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Despite trading for Baker Mayfield, Panthers' plan to return to playoffs remains murky

If you are a Carolina Panthers fan, do you have a clear idea what your favorite team's plan is to get back to the postseason?

Because as an outsider, Carolina looks like a franchise adrift since David Tepper bought the team four years ago, and it's seemingly gotten worse since Matt Rhule became head coach in 2020.

The Panthers acquired Baker Mayfield from the Browns on Wednesday, a trade that had been bandied about for months and was finally consummated after Mayfield agreed to cut his salary by about $3.5 million and Cleveland agreed to pay over half of what was left.