The Carolina Panthers have quietly won three of their last four games. Not many would have predicted that after their sluggish 0-2 start to the campaign, but it should provide head coach Dave Canales with enough proof that things are finally starting to trend in the right direction.
Keeping this up is the next challenge. Momentum is on Carolina's side, but it won't take long for that to change if the same high standards aren't met. They have a real opportunity to make genuine progress, so getting complacent is not an option — not when the Panthers have experienced almost nothing but misery for nearly a decade.