A Miserable Start for the Carolina Panthers
Who would have thought that the Carolina Panthers would start out the 2009 football season with an 0-2 record? This is the team that finished last year at 13-3, and looked better and better with each week that passed (with the exception of their playoff performance against the Arizona Cardinals).
The Panthers playoff performance against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Divisional game, losing 33-13, was something they would like to obviously forget. Jake Delhomme threw for 5 interceptions in an awful day.
They had more in their arsenal than just a strong offense. Add a potent defense to the mix that no team wanted to face, and Carolina had the makings of a team with legitimate Super Bowl potential.
Hopes were equally high for the team entering the 2009 season. Nearly everyone was back from the year before, and things looked to pick up exactly where they left off in 2008.
For some reason, things haven’t worked out this way thus far. Delhomme’s not the same QB, Steve Smith has been non-existent, and the defense is not playing anywhere close to the same level as last year!
In week 1, the Carolina Panthers were embarrassed by the Eagles on their own field. They lost this game by a score of 38-10. Their defense was pitiful, and Jake Delhomme looked just as dreadful at the quarterback position.
WR Steve Smith is one of the best play-makers in the NFL but has been forgotten and seemingly an after thought. They don’t have many other go to targets, so Steve must step up and mesh with Delhomme as quick as possible.
The Panthers made their name by running the ball in 08′ – if they are going to have any success this year, the Panthers must run the ball again
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