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spicynbachili1 · 6 years ago

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Best PC gaming deals: graphics cards, SSDs, games and more (November 9th)

I hope you all loved burning the effigy of a 412-year-old man who occurred to be standing by some gunpowder beneath the Homes of Parliament final weekend. Now that I’ve lastly washed the odor of bonfire out of my garments, it’s time to look forward to that the majority joyous of November holidays, the deals-athon the tip all deals-athons, Black Friday. Some retailers clearly didn’t get the memo about it being simply on a Friday this 12 months, as a few them have began their Black Friday deal celebrations early, these sillies. That’s excellent news for us, although, because it means low, low costs now that received’t change on the day itself (nicely, it does if you happen to’re procuring at Ebuyer a minimum of).

To that finish, there are many large reductions to be discovered over within the camp this week, however there are nonetheless loads of recreation offers happening, too, simply in case the current spate of gross sales hasn’t made your Steam library collapse in on itself but. Whether or not it’s low-cost Paradox video games, sneaky Klei financial savings or a Blendo Video games assortment particular, your offers herald will present.

Keep in mind, if you wish to preserve observe of each deal happening proper now, skip on over to our Black Friday 2018 hub, the place yow will discover all the most effective graphics card offers, finest monitor offers and extra.

Sport offers

Ever fancied making an attempt your hand at making your personal RPG? Effectively, Degica are doing a giant previous RPG Maker software program bundle over on Humble at this time, and the one monster you need to politely take turns beating with a stick is your personal pockets. Hooray! There’s an entire host of various tiers you will get, together with RPG Maker XP, three Sport Character Hub packs and dialog JRPG Final Phrase for simply $1, or RPG Maker VX plus two extra video games for $eight (round £6.10).

If you happen to’re actually feeling within the artistic temper, there’s additionally RPG Maker VX Ace and a bevy of video games accessible within the $15 (£11.44) bracket, and Visible Novel Maker + Stay 2D, RPG Maker MV and greater than a dozen MV-related graphics packs within the prime $50 ($38.15) bundle. As all the time, you possibly can pay no matter you need for every tier, and you may select how a lot of your cash goes to Degica, Humble or Humble’s chosen charities.

It’s Ubisoft Heroes week over on GamesPlanet proper now, which basically means you will get medieval/samurai/viking sword ’em up For Honor for cheapsies, in addition to numerous entries within the May & Magic Heroes sequence for as much as 75% off their traditional worth. Bizarrely, Simply Dance 2017 additionally counts as an ‘Ubisoft Hero’ in line with GamesPlanet, as a result of apparently humiliating somebody on the dance flooring with a 67% off deal is simply as heroic as sticking weapons in individuals’s faces.

Alternatively, why not indulge your strategic mind with GamesPlanet’s Paradox sale? Right here, Cities Skylines Deluxe Version goes for an enormous 80% off (that’s £5.99 within the UK), whereas the Crusader Kings II is 77% off (all the way down to £6.99). In the meantime, Europa Universalis IV Digital Excessive Version can be 80% off, which can set you again simply £7.99.

In the meantime, over on Steam, Blendo Video games Full Assortment is experiencing 73% flights of reductions proper now, bagging you all 5 video games from Blendo’s again catalogue for simply $17.89 or £13.02. That features Quadrilateral Cowboy, Thirty Flights of Loving and extra, however be sure to nab it fast, as the gathering will return to its common worth of $65.94 / £47.94 at 6pm GMT or 10am PT TODAY.

If that doesn’t take your fancy, Klei are additionally having a writer sale on Steam this weekend till November 12, the place you possibly can decide up such delights as harrowing survival recreation Don’t Starve for simply £1.79 / $2.79, musical roguelike Crypt of the NecroDancer for a mere £2.19 / $2.99, and glorious espionage ’em up Invisible Inc for a sneaky £three.74 / $four.99.

