Anyone Seen the ESPN Projection Guide? *Spoiler* Panthers Suck

[45catfan]

Team by team projections and as much stats as any numbers nerd could ever dream of.  Scroll to the Panthers and *woof* they think more highly of a steaming pile of elephant dung.  Statistically an underdog in EVERY game and no better than 6 wins.

https://g.espncdn.com/s/ffldraftkit/25/NFLDK2025_CS_ClayProjections2025.pdf

Edited March 10, 2025 by 45catfan

[PantherKyle]

It's March 10th.

[Growl]

speaking of elephant dung 

[csx]

Dumb as fug. Free agency hasn't even started 

[LinvilleGorge]

I wonder how many games we've been favored in since Tepper bought the team? I bet the number is in the single digits.

[45catfan]

3 minutes ago, PantherKyle said:

It's March 10th.

I get it, but they are not doom and gloom for all teams.  Some teams have rosy projections.

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, csx said:

Dumb as fug. Free agency hasn't even started 

I mean, betting on Tepper's Panthers to field trash has been free money.

[csx]

It's projecting Brooks plays 7 games. OK, this is something we should lend credence to.  

[45catfan]

At least we are supposedly better than the Giants.  If they finish last, Daboll and Schoen are outta there.

[45catfan]

1 minute ago, csx said:

It's projecting Brooks plays 7 games. OK, this is something we should lend credence to.  

I saw that too.  Sure some factors of input will be off the mark.  Again, these are just projections, but analytics are a huge thing for a reason. I would venture the win total for us is closer to right than not. 

[Waldo]

Sucking is the new normal so this is another lazy take that's still true.

Will they be picking in the top 10 again next offseason? Yup.

[45catfan]

12 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Sucking is the new normal so this is another lazy take that's still true.

Will they be picking in the top 10 again next offseason? Yup.

I'm not so sure it's lazy as they did the entire NFL, not just the Panthers.  Was there some bias in the input? Probably, but running statistical analysis isn't inherently biased.  I'm not going to dig into their methods for creating all this data, but I'm confident this report wasn't done by homer Falcons and Saints fans...that's to say they had malice towards the Panthers regarding the less than flattering projection for our team in 2025.

Edited March 10, 2025 by 45catfan

[panthers55]

That does it then. No need for free agency or the draft. After all no team ever goes from losing season to playoffs in one year...... except the Panthers every time. About time again....

[PleaseCutStewart]

1 hour ago, 45catfan said:

Team by team projections and as much stats as any numbers nerd could ever dream of.  Scroll to the Panthers and *woof* they think more highly of a steaming pile of elephant dung.  Statistically an underdog in EVERY game and no better than 6 wins.

https://g.espncdn.com/s/ffldraftkit/25/NFLDK2025_CS_ClayProjections2025.pdf

Perfect, that means we probably go 10-6. ESPN is probably about the least reliable source of sports knowledge, including people that have never played or watched sports for their entire life