Haason Reddick says Panthers players need to hold each other more strongly accountable

From listening to some of the veterans Monday, it’s clear there’s some frustration with that lack of consistent execution.

Linebacker Shaq Thompson gave a few short versions of “Do your job” in response to a handful of questions. Outside linebacker Haason Reddick was a little more effusive, but said it was time for players to take things a little more personally.

“We’ve got to hold everybody accountable,” Reddick said. “It wasn’t good enough, and we have to throw the friendships out the way, the buddy-buddy out the way. Our vets, the guys are playing well, the guys that are doing things the right way, maybe not right all the time, but at a high percentage, we have to step up and start holding guys accountable. To help us win, we have to hold everyone accountable, all the way across the board.”

Asked what he meant by the “buddy-buddy,” and Reddick said it was time for players to hold each other to a higher standard.

“Everybody here, we are grown men,” he said. “Sometimes a guy might see somebody do something wrong, and instead of saying something or getting on the person that’s doing wrong, tend to show a blind eye. Or ‘Hey, come on now,’ that soft tone instead of a stern ‘Hey do your job, get your job done’ type of tone.”

That might not make for as many good feelings, but the Panthers have shown enough good football, that the lack of it in back-to-back weeks is wearing on them.