UK offers:

Time to sound the offers horn, as a result of have I obtained some candy reductions for you this week. First up is the MSI Radeon RX 580 Armor OC (8GB), which goes for simply £200 (down from £310) as a part of Ebuyer’s Black Friday Early Hen offers. This implies the worth received’t change or go any decrease between now and Black Friday itself, so you possibly can bag your self a discount early protected within the data that you just received’t get duped by yet one more worth reduce in two weeks time. Have a learn of our AMD Radeon RX 580 evaluation to see the way it stacks up, however in brief it’s my prime finest graphics card suggestion for flawless 1080p gaming and respectable 1440p gaming proper now alongside Nvidia’s 6GB GTX 1060.

Ebuyer are additionally performing some jumbo early Black Friday reductions on Samsung’s 860 Evo SSD as nicely, with the 1TB mannequin going for a tasty £160 (down from £242), plus you get a free copy of Murderer’s Creed Odyssey thrown in as nicely. Once more, that is a part of Ebuyer’s Black Friday Early Hen offers, so the worth will stay mounted all by means of Black Friday. Have a learn our Samsung 860 Evo evaluation to see why it’s prime of my finest gaming SSD rankings.

Elsewhere Overclockers UK have shaved 20% off the worth of the Asus ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 64 OC, the place it’s now £500 as a substitute of £630. Sadly, AMD’s three free video games provide is not operating, so it’s not fairly pretty much as good worth as earlier than, however that is nonetheless an excellent card for prime notch, max high quality 1440p gaming, in addition to a little bit of 4K, so why not have a gander at our AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 evaluation to see the way it compares to its principal rival, the very similarly-priced GTX 1080.

Over in monitor land, the Acer Predator XB271HUA is presently all the way down to £440 over at CCL, down from its traditional worth of £610. I actually, actually appreciated its smaller sibling, the Acer Predator XB241H – a lot so it went straight in our greatest gaming monitor record – so if you happen to fancy the concept of a 27in 2560×1440, 165Hz TN panel with Nvidia G-Sync for lower than £500, that is an absolute steal.

Sticking with Acer for a second, their Predator Z35 continues to be going low-cost at Field, too. Effectively, I say low-cost – £799 is hardly pocket change within the grand scheme of issues, however it’s nonetheless a heck of loads higher than paying £995 for it, I’ll inform ya that. Once more, I used to be a giant fan of the Acer Predator Z35 after I examined it earlier this 12 months, and it’s arguably one of many higher curved 35in, 144Hz, G-Sync screens round.

US offers:

Newegg have additionally began their Black Friday celebrations with their large Black November occasion, however these costs appear to solely final for per week at a time, so there’s no assure these merchandise received’t abruptly obtain one other worth reduce on the day itself. Nonetheless, if you happen to’re prepared to warning to the wind and dive in now, then the Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ (8GB) is an effective place to begin. That is now simply $260 till Monday.

Equally, these after the largest monitor they’ll probably match on their desks ought to try the 38in, 3840×1600 curved FreeSync display that’s the LG 38CB99-W, which is all the way down to $1000 from its common worth of $1800. Plus, you will get one other $50 off with the promo code 116BNGS32). That’s additionally till Monday.

There are nonetheless loads of good offers exterior of Newegg’s Black November occasion, after all, together with Dell’s 34in, 3440×1440, curved 120Hz G-Sync monitor, the Alienware AW3418DW, which is now simply $900 from Newegg (down from $1500), and the 34in, 3440×1440, FreeSync monitor, the LG 34UB88-P, which is all the way down to $420 from its traditional $800.

That’s all on your weekly offers heralding at this time. As all the time, a few of these offers might get snapped up fairly quick, so apologies if a few of these have already gone by the point you click on on them. For extra offers than you possibly can shake a stick at, do take a look by means of our jumob Black Friday hub, or have a flick thru our particular person Black Friday part pages, which cowl the most effective graphics card offers, finest monitor offers, finest gaming headset offers, finest gaming mouse and keyboard offers and finest SSD offers. Till subsequent week, glad offers searching.

