Can you feel it?

[Jeremy Igo]

Exciting football is back in Carolina after a long ass hiatus. This is the best I have felt about this team since 2016. Even when we made the playoffs, we knew it was smoke and mirrors and the team really wasn't very good. Why? Because it all came down to poor coaching and one superior athlete making up for their ineptitude. That is never going to be a long term winning story in the NFL.

Now? Now we have talent spread throughout the team and coaching who knows not only how to put them each in a position to succeed, but takes accountability when they don't. 

This feels like a new day in Carolina.

 

[The Huddler]

I can feel those spicy wings I had yesterday..!! 

[Khyber53]

There seems to be improvement across the board and no reliance on star players, so this has a different feel than any season we've had in a long, long time. Good coaching, man, good coaching -- it brings the best out in everybody.

How they reintegrate CMC will really show a lot about this team.

[Panthera onca]

It’s very refreshing to have confidence in the coaching staff and know that they will make the necessary adjustments during a game to give us the best chance to win. As we continue to upgrade the roster, we will be primed for deep playoff runs in the coming years.

[bababoey]

I can feel it

[mbarbour21]

I was content at the beginning of the year with being excited about our future. Very talented offense needing time to come together, and a versatile/attacking/youth injection at defense that would develop over time.

Now after looking around the division and seeing our success without CMC, if we don’t win the division I will be disappointed.

[AndrewLaskoski]

Getting a tiebreaker over the Bears this week could have big wild card implications later in the season. For the first time in a while, I feel genuinely proud about being a Panthers fan.

[Waldo]

The coaching staff is giving a lot to be hopeful about. I'm still a little worried about it being early and not over hyping it but damn we look poised to be a real contender in a year or two. The new staff looks to be what many on here dreamed about for years.

[PhillyB]

it is unbelievably life-giving to suddenly not be thinking about draft position in october.

[TheWiz]

There are reasons that teams win consistently. Organizational Leadership. Its still very early, but the culture and the coaching seems to be something these players have bought into. Matt Rhule is the real deal. He's maximizing the young talent around him. We have rookies starting in pivotal roles and they're making key contributions. Joe Brady is as advertised. Teddy is the right guy for the post Cam era. Panthers football is in good hands.

We gone be alright. 

[Smithers]

For the first time in years I feel confident in offensive 3rd down conversions, confident in defensive 3rd down stops, confident in halftime adjustments, etc.

it’s refreshing.  It also feels a little weird haha

[JawnyBlaze]

Indeed. The improvement in coaching and preparedness is very exciting. Can’t wait to see what the future brings. For a rebuilding year, games are actually quite fun to watch. Even our last rebuilding year in 2011, even though we had the shiny new toy in Cam and he was a lot of fun to watch, there was still the poor coaching that brought us down.  Let’s hope they keep it up. 

[jfra78]

I can't believe everyone is talking about wins at week five of the football season.  Everyone knows succesful franchises tank seasons, this is going to take 25 years to recover.  SMH

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[Wolfcop]

There is some talent, but the biggest difference is coaching, by far. The second biggest factor is the mentality of the players right now and the motivation to play for each other. That was a rare trait in the past.