The Carolina Panthers have been one of the NFL's biggest duds this season. It isn't at all embarassing to lose to the Eagles and Falcons, but the way they were dismantled is troubling. Now they head to Dallas on Monday night to face a Cowboys team reeling from a tough loss.
The Panthers will probably be 0-3 next week and there will be tons of grumblings in the Queen City. John Fox knows his job is on the line and we all know that Bill Cowher is tucked away in Raleigh and would love nothing more than to take the job. Jake Delhomme knows that (a) the team is invested in him and (b) there is no one else on the roster that is any better. If they could throw him off the ship, they would have. They can't, so they won't.
The one thing to look forward to is a bit of a soft landing. Next week the Panthers come back home to host the struggling Washington Redskins (by the way, there will be a TON of Skins fans in Charlotte for that one). After that is at defensively challenged Tampa and at home against the Bills. None of those three are cakewalks, but then again nothing really is from here on out.
How's this? At Arizona, at New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami, at NY Jets, Tampa, at New England, at Minnesota, at NY Giants and New Orleans. That's their remaining schedule. YIKES!
The Panthers will probably be 0-3 next week and there will be tons of grumblings in the Queen City. John Fox knows his job is on the line and we all know that Bill Cowher is tucked away in Raleigh and would love nothing more than to take the job. Jake Delhomme knows that (a) the team is invested in him and (b) there is no one else on the roster that is any better. If they could throw him off the ship, they would have. They can't, so they won't.
The one thing to look forward to is a bit of a soft landing. Next week the Panthers come back home to host the struggling Washington Redskins (by the way, there will be a TON of Skins fans in Charlotte for that one). After that is at defensively challenged Tampa and at home against the Bills. None of those three are cakewalks, but then again nothing really is from here on out.
How's this? At Arizona, at New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami, at NY Jets, Tampa, at New England, at Minnesota, at NY Giants and New Orleans. That's their remaining schedule. YIKES!
This could/should end badly in Carolina. This could be a tailspin that will end up with Cowher replacing Fox, the Panthers using their top pick on one of the top QBs in the draft and Delhomme's days numbered. Julius Peppers will be gone. This could get ugly quick.
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