Hypotheticals

[stankowalski]

Ok let's assume Cam comes back against the titans and remains injury free for the rest of the year.  Are you confident that we can hold other teams to less than 26 points a game and score more than that?  Cause that's what it's going to take to get to the playoffs.

[Forty-Eight]

If Ron is calling the defense, sure

[stankowalski]

But he called the defense today.  Against more than a few fill-ins.  You sure?

[bigdog10]

Honestly, the only thing I want to see is if Cam still has the juice left in his tank to be the starting QB for this team for the next five years.  Kudos to Allen for stepping in and doing what a good backup QB is supposed to do and keep us competitive for five weeks. I don’t really blame him for today, that was a complete meltdown by the defensive head coach we have. Allen is a backup and can hopefully continue to develop into a good one who may eventually be a good starter in this league.  
 

the NFC is loaded. Someone is going to be left out at 10-6 and we now have losses to two potential playoff teams in San Fran and LA Rams. We will likely lose to Green Bay and Seattle as well which means we likely won’t have any good head to head tie breakers for wild card purposes. That leaves the division. The saints look like a juggernaut and have won their toughest games already. Their schedule is cake the rest of the way through. I’d honestly be shocked if they go any worse than 12-4. 
 

that brings me back to my initial point. The rest of this season is all about Cam. He won’t have any injuries nagging him when he comes back. If he comes back and gets it rolling, there is no qb issue in Carolina. If he comes back and flops, this franchise will be at a transition point in which we will likely fire Rivera and bring in a new coach. Cam will then be given 2020 under a new system and playing for his next contract.  
 

it should be an interesting next nine games. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just gonna be honest and say that I'm not confident about anything with this team right now. Not after that performance and not after the utter meltdown we had after a similar beatdown last year.

[Mr. Scot]

Agreed.

I think there are some folks who believe this game just got Newton a five year extension.

Afraid not, folks.

Newton's health, and his future here, are still question marks. Even if the team doesn't invest in Kyle Allen, he's not the only alternative.