ANALYSIS: “After starting the year 3-2, the Carolina Panthers have only one win over their last eight games.
The Carolina defense is a mess. Facing a quarterback in Drew Lock whom no one will confuse with John Elway any time soon, the Panthers allowed four touchdown passes, including scoring strikes of 37 and 49 yards.
But the even bigger problem is on offense, and it isn’t the absence of running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver DJ Moore.
Teddy Bridgewater isn’t a bad quarterback, but he isn’t an especially good one, either. As has been the case for most of the season, Bridgewater either wouldn’t test the Broncos defense over the top or couldn’t. He didn’t throw a touchdown pass against Denver and averaged only 7.1 yards per passing attempt.
Given Carolina’s financial commitment to Bridgewater, he isn’t going anywhere. The
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