The Carolina Panthers have a coaching problem. Dave Canales does a lot of things well, but he has some major, glaring deficiencies that have, on multiple occasions, come back to bite the Panthers.

So far this year, they were (before Week 1 games were final) first in penalties per game at 9.6. They are first in penalty yards per game at 83.8. They've had a bye week, and they're still fourth in total penalties. Last week, they set the franchise record with almost 150 penalty yards.

The Panthers had, in the second quarter, an offensive penalty on over 40% of their drives this season. That is an abhorrent number, and it suggests that one of the league's best offenses could be even more explosive than they have been.

And after bringing up that fact on the FOX broadcast, announcers watched as Bryce Young was sacked twice in a row, fumbling on the last one that was returned for a score. It got ugly fast, and the penalty that wiped out a huge run was directly responsible.

The penalties are one of the issues.…