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ALRIGHTY it’s review time! I’ve finally finished RTTE Season 4 and MAN was I pleased. A vast improvement from the last two, much closer to the first season in quality and good enough that I think it could edge towards canon. From what I’ve seen from the fandom, there’s still a lot of controversy-- some people loved it and some still hated it. I have SO MUCH I could say about it, especially since a lot of the plot lines are continued from season 3 (which I did not finish, due to extreme annoyance and disappointment), but this will already be a long post with me condensing my thoughts. I tried narrowing it down to some of my favorite parts and some of my least favorite parts, but all in all, it was a fantastic season. If this is what the writing team can do, consider my expectations raised. So without further ado:

Cat’s Top 5 Best and Worst of RTTE S4

Best of the best

5. While the overall quality of the season was amped up, there were a few small shining stars that definitely excited me. The first is Ruffnut... who finally seems to be rounding out as a character! We get a lot of comedy relief from the twins and chicken, and this season was no different. Macey’s viking funeral cracked me up. But what I loved most was the way the twins seemed to grow. Especially Ruffnut. We get to see her trusting her intuition in Gruff Around the Edges, recognizing that her brother had been misplaced before anyone else. We get to learn from her interaction with Gruffnut that she values humility and honesty. And then later, in Twintuition, it’s Ruffnut that urges her twin to prioritize the dragon riders over Macey. It’s Ruffnut that humorously and bravely stands up to Viggo in his interrogation. They’re small steps for the twins, especially Ruff, but I think this season has been more characterization than any season so far.

4. My next favorite part was a little bit of a selfish, fangirlish kind of pleasure. We got to see Hiccup in tight black leather. I almost didn’t include this in my faves because it’s such a ridiculous little thing, but it made my heart do a pitter patter. Why? Because we’ve never seen Hiccup in black leather, but how much have we as a fandom loved to read and write about Hiccup in black leather? I can think of a few fics off the top of my head, including my own Sacrifice AU. There’s just something so dark and mature about putting Hiccup in black-- it takes him from our scrawny noodle cinnamon roll to a mysterious, vigilante sinnamon roll. It allows the imagination to play with ideas that we as a fandom (and, selfishly, me as a writer) never expected to get to see on screen. It’s not something I thought we’d get from our Y-7 show. And it’s not just the leather, it’s his demeanor sometimes. The tension and angst, the occasional ruthlessness, the table flipping, my goodness! Our baby Hiccup is growing from a noodley family-friendly dork to an actual young man with emotions that aren’t watered down by the PG rating. I didn’t think all of his outbursts were 100% in character, but at least for the most part, we’re getting some characterization that fits the tone of the first and second movies.

3. The last three of my five faves were-- I’m sure expectedly-- related to the Hiccstrid. Gods alive, it’s about time, right? For a couple of years now we’ve been impatiently waiting for the romantic development. Not just as squealing shippers who love a good romance, but as fans who respect the timeline of the canon movies. After season three, I’d started to give up hope, but S4 brought it back for me. I could do a whole post alone about the Hiccstrid, but for now I’ll mention my #3. I loved the riders’ reactions to the couple. Was it realistic that Fishlegs caught them kissing and thought-- strategy meeting? No. Was it goofy that the twins thought either Astrid and Hiccup were dying? Of course. And was Snotlout’s gambling theory totally out there? By Thor, yes. But I loved every minute of it. I loved the silliness, the obliviousness. My boyfriend and I died laughing at the twelve-step program line, and at every comment Tuffnut made about Hiccup’s frailness. It was light, it was fun, and I think it was super appropriate for the series. In my headcanon, I’ll probably keep a more mature take on it, but I think using a comedic approach was the best way for the writers to handle it.

