Panthers-Dolphins Preview

The Carolina Panthers will migrate south this weekend to play the AFC East’s Miami Dolphins at the newly-hailed Land Shark Stadium tomorrow evening in the teams’ second preseason game in ‘09, and the Panthers are out to avenge their disappointing preseason loss to the Giants last weekend, ready to take on Tony Sparano’s Dolphins in a Saturday night matchup.

The ‘phin to look out for in tomorrow’s preseason game is most definitely going to be rookie cornerback Sean Smith, a second-round pick for Miami in the ‘09 draft. Smith was one of the shining pieces of the Dolphins’ puzzle in last week’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he’s most certainly a player to take into account in tomorrow’s Panthers-Dolphins matchup. On the Panthers side, we’re still waiting to see less turnovers from the team that’s looking to make up for a six-turnover divisional playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals last year, and last week’s five turnovers weren’t quite convincing enough to erase the memory. If the Panthers can minimize fumbles and turnovers, the team should be able to slide past the Dolphins, who beat Jacksonville on Monday 12-9.

Tomorrow’s Carolina-Miami matchup starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, and after this week’s preseason game the Panthers play their last two preseason battles at home, the next being Aug. 29 against Baltimore and the last on Sept. 3 against Pittsburgh.

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