The Carolina Panthers lost yesterday to the class of the NFL for a thousand different reasons: there were too many unwarranted flags; their defense forgot to force a punt (again); the offense struggled with consistency; there were too many warranted flags; Joey Slye missed an attempt at what would have been an NFL-record distance for the second straight week. Cut it however you want, the Panthers took below average talent and a doe-eyed coaching staff up against Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, and the well bottled lightning of the Kansas City Chiefs only lost by two points.
Monday Morning Optimist: It's not about the destination, it's about the journeyman
