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Offensively Young cant sleepwalk or look like a deer in the headlights he does tend to be hesitant and uneven with pressure he cannot go into his shell No slow starts so same offensive formula that beat the rams. The Saints defense is still good but they are long in the tooth and they will tire defensively, gap integrity and i would do man vs zone i would also have a spy on NO QB, he likes to run, make him pay btw, this team is ascending with Kellen as HC and his 26 year old rookie qb if you cant beat the Saints, take your seat at the kiddies table

So could our govt with tax dollars vs billions thrown here and there but that is a grievance for another forum i dont know the Tepper’s motives. i do know how they chose to spend their personal money is up to them They did something to help. Thats all i know

I get the feeling but unfortunately that is both pro and college sports right now. i mean, In what world, with education being what, 49th or thereabouts, in the country should,LSU, a state school, supported by state taxes, be paying Kiffin the money he is getting

By Joseph Person Dec. 8, 2025Updated 3:07 am PST CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jonathon Brooks will spend Monday like he’s spent nearly every other day over the past two years: Rehabbing his twice-repaired right knee while an NFL season continues without him. Monday marks one year since the Carolina Panthers running back tore his ACL a second time on a non-contact play in the first quarter of a 22-16 loss at Philadelphia. Brooks didn’t realize a year had passed since he went down at Lincoln Financial Field on his only carry against the Eagles, but he appreciates the significance of the day. “Honestly, it just makes me see how far I’ve come,” Brooks told The Athletic during a phone interview during the Panthers’ bye week. “I feel pretty much almost 100 percent again. From the moment it happened, I knew that God had a plan. I knew that it was all gonna be OK and I was gonna be right back to where I was.” Brooks isn’t all the way back, but he’s doing straight-line running while improving his speed most weeks. He hopes to start incorporating full-speed cutting and route running soon and return to the practice field in the spring in time for OTAs. Brooks, the Panthers’ second-round pick in 2024, has endured some down days over the past year, particularly in the immediate aftermath of his re-injury. “When it first happened, he was devastated. I was, too. I just couldn’t believe it,” said Jennifer Donovan, Brooks’ mother. “I thought for sure he was healed completely. Just didn’t hear too many times that it happened again and again like that. And only just a year later, I was devastated. And I know he was, too, at first.” But he pushed through thanks to the support of his family, his Christian faith and his teammates. He received guidance from two members of the training and strength and conditioning departments and drew inspiration after hearing from players like Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry and former Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis. Davis famously became the first NFL player to return from three torn ACLs in the same knee, playing another nine seasons that included a Super Bowl appearance and three Pro Bowl berths. Davis reached out to Brooks right after the injury to express his concern, and later joined Brooks for workouts during which Davis would show him exercises that worked well for him during his recovery. The two have stayed in touch, with Brooks shooting Davis texts or an occasional picture from a training session. That’s a legend in the locker room,” Brooks said. “That’s a legend who’s played for the Panthers, so I’ve got all the utmost respect for him and a lot (of) respect for helping me when he doesn’t have to.” Brooks has watched the replay of his injury more than 20 times. He blames himself for trying to run outside rather than hitting the hole between left tackle Ikem Ekwonu and wide receiver Adam Thielen. But when Brooks spotted defensive back Avonte Maddox coming up in run support, he tried to beat him to the edge with a jump cut. “I had no business even trying to go outside. My read was there,” Brooks said. “My read was supposed to keep me inside. I chased what we call fool’s gold and I was gonna try to outrun the DB. But it was just the wrong read.” Brooks said he’d made harder cuts the previous week against Tampa Bay with no problems. He’s not sure why his knee gave out on the grass surface at Lincoln Financial Field. “I think it was just bad timing,” he said. Panthers coach Dave Canales announced the next day that Brooks had re-torn the ligament. Slavin, Brooks’ Dallas-based agent, was relieved the ACL was the only part of Brooks’ knee impacted. “It was an ACL-only, so it wasn’t like one of these devastating knee injuries that a lot of guys have. When it’s the one ligament, you think they’d be able to come back,” Slavin said. “If we could do it all over again, I’m sure they’d redshirt him last year and this year would’ve been his year. But they tried to get him out there. It’s tough to always look back. Moving forward, I think he’s gonna be an elite running back still.” After waiting a month for the swelling to subside, Brooks flew to Los Angeles for the surgery performed by renowned sports orthopedic Neal ElAttrache. Donovan said ElAttrache harvested part of the patellar tendon from Brooks’ left knee to reconstruct his ACL because the patellar from his right knee was used in the first surgery in Texas. Additionally, ElAttrache used a strip of the IT band from Brooks’ right leg as a graft to reinforce his ACL, according to Donovan. “I’m praying that is going to be the key thing in keeping him stronger. He felt very confident with it,” Donovan said of ElAttrache, who also handled Panthers guard Robert Hunt’s biceps surgery this fall. Brooks said both Dowdle and Hubbard have tried to make sure he still feels like part of the running back room while he’s recovered. Brooks also praised the training staff, especially the two staffers he’s worked most closely with — athletic trainer Harrison Grube and assistant strength and conditioning coach Thomas Barbeau. The team has said little about Brooks since last December. But any expectations the Panthers have for Brooks in 2026 naturally will be tempered by concerns of injury risk. Donovan tries not to let her mind go down that path. “Definitely the first time was worse just because he wasn’t sure what to expect. The second time it was devastating again, but at least we kind of knew,” she said. “So I’m just praying and praying and praying there surely won’t be another. I don’t even want to put it out there in existence.” Having been through all of this just last year, Brooks has a better feel for what works and what doesn’t. When he was experiencing pain in his knee after some of the strengthening exercises, the Panthers’ trainers changed his lifts. The tips from Davis have also helped. If all goes according to plan, Brooks will on the practice field in the spring. And while some might be inclined to hold their breath the first time he gets the call or makes a cut, Brooks is turning it over to a higher power. “I want to be back for OTAs so I can get back on that football field and get back to running the plays full speed, being in a team setting. Just so whenever we do hit (training) camp, I can hit the ground running and ultimately, just prove myself,” he said. “I feel like I haven’t gotten that chance in the league to prove myself. And that’s OK. It’s a part of God’s plan. And I know that when I get out there, I trust in myself, trust in my teammates, trust in God that I’ll be able to get it done.”

