Studs: RB DeAngelo Williams, RB Jonathan Stewart, WR Steve Smith, LB Jon Beason
Duds: WR Dwayne Jarrett
Sleepers: WR Brandon LaFell, DE Greg Hardy
X-Factor: Will the real Matt Moore please stand up…what is his true identity?
Synopsis: Lots of question marks surround this team, beginning up top with head coach John Fox who enters the final year of his contract and is viewed to be on lame duck status, which could create problems inside the locker room should the Panthers get off to a slow start. QB Jake Delhomme, who once guided Carolina to the Super Bowl was shown the door in favor of incumbent QB Matt Moore. How confident the team remains in their new signal-caller remains questionable, considering they used one of their top picks on former Notre Dame QB Jimmy