There is a lot to be upset about right now if you are a fan of the Carolina Panthers. This column has been trying to spin optimistic takes in the face of an inexorable slide below mediocrity that began four years ago. In that time there has been monumental change both on and off the field for the Panthers. Each change has brought promises of new thinking, of new abilities, of new fortunes. With the exception of a few talented draft picks and free agents, every dream of growth and improvement has fallen flat. We aren’t just now coming to a point where organizational change is required: we’ve haven’t left that point since Ron Rivera was fired.
The Optimist: What’s left when there seems to be nothing left?
