This Team is Killing Us

Let’s talk sports. Things are tense. We need to talk sports. Who would have guessed the #CarolinaPanthers would be a welcomed relief from stress and sadness? 

01:44 - A 4th for #JonathanMingo

02:35 - Why did the #DallasCowboys do this?

05:08 - Demetri was wrong on #Mingo

07:22 - How close was an #AdamTheilen trade?

10:08 - #DanMorgan couldn’t get screwed again

12:01 - You can’t get a lot for an old WR

15:49 - Do you believe in a win streak?

17:15 - Things get weird in Europe

18:53 - The #defense has to get home on Jones

21:25 - #DaveCanales: competent or just handsome?

24:36 - #Bryce is showing signs

26:23 - What does no trade mean?

27:54 - Do the #Panthers think it’s them? 

30:31 - Is #Bryce still a week-to-week decision?

Forget the #quarterback decision, the wide receivers are grabbing headlines for the #CarolinaPanthers this week. Demetri and Lauren try to make sense of the Diontae Johnson trade and the emergence of Jalen Coker.

01:53 - Did the #panthers do this to move up a couple spots?

04:31 - Just call it a fire sale

09:57 - What decision are we making?

11:52 - More trade value if #BryceYoung is the starter?

16:17 - #JalenCoker is good

23:29 - This Charlotte Observer story is insulting

25:04 - Are we done with the #optimistbully stuff?

29:33 - The progress isn’t meaningful

32:13 - Honesty would go a long way

Demetri and Lauren recorded this week’s episode before the news about #Bryce was handed the starting role again. But like real professionals, they chose to leave everything they said in anyway!

02:05 - We’ve seen Andy Dalton’s ceiling

03:18 - Lauren’s #BryceYoung strategy

08:00 - #DaveCanales feels some heat

10:13 - Canales refuses to talk about Bryce Young

13:33 - Shannon Sharpe on Dave Canales

15:42 - Canales has to stick with the optimist bully approach

17:31 - You can’t fire another coach

22:31 - Just how bad are the #panthers?

25:10 - The #Tepper era has been bad

31:11 - Is money running the offense?

Following the #CarolinaPanthers is really just going from trade rumors to grievances all day long. Demetri and Lauren discuss just how bad the defense has gotten.

02:45 Is Chuba Hubbard going to be traded?

05:08 What did #DaveCanales say about Chuba?

09:05 How do you use Chuba and Brooks?

10:37 Can you get a 2nd for Johnson?

13:51 Reality vs Dave Tepper

15:46 The #panthers need more than offense

17:25 Jaycee Horn wants the defense to be better

19:52 Last 2 games started exact same way

25:00 Snipers at BOA

Whatever good feeling we had about the #CarolinaPanthers are all gone now. The o-line is a mess, the defense is a disaster, but hey, at least we aren’t the Browns.

02:38 Robert Sales is not coming to Carolina

05:52 Go back to #Bryce?

06:53 Is Bryce there to get beat up?

10:12 Do we just need something new to talk about?

13:49 Welcome back to 2023

16:39 It will be worse than last year

19:23 Let’s talk about Jalen Coker

23:21 We’re not the Browns!

28:10 Bad owner contest

30:59 “Imagine Aaron Rodgers were a woman” - Demetri

This week, Demetri and Lauren discuss the possibility of a curse on the defense, why other teams seem to think so many Panthers’ WRs are on the trade block, and how #CamNewton comes across to the average Joe.

01:02 - What do we know about turf?

02:39 - Shaq season is over

04:17 - Is the defense cursed?

10:14 - Are we flipping #DiontaeJohnson? 

12:36 - Are receivers really on the block?

15:55 - The full #XavierLegette experience

19:59 - Cam vs Colorado

23:32 - How does Cam Newton see QBs?

27:37 - Does Cam care if we think he’s a loser?

32:37 - Lauren has emotions about the Bears

It seems like the Bryce Young era is already over in Charlotte. So what is next? That's just part of what the #panthers have to worry about this week.

01:01 Did we find the right coach for the wrong reason?

03:30 What if #BryceYoung is Sam Darnold?

04:31 The offense is better with #Dalton

09:46 Can #AndyDalton buy you a few years?

13:01 Dalton is a Canales QB

15:25 Lauren’s favorite social responses

21:48 Adam Thielen on the IR

24:45 What happens when #JonathanBrooks is ready to play?

28:23 Throw to #XavierLegette more

31:32 #Bryce trade chatter

35:09 3 Bryce Young trades from The Athletic

37:33 The sunk cost fallacy of Bryce Young

It’s officially official. #Bryce is not the answer for the #panthers. At least, he’s not right now. Demetri and Lauren discuss what benching last year’s top pick means not just for the kid himself, but also for #DaveCanales #DavidTepper and the rest of the team. 

04:56 - Is the #BryceYoung era over or on pause?

08:23 - Receivers need this change

09:35 - What is the prognosis for #Bryce?

13:48 - It’s okay to blame #Bryce

18:30 - Do #panthers fans get the bigger problems?

20:50 - Who are you starting over with?

25:37 - What does this mean for Dave Canales?

28:13 - The #panthers are the worst sports franchise in America

31:02 - Why is Eku Leota getting waived?

32:56 - The worst #panthers defense ever?

35:17 - Let #Chuba run, for Christ’s sake!

Some serious audio issues this week. I think I kicked a plug out or something! Anyway, I fixed it as best I could, but let’s be honest. I may have done you a favor given the state of the #CarolinaPanthers.

01:52 - Can #Bryce win you over?

03:59 - Is the best case scenario good enough?

07:41 - #Panthers fans expect another #1 pick

10:33 - Being QB thirsty is a problem

13:33 - Is #DaveCanales still an optimist?

18:27 - #GothDaveCanales!

22:43 - Goodbye, Derrick Brown

The new season is here! Demetri and Lauren tell you why they are optimistic and what still has them concerned.

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01:27 - Can an optimist bully coach succeed?

04:39 - Does God hate #DaveTepper?

05:13 - Why does faith work in football?

09:02 - Is Ickey this team’s X factor?

12:08 - Canales’s offense is tackle friendly

14:33 - 33 friggin’ percent!

19:16 - Did #NickSaban throw #BryceYoung under the bus?

20:20 - #Bryce doesn’t need this right now!

22:41 - Nick left out some facts

27:05 - Are we ready to be hurt again?

29:51 - This team is better but don’t be dumb

31:12 - 5-12 would be great

33:34 - Lauren has defense anxiety