The past week felt weird, didn’t it?

Usually during this part of the NFL calendar, many fans are frothing at the mouth, excitedly speculating about free agency and the draft. But it seems like most Carolina Panthers fans aren’t there yet.

Perhaps it’s just me.

While in Indy, I was asked a handful of times about the combine, and each answer started with, “Eh.”

But that's also the feeling I’m sensing from a good part of the fan base.

It doesn’t help that this draft is nondescript. It lacks star talent at the top and big storylines. Instead of Michael Sam or Jameis Winston, the major talking point this week was hand sizes.

But there’s more to it than that from a Panthers perspective.

After a five-month ride through the most magical season in franchise history, it's tough to transition to 2016. Only three weeks have passed since the Super Bowl, so there’s still a hangover. Maybe even literally, for some.

That the Panthers go into the offseason without glaring needs is perhaps another reason for the current lack of buzz. Sure, they need to add help at certain positions, but it’s not like the Great Wide Receiver Rebuild of 2014.

There’s also relatively little hand-wringing about contracts. Cornerback Josh Norman isn’t leaving. At worst, he’ll play under the franchise tag. The team wants defensive end Charles Johnson to take a pay cut. But the drama that would have hung over contract talks for quarterback Cam Newton, linebacker Luke Kuechly, tight end Greg Olsen and linebacker Thomas Davis was quashed last summer.

Maybe the biggest reason this offseason feels like it’s off to a calmer start is general manager Dave Gettleman. Or really, fans’ understanding of him.

After three years, many get it now. Gettleman's going to do what he says. That means filling holes with free agents that won’t get the Panthers great grades by the segment of the internet that judges such things. That means it’s unlikely Gettleman will trade up in the draft’s first round. And that means he’s going to take the top player on his board when the Panthers are on the clock. Think he knows who that is right now?

Speculation is fun, but draft experts don’t know more than, say, a team without a glaring need sitting at No. 30 in the first round. The Panthers won’t have a good beat on their options until a few days before the draft when they go through their own mocks. After running through the process last year, they were confident their pick would be offensive tackle D.J. Humphries or linebacker Shaq Thompson. When Arizona took Humphries at No. 24, Gettleman wasted no time handing in his card at No. 25.

So really, two months out, what do we know about the Panthers' draft plans? Not much. Maybe I shouldn’t be writing that out loud, but it’s the truth.

Much of this will change, of course. The excitement of a new season will ramp up during free agency and we’ll get a better sense of who the Panthers are looking at drafting once guys come in for visits.

But these are interesting times around here. That’s not a bad thing. It’s ideal, if you think about it.

It’s just … weird.