The Elevator: Analyzing The Panthers' Preseason Loss To the Ravens

For all intents and purposes, the preseason is over for the Carolina Panthers' starters.  The third game is known as the final dress rehearsal for the starting units around the NFL, and is used to gague the progress or lack thereof that any given team has made. For the third game in a row, the Panthers took the loss and left the field with questions flying around the team as to what happened to last year's 12-4 squad that took the NFC South title. However, the Panthers are looking better.  From the first preseason game to Saturday night's contest, they have made improvements in nearly every area to some degree.  That doesn't fully answer the questions facing this team but it doesn't leave fans void of hope that, come September 13th, this team will remain a contender. DeAngelo Williams sat out after tweaking his knee earlier in the week during practice, but Mike Goodson filled in nicely.  Jon Beason is still sidelined with a sprained MCL, but s...