The Carolina Panthers are currently enjoying a bye week break before turning their attention to a crucial final four-game stretch of the campaign. And one NFL analyst believes no team will want to see them in the knockout rounds if they achieve this objective.
Head coach Dave Canales' squad is a genuine enigma. You never know what you're going to get from one week to the next, which makes it all the more exciting. But until they muster some legitimate consistency, it's hard to place them in the league's higher echelons.
Carolina is further ahead than even the brightest optimist envisaged.