New York at Carolina

Looking at all the teams in the entire NFL, I don't think there is a team with a longer way to go than the Carolina Panthers. This is a team that is brutally bad on both sides of the ball, and the offense is not even NFL-caliber right now. Last season epitomized that as the panthers went on to lose 12 games by 10 points or more, which represents 75% of the schedule. The offense struggled mightily scoring 10 points or less in half of their games. Cam Newton is not considered the most cerebral QB, and with such short prep time, whatever he may accomplish in the regular season will be missing from this game. The Giants defined inconsistency last year. They were world beaters six times with double-digit wins, but no-shows five times with five double-digit losses. Will the real Giants please take the field? I don’t think it matters, at least in this one. As bad as Carolina was a year ago, the preseason hasn't been any prettier as they are 1-8 straight-up in their last nine. Take the G-Men in the NFL-X opener.