NFL execs on the Panthers offseason

[Camp Fodder]

28 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

This is something I have been repeatedly trying to warn Panther fans of. This is gonna be a pretty bad team next season.

The W's and L's are going to matter less(to a point) than if we start to look like the bones of a functional roster emerge. 

There is no quick fix coming. This is going to take time and a healthy dose of competent roster building to turn around.

But yet some teams can go from bottom 5 to a playoff team in one season 

[CanadianCat]

28 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

This is something I have been repeatedly trying to warn Panther fans of. This is gonna be a pretty bad team next season.

The W's and L's are going to matter less(to a point) than if we start to look like the bones of a functional roster emerge. 

There is no quick fix coming. This is going to take time and a healthy dose of competent roster building to turn around.

Unless its a complete disaster this coming year, like coaching incompetence, I think Dave and and Dan get a 3rd year together.

I suspect that Tepper is going to be overly patient with the staff.

That said, while I can see us only winning 6-9 games this year I see those games being played very differently this year. Last year was us getting beat up on. I think this year we play competitive ball and see another year of growth in our young players like Young, XL, Sanders

I dont expect playoffs this year, but I expect to see major steps forward on both sides of the ball.  

 

[CanadianCat]

3 minutes ago, Camp Fodder said:

But yet some teams can go from bottom 5 to a playoff team in one season 

Which ones? 

[BrianS]

I put our ceiling at 8 wins, and that assumes BY continues to develop in a positive fashion.  If he stagnates or regresses we'll be lucky to see 5 wins.  The defense will be better, but it's a dang long climb from 32 to average, let alone a legit playoff caliber defense.

[Waldo]

10 minutes ago, CanadianCat said:

Which ones? 

Washington went from a 4 win team to 12 last year. Change of ownership, coaches and a franchise QB can have that effect.

5 is overly dramatic IMO but 10 isn't.

Edited 11 hours ago by Waldo

[La Pantera]

We could have easily won 8 games last season. Even with a historically bad Def.

a Chubba fumble and an XL drop, took 2 wins off the board.

[mrcompletely11]

5 minutes ago, La Pantera said:

We could have easily won 8 games last season. Even with a historically bad Def.

a Chubba fumble and an XL drop, took 2 wins off the board.

You can't play the what if game in the NFL.  It goes both ways

[Navy_football]

52 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

This is something I have been repeatedly trying to warn Panther fans of. This is gonna be a pretty bad team next season.

The W's and L's are going to matter less(to a point) than if we start to look like the bones of a functional roster emerge. 

There is no quick fix coming. This is going to take time and a healthy dose of competent roster building to turn around.

I really don't think they're THAT far away now. They can take a big step this season IF everyone stays relatively healthy. Need contributions from 3 rookies. FS, WR and Edge. Not all pro level play, but just solid NFL play. No friggin 2-3 year project players!

[countryboi]

1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

This is something I have been repeatedly trying to warn Panther fans of. This is gonna be a pretty bad team next season.

The W's and L's are going to matter less(to a point) than if we start to look like the bones of a functional roster emerge. 

There is no quick fix coming. This is going to take time and a healthy dose of competent roster building to turn around.

No one is looking for super bowls we just want more wins than last season. if you won 5 games with worse defense in NFL history, you should win 6-7 with a bad defense and sometimes you get luckily. 

this feels realistic  

Edited 11 hours ago by countryboi

[Camp Fodder]

35 minutes ago, CanadianCat said:

Which ones? 

Houston comes to mind 2 years ago. 

[CPF4LIFE]

29 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

You can't play the what if game in the NFL.  It goes both ways

Facts. We can also say we would have more wins if bryce played like a number 1 pick from day one.

[CanadianCat]

Parity is a thing in the NFL I dont think its shocking to see bad teams become good when you plug in a few key players and decent coaching. But sustained success is harder to achieve. 

1 hour ago, Camp Fodder said:

Houston comes to mind 2 years ago. 

Houston made a big jump year 1 with CJ and came crashing back down this past year. 

 

[rebelrouser]

1 hour ago, mrcompletely11 said:

fans should be upset at only 6/7 wins

They should not.  This rebuild will require another round of free agency and a good draft in '26. Not sure why anyone would think we are on the verge of mediocrity. 

[Shotgun]

4 minutes ago, CanadianCat said:

Parity is a thing in the NFL I dont think its shocking to see bad teams become good when you plug in a few key players and decent coaching. But sustained success is harder to achieve. 

Houston made a big jump year 1 with CJ and came crashing back down this past year. 

 

The Texans won a playoff game last year.