4. I loved Blindsided. Which is where, I think, most of the fandom divides. You either adored it or you hated it. I have just one thing I didn’t like about it-- I thought it wrapped up too quickly. Other than that, I thought it was one of the strongest episodes for Astrid’s characterization in the whole series. Like Ruffnut, she kind of gets shafted so far as real plot focus goes. She’s too often shoved in the boiling cauldron in a volcano with Throk, too often the damsel in distress. Always falling off of something, always nearly getting hit by something. This episode was the first time that I didn’t roll my eyes and say, “Here we go again.” Because it didn’t just toss in a knight in shining armor moment for Hiccup. We saw Astrid lose her edge, her confidence, and then spit her self-consciousness in the face. My absolute favorite part of the season, even more than the kisses, was when Astrid jumps into combat with the Triple Strike and Hiccup sighs, “Of course she’s not going to hide. What was I thinking? She’s Astrid.”

The whole episode was just unapologetically her. It had her stubbornness, her wittiness, her relationship with Stormfly. We saw her be vulnerable without being a damsel, saw her take on danger despite a disadvantage. And we got a situation where Hiccup and Astrid were forced into close but casual physical proximity. Not just the “oops I fell on top of you” trope, but Hiccup guiding Astrid, her reaching for him. Why is that important? Because for the RTTE hiccstrid that they wrote, the two are very teenagery. Can’t be close or touching, because omg we’re just friends. But this kind of put them into a situation where I think they could subconsciously recognize how natural and comforting each other’s touch is. We see hand-holding, close contact, Hiccup sitting by her bedside (”until she falls asleep”, wink wink), and Astrid holding tight to him during flight. The biggest complaint I’ve heard is that the hiccstrid was rushed, but I think this episode is the biggest evidence that it isn’t (comparatively speaking). We get a few nods of hiccstrid in the first few episodes, but once Blindsided happens, it’s all bets are off. They realize how easy it is, how heart-pounding and real their relationship has become. That there will always be a Hiccup and Astrid. It’s not just a childhood flirtation anymore, it’s a bond that’s been long forming. And I think her blindness in this episode did a great job of showing her off as a warrior, but it also did a lot to connect the bridge from friends to more-than.

5. The one thing I did have an issue with, hiccstrid wise, was all the random setup the writers did in the last couple of episodes. What they were trying to do was position everything for Viggo to make Hiccup choose between Astrid and his passion for the dragons. But we had Hiccup and Astrid say, “Sorry I got so worked up” and “I just can’t focus when you’re in trouble”, but we never actually saw them getting worked up or losing focus because of the other being in danger. I thought that was weird and a little poorly executed. BUT while I didn’t like how it was set up, and while I thought that it was cheesy that once again Astrid was captured by the villain, I loved the way Viggo mentioned the future. I think his exact words were, “Are you really going to sacrifice your future-- all the wonderful years you have ahead of you-- for that?”

I mean, holy crap! Do you get any better foreshadowing from a group of writers? The villain calls Astrid his future, and Hiccup doesn’t blink twice. He doesn’t amend the statement, or go off on a tangent about protecting the dragons. That said, how did Viggo know what was going on with Hiccup and Astrid when the gang hardly did? But whatever, I thought it was a very poignant way of confirming that this is the same couple from the sequel that are clearly headed for marriage and a forever kind of love. They didn’t pansy dance around it or treat it like the new relationship that it-- at a glance-- is. They knew that hiccstrid saw each other as end game and they treated it as such.

And the worst...

1. Season four wasn’t without its flaws. There were a couple of spots where the writing was a little rushed, a couple where it was a little lazy. But as opposed to the past couple of seasons, which had one or two good episodes in a sea of awful, this season just had a few episodes that fell flat for me. One of those was Notlout. Question: How many times have we seen Spitelout be a jerk to his son? A thousand. How many times have we seen Snotlout react by being bullheaded and reckless? A thousand. I felt like Notlout was just this season’s reiteration of the same typical Snotlout-centric episode that they do almost every go around. Spitelout says something nigh treasonous, Snoutlout gets insecure, the gang and their missions are thrown into shambles because of his need to lead, and in the end he realizes that the team does value him after all. We get it. It wasn’t a bad episode or anything, but it’s so repetitive and unnecessary at this point. Would have much rather seen more of the twins or Berk.

2. Episode two that I really disliked-- The Longest Day. I thought it was silly. Apparently this week or whatever of sunlight is not unusual for Berk, so why was everyone so rattled and unsure of how to behave? Why did everyone just decide to stay up for 24, 48, 96 hours instead of boarding up windows and sleeping? That’s what people who actually live so close to the north pole do. And why on Thor’s flat earth would Hiccup send the riders home to “do something easy” and wash their dragons instead of getting some sleep in the first place? If you’re going to take a cultural event like the sunny and dark seasons of the north as inspiration, actually let your fictional nation utilize realistic means of coping. It was ridiculous and completely blown out of proportion. Frankly just bad. Sleeplessness causes silliness and moodiness and clumsiness, yes, but the extremes they took it to was really a mockery of the characters, in my opinion. It wasn’t funny, it was badly written. Did not enjoy it at all.

3. That was actually not my least favorite episode, though. The one that had me scowling at the screen and rolling my eyes and sighing with exasperation was Out of the Frying Pan. Could there be anything worse than dumbed down plot and terrible resolution? I’ll just make a list of things that were absurd. Hiccup and Fishlegs being stunned that they don’t think exactly the same. An uneccessarily difficult goal-line of a mysterious hatching ground in the middle of a volcano. The Eruptodon not being able to fly the egg to the mysterious hatching ground even though it’s been able to do so for a millennia of generations. HIccup, dragon master, thinking a NIght Fury was better suited for a lava-filled volcano. The fact that once he tried and failed, their first thought wasn’t immediately oh let’s try Fishlegs’ way. The necessity of Hiccup going with Legs and Mala into the volcano. The impatience of Throk and Astrid, which led to the idiotic idea of swinging a GIANT METAL CAULDRON over an active volcano with-- what-- a rope? Mala being so freaking one track minded, instead of humanizing her with some doubt or fear. The giant metal bowl tarzanning across the volcano. The damsel in distress moment where Astrid is fainting from the heat. Have I mentioned the giant cauldron in the lava??? LITERALLY nothing special about the lava in the hatching chamber. They could have chucked the damn egg into the lava pit and it would have been just fine. So many plot holes, so much lazy writing, such poor characterization. I was incredibly worried that the season had just taken a page out of season 3′s book. The only redeeming moment of the episode was where the mama Eruptodon was magically revived by some dank herbs from Throk.

4. The only real failure I found in the over-arcing plot lines (not the individual plot lines of each episode) was just how quickly the whole Viggo and Ryker thing was wrapped up. For such an adversary, they were disposed of a little casually. Ryker I guess was eaten by the whirlpool of lunch. Even though he and his crew have been shipwrecked a dozen times over the series and always seem to magically make it out alive. And then Viggo is expected to be this big mental combatant, but suddenly he’s chucked into a weird basement hole (instead of killed by his supposedly brutal brother?) and we have this back and forth of will he betray us? maybe not? oh yeah, he’s definitely backstabbing us? Nevermind haha he’s chucking a knife into the ocean. If we hadn’t had such a tease with whether or not Viggo was on the dragon riders’ side, it would have had much more of an impact when he actually did take Astrid hostage and demand the dragon eye. They set up the betrayal between the brothers well, with various scathing comments from Viggo in the approaching episodes, but the whole thing was a little confusing and rushed. In the end, Viggo falls into the volcano (at least he didn’t jump into a cast iron fishbowl), and we’re led to assume that he’s doneso. Maybe he lived? Maybe not? I think they were trying to be poetic with him jumping after the dragon eye, but it just came off a little poorly executed.

