Has your return to playoffs timeline been adjusted?

[TheBigKat]

With the emergence of BY, what looked like 5 years looks like two years to me

 

healthy, good drafting and FA this team should be knocking on the door next year

then 2026 season the Panthers should realistically return to the playoffs with the Saints, Falcons, Tampa aging out

[OldhamA]

2 years minimum.

Still need a pass rush and a QB.

[flagfootballcoach28]

2 years if young keeps playing like he is. It’ll take us a few years to build back that defense and get him a legit WR 

[jopie87]

The division sucks. It's sucked for the better part of a decade. This team makes the playoffs next year.l

[uncfan888]

I've never thought we were far away. Things change in the NFL so fast. I wouldn't be shocked to be in the playoffs next year. 

[CamWhoaaCam]

Young keeps playing like this he will be the best QB in the division. If we can add some talent on defense we could win this division starting next season.

Edited December 9 by CamWhoaaCam

[PadresPanthersFan]

1 minute ago, jopie87 said:

The division sucks. It's sucked for the better part of a decade. This team makes the playoffs next year.l

Agreed. Without pineros shanks and a better d were in the hunt this year. I don't see the bugs, saints or falcons getting better. 

I'm still hopeful x and brooks will be solid contributors but Bryce is slowly turning into the cornerstone we need. 

We have a ton of picks and still need a sticky handed speedster but the foundation is already there. 

And we get brown back next year and maybe shaq

[NAS]

We are a few plays away from being 6-7 and in the hunt this year but just don’t have enough talent to finish these close games. 
 

Next year we will legitimately compete for division but that depends on injuries, our offseason draft and FA activities.  

[Super Grateful]

Playoffs should always be on your timeline.

[Jon Snow]

Talk to me after next season. There is still a boat load a crap to fix on this team. I'm encouraged by the way this rag tag group is still fighting even though they are outmatched in every game. They are no longer an easy W going forward and it's getting noticed around the league. 

[rayzor]

Next year we're in.

[Gapanthersfan]

I was just thinking about this. 

Add Tee Higgins, extend Horn, get Brown back, and work on pass rush and o line depth and this is an 8+ win team next season in contention for the division. 

This is the best secondary I can remember us having in a decade. Think about that. Opposing QB are double and triple clutching balls because dudes are locked down, but our rush doesn’t get consistent heat, and they can only cover for so long. Horn has to be retained. His skill set is perhaps the most difficult to hit on outside of a QB. He is the glue back there. 

 

Edited December 9 by Gapanthersfan

[Joe Bear]

8-12 years.

[PappyMay]

I’m hoping to be a .500 football club next year and with how bad the South is that May be all it takes.