We have talent, and can be a playoff team next year.

[CamMoon]

Cam Newton, KB, Olsen, maybe Philly Brown on offense, Luke, TD, Star and maybe Greg Hardy on defense. No team is going to have superstars at every position. We have guys that are capable of winning football games. The problem is our coaches don't know how to play to the strengths and weaknesses of our team. Running slow, long routes behind this O-line is unacceptable. Look at the Detroit Lions. We are basically them, last year. They sucked because their coaching staff was inept. Enter Jim Caldwell. Now they're winning games at the last minute and are going to compete for home field advantage. We can get this turned around quickly.

[CRA]

We have no OL and no secondary.

Until that changes we don't have the talent to win.

[Snake]

I really dont see that. We might with the right coach and some luck like we had last year but that's a perfect storm situation.

[CRA]

I really dont see that. We might with the right coach and some luck like we had last year but that's a perfect storm situation.

Talent on OL and secondary was better by a fair margin...and it wasn't even good then

[panthers55]

Even I know that we don't have enough talent on this team right now and I am hardly a talent evaluator.  We have to revamp the line and the secondary and figure out how to get a much better pass rush.  We are far from a  playoff team right now.

[Snake]

Talent on OL and secondary was better by a fair margin...and it wasn't even good then

Can't really argue with that. I will say though coaching is not helping the matter this year.

[Ruff]

Cam Newton, KB, Olsen, maybe Philly Brown on offense, Luke, TD, Star and maybe Greg Hardy on defense. No team is going to have superstars at every position. We have guys that are capable of winning football games. The problem is our coaches don't know how to play to the strengths and weaknesses of our team. Running slow, long routes behind this O-line is unacceptable. Look at the Detroit Lions. We are basically them, last year. They sucked because their coaching staff was inept. Enter Jim Caldwell. Now they're winning games at the last minute and are going to compete for home field advantage. We can get this turned around quickly.

lol.

Bruh.

[KJ89]

we can still be a playoff team this year.

technically..

[teeray]

We can. It is true.

If we finish last in the NFCS we will play at least two extra crappy teams next year.

Plus we play the AFC South next year.

We have pieces but our deficiencies are glaring.

We have to find some sort of o line or offensive philosophies this offseason

[Sam Mills Fan]

We'll have Cam, Olsen, Ryan Kalil if he counts still, Stewart(?), and KB on offense coming back. Not a good offense.

We'll have Luke, aging Thomas Davis, Star, Short, CJ if he counts still. Not a good defense.

Nothing at special teams.

 

We somehow have way more holes going into 2015 than we did going into 2014, the supposed stupid "rebuilding" year. It's possible we could make the playoffs next year, but Gettleman will need to find a way to sign a better free agent than Joe Webb.

 

Also, don't forget that even Jacksonville or Oakland could come up with a list of 10-15 good players they'd like to see come back next year too. Every roster has talent somewhere.

[Sam Mills Fan]

And yes we'll have young guys like Philly Brown and Benwikere and Trai Turner in 2015 too. If that's something that makes you honest-to-goodness excited, more power to you. Guys like that all over the league on every roster though.

[fjblair]

Well we had a playoff team until pencil dick blew it up.

[rmoneyg35]

Every team has stars. We have a lot of problems right now and I am starting to believe that it may take more than this offseason just to fix these major holes we have. We have no cap room, need an offensive line and WRs, and a secondary. We also have to get a starting caliber DE because we have none to pair with Johnson. Now maybe Hardy can come back but if not we have to replace him.

[Peppers90 NC]

we have a core to upgrade our junk around. but truth is, even our best players arent even playing good anymore, other than maybe Olsen. should a handful of good moves and we can get 3 starters out of the next draft, then we could be in contention. but this franchise needs to make a splash in free agency, something it hasnt really done in its 20 years in existence.