5. And that brings me to my last point. I needed more episodes! This season took me back to the first. It was exciting and fun, but there was also real emotion from the characters and real peeks into how they operate. We got the group using teamwork, Hiccup becoming a leader, the politics and dangers of dragon poaching, and a few hilarious moments in between. Like I said, there are a few weak points to the season, but it was a much stronger and much more satisfying set of episodes. We got to see a lot more realness from the teens, and finally finally some Hiccstrid that could be considered canon (if you squint at their ages). Even the Dagur and Heather side story didn’t annoy me (Why? Because they weren’t flat mary sues with traumatic backstories blah blah blah), which says a lot. Over all, this season did what it was supposed to-- it amused me, got me invested, and made me hungry for more. It made me impatient for season five, which is such a different emotion than what I was feeling at the end of season three. Now I’m sucked back in and all I can do is wait with bated breath.

#httyd #rtte #rtte spoilers #race to the edge #race to the edge spoilers #cat rants #gosh i miss talking about these doofuses

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Grill Bill: Missing Olsen

What are the coaches most worried about after losing Olsen 1. Catching 2. Blocking 3. Veteran presence on the field#GrillBill

— Drew MacDonald (@DrewYouRiot) September 19, 2017

What are the coaches most worried about after losing Olsen 1. Catching 2. Blocking 3. Veteran presence on the field #GrillBill

7:15 AM – 19 Sep 2017

My initial thought was the first choice, but it’s No. 3.

Replacing Olsen’s production as a receiver will be tough, but they’ll replace some of it with an uptick in touches to guys like Ed Dickson and Devin Funchess. What isn’t replaceable is Olsen’s calming on-field influence and his mastery of a system that requires him to play more spots than anyone on the roster.

Email from Justin: How far away is Bucky Hodges away from being a 53-man guy? He’s an intriguing talent with good size and had success at Virginia Tech and makes for an interesting situation with Olsen sidelined for a bit. I hope you view this as a rational question and don’t group it with a lot of the silly and naive questions I’m sure you deal with on a regular basis. Keep up the great work.

You’re inching toward the irrationality line, Justin, but it’s a fair question.

Many in this area are familiar with Hodges after he totaled nearly 2,000 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns at Virginia Tech. And I understand it’s easy to get excited about a 6-foot-6, 257-pounder with a skillset that’s similar to Olsen’s. But there’s a reason Hodges lasted until the 6th round before the Vikings cut him last week.

Hodges is another intriguing tight end project for the Panthers, but here’s a reminder of what Olsen said during 2016’s training camp about the position’s role here:

“In college, my job was to run around and catch the ball. You’re not going to catch any balls around here as a young guy until (tight ends coach) Pete (Hoener) sees you hit that sled a thousand times. … You’re constantly looking for young, developmental guys that you can grow into this position because it is a big part of our offense. You’re looking for young guys you can mold. You’re looking for guys that can develop down the road.”

Why?

— Thomas (@TT83385395) September 19, 2017

Because.

Is Graham Gano the current leader for MVP?

— Jamie (@Jholt915) September 19, 2017

I know you’re being tongue-in-cheek, especially because there are a number of candidates on defense, but Gano has had a quiet, perfect start to his season. Granted, all of his kicks have been within 40 yards, but he’s 6-for-6 on field goals and he’s booted all nine of his kickoffs out of the end zone for touchbacks.

“Talk a little bit about the defense if you will…”

— Ben (@bengoodfella) September 19, 2017

“Talk about” is not a question, Ben.

Which week can we start bragging about our defense?

— rafael (@rafaelrras) September 19, 2017

The easy answer is you should wait to see how things go against Drew Brees and Tom Brady the next two weeks. But I passed this through one of the defensive-minded coaches here and his answer was: “19.” Think about it.

How about giving us your professional take on the Media 40 Yard Dash Competition and competitors? And why didn’t we see you, Max or Bryan?

— Legacy Lines (Lynn) (@LegacyLines) September 19, 2017

Well, Monday was Bryan’s birthday. He turned 28, I believe. And because Mondays are long work days for folks who come to the stadium to cover the team, Max and I were in the building until well after the races began.

