The Panthers preseason continues with a Thursday night match-up with the Eagles. The Eagles game should feature a few faces that haven't seen much action so far like Jonathan Stewart, Jon Beason and Jake Delhomme.On the other hand a few big names will not play: Steve Smith, DJ Hackett.

You may recall the Panthers played the Eagles in the preseason last year and the outcome was quite disturbing as it portended the season to come:

But a week later in Philadelphia, the progress was thwarted.  Seven possessions for the first team yielded as many three-and-outs as points-- three apiece.  Two turnovers-- one of which was an interception returned 40 yards for a touchdown by Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard-- sealed the verdict of what would be a 27-10 draft.

"We laid an egg," Delhomme said.

"We played awful. So we have to go back to work. We have an extremely short week and go against a solid, very good football team."

Let's hope we get a better performance this time.

Let me hear from you if you're out there. What aspect of this game do you think it is important for the Panthers to perform well?

Also, I'm hoping to be able to blog this one during the game but just like some other decisions, its a game time decision.