2024 Carolina Panthers record prediction

[Pejorative Miscreant]

I think 6 or 7 wins would be considered a successful season and something to build on.   

[kungfoodude]

7 wins would be the equivalent of a good team winning 12-14 games, IMO. 

I still have us in the 4-6 win range, pre-training camp.

Edited June 30, 2024 by kungfoodude

[Candler Cat]

4-13

[45catfan]

30 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

7 wins would be the equivalent of a good team winning 12-14 games, IMO. 

I still have in the 4-6 win range, pre-training camp.

Yup, 6 wins is about where I'm at.  I think we hit the Matt Rhule 5 win mark, but struggle to get the sixth one.  We beat some bad teams teams like Washington, Cardinals and Denver.  We won't go winless in the division, so maybe 2 home wins in the NFCS.  The Bears aren't bad, but have a rookie QB, so if he has a bad day there's possibly another win.  I can see us catching either the Giants, Raiders or Chargers on a bad day for one more win, potentially two.

If thins go a about as good as I can see them going, there's a possible 9 wins on the schedule.  That said, we have a black cat as our mascot, so temper those expectations by a few games and you get the 5 or 6 wins I'm expecting.

I think we are winless on the road within the division.  We are not beating the Eagles, Cowboys, Chiefs, or Bengals.  We drop at least one more road game against the either the Raiders, Broncos or Bears.  That's how I arrived at he 9 win at best total.

Edited June 30, 2024 by 45catfan

[Greatman77]

Yes, we have improved in the off season. So has virtually every other team. I see us winning 4 games, maybe 5 if everything bounces our way.

[ForJimmy]

1 hour ago, Greatman77 said:

Yes, we have improved in the off season. So has virtually every other team. I see us winning 4 games, maybe 5 if everything bounces our way.

That’s not how it works. Every team doesn’t improve. Plenty of teams take steps backwards like we did last year. They all want to think they improved but that’s not the case. 

[strato]

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If thins go a about as good as I can see them going, there's a possible 9 wins on the schedule.  That said, we have a black cat as our mascot, so temper those expectations by a few games and you get the 5 or 6 wins I'm expecting.

Black cat is real. 

[kungfoodude]

2 hours ago, 45catfan said:

Yup, 6 wins is about where I'm at.  I think we hit the Matt Rhule 5 win mark, but struggle to get the sixth one.  We beat some bad teams teams like Washington, Cardinals and Denver.  We won't go winless in the division, so maybe 2 home wins in the NFCS.  The Bears aren't bad, but have a rookie QB, so if he has a bad day there's possibly another win.  I can see us catching either the Giants, Raiders or Chargers on a bad day for one more win, potentially two.

If thins go a about as good as I can see them going, there's a possible 9 wins on the schedule.  That said, we have a black cat as our mascot, so temper those expectations by a few games and you get the 5 or 6 wins I'm expecting.

I think we are winless on the road within the division.  We are not beating the Eagles, Cowboys, Chiefs, or Bengals.  We drop at least one more road game against the either the Raiders, Broncos or Bears.  That's how I arrived at he 9 win at best total.

My ultimate issue is that I can't buy into that our roster improved in the offseason.

[45catfan]

40 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

My ultimate issue is that I can't buy into that our roster improved in the offseason.

Yup. Fool me once...  The roster is not considerably better.  Better coached?  That remains to be seen.  Bryce should take a step forward, well, because he couldn't do any worse. 

With better coaching, more consistent QB play and a marginally better roster, that should get us to 3-4 more wins over last year.  Just make the games watchable and I'll be happy.

[kungfoodude]

24 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Yup. Fool me once...  The roster is not considerably better.  Better coached?  That remains to be seen.  Bryce should take a step forward, well, because he couldn't do any worse. 

With better coaching, more consistent QB play and a marginally better roster, that should get us to 3-4 more wins over last year.  Just make the games watchable and I'll be happy.

Yeah, I don't even have a bar anymore. I will watch and be amused more than anything else, I am sure. 

Tepper Panthers have me completely apathetic but not off board enough to not watch. 

[Johnstonny]

I see 5-6 potential wins...whether that comes to fruition remains to be seen. The others are rock solid losses...

[mrcompletely11]

5 minutes ago, Johnstonny said:

I see 5-6 potential wins...whether that comes to fruition remains to be seen. The others are rock solid losses...

If our offense hovers from 15-20 I think that's reasonable. Our defense is going to hold us back though.  

 

If we lose a couple of those easier ones at the start then it may get ugly.  

[Johnstonny]

27 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

 

If we lose a couple of those easier ones at the start then it may get ugly.  

...Count on it. What has gone right under dippers leadership. I always expect the worse so I'm never disappointed.... 

Edited June 30, 2024 by Johnstonny

[MHS831]

17 hours ago, Verge said:

PFF can say whatever they want but I definitely watched the games and that was one of the worst offensive lines I have ever seen in my life. Our interior was a turn style. 

Yeah, that post your responded to here was one of misinformation, opinion, sarcasm, and provocation while offering no concrete reasons or supporting facts.  The interior on an OL when your QB is 5 10" is a huge problem.  I guess we learned, however, that opinions, Huddle membership, and McDonald's Wifi are free.