It's pretty unusual l to see major media outlets openly questioning an NFL head coach this early in the season. That several have been so vocally critical of Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales' decision not to play his starters in tonight's preseason finale against the Pittsubrgh Steelers says a lot about the wisdom of that call.

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One NFL analyst has the Carolina Panthers primed for a big year. Meanwhile, the other forecasts gloom and doom for Dave Canales’s club this upcoming season.

Carolina is expected to sit its top two quarterbacks, Bryce Young and Andy Dalton, giving the Steelers’ defense another potential edge early in the game. While the Panthers finalize a battle for the third QB spot, Skylar Thompson will try to wrap up the No. 3 QB job for Pittsburgh.

The Detroit Lions currently have nine former UFL players on their roster, including three who used to play for the Michigan Panthers.

An NFL analyst looked at every team and predicted when it would be handed its first loss of the season. He didn’t waste much time when it came to the Panthers.

Justine Lindsay, the first openly trans cheerleader in NFL history, will not return to the Carolina Panthers in 2025.