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The Panthers are cultureless and the worst team in the NFL. Thanks Tepper.

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Even if the Bears lose tonight, they have shown more promise in the past two games than the Panthers have all season. 

I once was an optimistic fan and hoping this season would be different. I was blinded by coachspeak, hoping that things were trending up. I disregarded the signs from the Panthers 0-3 preseason, believing that the coaching staff's experience would lead them to a whole different product come regular season. I even disregarded the first game against the Falcons as first game jitters.

As of now, it appears the only direction the Panthers have gone is deep down in the Mariana trench of ineptitude.

Rather than the fabled offensive injection an "offensive minded" HC like Frank Reich should've brought, the product on field shows a bunch of players clueless about what to do. From completely boneheaded self-inflicted penalties and miscommunication, to terrible clock management and situational playcalling, Reich's reign so far has been far from the supposed "creative" and "exciting" offense promised the past offseason.

Instead, we have a coach who has no clue how to use his rookie young QB and develop him, and muddying waters with management and how perhaps decisions weren't all made in unity.

All this stems back to Tepper's purchase and meddling of the team.

Coming in with his brass balls but lacking any himself, he's decided to not let the football minds guide, but put his own foot through the door with the internal decision making. From the inexplicable 3-4 switch under Ron Rivera, shoving Cam Newton out the door, to hiring Scott Fitterer, who proceeded to trade/let go of any offensive talent (DJ Moore, CMC, etc.) while not having any ability to replace them effectively.

The past offseason, the team had a great shot at acquiring Hopkins to replace Moore, but failed to do so. Now, they are flailing in the regular season hoping that a WR1 falls from the sky.

Shooting themselves in the foot, and becoming the worst team in the NFL in one season after showing promise and even a glimmer of a playoff shot last season.

After Cam Newton was rid of, and Luke Kuechly retired, the Panthers have lost all culture and excitement. The most enraging was the attempt to get rid of Keep Pounding, the very mantra of what this franchise used to be. It feels barebones, lacking any identity nor optimistic future. All former players from Kuechly and Olsen seemed to scram away from the disaster the franchise was becoming under Tepper's rule. Cam Newton even recently said so himself, that under Tepper the veteran's input was disregarded, cascading into the hiring of Rhule and the complete clownshow the franchise would soon become after.

Getting rid of the culture and history the Panthers have had.

Young is looking lost in this system, and while he's gotten better, it's certainly far behind the pace of fellow rookies CJ Stroud and Anthony Richardson. That falls on coaching. The o-line is bad and looking more lost on the field, and WRs are never in sync. That falls on coaching.

From no experience in Matt Rhule to too much experience and retreads in Frank Reich and co., David Tepper has gone from one extreme to the other and can't seem to find an identity for this team nor a proper future.

The Panthers are 0-4. I've lost the optimism I had the beginning of the season, and with the Bears showing progress and hope tonight with DJ Moore playing lights out while Brian Burns plays like a bum in any crucial moment, it's frustrating.

The Panthers should be better than this. They keep going backwards, not forwards, and it seems to be falling off a cliff.

I no longer am excited about gamedays. It hasn't felt the same in years, now worse than even the Clausen era at this point.

I once was not worried, nor concerned.

Now I am both worried and concerned with the Panthers currently and in the future. At 0-4, they face the Lions then the Dolphins. With the track they're on, they're likely headed to 0-6 by the bye, with their 2024 first round pick in Chicago's hands.

A sonata of ineptitude brought about by Tepper, with no finale in sight. Thanks.

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9 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

For the first time in a loooooong time I feel the exact same way. I was excited about this season but that came to a screeching halt. 

As long as Tepper owns this team it’s going to be like this. 

Frustrating. There's no one on offense that brings any level of excitement. Even the excitement of seeing Young's development is marred by the complete ineptitude he has from his "all star" coaching staff.

Pathetic gameplans come gameday. Nothing that shows me that they're playing to Young's best traits, and everything to show they're trying to fit square pegs into round holes.

