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The 2018 Panthers: The most disappointing team in franchise history

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Has there been a bigger disappointment season in Panthers history? 1997? 2006? 2016? None of those teams started particularly strong, not as strong as 6-2. 2018 will be it.

3 straight losses against mediocre teams...3-6 Lions..really?....still think coaches are the problem...we have talent..

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Nothing was worse than 1-15, i think most have just forgotten it.  We won our first game, thought we were on top of the world.  Then 1 loss after another.  That was a hard season to be a panther fan.  at the time we had the most losses ever in a row.

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1 minute ago, je1005 said:

The 2003 Panthers lost 3 brutal games in a row. 

And the 2003 Panthers got to finish the season against the 3-10 Cardinals, 4-10 Lions, and 4-11 Giants. What a cupcake end to that season to stop the skid. 2018 Panthers still have to play the 10-1 Saints twice.

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3 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

Nothing was worse than 1-15, i think most have just forgotten it.  We won our first game, thought we were on top of the world.  Then 1 loss after another.  That was a hard season to be a panther fan.  at the time we had the most losses ever in a row.

Just being a bad team is one thing. That sucks, but sometimes you just can't overcome having a bad team. Having what is supposed to be a good team and blowing the opportunity hurts so much worse.

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3 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

Nothing was worse than 1-15, i think most have just forgotten it.  We won our first game, thought we were on top of the world.  Then 1 loss after another.  That was a hard season to be a panther fan.  at the time we had the most losses ever in a row.

1-15 at least got us the #1 overall pick and ultimately a franchise QB. This year, we're probably going to end up winning just enough games to put us juuuuust out of reach of the elite pass rusher we desperately need in the draft.

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2 minutes ago, hepcat said:

And the 2003 Panthers got to finish the season against the 3-10 Cardinals, 4-10 Lions, and 4-11 Giants. What a cupcake end to that season to stop the skid. 2018 Panthers still have to play the 10-1 Saints twice.

And the Browns... don’t forget the Browns

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