The Carolina Panthers got blasted from every direction in 2014, with injuries and personal mishaps and personnel blunders. Yet, Carolina was able to take advantage of a weak NFC South and make the playoffs with a losing record of 7-8-1. It’s hard to imagine anything going much worse in 2015 so the Panthers are likely to reward ticket holders with a division title and another shot in the postseason. Cam Newton is still the face of the franchise though he hasn’t proven himself to be a top tier NFL quarterback as of yet. That’s going to be hard to do in a Mike Schula offense that tends to run the ball and uses the pass like some kind of long handoff. Newton can be dangerous when he’s out of the pocket though, and teams must respect his ability