Panthers ranked as NFL's 2nd-worst roster

[TheSpecialJuan]

Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport

 

Carolina is better at the skill positions this season. But despite giving guards Damien Lewis and Robert Hunt big contracts, the offensive line still ranks in the bottom 10.

And the problems get that much bigger on defense after Carolina lost multiple key players from last year’s fourth-ranked defense in terms of yards allowed.

Edge-rusher Brian Burns, who led the team in sacks last year, was traded to New York. Linebacker Frankie Luvu, who led the team in tackles, left in free agency.

Replacements were procured in DJ Wonnum and Josey Jewell, but both are downgrades. A defense that was somehow top-five in yards allowed and bottom-five in points allowed didn’t improve.

Neither did the team as a whole, at least not demonstrably.

[Bear Hands]

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[Mage]

I'm biased obviously but I think I would take our roster over the Commanders and Giants.

We still suck though.

Edited May 13 by Mage

[SmokinwithWilly]

Hard to say for certain whether or not our roster is improved, but i can say for certain, our coaching staff couldn't be much worse than Rhule and Reich. 2 wins isn't a very high bar. 

[Day1PanthersFan]

We're not even rebuilding , just existing at rock bottom 

The only way it could be worse if we went 0-17 without scoring a single point all season 

Edited May 13 by Day1PanthersFan

[JawnyBlaze]

44 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport

 

Carolina is better at the skill positions this season. But despite giving guards Damien Lewis and Robert Hunt big contracts, the offensive line still ranks in the bottom 10.

And the problems get that much bigger on defense after Carolina lost multiple key players from last year’s fourth-ranked defense in terms of yards allowed.

Edge-rusher Brian Burns, who led the team in sacks last year, was traded to New York. Linebacker Frankie Luvu, who led the team in tackles, left in free agency.

Replacements were procured in DJ Wonnum and Josey Jewell, but both are downgrades. A defense that was somehow top-five in yards allowed and bottom-five in points allowed didn’t improve.

Neither did the team as a whole, at least not demonstrably.

A) it’s bleacherreport 

B) jewell and wonnum are burns and luvus replacements? Not clowney and jewell or whoever? This guy doesn’t seem to have all the information

C) OL rankings? Gtfo, can’t rank something like that before the season even starts. OL is tough enough to judge after the fact, much less before. 

[JawnyBlaze]

D) not like I’m saying we have a good roster. Hell, might be second worst. But this guy is just talking out of his ass. 

[Basbear]

26 minutes ago, Mage said:

I'm biased obviously but I think I would take our roster over the Commanders and Giants.

We still suck though.

I disagree with that.

I can only think of one team Id take over the Panthers; patriots 

At least on commanders, giants, and even the Panthers you can name a couple stars. 

Name one patriot star or building block without gogglefuing, just not one.

 

 

[strato]

I get a lot of that but there is work that can be done and then judge it. Where did people rate it last year? Just sayin’, most did not say 2-15.

I was worried about a couple of areas on the defense last year and then they got killed with injuries. I expected a lot worse. Which gives me some confidence in Evero (and Dom) being able to keep them together.

edit: I mean keeping the performance floor up as a group, despite handicaps in whatever position groups. 

Edited May 14 by strato

[PootieNunu]

OF course we are going to be ranked low AF on any of these kind of lists. Returning the worst starting QB in the league will do that to you. 

Until proven otherwise BY is still that guy that stunk up the place last season. 

[Basbear]

19 minutes ago, Day1PanthersFan said:

We're not even rebuilding , just existing at rock bottom 

The only way it could be worse if we went 0-17 without scoring a single point all season 

They were 2 last second FGs and a couple 4th down conversions away from being 0-17.

In other words they should have been 0-17 and those last two games they didn't score.....

This team is BAD, need more than one miracle to fix. 

[strato]

Low AF = LAF = Me ROTFLMAO over the futility and incompetence of the Tepper sports organization, until I remember other people’s feelings. 

Oops.

 

[ForJimmy]

Gary is no Garry…

[hepcat]

Gary Davenport sounds like a guy your wife would cheat on you with at a motel 6