4 pivotal traits the Carolina Panthers must adopt in 2022

Carolina Panthers need continuity and stability

When the media talks about players, they are mainly known as creatures of habit and rhythm. Shifting around too many pieces and making significant changes could throw everything off if not handled correctly.

That gets even more amplified when you are talking about the quarterback – the leader of the team. Making shifts will effect things like chemistry with your wide receivers and different cadences that the offense has to deal with.

Most times when there are quarterback controversy, it gets handled quickly due to wanting to keep continuity and stability. The Carolina Panthers did not do that.

During the course of the season, there were many questions about who will be the starting quarterback from game-to-game.

We’ve seen Cam Newton make his sensational return which for a week or so, looked great. Then, performances started to slump.

When they did, we saw some P.J. Walker appearances in games which subsequently ended with Newton and Sam Darnold being used in a dual-quarterback system against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and down the stretch.

Once that didn’t go as planned, Darnold took over as the starter again, which led to losses in Carolina’s final two games at the New Orleans Saints and the Bucs to finish the campaign with a 5-12 record.

This season, there were 21 interceptions thrown by the Panthers – the most in the league. A lot of that could be down to quarterbacking play, but the rest could be down to the fact that you are constantly putting a new person in there and disturbing rhythm.

The more your guy plays in a system, the better they will be.