RYAN STEELE THURSDAY LEAN: PANTHERS/BUC'S

Carolina Panthers (-7) VS. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS:  Boy things are really hitting the gutter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and head coach Greg Schiano.  Doug Marting is out anywhere from a month to the season which means there will be a rookie QB in Mike Glennon and a rookie RB in Mike James starting.  Meanwhile the Panthers are playing their best football of the season right now and Cam Newton is hot.  This is a big spread for the Thursday night game since the home team has covered at a very high clip but you have to really be grasping at straws to find anything to recommend with Tampa Bay.  Yield the points and watch something else.  THE PICK:  Carolina Panthers (-7)