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NFL Authentic Taylor Moton Jersey , powered by SurveyMonkey. Each week, we send 32 polls to 100+ plugged in fans from each team. Panthers fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse.How confident are you in the direction of the team? Last week: 99 percent confidenceIt’s kinda weird to see the confidence level drop after a 1-0 start. Hopefully a win against the Falcons on Sunday will bring the fans’ confidence back up where it was a week ago.Will the Panthers win or lose in Week 2?Odds: Falcons are 6-point favoritesCat Scratch Reader FanPulse: Panthers by 4The Falcoholic FanPulse: Falcons by 4No big surprise here—both fan bases think their team will win, and both groups think the game will be close. The Panthers are totally gonna win though, right?Other than QB, what is most valuable to an NFL offense? I’m surprised that the number of people who picked left tackle isn’t higher http://www.carolinapanthersteamonline.com/wes-horton-jersey , but I’m not surprised to see it come out on top. Protecting the quarterback is vital to success, which is very difficult to do without a quality left tackle. Not that Panthers fans would know anything about that. . .It’s time to take the bubble wrap off Taylor Moton Ready or not, but Taylor Moton will likely be starting at right tackle for the injured Daryl Williams when the Panthers kick off the 2018 regular season against the Dallas Cowboys. Williams has been diagnosed with a torn MCL and dislocated patella and currently does not have a timetable for his return. Until the Panthers share more information on Williams’ rehab, all we can do at this point is speculate as to when he’ll be back, so let’s speculate! Dr. David Chao at National Football Post said this in 2015 about MCL injuries:Dr. Chao then noted the Broncos Shane Ray had suffered a high grade MCL sprain and would miss 4-6 weeks. This is generally consistent with published information from the University of California San Francisco which says the MCL “usually responds very well to non-surgical treatment” and a Grade 3 tear usually takes four to eight weeks to heal. I’m not a doctor, but let’s assume Williams will be out eight weeks since he also had the issue with the patella. That puts his return sometime at the end of September which is Week 4 of the NFL season. Carolina conveniently has a bye during Week 4 which means Daryl might only miss the team’s first three games. (Or he could be out a lot longer Authentic Trai Turner Jersey , we just don’t know yet.)An eight week recovery leaves Taylor Moton starting at right tackle against the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, and Cincinnati Bengals. Each of these teams had good defenses last year with Atlanta having the No. 8 scoring defense (19.7 PPG), Dallas the No. 13 (20.8 PPG), and Cincinnati the league-average No. 16 (21.8 PPG), per ESPN. Frankly Womens Torrey Smith Jersey , I’m excited to see what Moton will do as a starter against quality opponents. I’m on record as saying the Panthers wasted Moton’s rookie season last year by giving the second round pick just 64 offensive snaps while Amini Silatolu somehow played 256 snaps. It’s time to take off Taylor’s bubble wrap. The best case scenario, of course, is Moton holds his own as a fill-in starter and Williams returns somewhere around the Week 4 bye. We can all then breathe a sigh of relief in knowing Moton can provide solid depth for the rest of the year and potentially start next year if Daryl Williams can’t be re-signed. And who knows, maybe Moton steps in at left guard later this season if he looks good early on? Crazier things have happened. We saw virtually nothing from Taylor Moton during his rookie season. He’s an enigma. He’s a mystery. He’s all potential with no real track record. There will be no more hiding in 2018. The spotlight on Taylor Moton will be bright. Let’s hope he’s ready for prime time.