ESPN’s Football Outsiders predict the Carolina Panthers will be an abysmal team this upcoming season. They also predict the Panthers will have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Let’s play devil’s advocate for a second, shall we? The Carolina Panthers, after a productive offseason that saw them begin a complete rebuild to put the team back on track in the future, have one of the worst seasons in franchise history. They’re a hot mess on offense, can’t stop anyone on defense, and new head coach Matt Rhule sees that life is not better in the pros compared to all the success he had in college.