They DO have talent around Cam. I've been trying to explain that to you for weeks now. For some reason it's just not sinking in. The Panthers lost SEVEN games by 6 points or less this year. That was tops in the NFL. You can't possibly lack talent, yet be in every single game you play but two. And they totally blew several of those games against really good teams. They don't lose the first Atlanta game if Cam doesn't fumble at the end. They don't lose the Seattle game if Cam doesn't underthrow a wide open TE in the end zone. They led the Bears in the 4th, and would have won that game had Cam not thrown the pick 6 where Smith fell down. They destroyed the Falcons the 2nd time. Led the Bucs 21-10 with 4 minutes left, only to lose in OT. I could on and on.
Point is, they didn't lose 7 of their 9 games because of any lack of talent around Cam. They lost those games because they didn't execute down the stretch. For whatever reason, they couldn't put teams away. Hell, they nearly let the Saints rally from a big deficit, just this past Sunday.
The way they've played the last two months is the way most experts felt they would, as many had them going to the playoffs. Williams' effort on Sunday just further illustrates they have talent. Tolbert's 3 TDs, as well. By the way, Sunday the announcers calling the Panthers game were saying they couldn't believe Tolbert didn't make the Pro Bowl. That's at least the 2nd time this year I've watched their games, where the announcers said as much. Tried telling you the guy was a really solid player. He most definitely should have made the Pro Bowl over the guy from the Vikings. We both know the only reason that guy made it was because of how well Peterson played down the stretch. But that guy wasn't deserving of the spot over Tolbert, imo.
And the fact that you think Rivera should be fired is comical. That team started 1-6, yet finished 6-3. They never quit on him. What happened was they finally started playing up to their potential. That's a clear sign that he was making progress. And he also has helped turn around their defense. They were a bottom 5 defense last year. They have improved to top 10. That's remarkable progress. And he deserves more time. I can't stand that team (because of their idiot fans), but they appear to have something going there. If they keep turning their #1 picks into guys like Newton and Kuechly, they are gonna be a force to be reckoned with.
Most people from Charlotte are transplants, so when the Panthers are not doing well, they love to opine on how they should be fix. I bet dude is a Steeler fan.
