Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo isn’t making any promises this season, especially any regarding the outlooks of your fantasy football teams. But he will be entering his first regular season in Charlotte with some big expectations.
Just a few days ahead of the Panthers’ Week 1 matchup with the Cleveland Browns, McAdoo fielded some questions regarding the state of his group. And even despite his players having to learn a new system with a new quarterback, he believes his offense is in for a very productive campaign.
“I think we’re an offense that I have high expectations for,” McAdoo said on Thursday. “Our standards are high. We wanna come out, we wanna play physical and heavy-handed. We wanna play with tremendous effort. We wanna be good teammates and take care of each other. We gotta come together.”
McAdoo wouldn’t, however, disclose who he plans on using this Sunday—particularly at the wideout position. Following the team’s cutdown to 53 men, as well as their trade for former second-round pick Laviska Shenault Jr., the Panthers are set to carry seven receivers into the year.
“That’s a good question,” McAdoo said when asked how many of the seven he plans on throwing into the rotation. “We have a lot of guys that I’m very confident in. I don’t wanna give anything away at this point in time. That’s a better question for Coach.”
He would then go on to say that Shenault is making one heck of an effort to learn the offense—one in which he could eventually assume a hybrid role in.
But, as McAdoo suggested, only time (and the games) will tell.
