CERTIFIED FRISKY! Panthers Week 5 Power Rankings

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ProFootballTalk has us at 15. 

15. Panthers (No. 22; 2-2): They’re both rebuilding and contending.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/06/pfts-week-five-power-rankings-3/

[Mr. Scot]

Realistically speaking, I'm not convinced that we're a good team yet.

We beat two bad teams, lost to a bad team and suffered our worst loss against the one (so far) good team we've played.

The standard of "can beat bad teams but can't beat good teams" was our profile during a lot of the Rivera years. I'd really like to see us rise higher than that.

And maybe we will, but I haven't seen enough yet to say that we already have.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

yea but I would have taken Cam with Joe Brady over both of those guys, injuries or not.

Problem there is Joe Brady didn't want Cam.

[jfra78]

3 minutes ago, nctarheelreincarnated said:

I mean, you're not wrong. They do. 

BTW, if you wouldn't take Murray over Bridgewater with Joe Brady as the OC. You're not footballing correctly. 

I really dont like Murray.  I'd rather have a dependable QB like Bridgewater

[joemac]

16 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

Haha. If it was a close game, I'd be ok with it. But we dominated the foe

Carolina Panthers

With sharp teeth and claws

[cardiackat88.]

18 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Realistically speaking, I'm not convinced that we're a good team yet.

We beat two bad teams, lost to a bad team and suffered our worst loss against the one (so far) good team we've played.

The standard of "can beat bad teams but can't beat good teams" was our profile during a lot of the Rivera years. I'd really like to see us rise higher than that.

And maybe we will, but I haven't seen enough yet to say that we already have.

The Chargers made a ton of mistakes, and are a not a very good team.

For some reason, a lot of people are convinced the Cardinals are a team that has already made the playoffs. They have some big names, sure, but that coaching staff isn't helping them much.

[hepcat]

32 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Realistically speaking, I'm not convinced that we're a good team yet.

We beat two bad teams, lost to a bad team and suffered our worst loss against the one (so far) good team we've played.

The standard of "can beat bad teams but can't beat good teams" was our profile during a lot of the Rivera years. I'd really like to see us rise higher than that.

And maybe we will, but I haven't seen enough yet to say that we already have.

It's like Matt Rhule said he heard from Paterno. "You're never as good as you think you are when you win, and you're not as bad as you think you are when you lose."

I think Rhule is doing a good job managing expectations. They got the jump on a mistake-prone Chargers team and they honestly had a coaching advantage against the Cardinals. Rhule and Snow had previous experience and success against Kliff Kingsbury in the Big 12 and also had experience against Kyler Murray in college. 

If they can put as good of a win as they had against the Cardinals against teams in the NFC South, I do think it's really time to get excited. A thorough beatdown of the Falcons would get everyone excited.

[t96]

47 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Realistically speaking, I'm not convinced that we're a good team yet.

We beat two bad teams, lost to a bad team and suffered our worst loss against the one (so far) good team we've played.

The standard of "can beat bad teams but can't beat good teams" was our profile during a lot of the Rivera years. I'd really like to see us rise higher than that.

And maybe we will, but I haven't seen enough yet to say that we already have.

What bad team did we lose to? And Cards aren't a bad team. They beat the Niners before all of their injuries.

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, t96 said:

What bad team did we lose to? And Cards aren't a bad team. They beat the Niners before all of their injuries.

The Raiders

[hepcat]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

The Raiders

Dude, cmon. The Raiders have had a HARD schedule.Their first 4 weeks was Panthers, Saints, Patriots, Bills. Week 5 is the Chiefs. 

[Carl Spackler]

1 hour ago, mav1234 said:

Someone last week said they do their rankings before the games for the week and I believe it.  The rank makes sense in that context.  But why call it this weeks rankings then?

It was me. We could be 10-5 and we’ll be 20th in the Week 16 rankings

[Carl Spackler]

We had to get to .500 just to pass the winless teams on ESPN’s rankings. Hilarious. Can’t wait to still be behind the Cardinals if we’re 5-4 and they’re 3-6. (Just a hypothetical example)

[Pantherxtreme]

1 hour ago, nctarheelreincarnated said:

I mean, you're not wrong. They do. 

BTW, if you wouldn't take Murray over Bridgewater with Joe Brady as the OC. You're not footballing correctly. 

Funny how Joe Brady pounded the table for Bridgewater to be here over other Qbs, funny indeed. 

[stirs]

At this point, Miami picking 3rd and 8th in the first round of 2021 draft, and does not need a QB