I have a tremendous amount of confidence I would’ve at least made the finals, though. If my hamstrings would’ve held up. Which is doubtful.

Email from Vu: Why do the Panthers wait till the play clock is almost at 0 before snapping the ball? I understand doing this when trying to run out the clock in the 4th Q, but it really seems like it happens throughout the game.

This won’t completely answer your question, but let me explain why they haven’t brought out the no-huddle yet. To use that, they need to make sure Cam Newton is capable of getting into a rhythm. With the quarterback still working his way back after missing so much of the spring and summer, the no-huddle stuff hasn’t been in the game plan. But that’ll be back – eventually.

Should we be concerned with Worley playing so soft on his coverage off the line? Seems they kept attacking it. #GrillBill

— Parker (@Scottyjoe117) September 19, 2017

When Steve Wilks was asked Monday about the Bills taking advantage of Worley’s cushion on their final drive, the defensive coordinator said:

“Everything is really based off the call. At times, as a coordinator, I can control and dictate that a little bit as far as getting him up there. If you really look at it at the end, once they hit him a couple of times we started pressing. Guys scout us, they see our tendencies, they break down certain guys as we do. So they’re going to see certain things and they’re going to try to attack us in that fashion, but we’ve got to tighten him up based off his technique, and most importantly, the call.”

I’m in Nashville today and Savannah on Thursday. Nashville Hot Chicken or Shrimp and Grits?

— SalesMan (@95KeepPounding) September 19, 2017

I had my first Nashville hot chicken experience last month. It was fine. It was spicy chicken. Overrated. So I’d go for the shrimp and grits.

What do you feel is the “identity” of our offense to date? Definitely not a power running team without a fullback, right?

— Panthers Pimpin’ (@Panther__news) September 19, 2017

It’s still a work in progress, which should have been expected with new plays, pieces and Newton missing so much time. Plus, “power running team” is a bit of a misnomer.

This is a rhythm-oriented offense. Whether they have a fullback in there or they’re in a spread formation, the biggest goal is to get into a rhythm. That happened a bit in San Francisco and for the first and last drives against the Bills. Now they have to find consistency – and the end zone.

Email from Damon: Where does Curtis Samuel stand with this offense? We all want to see him in space with the ball in his hands.

The second-round pick saw his first NFL touches last week, but those two receptions totaled just seven yards. He’s the deep guy on kickoff returns, but he hasn’t had a chance on four kicks. He’s impressed on other special team units, but I get folks want to see the speedster do more.

We can’t forget how much time Samuel missed, though. A strained hamstring kept him out for almost the entire spring and summer. So as someone told me last week, “He’ll be more involved once he has more confidence in the offense and we have more confidence in his role on offense.”

Stay tuned.

“We’re itching to continue to get him more involved,” offensive coordinator Mike Shula said Monday. “He’s had a couple weeks now of consistent practice time and he’s close. We obviously want to get him the ball.”

Who is the first guest on the podcast going to be??!!

— Austin Seibert (@Abert43) September 19, 2017

ICYMI: Kawann Short and I debuted a podcast titled “Everything But Football” last week.

We wanted to do something timely this week, so with tight end/fullback Chris Manhertz about to take on a bigger role, we grabbed him for an episode that will drop Thursday morning. With a cameo from Trai Turner.

Another year of saying Shaq will get more snaps and TD will lose some “but yet” still more of the same. Thoughts?

— Chris Thomas (@cthomas_4) September 19, 2017

Good question.

They still plan to get the 2015 first-round pick more reps, but it’s not like the defense has been on the field much. Through two weeks, the Panthers lead the league in time of possession. They also haven’t trailed this season. So with the 49ers and Bills playing from behind, the Panthers played a lot of nickel, limiting opportunities to get Thompson on the field.

@PanthersBill Do you think that with Olsen out there will be another Captain named or stick with just 5?

