Steve Smith: Panthers most improved after Draft

[NAS]

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/0ap3000001111689/Steve-Smith-Sr-Why-Panthers-are-most-improved-team-after-2020-draft

 

[Dex]

I'm very excited about our draft.

[micnificent28]

i give it a solid B+

[Drk89Wng]

I agree, with the same slight bias he has to us also. The defense can't get worse than last 2 years. The jury is out on Phil Snow. If he can't field a top 10 defense by year 3 I hope Rhule doesn't have the same issue with faithful to his guys over reason that Rivera did. 

[Captroop]

Also on NFL.com: "Panthers improve from third worst team in the NFL, to the fourth worst team."

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001111841/article/nfl-power-rankings-cowboys-get-major-boost-from-2020-draft

 

[Khyber53]

In the end, this draft was, at least on paper, exactly what the team needed. Defense was our biggest need, especially along the line and the secondary. Did we get the right guys? I think so, but there are a few I'd never heard of before to be honest. 

Are we the most improved in the league? Well, I believe Steve Smith and also I remember how bad we were. I think that mathematically it would have been hard not to improve and still be able to field a team.

[therealmjl]

Why does everyone keep saying Matt Rhule is an "offensive genius"

[JARROD]

Panthers improve from being out of the Lawrence race to being top contender ha

[NAS]

7 minutes ago, Drk89Wng said:

I agree, with the same slight bias he has to us also. The defense can't get worse than last 2 years. The jury is out on Phil Snow. If he can't field a top 10 defense by year 3 I hope Rhule doesn't have the same issue with faithful to his guys over reason that Rivera did. 

He's been very critical of the Panthers in the past so not sure he is biased.  

[Drk89Wng]

Just now, NAS said:

He's been very critical of the Panthers in the past so not sure he is biased.  

Constructive criticism but he still loves the organization especially with nipple shorts gone and Hurney back.

[Carolina Cajun]

1 minute ago, JARROD said:

Panthers improve from being out of the Lawrence race to being top contender ha

FWIW, we were out of the lawrence race the day we signed Bridgewater.  He may not be an elite QB, but he's not as bad as what we fielded last year.  If we traded/cut cam and went into next year with Allen, I would have known we were tanking.  

[ForJimmy]

11 minutes ago, Captroop said:

Also on NFL.com: "Panthers improve from third worst team in the NFL, to the fourth worst team."

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001111841/article/nfl-power-rankings-cowboys-get-major-boost-from-2020-draft

 

Moving on up!

[Madwolf]

The Panthers are tough to gauge honestly. We weren't as bad as our record showed last year. Not only did injuries make us worse than we already where, but after Ron was gone the team just quit.

I wouldn't expect to be markedly better wins and losses wise, but I would bet that our defense is light years better by simply having a pulse.

[RumHam]

On paper an A, however hurney rule makes it C-