The Carolina Panthers lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 34-31, on Saturday.
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PREMIUM PRICE. >> WE THOUGHT LOSING A PLAYOFF GAME COULD FEEL THIS GOOD. YES, THE PANTHERS ARE OUT, BUT THE SEASON HAS FANS FEELING MORE HOPE THAN THEY HAVE FELT IN YEARS. BRYCE YOUNG DIDN’T SHRINK IN THE SPOTLIGHT. DAVE CANALES BROUGHT THE TEAM FROM THE DUMPSTER TO THE PLAYOFFS IN JUST HIS SECOND SEASON. WAS IT A FLUKE? WE’RE JUST THE BEGINNING. I’M ASKING YOU. I HAVE NO IDEA. ACTUALLY. I DO KNOW WHERE TO TURN, THOUGH. LET’S TAKE A LITTLE TRIP TO MERCED TURF. BUT GOOD THEN HEARD A GREAT. LET’S TALK. LET’S TALK PANTHERS. WHAT A SURPRISING YEAR IT WAS. WHAT’S YOUR OVERALL FEELING EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS 8, THEY PUT UP A REALLY GOOD EFFORT AGAINST THE RAMS LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. SEEMS LIKE SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT. YEAH. I MEAN, THERE ARE NO MORAL VICTORIES IN THE NFL, BUT THAT CERTAINLY WAS ONE OF THE ATMOSPHERE ON SATURDAY HOW CLOSE THEY PLAYED THE RAMS AS DOUBLE-DIGIT UNDERDOGS. I THINK YOU BELIEVE THIS SEASON WITH A GREAT FEELING IF YOU’RE THE PANTHERS AND IF YOU’RE PANTHERS FANS, LET’S SAYS, LET’S HONE IN A LITTLE BIT AND GIVE SOME GRADES HERE. LET’S LET’S LOOK AT. >> BRYCE YOUNG AND OKAY. SEEMED TO BE SUCH SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. WHERE WOULD YOU GIVE HIM AS A GRADE THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR? WILL HE SET A NEW CAREER MARKS ACROSS THE BOARD, INCLUDING COMPLETION PERCENTAGE YARDS TOUCHDOWN PASSES. I YOU KNOW, I WOULD GIVE A LITTLE B MINUS. I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS COMING INTO THE SEASON ABOUT WHETHER BRYCE YOUNG WAS A FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK. HIS ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR NOW. I CERTAINLY GOING TO BE YOUR GUIDE MOVING FORWARD. IT’S A BIG OFFSEASON, THOUGH, FOR THE PANTHERS. THEY’VE GOT TO DECIDE WHETHER TO EXTEND BRYSON FOR A 5TH YEAR EXERCISE HIS FIFTH-YEAR OPTION OR DO THEY GIVE THEM A LONGER-TERM DEAL THAN THAT? WE’VE SEEN WITH QUARTERBACKS. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A QUARTERBACK, GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL AND YOU GET LOCKED INTO ONE OF THOSE HIGH PRICE LONG-TERM DEALS THAT COULD END UP BEING A DETRIMENT TO REALLY LET’S TALK DAVE CANALES. SO THIS IS A SECOND-YEAR COACH WHO TOOK A TEAM THAT WAS REALLY STRUGGLING AND PUT HIM IN THE PLAYOFFS YET WASN’T PRETTY, YOU KNOW, THE KIND OF BACK IN. BUT THEY WERE THERE WITH THE GRADE. WOULD YOU GIVE HIM THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW NEW IS? YEAH, I THINK ABOUT THE B MINUS. I MEAN, THIS WAS A TEAM THAT STARTED OFF 1, 3, SO HE DESERVES A LOT OF CREDIT FOR GETTING HIM TURNAROUND FOR STICKING WITH HIS GAME PLAN. HOWEVER, DOWN THE STRETCH, THIS TEAM HAD A CHANCE TO TO KIND OF MAKE THEIR OWN WAY TO PUT THEMSELVES IN THE LEFT. THEY LOST TO THE SAINTS TWICE. THEY LOST 2 GAMES AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON WITH EITHER ONE WOULD PUT THEM IN THE PLAYOFFS. THEY NEEDED HELP TO GET IN THE PLAYOFFS AND THEN THEY GET UP ON ON LOS ANGELES LATE IN THAT GAME AND ARE ABLE TO HOLD ON. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK CANALES CERTAINLY DESERVES TO BE BACK, DESERVES A LONG LEASH HERE. AND HE’S TURNING THIS PROGRAM AROUND. BUT YOU NEED TO STACK SEASONS LIKE THIS WILL NOT JUST HAVE IT BE, YOU KNOW, GLENN. SO LET’S TALK EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE THIS YEAR’S CLEAR PANTHERS FANS, WE’RE HAPPY WITH WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE TEAM WAS A BIG BOUNCE-BACK. THEY MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. THEY BEAT THE RAMS LATE IN THE SEASON. THEY HAD A GREAT GAME IN THE WILD CARD AGAINST A TEAM THAT COULD VERY WELL END UP GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL AND HAVING AN MVP QUARTERBACK. SO THAT’S A GREAT SHOWING. >> BUT NOW THAT THAT HAS HAPPENED, ITS FANS ARE GONNA START LOOKING FOR MORE UNTIL THEY MOVE THE PANTHERS OUT OF THE NFC SOUTH. THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE THAT DIVISION IS IS NOT GREAT. >> WE’LL SEE A NEW COACH IN ATLANTA. WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH TAMPA, WHICH REALLY STUMBLED. MAYBE THE NEW ORLEANS WAS PLAYING THE BEST DOWN THE STRETCH. BUT BEING IN THAT DIVISION GIVE YOU A CHANCE. HOWEVER, IT STARTS OVER AT 0, 0, NEXT YEAR. AND AND IN ORDER TO WIN, MOST OF VISIONS GOT TO WIN 11 GAMES, MAYBE EVEN 12 GAMES. IS THIS ROSTER CAPABLE OF THAT OF RICO? DOWDLE IS A FREE AGENT. A LOT OF OFFENSIVE LINEMEN ARE FREE AGENTS. UCONN MOVE THEIR LEFT TACKLE TOURIST PATELLA TENDON IS LIKELY OUT FOR MOST OF THE SEASON. AND SO YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS WENT RIGHT FOR THIS TEAM THIS YEAR. HOW MANY OF THOSE THINGS GO RIGHT TO IS BRYCE YOUNG GET A SET BETTER TO THE RECEIVERS OF ALL? DO YOU FIND SOMEBODY IN THE DRAFT LIKE THERE’S JUST A LOT OF WORK FOR THIS TEAM? IT’S NOT A READY MADE CONTENDER. THE EXCITEMENT IS CERTAINLY BACK IN CHARLOTTE. CAN YOU BUILD ON? ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MURPHY. THANK YOU.