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Panthers Reacts Survey: Who is your draft darling?

The 2026 NFL Draft is just two weeks away. The Carolina Panthers are in the unfamiliar position of holding the 19th overall pick and thus will have to wait late into the night on the first round to make their selection. General Manager Dan Morgan did a surprisingly good job through free agency to ensure […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Malachi Lawrence

The 2026 NFL Draft is just a few weeks away, so let’s keep digging deeper into potential future Panthers. 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 Panthers […]

Ask Brian: Post-Easter Panthers fan maibag

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, part one of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re approximately two weeks away from the 2026 NFL Draft, speculation is abound as the Panthers continue visiting with prospects ahead of the annual event. The Panthers’ draft could go in a variety of directions, and the coaches/front office […]

Reacts Results: Priorities split ahead of 2026 NFL Draft

The Carolina Panthers are in an enviable position ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. Dan Morgan and Brandt Tilis managed to fill most of the glaring holes on the Panthers roster in free agency. That may allow them to focus on one of the many weaknesses on defense or forestall the pending potential cliff at […]

The Scratching Post: 4/6-4/10

Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post and the new year. 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 […]

CSR Weekend Warriors: 4/3-4/5

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

Brian Answers: Bryce Young’s future?

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re locked and loaded into the NFL Draft, coming soon, but this week seemed to focus more on the current state of the team! This is your weekly forum to ask your questions, whether they be Panthers related, football […]

Carolina Panthers Day 2 mock draft round-up

Last week, we did some mock draft hopping to consolidate some of the media’s most prominent mock drafters’ selections for the Carolina Panthers. This week, we look at who those same mockers pick for the Panthers in Day 2, if they could be bothered to go that far with their mocks (looking at you, Mel […]

Dave Canales has given us a clue about what position the Panthers will draft

We still have a few weeks until the 2026 NFL Draft, so we’re biding our time running through simulations and imagining what players the Carolina Panthers are going to come away with in the last weekend of April. The Panthers are usually pretty transparent with their draft philosophies, so it’s rare they blindside us with […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Makai Lemon

Now that free agency has officially started, we can look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft with renewed focus. 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 Panthers […]

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Ask Brian: Another week down until the NFL Draft

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Carolina Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re another week closer to the NFL Draft, and I’m sure for many of you the wait feels TOO long, just like it does every year. The Panthers got us excited about their draft prospects with a bang up job in […]

Panthers Reacts Survey: Turning our attention to the draft

With the bulk of free agency behind us, it’s time to turn our roster-building attentions to the 2026 NFL Draft. The Carolina Panthers first pick in the draft will be the 19th overall pick. Picking that late in the first round with their own pick is a novel experience for most Panthers fans. As a […]

Reacts Results: High grades for Dan Morgan’s 2026 Free Agency class

The Carolina Panthers have been retooling, rebuilding, or just plain stagnating for what feels like the past decade. 2026 marks the first year since 2018 when they have been entering a season fresh off of a playoff appearance and without a lameduck head coach or general manager. What do they have to show for that […]

The Scratching Post: 3/30-4/3

Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post and the new year. 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 […]

CSR Weekend Warriors: 3/27-3/29

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

Brian Answers: Deep diving into the Panthers draft strategy

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re all locked in on the NFL Draft which is less than a month away. Let’s dive into all your questions from this week! @WTMealey: Who are players that are likely to be sniped from us in picks 12-18 […]

Carolina Panthers first round mock draft round-up

We’re less than a month away from the 2026 NFL Draft. The Carolina Panthers are in somewhat unfamiliar territory picking in the second half of the first round, so it’s a different kind of crop of players that we’re seeing in the discussion for the pick. There’s a wider swath of players that could potentially […]

Panthers Reacts Survey: Grading the free agent class

With the Free Agency frenzy settling down, it’s time to take stock of all the additions to the Carolina Panthers roster. From star signings like Jaelan Phillips to Devin Lloyd to journeyman re-signings like David Moore and Nick Scott, the Panthers signed 17 players to new contracts this free agency. And that doesn’t even count […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: KC Concepcion

Now that free agency has officially started, we can look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft with renewed focus. 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 Panthers […]

What kind of player can the Panthers reasonably expect to draft at No. 19?

Few things fill NFL fans with more hope than first round picks. It’s part of our nature as football fans to pull up our favorite team’s list of upcoming picks then selectively scour Football Reference to see which Hall of Famers were drafted somewhere near where our team picks. For us as Panthers fans, that’s […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Dillon Thieneman

Now that free agency has officially started, we can look ahead toward the 2026 NFL Draft with renewed focus. 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 Panthers […]

How did you become a Carolina Panthers fan?

Some fans choose their team, and some fans are chosen by their team. Which was it for you? Today, we want to hear your story from you: How you became a fan of the Carolina Panthers. When did you first become a fan? Were you born into it? Was there a specific game or season […]

The Scratching Post: 3/23-3/27

Greetings, internet users. Welcome to The Scratching Post and the new year. 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 […]