— Amanda Helms (@Amanda_m_helms) September 19, 2017

No captain changes are coming. And if Olsen wants to keep doing things like the opening coin toss, they’ll keep sending him out there.

Does Ron Rivera put cereal or milk in the bowl first?

— WesBo (@WesBo_uno7) September 19, 2017

Because I am nothing but a proper journalist, I took this question to Ron. Like me, he thought it was sort of silly because who puts milk in the bowl first?!

BONUS: He used to use whole milk. Then he switched to 2%. Then to soy. Now it’s almond milk.

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Grill Bill: Missing Olsen

What are the coaches most worried about after losing Olsen 1. Catching 2. Blocking 3. Veteran presence on the field#GrillBill

— Drew MacDonald (@DrewYouRiot) September 19, 2017

What are the coaches most worried about after losing Olsen 1. Catching 2. Blocking 3. Veteran presence on the field #GrillBill

7:15 AM – 19 Sep 2017

My initial thought was the first choice, but it’s No. 3.

You’re inching toward the irrationality line, Justin, but it’s a fair question.

Hodges is another intriguing tight end project for the Panthers, but here’s a reminder of what Olsen said during 2016’s training camp about the position’s role here:

Why?

— Thomas (@TT83385395) September 19, 2017

Because.

Is Graham Gano the current leader for MVP?

— Jamie (@Jholt915) September 19, 2017

“Talk a little bit about the defense if you will…”

— Ben (@bengoodfella) September 19, 2017

“Talk about” is not a question, Ben.

Which week can we start bragging about our defense?

— rafael (@rafaelrras) September 19, 2017

How about giving us your professional take on the Media 40 Yard Dash Competition and competitors? And why didn’t we see you, Max or Bryan?

— Legacy Lines (Lynn) (@LegacyLines) September 19, 2017

I have a tremendous amount of confidence I would’ve at least made the finals, though. If my hamstrings would’ve held up. Which is doubtful.

Should we be concerned with Worley playing so soft on his coverage off the line? Seems they kept attacking it. #GrillBill

— Parker (@Scottyjoe117) September 19, 2017

When Steve Wilks was asked Monday about the Bills taking advantage of Worley’s cushion on their final drive, the defensive coordinator said:

I’m in Nashville today and Savannah on Thursday. Nashville Hot Chicken or Shrimp and Grits?

— SalesMan (@95KeepPounding) September 19, 2017

I had my first Nashville hot chicken experience last month. It was fine. It was spicy chicken. Overrated. So I’d go for the shrimp and grits.

What do you feel is the “identity” of our offense to date? Definitely not a power running team without a fullback, right?

— Panthers Pimpin’ (@Panther__news) September 19, 2017

It’s still a work in progress, which should have been expected with new plays, pieces and Newton missing so much time. Plus, “power running team” is a bit of a misnomer.

Email from Damon: Where does Curtis Samuel stand with this offense? We all want to see him in space with the ball in his hands.

Stay tuned.

Who is the first guest on the podcast going to be??!!

— Austin Seibert (@Abert43) September 19, 2017

ICYMI: Kawann Short and I debuted a podcast titled “Everything But Football” last week.

Another year of saying Shaq will get more snaps and TD will lose some “but yet” still more of the same. Thoughts?

— Chris Thomas (@cthomas_4) September 19, 2017

Good question.

@PanthersBill Do you think that with Olsen out there will be another Captain named or stick with just 5?

— Amanda Helms (@Amanda_m_helms) September 19, 2017

No captain changes are coming. And if Olsen wants to keep doing things like the opening coin toss, they’ll keep sending him out there.

Does Ron Rivera put cereal or milk in the bowl first?

— WesBo (@WesBo_uno7) September 19, 2017

Because I am nothing but a proper journalist, I took this question to Ron. Like me, he thought it was sort of silly because who puts milk in the bowl first?!

BONUS: He used to use whole milk. Then he switched to 2%. Then to soy. Now it’s almond milk.

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