Reggie Chrome

Even with all the injuries, this @Panthers team could easily be 5-3 or even 6-2. So what's holding this team back? I believe that's an easy riddle to solve. Leadership - that's the missing piece to this puzzle. Even most of my criticism of Bryce Young could be quickly resolved with the right leadership. Dave Canales stated when he took ownership of the head coaching position that he wanted "a player-led team." Well, that hasn't worked out. Even as the roster has improved, discipline has lagged behind. So far, the @Panthers have been penalized 70 times for 635 yards. Only the Cowboys have given up more yards to penalties. Canales likes to talk about accountability, but there seems to be none when it comes to discipline on the football field. A few less false starts and this team is sitting at 6-2. It's been a rough first half to this season, but amazingly the @Panthers are still leading the division. But I don't want to win this division again with a losing record. As more of the Panthers' starters return from injuries, they have a good chance to finish the year out strong. But for that to become a reality, our head coach needs to find a backbone and take charge of this team. No more accepting poor execution. No more pep talks smoothing over the refs' bad calls. No more hyping up players that aren't producing on game day. That means you, XL. And if Canales can't make the change, then Tepper needs to step in and do some Tepper-kind of things. #KeepPounding