The game might not have looked perfect, especially at the end as the Colts came back to win late, but Rhule was still encouraged by the trip.
After a slow start to the joint workouts with the Colts last Thursday, he liked the way his team responded to the challenge Friday, both the defense and quarterback Sam Darnold and the first offense.
"Significantly better," he said of the week. "The first day, we kind of went out there and dipped our toe in the water. And the Colts didn't dip their toe in the water. The second day, if you were on the defensive field, they said, 'We're going to forge an identity.' I think offensively, seeing Sam in a two-minute, take us down the field to kick a field goal to win it, I thought we came out of the second day thinking we were a better football team than we were yesterday. . . .
"We're certainly not where we want to be, but in the totality of why we did that, we're significantly better than when we got on the plane last Wednesday."
They'll get another chance at improvement this week, with the Ravens rolling in for a couple of days of joint practices in Spartanburg to close training camp.
– NOTES: Rhule did not have an update on cornerback Troy Pride Jr. who suffered a right knee injury during Sunday's game and had to be carted off. Pride was getting an MRI Monday afternoon in Charlotte.
The Panthers could get a few injured players back for this week's practices with the Ravens.
He was optimistic about the status of guard Deonte Brown and linebackers Julian Stanford and Clay Johnston. He didn't expect linebacker Denzel Perryman or guard Matt Kaskey to be ready, and said he didn't want to rush veteran cornerback A.J. Bouye since he had such a good offseason (though Bouye's getting closer to a return).
He also said that while he hasn't made any decisions about playing rotations for Saturday's game against the Ravens, he did want to see more of Will Grier this week, whether it was in practice or the game.
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