NFLPA report card

[ncfan]

Just dropped

Fell from 17th overall last year to 25th

https://nflpa.com/report-cards/2025/carolina-panthers

 

 

[Butterflyj30]

They need to improve the weight room, team travel and ownership 

Edited February 26 by Butterflyj30

[Jay Roosevelt]

A- for head coach is 17th?

[PleaseCutStewart]

D-? I guess they are grading on a curve... Pretty sure Tepper has deserved a strong F for how badly he has screwed up as Panthers owner

[Adb6368]

Tepper gets a lot of hate for things he deserves, but I don’t know I agree with the statement he is only somewhat interested in building a competitive team? If anything, he seems to be willing to do anything to build a winner even if it’s admitting horrible mistakes almost immediately. 

[Waldo]

56 minutes ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

A- for head coach is 17th?

The loyalty is part of the package in  this sport. If not an A I would expect a B or the guy who would have got a lower grade is probably already fired this year.

I would like to see that list out of curiosity and if anyone got less than a B.

[Greatman77]

I think Tepper is a terrible owner, but not because he doesn't want to win. He's a terrible owner because he is impatient and doesn't know what the fug he is doing.

[Davidson Deac II]

28 minutes ago, Greatman77 said:

I think Tepper is a terrible owner, but not because he doesn't want to win. He's a terrible owner because he is impatient and doesn't know what the fug he is doing.

Agreed. Fwiw, I still have hope that Tepper will get better. He seemed to  take a more hands off approach this past season.

[PanthersATL]

An A- for Dave C as Head Coach?

I'll take that as a win

[PanthersATL]

More from the report:

• Treatment of Families: B+
• Food/Dining: B 
  • The players are very complimentary of their Director of Culinary, Tracie Hartman
• Nutritionist/Dietician: A-
• Locker Room: C
• Training Room: B-
• Training Staff: B+
• Weight Room: C+
• Strength Coaches: A
• Team Travel: D 
  • The players believe their team’s travel schedule is not very efficient, a rank of 24 out of 32 teams.
  • Fewer players feel they have a comfortable amount of personal space on team flights this year because coaches moved into first class seats, leaving players with smaller seats.
• Head Coach: A- 
  • 97% of Panthers players feel their head coach Dave Canales is efficient with their time, a rank of 10 out of 32.
  • The players feel that Canales is highly receptive to locker room feedback on the team’s needs, ranking him 12 of 32 head coaches in the league.
• Ownership: D- 
  • There are several areas that stand out to players as detrimental to their work experiences, including a lack of space in the facility, declining travel conditions, and the continued use of turf over grass.

[PanthersATL]

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

The loyalty is part of the package in  this sport. If not an A I would expect a B or the guy who would have got a lower grade is probably already fired this year.

I would like to see that list out of curiosity and if anyone got less than a B.

• Chicago: C
• Cleveland: C
• Jax: C

 

[SpclKen]

Only 35 players responded to this survey, meaning that it was less than half (and possible less than a third with all the injuries this year) of the players on the roster. I would guess there would be a high coloration with with winning programs having high grades and losing programs with low grades. As the common saying goes: Winning cures Everything 

Edited February 26 by SpclKen
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[Khyber53]

4 minutes ago, SpclKen said:

 Winning cures Everything 

And this, right here, probably fixes a lot of problems on the list. Except for locker rooms and grass on the field.

[TheSpecialJuan]

1 hour ago, PanthersATL said:

More from the report:

• Treatment of Families: B+
• Food/Dining: B 
  • The players are very complimentary of their Director of Culinary, Tracie Hartman
• Nutritionist/Dietician: A-
• Locker Room: C
• Training Room: B-
• Training Staff: B+
• Weight Room: C+
• Strength Coaches: A
• Team Travel: D 
  • The players believe their team’s travel schedule is not very efficient, a rank of 24 out of 32 teams.
  • Fewer players feel they have a comfortable amount of personal space on team flights this year because coaches moved into first class seats, leaving players with smaller seats.
• Head Coach: A- 
  • 97% of Panthers players feel their head coach Dave Canales is efficient with their time, a rank of 10 out of 32.
  • The players feel that Canales is highly receptive to locker room feedback on the team’s needs, ranking him 12 of 32 head coaches in the league.
• Ownership: D- 
  • There are several areas that stand out to players as detrimental to their work experiences, including a lack of space in the facility, declining travel conditions, and the continued use of turf over grass.