Fans woke up Friday morning after the abysmal Tampa Bay Buccaneers game and wanted to throw a challenge flag at the results, the coaching, at anything they could see. Sadly, they would have had as much success with their challenges as Ron did with his in the actual game.
This piece is always about the best writing and the biggest news from the prior week, but somehow coming off that depressing of a loss it feels wrong to linger on it. With that in mind, I’ll just bump the Optimist in an effort to cheer y’all up and then leave with you a few other pieces talking about the bright spots the Panthers have right now that aren’t related to Cam Newton, Ron Rivera, Daryl Williams, or short yardage play calling.