Whoever the (new) coach is next season...

[Easyt65]

Next season, whoever the (new) coach is next year faces/needs:

1) FACES: Another Julius Peppers quagmire off-season'

2) FACES: 1 WR worth a dam on the roster.

-- Smitty still has game.

-- Moose is another year older and needs to go

-- Jarrett is a friggin' waste. In his 3rd season he can't beat out Moose...or contribute. Colbert at least had 1 good season before $ucking! No more Pete Carroll reject WRs!

3) NEEDS: A need for 2 (TWO) QUALTY Defensive Ends

-- JP isn't worth the money/draft picks/FA pick-ups we missed out on

- Our 2010 1st Rnd Draft Pick is under-sized /got 'stoned' today. He is a situational pass rusher, and paying next year's 1st round draft pick for him was STUPID!

4) NEEDS: A QB

-- Jake telegraphs his throws, zeroes in on Smitty, and I'm not even sure he knows there are other WRs on the team most times anymore. 30+ yo, Tommy Johns Sugery, 12 turnovers in the last 3 games, relied on Smitty pulling miracles out of his bum.

5) NEED another DT and more depth

[FLpanfan]

Once we draft The Golden Calf of Bristol all will be set right again.

[88 Bronco]

Once we draft The Golden Calf of Bristol all will be set right again.

We already have two FB's and enough TE's

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Moose needs to go? The guy had nearly a 1,000 yard season last year on a run-first offense, while sharing catches with one of the league's best wide receivers.

Who cares how old he is?

[George Shinnsplints]

Once we draft The Golden Calf of Bristol all will be set right again.

I agree, it's high time our entire OLine was circumsized.

[HGG]

Maybe the Panthers' management wants to ride Jake all the way to drafting the top QB in the 2010 NFL Draft.

[magnus]

yes! nothing like another fan to give up and then decide exactly what we need to do next season. Thank you, kind sir, for figuring it all out. Check back in on the team and us poor saps after next offseason.

also, fresh new opinion on the "Jake stares down blahblahblah". 15 targets went to Smith. He threw 41 times. That's a lot of throws to no one else given that there was a total of 9 different players targeted - literally every possible receiver other than Hoover (who got hurt) and Barnidge (who was 3rd string TE).

But maybe it'd make you feel better to trot Barnidge out there with the game on the line than have Jake see Smith one on one with a guy he'd beaten 8 times already, and should've beaten again.

[Dpantherman]

2010 draft will be full of QB. could b one of the best in years, and we will be absolute dumb not to go after one. the jets made a gamble and gave up most of their draft for a Qb, and we see how that turned out. of course, they were also active in free agency. I agree 100% on Peppers. if we cant get him a deal long term that is cap friendly then trade him, or let him go. we cannot take the hit again next year. isn't it sad that we are already looking to next year?

[Jangler]

I don't think Peppers will be on the team next year, whoever the coach is. He is not earning his 1m a game. So we should take our losses and move on.

[FLpanfan]

Maybe the Panthers' management wants to ride Jake all the way to drafting the top QB in the 2010 NFL Draft.

yeah, except we don't have a first round draft pick and Jake passed for over 300 yds today.