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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Cornerback?Josh Norman didnt hold back when he was asked about how the Carolina Panthers, who rescinded his franchise tag in April, allowed 300 yards receiving to Atlanta Falcons?wide receiver Julio Jones in a 48-33 loss Sunday.You get what you pay for, Norman said Monday on ESPNs The Dan Le Batard Show.Norman, now a member of the Washington Redskins, has come up in several interviews involving Carolina players and coaches over the past 24 hours because of Jones performance.Norman prided himself the past two seasons on holding Jones in check. He held Jones to a combined 10 catches for 107 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2014, when Jones averaged 99.5 yards receiving per game.Last year, Jones had a combined nine catches for 113 yards when covered by Norman.But the Panthers opted not to keep Norman when general manager Dave Gettleman didnt see a way to reach a long-term deal worth the $14-15 million that Norman wanted.Carolina defensive coordinator Sean McDermott wouldnt speculate on how Sundays game would have turned out had Norman been on the field against Atlanta.I havent thought about Josh on our defense since the minute he left, McDermott said. We have new players in those positions, and I have a tremendous amount of confidence in those players, and I expect them to do the job at a high level.Josh is a Washington Redskin. We are the Carolina Panthers, and we embrace that.Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly also declined to say whether Norman might have made a difference. He expressed confidence in rookie cornerbacks James Bradberry and Daryl Worley, who were drafted in the second and third rounds in 2016, respectively, to fill Normans void.Thats your guys job to talk about it, Kuechly said of Norman. Weve got a lot of confidence in what our guys can do in James and Daryl. Those guys work extremely hard.So I like our guys, and Ill take those guys every day.McDermott did admit to expecting growing pains in his secondary after the Panthers rescinded Normans franchise tag ($13.95 million) and didnt re-sign veteran safety Roman Harper.Id be naive to think that wouldnt have been the case, he said. Thats the case every year when you have players at new positions, in particular in the secondary, where there is a lot of communication that goes on.McDermott said he didnt expect the defenses rough outing Sunday, when Jones had 12 catches and more receiving yards than any opponent in Carolina history.I thought it was uncharacteristic of our defense the last four seasons and how we play, the standard we set for ourselves as players and coaches, McDermott said.McDermott tried several things to slow down Jones. One of them involved playing starting safety Tre Boston in more third-down passing situations and letting newly acquired veteran Michael Griffin and Colin Jones play more on non-nickel plays.Griffin, a two-time Pro Bowl selection who was signed Tuesday, played 34 snaps. Boston played 23, and Jones 10.McDermott wouldnt speculate on whether changes would be made in the secondary for Monday nights game against Tampa Bay. 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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Cincinnati Bengals were so sharp against Jacksonville that Andy Dalton and several teammates were done long before halftime.Dalton led the Bengals to two touchdowns in three possessions, earning him a little extra rest in a 26-21 loss to the Jaguars in the preseason Sunday night.It was a good outing for us, said Dalton, who completed 6 of 10 passes for 77 yards and a TD. Two touchdowns in the first half of a preseason game is pretty good, and we got them both ways. ... Its a good feeling to do it both ways.The Bengals (1-2) felt good on both sides of the ball, too. Dalton found Giovani Bernard for a 19-yard score on a third-down play, and then Jeremy Hill capped a 9-minute drive with a 1-yard scramble to the pylon. Defensively, the Bengals held Jacksonville to just 90 yards in the first half. Jacksonvilles first three drives: turnover, three-and-out and three-and-out.Cincys only concern in the regular-season dress rehearsal was the health of three Pro Bowlers.Receiver A.J. Green left in the first quarter with a bruised right knee, but said hes fine. Cornerback Adam Jones strained his right calf in preseason warmups and did not play. And special teams ace Cedric Peerman broke his left forearm and could be out for the season.Its unfortunate guys have injuries, but you cant worry about that, Dalton said. Youve got to worry just about the stuff you can control.Safety Tashaun Gipson (bruised knee) was Jacksonvilles only injured starter.The Jaguars (1-2) had bigger problems -- the offense and defense both failed to show -- that raised questions about whats supposed to the franchises most talented team in nearly a decade.T.J. Yeldon fumbled on the opening possession. Center Brandon Linder and quarterback Blake Bortles each were flagged for false starts to open drives. And the left side of Jacksonvilles revamped offensive line was mostly manhandled.We kind of killed ourselves. We did some stupid things, really, at every position, Bortles said. They didnt do necessarily anything to stop up, whhich is a good sign because its a good defense.dddddddddddd. ... We were comfortable and confident in what we were doing. We just didnt execute it and get things done.DEBUTSBengals: WR Brandon LaFell caught one pass in his Bengals debut. Signed in free agency to help replace Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu, LaFell also drew a pass-interference penalty that set up a score.Jaguars: Playing his first game since tearing a knee ligament last October, LT Kelvin Beachum looked rusty. And Luke Joeckel, the second overall pick in the 2013 draft, looked lost at times at LG.ROOKIE WATCHBengals: WR Alex Erickson scored for the third straight game, stating his case to make the team. Erickson caught a 21-yard TD pass from AJ McCarron early in the third quarter. It was his second TD catch of the preseason. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.Jaguars: DE Yannick Ngakoue got the start ahead of Dante Fowler Jr., but only because the Jaguars wanted to see Ngakoue get some snaps with the first-team defense. Ngakoue finished with two tackles.POSITION BATTLESBengals: Second-round pick WR Tyler Boyd, vying to start opposite Green, had a 9-yard reception.Jaguars: Fourth-year RB Joe Banyard ran 11 times for 54 yards, including a 7-yard TD run in the third quarter, and had his most extensive work of the preseason. Banyard and Corey Grant are competing to be the fourth-string back.INJURY UPDATEBengals: LB Vontaze Burfict and TE Tyler Eifert were among a dozen players ruled out before the game.Jaguars: Eight players were ruled out beforehand, including DT Roy Miller, rookie DT Sheldon Day and FS Peyton Thompson.QUOTABLEBengals: I do feel faster this year because I feel healthier. -- Hill.Jaguars: We played bad at every position and usually that is what happens when you play bad: you do not score a lot of points. -- Bortles.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '