The Carolina Panthers and their fans have been in an emotionally abusive relationship for many, many years. The team has parlayed the heights of their successes in the Jake Delhomme and Cam Newton eras into lifelong love from innocent Carolinians who just wanted to feel recognized on the national stage. Despite woeful leadership at almost every single step along the way, Panthers fans have raised their hopes year after year.
We finally got out act together near the end of the Matt Rhule era and approached both the Frank Reich and Dave Canales hires with an increasing amount of skepticism.