The shellacking this team handed the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium effectively Riverboat Ron'd any remaining non-believers. Actually, Rivera played most of the Thanksgiving game close to the vest, understanding that his defense was controlling the contest. This space has always felt Carolina is one of the better ballclubs in the NFL (although you wouldn't know it, judging from the mentions in my Twitter timeline), but has never felt the Panthers will go 16-0. Given the remainder of their schedule, however, I have to say it just might happen. Ditto Cam Newton winning the MVP, as the race between him and Tom Brady is a heckuva close shave right now. Shout-out to the scores of readers who felt change was needed at the top. An example (little biased, but that's OK):