Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
3 months ago | 1 read
An embarrassingly incompetent offensive performance doomed the Carolina Panthers in a loss to the New Orleans Saints. First Quarter The Panthers got the ball first and moved the ball down the field pretty easily, especially through the air. It looked like the drive was going to short circuit in Saints territory when Bryce Young inexplicably […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Much has been made about the Carolina Panthers having a winning record again this season. For the first time in living memory they are above .500 and facing a weak opponent. Of course, that means more than a few of us are expecting the team to fall flat on their faces today when they host […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
The 5-4 Carolina Panthers have presented their fans with a novel conundrum: how to handle limited success. We’re experienced of late in divining the faintest of moral victories, in predicting future success, and expecting the sky to fall even when it is already on the ground. A positive record built on a repeatable offensive identity, […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
3 months ago | 1 read
The Carolina Panthers front office is busy throughout the season with transactions, roster moves, and injury updates. Here’s what’s happening at Mint Street this week. Injury Report The Panthers injury report is pretty clean this week. The most notable player listed as “out” is guard Chandler Zavala with an elbow injury. His absence will continue the carousel […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Now that the Super Bowl favorite* Carolina Panthers are expected to easily—almost effortlessly—expand their winning record against the New Orleans Saints (up to -5.5 favorites on FanDuel this morning), I thought it would be gracious to allow a fan of the 1-8 Saints to explain their situation from their perspective. To that end, Nic Jennings […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! You all came in spades with a variety of questions this week, and I think the fanbase as a whole is a buzz with the possibility of actually playing meaningful football in late November/early December. We’ll see how long […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Panthers are riding high right now. They’ve won four of their last five games in total and are a on a four game winning streak when Bryce Young is the starting quarterback (we’ll ignore that the game he missed would’ve still be very losable had Young started). The last win of the streak […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
Hello CSR! We’re onto the next game as the Panthers will welcome the 1-8 New Orleans Saints to Charlotte for part one of their annual NFC South two-game-tilt. The Panthers are coming off their biggest win of the season, as their defense managed to hold a very good Packers offense to only 13 points in […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
The Carolina Panthers are on a four-game winning streak, from a certain point of view. Bryce Young, who missed the Week 8 loss against the Buffalo Bills, has won four consecutive starts, including two semi-straight on the road. All five of the Panthers wins this season came in the last seven games, including six of […]
3 months ago | 9 reads
Even though the 2025 NFL season just started, it’s never too early to look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft. This weekly series will take a closer look at some of the prospects the Carolina Panthers could select in the 2026 iteration of the Draft. In this series, we’ll only be looking at prospects the […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Panthers are 5-4 and coming off a road win over the Green Bay Packers. It’s a place no one would have reasonably expected this group to be, and the fan base is rightfully feeling really good about the direction of the team. However, all of the good vibes are hiding an elephant in […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Panthers came into Sunday with a defined set of win conditions and a game plan tailor-made to put the team in the best place to win versus the Green Bay Packers. As the saying goes: ‘Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”. Turns out the Panthers were the ones […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
At 5-4 and firmly in the hunt, for the moment, for a playoff berth, the 2025 Carolina Panthers are ahead of schedule. That makes the pressure of today’s 4:00 PM ET trade deadline all the more attractive. General manager Dan Morgan and head coach Dave Canales were hired to fix one of the worst teams […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian (trying out a new title due to feedback), part one of your weekly Panthers fan mail bag for everyone! The Panthers are coming off a huge upset over the Green Bay Packers, with rookie kicker Ryan Fitzgerald nailing the game winner as time expired. Bryce Young returned from injury […]
3 months ago | 1 read
With the emergence of Rico Dowdle as the Carolina Panthers’ top running back option, many have begun to speculate about the potential availability of Chuba Hubbard as a trade candidate. The thought process makes sense: Dowdle has become the workhorse, Trevor Etienne has shown flashes, and Jonathon Brooks should be back fully healthy next season, […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Most of yesterday’s upset win over the Green Bay Packers felt like a fun, but ultimately inconsequential romp on a windy day. The Carolina Panthers and their fans were just happy to be in the conversation with an opponent that was, and still largely is, considered to be the class of the NFC. Nursing a […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
3 months ago | 2 reads
The 5-4 Carolina Panthers are favored for the first time all season after upsetting the upstart Green Bay Packers. Now that the Panthers will be viewed hither and yon as the legitimate Super Bowl contenders they’ve always been, they can finally start to enjoy their season. Last week, the Panthers were underdogs by a margin […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The Carolina Panthers defense suffocated the Packers offense in the red zone and their rookie kicker played the role of hero again. First Quarter Chandler Zavala marked his return to the lineup the best way he knows how—by committing a false start before the Panthers could get their first snap off. That put the offense […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Bryce Young is back today for the Carolina Panthers. Rico Dowdle is reportedly getting the start and lion’s share of the carries this week. Everything is looking up for the Panthers upset chances against the Super Bowl hopeful Packers, right? Ignore the continuing chaos along the injury-plagued offensive line, the mixed blessing that has been […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Fans of the Carolina Panthers are rather expert at spotting a head coach who isn’t going to last. Team owner David Tepper may have a reputation for an itchy trigger finger when it comes to his head coaches, but he has yet to fire somebody who the fanbase hadn’t already soured on. Ron Rivera, Matt […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Carolina Panthers front office is busy throughout the season with transactions, roster moves, and injury updates. Here’s what’s happening at Mint Street this week. Injury Report Rookie outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen is out this week as is center Cade Mays. And Mays isn’t the only Panther offensive lineman popping up on this week’s injury report. A […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! After a rough outing against the Bills, things have not been so fun in Panthers-land. But you all still came out with all your questions, let’s dive right into some answers!! JakeNCVA: Is the Panthers’ success rate on plays […]
3 months ago | 1 read