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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