Post game slant: Panthers pummeled in New Orleans
Bryce Young has another performance to forget, a look back at the #ParkerParlay & a food review.
Expectations for the Carolina Panthers were at an all-time low entering the 2024 season.
The ask from most fans was simply some version of “look competent and don’t embarrass yourselves.”
So much for that small ask.
The Panthers embarrassed themselves from the jump on Sunday as they were pummeled 47-10 down in New Orleans.
Offense, defense and special teams have nothing to hang their hats on.
The defense allowed the Saints to score on their first nine drives. Bryce Young, the embattled second year quarterback, threw an interception on the Panthers first offensive play from scrimmage. Special teams had a punt blocked and had poor coverage throughout.
Let’s circle back to Young. He followed up one of the worst rookie seasons of all-time with a horrendous 13-for-30 performance. Overthrows, interceptions and looking small in the pocket continue to plague him. He hasn’t displayed any elite trait in 17 games.
The trade up for Young in the 2023 draft looks like one of the worst transactions of all-time in any sport at the moment.
Apathy had already set in for a good portion of the fanbase and Sunday offered another reminder that things probably won’t improve anytime soon.
Sunday marked the 100th time the Carolina Panthers took the field for a regular season game since David Tepper bought the team in 2018.
The Panthers are now 31-69 with Tepper as owner. No winning seasons. No playoff appearances. No hope seemingly on the horizon.
Fans may have thought 2023 was rock bottom given the 2-15 record and giving up the No.1 overall pick in the draft. A one or zero-win campaign could certainly be in the cards for this franchise based on what we saw on Sunday.
It’s up to the Panthers to change their fortunes. As Sunday showed, they have a long way to go.
THE PARKER PARLAY
The only thing worse than the Panthers on-field performance on Sunday was the #ParkerParlay.
I didn’t hit a single leg on this one.
Based on how the Panthers performed on Sunday, perhaps I should avoid parlaying them in anything for the rest of the season.
THE FOOD SLANT
If the football is going to be atrocious this season, we can at least have some fun with food.
I fired up the Traeger for some cajun wings.
The wings were much better than the Panthers game I watched. The people at the house enjoyed them. I wish I had sauced them a tad bit more, but they were still great. I’d definitely make them again.