The Panthers' second-year head coach Matt Rhule presided over a 5-11 team in the 2020 season, improving a defense that allowed the second-most points in 2019 to No. 15 last season. The Jets and Carolina each would like to start the season with a victory.
"We know the first game, we really have to prepare for everything right now," Rhule said. "So we're preparing for a lot of different looks, a lot of different things knowing what they have drawn on. I think the biggest thing with Coach Saleh is you can tell the players are going to play hard, they're going to be locked in. He's going to run a great organization and it will be a tough game on Sunday.
"Carrying that over now, they're going to get after you, they're going to be physical, they're going to run to the football."
"We know the first game, we really have to prepare for everything right now," Rhule said. "So we're preparing for a lot of different looks, a lot of different things knowing what they have drawn on. I think the biggest thing with Coach Saleh is you can tell the players are going to play hard, they're going to be locked in. He's going to run a great organization and it will be a tough game on Sunday.
"Carrying that over now, they're going to get after you, they're going to be physical, they're going to run to the football."