I don’t care about him one way or another My observation of,him, at a pivotal moment in his life, goes like this 32 teams in the nfl passed on him through what, 4 plus rds, in a league in need of qbs…….and none drafted him…. Then a perennial 1. Super Bowl,contender, 2. with a dynamic qb that gets injured because of his type of play, meaning Sanders could be showcased as a backup on a team that actually has talent 3. and which has a good coaching staff that help him grow his skills 4 that isn’t a laughing stock where qbs go to die calls and says, ‘we are drafting you’ …and Sanders says to,Baltimore, ‘naw man, I’m good here’ ..got what he deserved for a poor career decision and what he got was Cleveland he made his own bed as for the Panthers franchise, no… no distractions and there are plenty of qbs that don’t have baggage, get one of those .

Lol now that, is a visua Well. My feeling is he is a self sabotager anyone not wanting to go to the Ravens, as a rookie, that late in the draft, gets what they deserve stupid and ego are as stupid and ego do yep, we need qb room upgrades but we dont need a bone head

And the Saints…in New Orleans….becomes a really important game now

It sure the hell does

Lol i think is more crystal

Now now the superbowl what did Hannibal Lecter say in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ ’oh Clarice, your problem is you need to get more fun out of life’ if the NY Giants with Eli Manning at qb, could rise to beat Brady’s Patriots, anything is possible seriously, im shocked they are on that tier but hey, enjoy the ride

