Gotta win n no!

I believe it's important for the Panthers to make a statement. All season long we've been a "hit or miss" team. Win TOUGH games. LOSE games we should dominate. That tells us two things.....First, the NFL is a bunch of teams all of which "seek", but few "find" and on any given day anything can happen. Second, the teams that are consistently good, rely on strength. Both physical strength and strength of character. There absolutely must be a readily apparent "desire to win".

With that said, the Panthers need to strike a healthy balance. But most of all they need to be the Panthers. There is no need to copy someone else. Doing what "they" do is not a winning approach. Just do what we do, and do it well. There is no need to be something we "ain't".  (More to follow..)

So.... Can the Panthers win the division.?? Absolutely.! Can the Panthers go on a 'run' in the playoffs.? Absolutely.! The question is not "can" the Panthers do something, but rather "will" they....  A certain percentage of this is on the coaching staff. But the vast majority of it relies on the players and their "desire to win". Will the Panthers succeed this year.?? -- Maybe..?? We have a chance as long as we don't try to be something we're not.

Here is a little something to set the tone for the rest of the year.....

"Don't You Be What You Ain't"  -- by Edwin Milton Royle

De sunflower ain't de daisy, and de melon ain't de rose.
Why is dey all so crazy to be sumpin' else dat grows?
Jes' stick to the place you's planted and do de bes' you knows.
Be de sunflower or de daisy, be de melon or de rose.

De song-thrush ain't de robin and de catbird ain't de jay.
Why is dey all a'throbbin' to outdo each other's lay?
Jes' sing de song God gave you and let your heart be gay.
Be de song-thrush or de robin, be de catbird or de jay.

chorus...

Doan't you be what you ain't. Jes' you be what you is. 
Ef a man is what he isn't, den he isn't what he is.
Ef you's jes' a little tadpole, doan't you try to be de frog.
Ef you's jes' de tail, doan't you try to wag de dog.
Jes' pass de plate, ef you can't exhort and preach.
Ef you's jes' a little pebble, doan't you try to be de beach.
Ef a man is what he isn't, den he isn't what he am.
And as sure as I'm a-talkin' he isn't worth a damn.
Doan't you be what you ain't. Jes' you be what you is.
Ef a man is what he isn't, den he isn't what he is.
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NOTE: The spelling and the regional "tone" is all part of the original context (AFAIK).

Take note Panthers:  If a team is what it isn't, then it isn't what it is...