After losing to the Broncos and their former head coach John Fox on Sunday, the Carolina Panthers now find themselves with a 2-7 record and in last place in the NFC. Through nine games, the Panthers rank No. 27 in points scored per game and No. 21 in points allowed per game. So, naturally, the [...]
The Panthers nearly pulled off an upset victory over the Bears in Chicago Sunday that might have saved their season. Instead they blew a 12-point fourth quarter lead and now their season is over. What makes it even more depressing for Panthers fans is that Carolina apparently lost because it allowed Chicago to run the [...]
Now that Marty Hurney, him of the strange affinity for running backs, is out of the picture in Carolina, the Panthers may actually realize that handing out big contracts to three, that’s right, three different running backs may not be the best way to go about building a team. With the being said, it looks [...]
Lazy comparisons—not race—is the cause for criticism of a slumping Cam Newton.
And so it begins. After getting off to a 1-5 start that has Cam Newton questioning the direction of the team and franchise, the Carolina Panthers have decided to pin the blame on general manager Marty Hurney, who now has the unfortunate title of being the first casualty of the 2012 NFL season. From ProFootballTalk.com: In an announcement released Monday [...]
In July, as the Panthers were getting ready to start training camp, Carolina center Ryan Kalil bought a full page ad in the Charlotte Observer in order to promise Panthers fans a 2012 Super Bowl run. It was a message that his teammates apparently liked. From the Charlotte Observer: Panthers players have been wearing shirts [...]
Last year, Ron Rivera was the unknown rookie head coach—this time around his Week 1 opponent, Tampa Bay, has a new face at the helm. Former Rutgers University head coach Greg Schiano enters his first season as an NFL head coach. And, with no track record to speak of, Rivera says he’s elected to study [...]
If the Carolina Panthers have any hopes of increasing their win total this season, they are going to need a productive, and healthy season from Steve Smith. The wide receiver has been dealing with a foot injury over the past week, but now Panthers coach Ron Rivera is saying that he expects Smith to be [...]