Not sure of origin….but hey ….cant go down a level on bye

We can do better than Cade

Dana forecasted number 15 1. Cleveland Browns (from TEN)*: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana 2. Las Vegas Raiders (from NYG)*: Dante Moore, QB, Oregon 3. New Orleans Saints: Arvell Reese, edge/LB, Ohio State 4. New York Giants (from LV)*: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State 5. Tennessee Titans (from CLE)*: Keldric Faulk, edge, Auburn 6. Washington Commanders: Rueben Bain Jr., edge, Miami 7. New York Jets: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State 8. Arizona Cardinals: David Bailey, edge, Texas Tech 9. Los Angeles Rams (from ATL): Spencer Fano, OT, Utah 10. Cincinnati Bengals: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State 11. Minnesota Vikings: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame 12. Miami Dolphins: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU 13. Kansas City Chiefs: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon 14. Pittsburgh Steelers: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama 15. Carolina Panthers: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson 16. Dallas Cowboys: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee 17. Detroit Lions: Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama

Great advice Gettleman ‘big men allow you to compete’ ill tell ya, having a ‘little fella’ at qb, that oline needs to be men of steel for 17 plus games

And great teams have good to better olines panthers had oline depth and versatility this year. Kinda things thet do not need wrs rbs or tes Thats just me

I really dont see this pick Can never have enough big men but i would think Edge, best oline or best linebacker Id be fine if the whole draft was best available linemen for depth Oline getting beat up, older, and free agents Also panthers might finish with a win or two more of course 15. Carolina Panthers: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson The Panthers were ready to pounce on Mason Graham had he slid in last year’s draft, and they could look at defensive tackle again in this year’s first round. Woods needs to turn the “almost” moments into more impact plays, but he is a nimble big man with a lot of promise to develop into a game-wrecker.

Panthers' Chuba Hubbard could teach us all a lesson on handling disappointment Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer The chant rose up from the crowd - unlikely and unbidden - during a Carolina Panthers offensive series where most football fans know you're supposed to be quiet so the players can hear quarterback Bryce Young's snap count. But the fans at Bank of America Stadium couldn't help themselves in the third quarter of what turned out to be an extraordinary, 31-28 win over the Los Angeles Rams Sunday. They chanted "Keep!! Pounding!!" first across the stadium. And then a yell organically sprung up for the man who would carry the ball eight times on that one drive, who would be one of the stars of the upset win and who has given us all a lesson in the graceful handling of disappointment over the past few weeks: "Chuba! CHUBA! CHUBA!!" Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard got demoted earlier this year. In a very public way. Hubbard was benched in favor of the little-known Rico Dowdle, who had begun the season as his backup but was now the hotter back. And while it was the right thing for head coach Dave Canales to do, because Dowdle was simply playing better and his first loyalty must be to the team, that didn't make it any easier for Hubbard. The Canadian is being paid very well to be one of Carolina's stars and he had clearly been Carolina's best offensive player in 2024 (1,195 rushing yards, 11 total TDs). Now he was hardly getting the ball at all . In a four-game stretch before Sunday, these were Hubbard's total carry totals for the day: 5-3-4-3. Fifteen carries in four games! The fifth-year back used to sometimes get 15 carries in a single half of a single game. In the meantime, Dowdle was getting the ball handed off to him 15-20 times a game for the surprising Panthers, who are 7-6 after Sunday's win and in the playoff hunt as they enter their bye week. So what did Hubbard do when he got demoted and disappointed? First, let's step back for a moment and ask ourselves regarding our own jobs: "What would I do?" If tomorrow you got demoted, or fired, or didn't get the promotion you thought you should, or didn't get the praise or the raise you think you're entitled to, what would you do? Blame somebody else? Lash out at the boss? Sulk? Call in sick for a few days? See if you can get other co-workers on your side to commiserate about how unfair it all is? I probably would do at least one of those things. Hubbard did none of them. Said Canales on Monday: "I just love the way Chuba went right back to work…. He's just a first-class pro." Hubbard kept saying he just wanted to win, and that's understandable because every team he's been on since the Panthers drafted him in 2021 has lost and lost and lost. He had already missed two games this year with a calf injury - this was when Dowdle first shone (with 206 and 183 rushing yards in back-to-back games) - and it looked like Hubbard might be Wally Pipp-ed forever out of the starting job. Hubbard would later admit he rushed back a little from that injury, and when he came back he wasn't as explosive. Canales tried to alternate Hubbard and Dowdle series by series, but Dowdle was way more explosive. After a couple of games of that, Dowdle got the ball 25 times against Green Bay and Hubbard only five. It was hard to argue with the results. "Rico has been amazing," Hubbard said. For the past month, it's been like that. But as Hubbard has gotten healthier, some trends have emerged. He's a better blocker in pass protection than Dowdle, for instance. And while he's not going to break off a big run - Hubbard has 111 carries this year and the longest one only went for 14 yards - he's good in the passing game, where he has scored three times this season and went for a 35-yard TD on a well-blocked perimeter screen Sunday. After close to a month of Dowdle dominance, Canales blew it and barely ran the ball at all in a 20-9 Monday night loss to San Francisco on Nov. 24. Dowdle got only six carries; Hubbard got three. This was legitimately bad play-calling and game-planning, which Dowdle criticized with a carefully placed emoji. Canales and his staff, smarting from that defeat, tweaked the game plan again vs. the Rams. This time Hubbard would be the full-time third-down back, and Dowdle would often carry the ball on first and second downs. And occasionally Hubbard would get a series to himself. What resulted was an even split, where Dowdle carried the ball 18 times for 58 yards and Hubbard 17 for 83 and the Panthers played such good ball-control offense that they won a game almost everyone (including me) thought they would lose. Said Canales of Hubbard: "In the last couple weeks, he's looked really strong. Really powerful. Just making sure that he's a weapon for us in different ways. And for Rico, giving him, the lion's share of some of those first and second down (carries), that is a great way to just get him the ball. So I like where we're at. I like the balance." Which brings us back to those third-quarter chants. "I did hear a little bit of that," Hubbard said. "It was definitely cool." On that drive, Hubbard carried the ball eight times, and they were all bruising runs. The yardage, in order: 5-2-6-6-10-9-2-4. In a fairytale, that last carry would have been into the end zone. Instead, that last carry was wiped out due to a holding call on tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders, and then came a Young sack, and then Carolina had to punt. Still, Hubbard proved himself over the entire afternoon. Dowdle was good. And now the Panthers have two potential No. 1 backs for the final four games of the season as they try to make a playoff push. Hubbard attributed his restraint during this trying season to his faith. "I've been praying, I've been keeping faith, staying close to the Word, and I just attribute everything to Him," Hubbard said after the game Sunday. "I would not be able to get through this or be here without Him." As for Canales, he recognizes Hubbard as one of the team's leaders and remains appreciative as to how selfless Hubbard has been. "I'm just really proud of the way that he's worked himself back in," Canales said. "All he wants to do is win. All he wants to do is help his teammates. I love that about him."

Adam was just sooooo excited to ‘go home’ …be careful what you wish for that door is closed and needs to stay closed …just like when you ex becomes an ex for a reason

You got that right on replays, you could clearly see the Rams oline holding over and over and over again

Great player franchise player a leader thank you Derek

Jonathan Stewart said he saw Hunt pregame asked him ‘how are you feeling big guy’ Hunt said ‘I am marinating’ lol

Puca bailed out the Rams too great players make a coach they always have, they always will Canales didn’t choose his qb I have my issues with him too, but not today

We are so few but we are mighty

Grateful I am so grateful thank you panthers I live in so cal. Now thank you