CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Its time to find out if the San Francisco defense is for real.The 49ers dominated the Los Angeles Rams 28-0 on Monday night, but handling Case Keenum is one thing. Cam Newton is a completely different beast.Carolinas dual-threat quarterback figures to be a better barometer for the 49ers, wholl travel cross-country to face a Panthers team that averaged more than 31 points per game last season and finished 10-0 at home, including two playoff wins.Stopping Superman has been on Chip Kellys mind all week.The first-year 49ers coach expressed surprise Newton ran 11 times against the Broncos, and said he amped-up preparation for the games toughest running quarterback because of that.Cam is unlike any other quarterback in the league, Kelly said. Hes a second running back back there. You know and the size of him, its like Eddie George that can throw. You know, its a tough task for any defense. Defending the Panthers (0-1) is even tougher now that wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin is back.The 6-foot-5, 250-pound receiver has already re-established himself as Newtons favorite target. He was thrown to 12 times against the Broncos and finished with six catches for 91 yards and a touchdown.Newton said now he needs to find ways to get wide receivers Ted Ginn Jr., Devin Funchess and Philly Brown more touches.We have to do it, but not force it, Newton said. When we do that, thats when we become dangerous. When you look back at our run last year (to the Super Bowl) what made us so dangerous is defenses didnt know where the ball was going. We have to get back to that.NEWTONS HEAD: It will be interesting to see if the flags start to fly should any defender approach Newtons head.Newton took four controversial helmet-to-helmet hits in a 21-20 loss to the Broncos and many felt officials didnt do enough to protect the league MVP. Only one of the four hits to the head resulted in a penalty, which angered Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen.Two Broncos were fined by the league this week.They say, `Oh, but he runs the ball so much. Well, every single one of those times he was hit he was playing quarterback, Olsen said. ... (I dont care) if he ran the ball 10 plays in a row as a running back, when he is a passer, he is a passer. Period. Were not saying Cam should get different rules than anybody else. Call the rules the same for every single person who is the quarterback.FAVORITE TARGET: Just two weeks after being acquired from Detroit in a trade, receiver Jeremy Kerley quickly established himself as Blaine Gabberts favorite target in San Francisco. Gabbert threw 11 passes to Kerley in the opener, completing seven for 61 yards. Kerley operated mostly out of the slot.Hes savvy, and I dont use that term very lightly because theres a lot of things that go into being a savvy football player, Gabbert said.KEEP HIM CLEAN: After not being sacked at all in the preseason, Gabbert was not brought down once in the opener despite playing a Rams team that features one of the leagues top defensive lines. Gabbert got rid of the ball extremely fast, holding the ball on average for less time than all but one quarterback in Week 1, according to Pro Football Focus.Blaine understands where his issues are protection-wise and getting the ball out and receivers running the right routes so he can get the ball to them, offensive coordinator Curtis Modkins said.PANTHERS RUN GAME: The Panthers are expecting running back Jonathan Stewart to play, but its worth keeping an eye on the right ankle he injured in the opener. 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Still, we can give you a glimpse of where the teams stand and who probably will make it out.Unless youre Europe. Abandon all hope, ye who enter there.Group ACounter Logic Gaming The North American squad has had a relatively good go of it so far with a win against both Europes G2 Esports and South Koreas ROX Tigers, but a loss against the wild card Albus NoX Luna of Russia calls into question the focus of the team. Look for Aurelion Sol to be banned all three games against mid laner Choi Huhi Jae-hyun after a decimating game against the Tigers, and for the rematch of the Albus game to be sweet revenge.Albus Nox Luna What a team. The wild card made a statement in its first match against ROX by punching the proverbial bully in the mouth for the first 10 minutes. While it didnt last, it certainly set the tone. Some off-meta picks, like Brand for support and Anivia revisiting the mid lane, are exactly what the team needs to keep other regions on the back foot. Will it last? History says no. Heart says yes. History is usually right.ROX Tigers The dents in the armor showed early when Albus came out to take a 5-2 kill lead and 1k gold lead at 10 minutes. While ROX steeled themselves and easily dispatched the squad past that point, they had a difficult early game against the anemic G2, and ultimately dropped to a clever CLG. The tournament favorites probably arent sweating, but the fans are itching to see some rematches.G2 Esports There is little going for G2 at the moment. Despite having a gleam of hope by being competitive with ROX for a little while, the No. 1 seed from EU seems to still be on vacation. Who could have guessed that when AD carry Jesper Zven Svenningsen said there were two wild cards in his group that he inadvertently meant his team?Prediction: ROX survives and CLG catches on to Albus style to come out of the group. G2 