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A Letter To The Carolina Panthers

Get it together.

Sara Wilder Bryant
Nov 14, 2016
Wake Forest
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A Letter To The Carolina Panthers

Dear Panthers,

What is going on?

I am not going to sugar coat it. It is hard to be a fan right now.

I know people try to keep giving you of the benefit of the doubt since our amazing season last year, but enough is enough.

You are horrible. You are playing horribly. You look horrible on the field.

I don't know what is going on in the locker room but here is what someone needs to tell you:

Just because you had one phenomenal season, doesn't give you a pass to not play actual football. You aren't the golden boys of the NFL anymore. Stop holding on to some hope that maybe you will be good. You aren't good. So own it and start trying to get better.

Cam, you make a mistake and you act like its the end of the world. You let one mistake ruin a game. Move on. Just get better. The whole team feeds off of you so when you check out of the game, so do the rest. So stop bringing the whole team down when you are down. If you are the captain of the team, act like it. Suck it up and put on a good attitude and be positive.

Obviously, us fans will keep pounding and support you regardless. That being said, you should know how hard it is to be a fan right now. Every game I think we may pull something off and win, the 4th quarter hits.

I don't know when this 4th Quarter Curse hit us, but it is real. How we manage to lose a double-digit lead in the 4th quarter, I don't know, I can't explain it. A football game has 4 quarters, not 3. That means you actually have to play football for 4 quarters, not just 3. You are getting paid to play for 4 quarters, not 3. So don't just shut down.

Look, I love you. I love Panther Season. I love Panther Nation. I love how it brings my town together. I love how I can walk into a restaurant on Sunday and everyone is wearing Panthers gear. I love everything about you, but I really hate watching you right now.

You aren't playing like I know you can. You aren't THE Panthers that I have grown to love. So, I will keep hoping and keep watching and keep pounding. But I really dread watching you every Sunday. So get it together.

xoxo,

Sara Wilder

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