The Carolina Panthers' descent to rock bottom under old regimes was a direct result of several personnel moves that sent this once-respectable franchise spiraling.
Matt Rhule started the incompetence. Scott Fitterer continued it. The Panthers are still trying to pick up the pieces, and it has been a long road back to becoming a competitive organization.
One of the most contentious transactions was the trade of running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers. Fitterer opted to cash in as another campaign was spiraling into irrelevance in the immediate aftermath of Rhule's firing.