plans its next vacation.Group BSK Telecom T1 Its weird when you watch a two-time World Championship team drop to Taiwans Flash Wolves, which was 0-2 in the group at the time. But again, an Aurelion Sol pick flabbergasted the South Koreans. And where is superstar mid laner Lee Faker Sang-hyeok? Hes eighth in kills (10), shares 26.9 percent of his teams deaths (second highest at Worlds so far for mids), and is 10th in Damage Per Minute at 506. This is still a strong team, its just been... uneventful so far, perhaps overshadowed by the other stories of the tournament. At least its cool to see jungler Bae Bengi Seong-woong again.Cloud9 Another hopeful for North America, Cloud9 did not get off to a good start against SK Telecom, and struggled mightily against Flash Wolves in a 70-minute endurance match. Mid laner Nicolaj Jensen Jensen was a weak link in the SKT match, pushed around until he tilted so far he nearly spun upright again. Top laner Jung Impact Eon-yeong continues to play with a resolve of a dog playing tug of war -- he wont let go of this Worlds unless its of his own volition. Despite the devastating loss and hard-fought FW win, Cloud9 seem to be jelling at the right time.I May The No. 3 seed from China, along with Flash Wolves, is a clear runner to not get out of the group so far. Odd choices are preventing this team from making good plays. The Cloud9 game, for example, saw top laner Shek Amazing J Wai Ho teleporting into four of the enemy teams champions with no backup. Its other loss against SKT saw it take no towers, no dragons and only three kills. Communication seems to be absent, so itll be a tough road for I May.Flash Wolves Theres a phrase that goes, Dont half a-- something, full a-- ssomething.dddddddddddd Flash Wolves currently has difficulty closing out its games despite looking good early on, and we cant forget about the great victory against SKT, but its still hard to see them pulling that off again. The Flash Wolves are competitive until they take themselves out of the game and dont capitalize or build on leads.Prediction: C9 survives against I May and FW, while SKT goes 3-0.Group CEDward Gaming Chinas No. 1 seed EDG look horrific in its first game. After Albus put pressure on ROX, people started to think, Maybe Brazilian wild card INTZ will show up as well? And it did. And EDG fell. And every EDG fan in the world wept. And then EDG was fine because it took good wins off of H2k and ahq, despite dragging top laner Chen Mouse Yu-Hao kicking and screaming every game until he gets up to speed. It seems a wake up call was needed, and squad seems to have leveled out ... mostly.Ahq e-Sports Club After INTZ beat EDG, ahq probably huddled and said, That is not going to happen to us. A suffocating victory over the Brazilians with a poke-style comp and a solid, yet slower, win over Europes H2k indicated a more tempered, deliberate style. Is it exploitable? Yeah, probably. Will it be? Yeah, probably. But ahq will still make it out.H2k The Europeans have been infected with a malady. It doesnt look curable, but its transmittable to other EU teams. Somehow, H2k also contracted the vacation virus from compatriots G2, and despite a win over wildcard INTZ, H2k dont look to be up to snuff to take out a galvanized EDG or steady ahq.INTZ What started off so promising has sort of crumbled in our hands. A second wildcard team looking strong? Make no mistake, they still look better than EU as a whole, but the way INTZs last two matches went, it can only really hope to grab a win off of H2k.Prediction Ahq and EDG get out of groups, and H2k drops to INTZ to give the wildcard a second win.Group DTeam SoloMid The game against Chinas Royal Never Give Up was very winnable if Cho Mata Se-hyoung hadnt been in the game. Alas, you cant ban a player, only champions. Still, North American powerhouse TSM looked good against Samsung, capitalizing on the South Koreans indecision and hesitation. Jungler Dennis Svenskeren Johnsen has looked solid all tournament, and the duo of AD carry Yiliang Doublelift Peng and support Vincent Biofrost Wang in the bot lane seems to have kicked the Worlds jitters. Although, the game against EUs Splyce was a little suspect...Royal Never Give Up RNG lost to Samsung, somehow. Samsung is a team where the wind blows and the team becomes scattered, and RNG are a few dozen tiers above that, so well chalk that one up to hubris. A good win over TSM and a very expected win over Splyce means RNG has a little work to do, especially if legendary support Mata is shut down and unable to make plays. Still, the team is a solid favorite to make it out of groups.Samsung Galaxy Between TSM and RNG, Samsung is a clear third, yet the scrappy and aggressive win against RNG may give fans hope. But then you remember the utter destruction in the TSM game, and youre brought back down to Earth. The squad will finish ahead of Splyce, but no further.Splyce Splyce feels like the EU group that wants to say, No, were not with them, were doing our own thing. And they are. A Kled pick led to some interesting engagements with Samsung, putting the South Koreans on their toes for a little while. The TSM game was solid until the team blew a 6.5k gold lead. And Chres Sencux Laursen leads mid laners at Worlds in kills with 18, which is also fourth overall. Theres something there, but they just cant bring it together.Prediction: Splyce grabs one off of Samsung while TSM and RNG make it to the quarterfinals. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '