The Carolina Panthers are quietly confident they can make noise in the NFC South this season after years of propping up the division during their embarrassing freefall to rock bottom under David Tepper's ownership.
Second-year head coach Dave Canales laid down the gauntlet to the Panthers' adversaries, proclaiming that nobody will look forward to playing his team in 2025. Actions speak louder than words, but hopes are high that this once-downtrodden franchise is on the up at long last.
And one of Carolina's bitter division rivals is already staring a training camp nightmare in the face.