Fansided · Nov 13, 2025
Dave Canales hints at shift Panthers fans needed after complacency gut-check
Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales | Robert Deutsch-Imagn ImagesFans were livid with the Carolina Panthers' complacent approach to their Week 10 game against the New Orleans Saints. Players and head coach Dave Canales admitted that standards slipped, and they paid a heavy price. It was a gut-check of epic proportions that demanded a positive response.
This team was only one game above .500, so the idea that they'd achieved anything was utterly unacceptable. The likes of Nic Scourton, Ikem Ekwonu, and Ja'Tavion Sanders called out their teammates. Canales acknowledged he'd also spoken to the group, but it didn't have the desired effect.