Where have the Carolina Panthers struggled most during their 0-5 start to the season?

The Carolina Panthers are the only winless team in the NFL through five weeks, and there are a bunch of reasons for that.

Rookie quarterback Bryce Young is making his share of rookie mistakes. Head coach Frank Reich is taking blame for substitution patters. Key players on the team’s defense and the offensive line are injured, slimming an already young team’s margin for error to the thread.

To break it all down, listen to the latest episode of The Charlotte Observer’s podcast that covers all things Panthers — Processing Blue. Host Langston Wertz sits down with Panthers beat writer Alex Zietlow to discuss all the story lines with the Charlotte-based NFL franchise heading into the team’s difficult Week 6 matchup with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

The weekly podcast can be heard on the embed below, as well as on Apple Music and Spotify.

Alex Zietlow

The Charlotte Observer

Alex Zietlow writes about the Carolina Panthers and the ways in which sports intersect with life for The Charlotte Observer, where he has been a reporter since August 2022. Zietlow’s work has been honored by the Pro Football Writers Association, the N.C. and S.C. Press Associations, as well as the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) group. He’s earned six APSE Top 10 distinctions for his coverage on a variety of topics, from billion-dollar stadium renovations to the small moments of triumph that helped a Panthers kicker defy the steepest odds in sports. Zietlow previously wrote for The Herald in Rock Hill (S.C.) from 2019-22. Support my work with a digital subscription