Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold share a common trait. Both were failed by the Carolina Panthers' previous regimes and came out on the other end smiling.
Mayfield and Darnold will lock horns this weekend when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Seattle Seahawks. The two clubs and their quarterbacks are in outstanding form at the moment. As for the Panthers? They are in the midst of a mini-crisis that could develop into another lost season if head coach Dave Canales' squad cannot turn things around.
That's of no consequence to Mayfield and Darnold. They were just two names in a long line of players the Panthers never built around effectively enough on their descent to rock bottom.