CBS Sports grades week 14 performances

[PanthersATL]

B+    Panthers

For the third straight week, the Panthers were a huge underdog, and for the third straight week, they went toe-to-toe with their opponent.

The defense held the Eagles' high-powered offense to under 300 yards and a big reason that happened is because the Panthers were able to get a lot of pressure on Jalen Hurts, who was sacked four times. Offensively, Chuba Hubbard (92 rushing yards) and Adam Thielen (nine catches for 102 yards) kept making big plays, which kept Carolina in the game.

Bryce Young is also doing his best to convince the Panthers that he can be their quarterback of the future.

At the beginning of the season, the Panthers were the laughingstock of the NFL, but now, no one is laughing because this is a dangerous team that could play the role of spoiler down the stretch

 

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[rayzor]

i want to spoil as much as possible. 

i want every team we face, either on our turf or theirs, to know that we aren't ever lying down. that when we come in, you're getting punched in the face and then kicked in the nads and then kicked in the face.

if you come up with a win against us, you won't feel like celebrating because you're going to be hurting too much and you'll still feel like you had your shorts dropped to your ankles after doing the polar plunge. 

the one thing you can count on is that after you play us, everyone leaves black and blue.

[PanthersATL]

[hepcat]

They’ve taken a huge step forward in general competitiveness and that alone bodes well for Dave Canales. It’s a big difference from the end of the seasons under Matt Rhule who seemed to start strong and fade at the end of the season. 

The difference in these close games had to be red zone performance. They are missing a top level WR and TE, but I think Jatavion Sanders could be that guy at TE, he was really improving before his concussion. If Coker develops and they draft another receiver high in the draft, it could be a very good receiving corps. 

[PadresPanthersFan]

3 minutes ago, hepcat said:

They’ve taken a huge step forward in general competitiveness and that alone bodes well for Dave Canales. It’s a big difference from the end of the seasons under Matt Rhule who seemed to start strong and fade at the end of the season. 

The difference in these close games had to be red zone performance. They are missing a top level WR and TE, but I think Jatavion Sanders could be that guy at TE, he was really improving before his concussion. If Coker develops and they draft another receiver high in the draft, it could be a very good receiving corps. 

And if our pass catcher x learns how to catch passes

[PappyMay]

42 minutes ago, rayzor said:

i want to spoil as much as possible. 

i want every team we face, either on our turf or theirs, to know that we aren't ever lying down. that when we come in, you're getting punched in the face and then kicked in the nads and then kicked in the face.

if you come up with a win against us, you won't feel like celebrating because you're going to be hurting too much and you'll still feel like you had your shorts dropped to your ankles after doing the polar plunge. 

the one thing you can count on is that after you play us, everyone leaves black and blue.

Love the enthusiasm. This is how I am. Most want to protect the draft stock though it seems.

[Jon Snow]

44 minutes ago, rayzor said:

i want to spoil as much as possible. 

i want every team we face, either on our turf or theirs, to know that we aren't ever lying down. that when we come in, you're getting punched in the face and then kicked in the nads and then kicked in the face.

if you come up with a win against us, you won't feel like celebrating because you're going to be hurting too much and you'll still feel like you had your shorts dropped to your ankles after doing the polar plunge. 

the one thing you can count on is that after you play us, everyone leaves black and blue.

THIS^^^^^^^^

[rayzor]

24 minutes ago, PappyMay said:

Love the enthusiasm. This is how I am. Most want to protect the draft stock though it seems.

not most. just a few with a microview that think they are looking at the big picture.

[poorboysrev]

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

They’ve taken a huge step forward in general competitiveness and that alone bodes well for Dave Canales. It’s a big difference from the end of the seasons under Matt Rhule who seemed to start strong and fade at the end of the season. 

The difference in these close games had to be red zone performance. They are missing a top level WR and TE, but I think Jatavion Sanders could be that guy at TE, he was really improving before his concussion. If Coker develops and they draft another receiver high in the draft, it could be a very good receiving corps. 

Exactly. Big red zone/big play/clutch play  drops…draft a blue chip WR,  see how high Bryce can elevate

[Wolfcop]

I know this sounds a little crazy, but if we play the way we have in the last 3 weeks, we could win out. I don’t expect that, but it’s becoming very possible. 

[rayzor]

1 minute ago, Wolfcop said:

I know this sounds a little crazy, but if we play the way we have in the last 3 weeks, we could win out. I don’t expect that, but it’s becoming very possible. 

that's what i'm seeing. i mean it's not impossible, the way that we and the rest of the division is playing, for us to squeak into the playoffs. do we belong in there? meh....no more or less than any of the rest of the division. we're the hot team right now. bucs beat us, but we were the better playing team out there. same was true against the chiefs and eagles. 

we squeak into the playoffs and we're causing problems. 

[Khyber53]

2 hours ago, rayzor said:

i want to spoil as much as possible. 

i want every team we face, either on our turf or theirs, to know that we aren't ever lying down. that when we come in, you're getting punched in the face and then kicked in the nads and then kicked in the face.

if you come up with a win against us, you won't feel like celebrating because you're going to be hurting too much and you'll still feel like you had your shorts dropped to your ankles after doing the polar plunge. 

the one thing you can count on is that after you play us, everyone leaves black and blue.

We finally have grit.

[rayzor]

1 minute ago, Khyber53 said:

We finally have grit.

we got dem dawgs.

i mean these guys are making KEEP POUNDING their identity. 

i love it.

screw draft order.

[jb2288]

25 minutes ago, Wolfcop said:

I know this sounds a little crazy, but if we play the way we have in the last 3 weeks, we could win out. I don’t expect that, but it’s becoming very possible. 

we're a fumble and a dropped TD pass away from being 4-1 in our last 5. Played the best team in the league to a last sec FG. We absolutely could finish out 4-0