About this episode

The episode discusses the Carolina Panthers' preparations for their Week 1 game against the Chicago Bears, focusing on player performances and team confidence.

Week 1 is finally here, and the Carolina Panthers locker room sounds like a team that believes in itself for the first time in years. In this episode of Two Growls One Roar, we break down everything from Dave Canales' Wednesday presser, his weekly Panther Talk radio hit, and locker room sound from across the roster as Carolina preps to host the Chicago Bears at Bank of America Stadium. We start with the big one: Bryce Young has struggled in three straight Week 1 starts, and Canales isn't dodging it — "this is the most important one we have, it's the only one we have." We dig into what's actually different about his pre-snap process this year, and why his coach sounds more confident than ever. From there, it's Chuba Hubbard's full-speed return, a cautious update on Jonathon Brooks, and a deep look at Darren Waller — who's hitting 20+ mph on the practice field GPS, grinding the playbook with pen and paper, and opening up about the injury history and mindset shift behind his return to football. We also get first impressions on the new-look linebacker duo of Devin Lloyd and Bobby Okereke as they prepare to face Ben Johnson's motion-heavy Bears offense. Then we hit the…

People in this episode

Host: Carolina Dad

Topics covered

• Carolina Panthers
• NFL Week 1
• Bryce Young
• Darren Waller
• team confidence
• player updates
• Chicago Bears

Keywords

• Carolina Panthers
• Bryce Young
• Darren Waller
• Chuba Hubbard
• NFL
• Chicago Bears
• Week 1
• team confidence
• player updates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carolina Panthers

Places: Bank of America Stadium

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