Here’s how this is gonna play out. We will win this weekend against Carolina and ATL will lose to Dallas and TB will lose to KC. Next thing you know trade deadline passes with us not getting any compensation for anyone because Mickey will use the I told you so going into Atlanta game and sell to fans that with a win we are one game out. It’s like a bad movie, you know the plot before it starts.

No reason why the ending can't be different.

I have zero faith that this team can pull out a win against the Panthers. I realize we’ve beat them and did so very decidedly.

However, this team is a shell of itself from the beginning of the season. I don’t believe their coach believes in them and I don’t believe they believe in their coach.

A win here, even in similar fashion, would do little to change my mind that this team is effectively done for the season.

They have no leadership outside of the few older guys that want to go out with a bang (Jordan, Honey Badger, etc).

Carr and DA were both getting their ass kicked before Carr got injured and were nothing like they were the first 2 games of the year.

Injuries or not, good coached teams find a way to win. They lack depth. They lack discipline. They lack direction. They lack leadership.

I always hope for a win. But I really don’t know what good it would do at this point.