The receivers can't separate, and Reich can't scheme around that. The Texans and Colts can, but for some reason Reich can't.

Speaking of Colts, funny their offense is now much more exciting when Reich left. Wonder why...

Pathetic. I've run out of the hopium they've injected into me this past offseason, and I'm tired. 

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We are the new browns. I’ve read ppl write this on here off and on for a few years, but I didn’t realize it until tonight . No end in sight, no promise and nothing to look forward to. Our stupid coach hires and stupid trades have set us back five years. I hate being so negative, but this sucks poo through a straw. 

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1 minute ago, The Lobo said:

We are the new browns. I’ve read ppl write this on here off and on for a few years, but I didn’t realize it until tonight . No end in sight, no promise and nothing to look forward to. Our stupid coach hires and stupid trades have set us back five years. I hate being so negative, but this sucks poo through a straw. 

I'm usually the most optimistic in any scenario. I hate being pessimistic, but right now seeing the Bears and how this team is now the worst in the league record wise and quality wise, it's a sinking ship of sorrow.

I've never felt rock bottom as I do now for this team. It'll take a lot for me to trust in this team's future, and at this point I question if Reich truly is the guy to get it done, and moreso frustrated at Tepper's reign so far.

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Just now, Saca312 said:

I'm usually the most optimistic in any scenario. 

I've never felt rock bottom as I do now for this team. It'll take a lot for me to trust in this team's future, and at this point I question if Reich truly is the guy to get it done, and moreso frustrated at Tepper's reign so far.

My pick was always Steichen. How do you look at what he did in Philly and say nope, Frank Reich is an offensive genius? It's offensive alright. 

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I am now in a position of watching games to root for my fantasy players. I'm not taking the living room tv from my kids to watch the Panthers suck and get pissed off. We're either watching Toy Story for the 6000th time or I'll find out which game Sunday I care to watch, if any. 

I'm not sure I have the heart to dump my fandom for another team. But at least watching good games will suck less than watching our JUCO team posing as an NFL team will be less frustrating. That's good enough for me.

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Charlotte has no culture. Barely a shred of diversity. That's part of the problem. The Triangle cares more about UNC and Duke. The beach is the beach, the mountains are the mountains, and SC is ... lol. Before Tom Brady, New England had hardly any football culture. It was Red Sox and Bruins. Minnesota somehow pulls it off? Making a team a region instead of a city is risky ... but as I said, you can't make them the Charlotte Panthers. 2015 was an anomaly. This franchise has always been bland as can be.

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7 minutes ago, Saca312 said:

I'm usually the most optimistic in any scenario. I hate being pessimistic, but right now seeing the Bears and how this team is now the worst in the league record wise and quality wise, it's a sinking ship of sorrow.

I've never felt rock bottom as I do now for this team. It'll take a lot for me to trust in this team's future, and at this point I question if Reich truly is the guy to get it done, and moreso frustrated at Tepper's reign so far.

I feel pretty confident in the fact that Reich isn’t that guy. The pit of misery is real and we are in it. 

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3 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

Charlotte has no culture. Barely a shred of diversity. That's part of the problem. The Triangle cares more about UNC and Duke. The beach is the beach, the mountains are the mountains, and SC is ... lol. Before Tom Brady, New England had hardly any football culture. It was Red Sox and Bruins. Minnesota somehow pulls it off? Making a team a region instead of a city is risky ... but as I said, you can't make them the Charlotte Panthers. 2015 was an anomaly. This franchise has always been bland as can be.

Gotta win, man. Look at the Canes. Sustained success leads to fans showing up and being loud and excited to go. 2015 was an anomaly, but showed what our franchise could have if they sustained that NFC contender state of play. 

We all hated Fox and Ron...but they at least had the mindset that Carolinians could respect. Tough, nose to the grindstone type of guys. Lead to us having hope.

Now we have Reich and co. And Thomas Brown has that "it" but he's being handcuffed. Let that man run the offense dammit.

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