what does the panthers record need to be / who do they need to beat to make you a believer?

[kungfoodude]

Believe as in we are a Super Bowl caliber team like that pic?? I mean....you are probably talking a 12+ win season this year and steadily getting better and better each week.

That's an exceptionally tall task for this season. I don't think that measuring stick is a particularly useful one.

If we answer key personnel questions, expand our core players and set the table for a better 2026, I will be very happy.

[tukafan21]

4 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

That is pretty close to the plan. Long, time consuming drives should be the strategy. Do not get into a shootout with Josh Allen. We would be bringing a slingshot to a gunfight in that scenario. 

We might not have much of a choice.  Josh Allen coming off back to back losses and sitting on that through the bye week, I'm not sure there's any defense in the league that is going to keep the Bills to under 30 points in this situation.  

It's one of those games where you hope you win the coin toss so you can actually elect to receive.  Because if not, very good chance the score is going to be 7-0 before your offense takes the field.

The funny thing is looking at the schedule before the season, the Bills should have beaten both the Patriots and Falcons and then spent their bye week looking past us and to the Chiefs the following week.

Edited 3 hours ago by tukafan21

[Pantherxtreme]

If we can beat the Bills at home and go 5-3 I'll start thinking playoffs. 

[L-TownCat]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

That is pretty close to the plan. Long, time consuming drives should be the strategy. Do not get into a shootout with Josh Allen. We would be bringing a slingshot to a gunfight in that scenario. 

1st&10- 9 yard run

Delay of game 

2nd&6 - 5 yard run

Delay of game

3rd&6 -6 yard run

rinse and repeat =30 min drive.

[CRA]

I thought we would win 6 games coming into the season….and I had almost all the wins coming in the exact spot of the schedule we got them.  

we have backup caliber QB with a healthy roster.  Beating the teams we have doesn’t erase that and you will finish with a losing record with that type play on the year 

[bigjohn]

I believe in the process Dan and Dave have started. We are trending up.

if we get to 7 or 8 wins, with the attitude we have right now. Can’t build culture overnight, but I like the direction we are going.