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Brian Answers: Sharing responses on Bradley Chubb, salary cap, and more!

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! The questions from fans this week took a bit of a back seat, which is understandable given we are in the dead period between the Super Bowl and Free Agency/the Combine. So, I answered some questions, and highlighted some […]

Potential cap casualties that could help the Panthers offense

The Carolina Panthers enter the 2026 offseason with plenty of cap space and pretty easy means to make even more. They have a quarterback on a rookie contract, which is prime time to spend a bunch of money on a supporting cast. Other teams are not so fortunate. There are going to be a lot […]

Rising Stars: Tetairoa McMillan

While this series is titled Rising Stars, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan has a strong argument to remove the word ‘rising’, because he already might be a star. It’s hefty praise to heap onto a rookie, but in the era of the NFL where first year players are thrown into the starting line-up in […]

Best Prospect Names in the 2026 NFL Draft

Every year, the NFL Draft is packed with amazing prospects who have incredible abilities and athletic traits most people could only dream of. Those prospects are often celebrated for their achievements leading up to the Draft, and deservedly so. This post will not celebrate those attributes. Instead, we’ll celebrate something most of these athletes have […]

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Ask Brian: Should the Panthers sign Bradley Chubb?

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Panthers fan mail bag for everyone! We’re starting to get deep into the NFL off-season, and mock drafts are flying wild. We have free agency on the horizon, and right now it’s the best time for many fans as we can speculate on the future of the […]

GM Dan Morgan’s 2025 performance: The final grade

Over the past several weeks we’ve been assessing Dan Morgan’s performance in his second year on the job as general manager of the Carolina Panthers. We’ve reviewed his trades, scrutinized his free agent additions, and evaluated his 2025 draft performance, including Rounds 1-3 and Rounds 4-7. It’s now time to roll everything up and give him a final […]

GM Dan Morgan’s 2025 performance: Round 4-7 of the NFL Draft

The Panthers hired Dan Morgan as president of football operations and general manager on January 22, 2024. Morgan is a Panthers “lifer” after spending his seven-year NFL career in Charlotte from 2001 through 2007 then spending years in the Panthers front office. Let’s take a look back on Morgan’s second season as GM. We’ve previously […]

The Scratching Post: 2/16-2/20

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: 2/13-2/15

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: A special guest, Darrell Bevell, draft questions, and more!

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re chugging along as we’re about 3-4 weeks away from free agency, so fans are chomping at the bit with mock drafts and projections of where rookies might fit. I brought in a member of the staff to help […]

Adding Teeth to the Bite: Panthers Roster Holes at Wide Receiver

With the Panthers offseason underway and free agency just a couple months away, let’s take a look at some of the areas on the roster that Dan Morgan and Brandt Tillis have to address this offseason. Instead of looking at the entire roster, we are going to break the list down by position group. For […]

Panthers reportedly adding Darrell Bevell to coaching staff

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Carolina Panthers are hiring Darrell Bevell as Associate Head Coach and Offensive Specialist. The Panthers haven’t made any changes to the staff prior to this, so it appears Bevell is a pure addition to the group. Dave Canales will continue to call plays and Brad Idzik is still […]

Carolina Panthers 2026 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Caleb Lomu

Now that we are past the Super Bowl, we 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 Panthers could seriously consider. […]

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GM Dan Morgan’s 2025 performance: Grading Rounds 1-3 of the NFL Draft

The Panthers hired Dan Morgan as president of football operations and general manager on January 22, 2024. Morgan is a Panthers “lifer” after spending his seven-year NFL career in Charlotte from 2001 through 2007 then spending years in the Panthers front office. Let’s take a look back on Morgan’s second season as GM. We’ve previously […]

Rising Stars: Ryan Fitzgerald

After a number of years cycling through kicker after kicker, dealing with fluke injuries and soul-crushing misses, the Carolina Panthers might have finally found the guy worth keeping around. Undrafted out of Florida State University, Ryan Fitzgerald was one of the most consistent players on the Panthers roster throughout the 2025 season and deserves a […]

Ask Brian: We’re officially onto 2026

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, part one of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! Sam Darnold, and the Seahawks triumphed over the New England Patriots on Sunday to crown the next Super Bowl winner. Carolina played both those teams and unfortunately lost by pretty big margins though the games started out quite close. […]

The Optimist: Stepping into 2026

With Super Bowl LX in the books, it’s time to look forward to the long offseason of 2026. The Carolina Panthers are not widely expected to repeat their moderate successes of the 2025 season. Bryce Young has not firmly and obviously established himself as “the answer,” even as the team is preparing to offer him […]

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The Scratching Post: 2/9-2/13

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 […]

Super Bowl LXI odds

The disrespect for the Carolina Panthers is beginning bright and early in the 2026 offseason. This year’s first bit of bulletin board material comes courtesy of FanDuel’s odds for the winner of Super Bowl LXI. The top of the board is a list of the usual suspects with the Seattle Seahawks (+750) as favorites to […]

Super Bowl LX open thread

We’re here, y’all. The last gasp of the 2025 season is upon us. Will Drake Maye take the first step in building a new dynasty in New England? Will Sam Darnold finally exorcise the ghosts of the New York Jets? It’s time for the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks to settle this season. […]

Reacts Results: Who are Panthers fans rooting for tonight?

There is some surprising alignment between who Carolina Panthers fans are rooting for in Super Bowl LX tonight and who the nationwide SB Nation Reacts audience thinks will win. Is this a coincidence or is everybody still tired of the Patriots, no matter how you ask the question? The Seattle Seahawks are -4.5 point favorites […]

CSR Weekend Warriors: 2/6-2/8

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: Who should the Panthers sign in free agency?

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re about a month from free agency, aka the Christmas of the off-season. Let’s dive into all your questions from this week! GooseCreek: As free agency truly begins in a month from today, what’s your take on how the […]

Luke Kuechly is a Hall of Famer

The next class of Hall of Famers was announced at the NFL Awards on Thursday night. One of those is one of our very own. Former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly is now Carolina Panthers Hall of Fame linebacker, Luke Kuechly. Kuechly is either the second or third player inducted into the Hall of Fame […]

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