dropped to 3-2 on the season after a deflating loss to the Philadelphia Eagles (+6.5). Carolina’s movement in the various rankings seemed pretty fair this week, with most outlets dropping them by three to four spots. Interestingly, Albert Breer over at MMQB improved the Panthers from 15 to 11.
Meanwhile, Pro Football Network’s writer continues to amuse me on a weekly basis, this week doubling down on the “paper tiger” comment made last week. But when the Panthers were 3-0, said writer proclaimed “this is the kind of Carolina Panthers team I expected to see.