The Carolina Panthers have now dropped their 4th game in a row.  Their playoff hopes are pretty much gone, and with Atlanta and NO on the schedule to finish the year, this is starting to turn into a disaster.

Just think, beginning of the year, with the offense and defense set to both click..this was the NFC favorite to take the the NFC’s spot in the superbowl.  That prediction seems to be FAR from the truth, as the Panthers have struggled throughout the year.

I think a huge part of it was starting the year off without Steve Smith and thus losing a bit of confidence right off the bat.  It’s no secret this offense goes through him as much as the Chargers offense goes through LT. Without him this is a below average offense and a below average football team.

This season loos to be over for the Panthers, time to turn our attention to next year.