Panthers Dwell at Bottom of Power Rankings

ESPN.com has released their weekly Power Rankings, and it is more of the same for the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers have fallen yet another spot, from 23 to 24. It would appear that the skepticism with which the pundits and analysts viewed Carolina’s season earlier in the year was not misplaced. The Panthers started the season somewhat off the radar after a disappointing 2006 campaign, and they really never made their presence known this season. The season-ending injury to Jake Delhomme didn’t help, and David Carr did little to ease the loss of their starter.

At the end of the day, I really believe the blame for this terrible season must be placed on the men who handled the injury to Jake Delhomme. The wheels came off this season for the Panthers when they had to rely on some lackluster backups to lead their team. How no one realized this before the start of the season, I have no idea. However, I was warning about this during the preseason.  If the Panthers want to succeed long term, they need to reload with more reliable players up and down the depth chart.

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