Are the Carolina Panthers now a Superbowl Contender?

[Jeremy Igo]

All of a sudden the secondary is a real strength. Paired with an offensive line that is performing well and a rookie tight end that looks like the gem of the draft...

 

Are the Carolina Panthers contenders?

[sharkkiller]

Short answer - Yes.

 

Long answer - yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.

[Squirrel]

If the offensive line can hold up. 

[Ornias]

A better secondary will definitely help our pass rush, and vice versa. I think this will bump us to 2nd or 3rd in the NFC.

[X-Clown on 1]

We were contenders 10 minutes ago, but now we're fuging dangerous.

[RumHam]

only thing holding us back was secondary, this is the piece we need and we get TD back. So yeah. Just gotta beat the Rams. When's our last pro bowl safety Boston?

[Kryptick]

Whens the last time this team had a good safety?? and no not Kurt Coleman

[Bartin]

Eric Reid is not Earl Thomas. He lost his starting job last year because he was bad. Y’all need to chill on the overreactions. He made the pro bowl playing behind one of the greatest front 7s of all time like how Coleman was a star for one year. He’s better than Jones for sure but he isn’t some superstar that is all of sudden gonna change games.

[panthers34]

This defense will now have a real safety and in a couple weeks Thomas Davis back. What a difference those two alone will make

Definitely going to be fun to watch

[Mage]

We already were

[KillaCamNewton]

1 minute ago, Bartin said:

Eric Reid is not Earl Thomas. He lost his starting job last year because he was bad. Y’all need to chill on the overreactions. He made the pro bowl playing behind one of the greatest front 7s of all time like how Coleman was a star for one year. He’s better than Jones for sure but he isn’t some superstar that is all of sudden gonna change games.

he's not Earl Thomas --- but he's such a massive upgrade at the biggest weakness on our team that he might as well be Troy Polamalu 

[*FreeFua*]

Sign Rishard Matthews too and I’ll book my room in ATL this afternoon!

 

[panthers34]

2 minutes ago, Bartin said:

Eric Reid is not Earl Thomas. He lost his starting job last year because he was bad. Y’all need to chill on the overreactions. He made the pro bowl playing behind one of the greatest front 7s of all time like how Coleman was a star for one year. He’s better than Jones for sure but he isn’t some superstar that is all of sudden gonna change games.

Well I guess it's a good thing we have a good front 7 then... And I don't think people are thinking he's a top 5 safety, but rather that they don't have to watch Colin Jones anymore. The talent difference between Jones and Reid is huge 

[FugAllY'all]

Look, the Rams, Eagles, and Chiefs are stacked, legitimately. I'd still take one of those three winning it all against the field. However, we can dance with them now, and if the injury luck plays out in our favor as the season goes on, who knows? This moment, right now, is most excited I've been about a Panthers team this early in the season. Ron and Norv better not fug this up.