Panthers getting some respect in power rankings

[NAS]

PFT has us ranked at 22 (up 10 spots)

22. Panthers (No. 32; 1-2): To cross the country and beat the Chargers without Christian McCaffrey shows that the rebuild is moving much faster than expected.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/29/pfts-week-four-power-rankings-3/

 

[joemac]

We've been competitive in all our games so far.  My whole thing has been that there is just not enough elite talent to be any good this year.  Rhule and Co. have done an outstanding job of coaching and gameplanning though.  The contrast between Rhule ball and Rivera ball is night and day.

We still need a franchise QB though.

[PandaMan]

The #30 and below rankings were dumb.  This team may not be good, but we aren’t that bad.  We have some young playmakers and can compete.  That same Chargers team put up a hard fight against the Chiefs 2 weeks ago.  Honestly, I just want to beat ATL for fuging once.  So tired of losing to those chokers.  

[PandaMan]

43 minutes ago, joemac said:

We've been competitive in all our games so far.  My whole thing has been that there is just not enough elite talent to be any good this year.  Rhule and Co. have done an outstanding job of coaching and gameplanning though.  The contrast between Rhule ball and Rivera ball is night and day.

We still need a franchise QB though.

Biggest thing I’ve noticed so far is that we seem to actually make adjustments.  I felt like a sweet summer song had blessed me when we changed up our game plan.  Feels good man.  

[joemac]

3 minutes ago, PandaMan said:

Biggest thing I’ve noticed so far is that we seem to actually make adjustments.  I felt like a sweet summer song had blessed me when we changed up our game plan.  Feels good man.  

We're on the right path.  Another couple years of strong drafts, clearing out all the aging high priced vets to open up cap room, and more coaching up from Rhule and Brady and Co and we will have ourselves an honest to goodness football team in Charlotte.  The future is bright IMO.

I am in the camp that we should tank this year to ensure a shot at one of the top 3 QB's but that does not seem to be in the cards.  

[PandaMan]

35 minutes ago, joemac said:

We're on the right path.  Another couple years of strong drafts, clearing out all the aging high priced vets to open up cap room, and more coaching up from Rhule and Brady and Co and we will have ourselves an honest to goodness football team in Charlotte.  The future is bright IMO.

I am in the camp that we should tank this year to ensure a shot at one of the top 3 QB's but that does not seem to be in the cards.  

Agree 100%.  I like Teddy, and he’s a great transitional QB, but a real franchise QB is what is gonna make the difference (as it usually does).  
 

I have a lot of faith in Rhule and the staff given what I’ve seen with the weird offseason and lack of elite overall talent we have.  They’ve impressed me so far.  I just hope Marty can make some good decisions in the upcoming drafts.  Someone hold me.  

[Carolina Cajun]

If we finish 22 in the power rankings, presumably that would land us somewhere in the 6-7 win range, I'd be more than ok with that, would show we really are building towards something.

[MHS831]

I see 5 wins as the most we should expect, based on the schedule.  If we win 6, Snake is going to kiss his own ass.  I have that in writing.  I am going for 6 wins for that reason alone. 

[NAS]

37 minutes ago, PandaMan said:

Agree 100%.  I like Teddy, and he’s a great transitional QB, but a real franchise QB is what is gonna make the difference (as it usually does).  
 

I have a lot of faith in Rhule and the staff given what I’ve seen with the weird offseason and lack of elite overall talent we have.  They’ve impressed me so far.  I just hope Marty can make some good decisions in the upcoming drafts.  Someone hold me.  

This, I have confidence in Rhule and his coaching staff but I don't trust Marty to effectively manage the roster and the cap

[1of10Charnatives]

55 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I see 5 wins as the most we should expect, based on the schedule.  If we win 6, Snake is going to kiss his own ass.  I have that in writing.  I am going for 6 wins for that reason alone. 

I just wanna watch 4corners eat a handful of live bees.

Or yellow jackets.

Or hornets.

I'm not picky.

How many wins will that take?

[bababoey]

Finally the Jets are 32.  Now how long before Clemson and Alabama pass them?

[Jon Snow]

2 hours ago, MHS831 said:

I see 5 wins as the most we should expect, based on the schedule.  If we win 6, Snake is going to kiss his own ass.  I have that in writing.  I am going for 6 wins for that reason alone. 

I would advise against expecting any wins this season.  Oh sure they will stumble into at least on more but beyond that I'm not "expecting" anything other than my doctor telling me I'm drinking too much to drown the pain of yet another Panthers "rebuild/retool/reload" whatever the hell this is we are watching.

[Panthercougar68]

Rhule's philosophy is that you instill it in the players to not give up. He even said in the offseason something along the lines that if the team is 1-15 that they will play like the best 1-15 team, if the team is 7-9 they will play like the best 7-9 team and so on. It shows, we might not have the most talent right now but this team doesn't looks like the current dogshit that you see in the Jets, Giants, Falcons, and Broncos.

[kungfoodude]

Right now, hard not to be impressed with the coaching staff. They are far from perfect but I am not sure you could ask for much more from them.

Competitive every game, rookies playing and making an impact. This is going pretty well.