The Carolina Panthers are looking to make waves in the NFC South next season. Head coach Dave Canales is quietly confident that his squad has what it takes to mount a division title challenge, and fans are also growing in optimism with a few weeks before their campaign curtain-raiser against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
And the fan base also had something to smile about where one of their bitter division rivals was concerned.
Not many signings or draft picks panned out under previous regimes before Canales and general manager Dan Morgan steadied the ship.