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Week 4 Power Rankings

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https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-4-chiefs-take-b

 

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Rank 24

Previous rank: No. 28

A nice win for the Panthers, who snapped a 10-game losing streak dating back to last season with a 21-16 victory over the Chargers at Hollywood Park. Matt Rhule probably took a little more satisfaction getting his first NFL win while team MVP Christian McCaffrey recuperates with an ankle injury. Mike Davis managed 91 yards from scrimmage and a score in CMC's place, and the Carolina defense made its overdue arrival with eight QB hits, two sacks and four turnovers. On offense, the Panthers have a legit 1-2 punch at wide receiver in D.J. Moore and Robby Anderson. They are the second receiver duo in team history to each have more than 200 receiving yards through three weeks.

 

Yahoo

24. Carolina Panthers (1-2, LW: 31)

Shaq Thompson was great in the Panthers’ upset win at the Chargers. He posted 13 tackles, forced a fumble and recovered it, and had Pro Football Focus’ top grade among all Panthers defenders. Thompson is filling in nicely for retired Luke Kuechly, which isn’t easy to do.

 

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29995194/week-4-nfl-power-rankings-1-32-poll-plus-2020-preseason-predictions-got-wrong

29. Carolina Panthers (1-2)

Week 3 ranking: 30 

What we got wrong: The defense wouldn't be good enough to win early.

Don't get me wrong. The defense still has issues, none more than missed tackles and yards allowed after initial contact. But the Panthers are 1-2 after Sunday's 21-16 victory over the Chargers despite not having Pro Bowl DT Kawann Short in the middle for two games due to a foot injury and starting three to four rookies on defense at times. Still, they have been in position to win all three games, which is an accomplishment. As this group grows with experience alongside an offense that's capable of putting points on the board, the Panthers won't be an easy win moving forward. -- David Newton

 

CBS

22 PANTHERS That was a good road victory for this young team against the Chargers. The defense is loaded with young players and it's improving by the week.

 

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1 hour ago, Carl Spackler said:

ESPN has a bad habit of ranking the teams before the games are played and just adding in some text afterward. It’s how the 1-2 Panthers beat the 1-2 Chargers, but the Panthers are 29th and the Chargers are 19th. 

I dont mind us being behind the chargers in the ratings given their injuries, but we should be right behind them if we are.  We clearly weren't at full strength either.

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Just now, JawnyBlaze said:

Indeed. Burn this mfer down and crucify Hurney if that happens. If we don’t get a QB in the first somehow, I will have lost all hope. 

Even in the scenario where the board falls in a way that QB doesn't make sense (let's say Lawrence, Fields, and Lance are all gone) you gotta take a position of higher value than a non-pass rushing LB. We already have Shaq on a big contract. Investing too many of our resources into LBs and RBs has been an ongoing issue for the Panthers' organization.

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