... in the playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals to end the 2008 season, I expected the Carolina Panthers players and coaches to dwell and brood all offseason and then be motivated and rejuvenated to prove that the playoff debacle was a fluke.

The Panthers will be angry at the world with a chip on their shoulder, be anxious to prove themselves, and be ready to kick some butt this preseason.  Jake Delhomme will want to atone for his six-interception performance in the playoff disaster.

That didn't happen. This is the same old team that lost it's intensity, concentration, competency, and will to win during the last few games of the 2008 campaign.

This defense no longer contains the run.  This offense shows no chemistry...

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