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Ellis L. Williams: Panthers have a core under 25 they can win with and build around

Scott Fitterer Brian Burns Matt Rhule Christian McCaffrey DJ Moore Carolina Mike Tannenbaum Austin Corbett David Tepper Derrick Brown

The math isn’t adding up.

As the offseason rolls on, prominent sports media publications have universally agreed the Carolina Panthers are one of the worst teams in football. ESPN ranked the Panthers 32nd. Sports Illustrated and Yahoo! Sports each pegged the Sam Darnold-led club 31st, while Bleacher Report and CBS Sports tabbed Matt Rhule’s team as 30th in the rankings.

A few weeks ago, The Charlotte Observer wrote about why those comprehensive rankings did not make sense. Since then, more quiet examples have shown themselves in agreement that the Panthers are better than their damaged-league-wide reputation.

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