If the Panthers manage to win a game without Christian McCaffrey this season...

[hepcat]

What will it mean for the team?

To be, it will be the most important win since the 2015 NFC Championship game.

But there’s no way this team can win a game without their superstar best player, right?

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

[Burnout189]

[Ricky Spanish]

We won 5 games without Cam Newton Last Year.

We won a game or two with Derek Anderson under center years back.

Won't mean poo dude. 

[Mage]

What would be important about it lol

[PantherBoy95]

Who knows; it could end up being a good thing short term.  We see often in sports where people get so reliant on the super star player, that when he's out it forces teams to get creative.  We may finally see what Curtis Samuel can do, or just how dominant DJ Moore can be, etc. 

I by no means would ever say they are a more talented team without CMC, but who knows...maybe it will force them to be a better team.

/optimism

[FeelTheBurns53]

To be hoenst, I think Bridgwater performs better without cmc in the backfield (kinda like how cam did without smitty and Benjamin). 

Logically it doesn't make sense, but for some reason I just think teddy hones in on the task at hand, focuses, and thrives not being in the shadow of a superstar. 

This is his team now. I think we see teddy unleashed in week 3.

[jfra78]

CMC doesn't win games. Yeah, he's a good player, but this notion that he can single handidly win games is silly.  He is no Cam Newton.  

[jfra78]

3 hours ago, FeelTheBurns53 said:

To be hoenst, I think Bridgwater performs better without cmc in the backfield (kinda like how cam did without smitty and Benjamin). 

Logically it doesn't make sense, but for some reason I just think teddy hones in on the task at hand, focuses, and thrives not being in the shadow of a superstar. 

This is his team now. I think we see teddy unleashed in week 3.

It forces the coaching staff to use other players in certain situations.  I'm not saying the team is better without CMC, but it gives others oppurtunity to step up.

[nctarheelreincarnated]

4 hours ago, FeelTheBurns53 said:

To be hoenst, I think Bridgwater performs better without cmc in the backfield (kinda like how cam did without smitty and Benjamin). 

Logically it doesn't make sense, but for some reason I just think teddy hones in on the task at hand, focuses, and thrives not being in the shadow of a superstar. 

This is his team now. I think we see teddy unleashed in week 3.

Yeah, no. 

[uncfan888]

Only thing that would be important about it would be it hurting our chances at #1

[Jon Snow]

9 hours ago, hepcat said:

What will it mean for the team?

To be, it will be the most important win since the 2015 NFC Championship game.

But there’s no way this team can win a game without their superstar best player, right?

Stranger things have happened.  But given they can't muster a win with him I would not put money on a win coming anytime soon.

[LinvilleGorge]

4 hours ago, jfra78 said:

CMC doesn't win games. Yeah, he's a good player, but this notion that he can single handidly win games is silly.  He is no Cam Newton.  

He allows us to compete. I'm curious to see how Brady adapts to his absence. Every defense facing us is coming in with the game plan of not allowing CMC to shred them. Everything else is a distant second.

[kungfoodude]

4 hours ago, jfra78 said:

CMC doesn't win games. Yeah, he's a good player, but this notion that he can single handidly win games is silly.  He is no Cam Newton.  

You can insert just about any high paid running back in the NFL and make that same statement. The only recent example of a RB being so unstoppable that he almost single handedly won games was Henry during the playoffs last year. This is a QB driven league, not a RB driven league.