So far the Carolina Panthers season hasn’t been all that pretty, but ultimately they are standing here with a 3-1 record staring at a Washington team that just got thoroughly demolished by Drew Brees and his New Orleans Saints. You never know which way that will push a team. Sometimes it is a wake up call, other times they make keep that losing feeling for awhile. It certainly won’t be easy for them to recover this week, as they may enter the contest without Adrian Peterson, and possibly without electrifying multipurpose back Chris Thompson.