Am I naive or do others think we have the talent for a quick turn around?

[charlottenian]

We have a beast of running game if they are all healthy and retained....

Our O-line is very good if healthy

Our Secondary is good

Our LB core is the strength of the team if healthy

The areas needing focus in my mind are D-line and WR the most.... With the addition of a top flight QB, people staying healthy and an energized coach I don't see this as a long and drawn out rebuilding mode

[The Saltman]

I think we could get back to .500 soon but it all depends on what u mean by quick turnaround. If u mean by playoffs then no.

[CLTPanther]

What you call naive, I call misplaced optimisim.

[unicar15]

I said it yesterday that we were an elite QB away from the playoffs.

[Zod]

7-9 at best in 2011 (if there is 2011)

[Shermdog]

Im right there with you! As long as we get a competent QB (hopefully Luck) and get some quality DT's in FA and some Oline depth and maybe get lucky with a good RG in the draft I think we can bounce back quickly. Then again I thought Matt Moore was going to tear it up this year.........

[The Saltman]

and it takes years for even a blue chip nfl qb prospect to be elite.

[mwright350]

We have 7-9 /8-8 talent in 2011 - but we do not have the roster for an immediate move into the playoffs. Maybe 2012 with a good draft after the '11 season and solid coaching though. More likely 2013 IMO

[OchoNueve]

I said it yesterday that we were an elite QB away from the playoffs.

you were wrong yesterday, and today...

[Anybodyhome]

The Panthers can draft 4 Lucks at different positions and still have issues, if you catch my meaning.

A franchise QB is an absolute for this team. And, not to be undervalued, a veteran backup QB is almost as important. The Panthers may have been able to survive just a little better if there was a veteran somewhere on the roster at the QB spot.

Look at the other teams in the league. When the QB comes off the field he's met by the OC or QB coach, they sit and go over pictures, play calls and discuss previous plays and what happened. When Jimmy Clausen came off the field this season he went to the bench and sat alone. I can't remember him being coached up on the sideline during any of the 7 home games I attended this season.

[Stroupe-a-loop]

It depends on if we can find the quarterback and fix the right side of the line. It may also depend on how many miracles Meeks worked with this defensive line. I'm not sure that some of our defensive talent is as good as it played this year. I think with a couple right moves .500 or there abouts is attainable next year.

[JungleCat]

There are a lot of "ifs" but if the right people are brought in, I think they can turn it around quick. The Panthers did it after 2001 and the other teams in the NFC South seem to have done it also.

[thefuzz]

It is sooooo very hard for me to judge the talent that we have on O because of Davidson and Fox's inability to put our players in a position to show off their talent. So I am not sure what we really have at the WR, TE, and I am totally lost on the QB.

As for the D, we have some major holes at CB, and we really can't rush the passer all that well, nor provide push up the middle. If a QB comes in, and plays really really well for a rookie, I think that we may get to 6 or 7 wins next season.

[Pox 08]

We're playoff bound in two years. 2012. 11-5, NFC South Champions.