The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow ask what do the Panthers need to do after the bye week: Jonathan Brooks is playing but how much? What does Bryce Young need to prove against the Kansas City Chiefs? What can the defense do to show improvement over the final games? Then, The Kansas City Star's Blair Kerkhoff joins to chat about the Chiefs season so far and what the Panthers can expect from Patrick Mahomes and company. Learn more about your ad...

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow dive into Sunday's win in Munich against the New York Giants, which gives the Panthers two wins in a row. Then, they look ahead at what both Bryce Young and Ejiro Evero need to do after the bye week and name their rookie, offensive and defensive MVPs for the season so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow dive into Tuesday's trade that sent WR Jonathan Mingo to the Dallas Cowboys before looking at the news that Bryce Young will start against the Giants and Jonathan Brooks is now activated. Then, they preview Sunday's game against the Giants in Munich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow dive into Tuesday's trade that sent WR Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens before recapping Sunday's loss to the Broncos and wondering if Bryce Young could be the next one out of the building. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporter Alex Zietlow is joined by columnist Scott Fowler to recap Sunday's loss to the Commanders. After such a unbearable trouncing, is it time for the team to give Bryce Young to starting QB job again? Also, is this year's team the worst Panthers team of all-time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow recap Sunday's loss to the Falcons before providing injury updates on Jonathan Brooks and Dane Jackson (8:05), question whether or not Andy Dalton still makes sense as the QB1 (16:50) and offer up some possible trades that the Panthers could make (23:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow recap Sunday's loss to the Bears and assess what went wrong as Bryce Young made a late game appearance. Then, they look at the upcoming matchup with the Falcons and see whether Carolina can notch a win ahead of the team's bye week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow recap Sunday's loss to the Bengals, and consider what went right and went wrong for the Panthers. Also, they look at who could be the next man up with Shaq Thompson lost for the season before looking ahead to this week's match-up with the Chicago Bears and Caleb Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow discuss whether or not the Panthers are looking to trade Bryce Young before recapping the team's victory on Sunday against the Raiders and whether or not they can do it again this week in Charlotte against the Cincinnati Bengals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Carolina Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow discuss the team's decision to bench QB Bryce Young and whether an offense led by Andy Dalton can turn the season around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow discuss the most concerning parts of Bryce Young’s Year 2 debut and the defensive front’s powerlessness against the New Orleans Saints — and Kaye and Zietlow also briefly preview the Panthers-Chargers matchup, which has the potential to be lopsided, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow preview the week one match-up between the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, and what Carolina should be most concerned with from their NFC South opponent. Also, who is injured and who will play in the week one game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow recap the week of roster cuts and waiver pick-ups and what all of that meant for the Panthers ahead of week 1. Also, a Kaye's Take on Terrace Marshall's end with the team and who you should draft in fantasy football if you're targeting a Carolina Panther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer's Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow dig into the biggest things they want to see from the Carolina Panthers at practice this week before asking whether or not this cornerback group will hold up for the season. Also, who is the biggest winner of training camp? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow recap the first preseason game of the season against the New England Patriots and question the strategy of not playing any of the starters. They also talk the most recent practices for Bryce Young and whether or not he needs reps in the upcoming game against the New York Jets before digging into the news that former Panthers linebacker Haason Reddick is looking for a trade out of New York. Learn more about your ad...

The Charlotte Observer Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow discuss who has impressed on offense and defense through training camp so far, as well as the MVP at this point in the preseason. Also, should Bryce Young play in the upcoming preseason match-ups? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Charlotte Observer Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow discuss who's stock is up and who is down in training camp after five practices. Also, who are their top 3 Panthers of all-time? Then, Alex is joined by former Pro Bowler and Carolina Panthers legend Mike Rucker to discuss the legacy of Julius Peppers in Carolina, his thoughts on Jadeveon Clowney and Bryce Young, and joining The Observer for an event next week. Want to see Mike Rucker too? Join us on Monday at 6:30 p.m....

Charlotte Observer Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow open up training camp with the team with 5 questions for this season: Who was the biggest offseason addition? Which position is still one for concern? What does the team need from Bryce Young in his second season? Who is the standout from this year's rookie class? And is there an under the radar player that fans will be raving about this season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlotte Observer Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow discuss the upcoming NFL Draft for Carolina, how its free agency signings affect who it might select, and what a successful draft looks like for the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Processing Blue, Langston Wertz Jr. is joined by Charlotte Observer sports columnist Scott Fowler and Panthers beat reporter Alex Zietlow. The three discuss Carolina's introductory news conference for new head coach Dave Canales and new general manager Dan Morgan, was it a "win" for the Panthers, and what to expect from the pair moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a special emergency episode of Processing Blue, Charlotte Observer sports columnist Scott Fowler and Panthers beat reporter Mike Kaye share their initial reaction and analysis to Carolina hiring Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales as the team's new head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Processing Blue, Charlotte Observer Panthers beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow look back at Carolina's 2023 season, evaluate Bryce Young's rookie campaign, discuss the team's ongoing coach/GM search and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Processing Blue, Charlotte Observer sports columnist Scott Fowler and Panthers beat reporter Mike Kaye discussing Scott Fitterer's firing as general manager in Carolina, possible candidates to replace him, what the next few weeks look like in Charlotte and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the newest episode of Processing Blue: A Panthers Podcast, Charlotte Observer Panthers reporter Mike Kaye and sports columnist Scott Fowler discuss Carolina owner David Tepper's drink-tossing incident from the team's Week 17 game in Jacksonville, how it affects the coaching search and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices