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Baker as QB1? McAdoo's system? Improved O-line? Return of CMC? Other?

It just seems so similar to a block Smitty made years ago. The video was passed around and everyone said it showed how good of a player he was. Would this have been an issue if there was no injury and fights weren't the topic of the day? As far as the celebration goes, I always get the feeling the bubble guys in preseason make a big display as if to say "Hey, Coach, see why you should pick me?!"

I promise I don't mean to be smart alec here. How is this a cheap shot? I mean, I know it was a hard hit, but isn't that what he was supposed to be trying to do? He got in front of him so it wasn't a block in the back. Is it considered a blindside block?

I only watched the first half. I'm surprised to see the Jets came back. From what I saw, I thought the Falcons looked better than I expected. But I also thought the Jets looked like a college team playing against pros. I don't ever remember seeing receivers left that wide open on practically every play. Still, Ridder did squeeze in a few pretty passes. Of course it was the same deal as our game; Falcons 1s and 2s against Jets lower roster.

Some thought we were shopping PJ by playing him. I think we actually assured that we can put him on the PS without another team plucking him.

No receding O-line No CMC injury If we can get those two wishes, we'll have much better QB play (even if Darnold comes in some) and a much more bearable season than last year.

Freudian slip?

On another forum, I mentioned that after the Seahawks game (when he should take the #1 spot from Kasay) DJ Moore (#2) and CMC (#22) should give him their game jerseys in honor of his record 222 games.

Yeah, that's true. I'm still optimistic considering how new Icky is but I understand your point.

OK, thank you. You feel this way even though it was our 2/3 stringers vs. their 1/2's? It seemed to me that, in view of that, the team held their own pretty well. It also seemed that it was mostly QB issues that cost the game. We even had a chance to to win with a final drive but, again, poor QB play by a QB who won't be on the team.

Do you mind if I ask something? This game was figuring out the very bottom of the roster. As we knew before the game, most likely, one Qb won't be on the team and the other will be holding a clipboard. Most of the players won't be here and of those that are, most will be 2nd or 3rd string. What is it that happened that would cause you to adjust your record prediction?

Let's just remember that he's a rookie in preseason. Showed some good and some bad. It's too early to call him a bust. Wait. Is this in the wrong thread?

Awesome job, t96!! Thank you!!

Legal problems with the Commanders? Who'd'v thought?

"... and now we'd like to give a warm welcome to The Smitty Two-Step Band."

That game actually became a timestamp for me. Just like everything is determined as before/after marriage, before/after we moved here, before/after 9/11, in my mind, everything from that time period is before/after x-clown.

Wait, your answer to the question is, "So, one time at band camp..."?

Good point. I bet that's how they sold it to the league. That returning for that game would be good for the league. BTW, when I say "I bet" that's what they did, I hope it doesn't get me suspended.

And just a cool reminder: Do you remember the horrible feeling as overtime #1 was ending and we couldn't do anything on first or 2nd down. It just had the feeling that we were going to have to punt it back to them. Instead, X-CLOWN!

By best friend and his wife lived with us then. I was yelling so much that she (totally uninterested in football) started watching. You know the up and down emotions that you had during that game. Going through them while seeing her get just as excited about it was really cool. Not just that she wasn't a Panther fan. She didn't even like football but LOVED/HATED/LOVED that game.

That was a fun one! Before the game, Falcons forum was talking so much trash about Cam and saying Matt Ryan was so much better of a QB. It was fun afterwards to say "Yeah, I guess you're right. After all, Matt did score just as many points for the Panthers as Cam did."

Might've been. It was the home game. So, I may have right year/wrong game from the one you were speaking of.

I can't believe I didn't think to include your #3 game in my list. Awesome! I still wish I could find the video from the last play of Charger fans at home so excited, then so deflated with that walk-off TD. Also, I got to attend your #8 game. By the end, I was actually hoping the Falcons would get the ball more because I was so enjoying TD and the D beating up on Michael Vick. If you're speaking of weird ones, you gotta include Jake's butt hanging out when he tore his pants but still finished the drive with a TD.

Good call! Just like we got Chucky fired, sweeping the 49ers basically got Seifert fired. Little did me know that would come back to bite us in the butt. Though I guess we have his claim to fame bringing in Smitty and his claim to shame getting us Pep.

Here are the top 10 games I go back and watch in order of preference: 1. X-Clown 2. X-Clown 3-7. X-Clown: There is nothing you could ask for that this game didn't have. Incredible defense, incredible offense. The most nerve-wracking game I've ever seen. A fluky 'JAKE! what the heck are you doing?' fumble that ended as a Moose TD. A comedy of penalties that just kept moving us back and back, and then it was, oh yes, back again. A devastating last-minute Rams comeback. Horrible coaching decision. Missed sudden death FGs. And this doesn't even come close to describing it all. Then there was the greatest play in Panther history. "IT'S OVER! ... IT'S OVER!" 8. 1996 Steelers game. (For those that mentioned this one, shame on you for not speaking of the greatest highlight: Cowher holding back laughter while the refs decided whether to penalize Sir Purr.) 9. 2005 playoffs against the Bears that had beaten us earlier in the year and were so cocky sure they were going to easily get by us again. (This is the game that Smitty shared the cool secret about during the game Saturday. The play that set the stage and let the Bears know hibernation time was coming. What we all thought was an awesome pump fake was actually Jake trying to throw where Smitty was supposed to be on his hitch route. But Tillman was ready for it so Smitty took it upon himself to head to the endzone for the "That guy thinks he's gonna tackle me. I'll just slam on the brakes and let him fly on by" TD. 10. Wow. Gotta pick between (a) "You've been watching film, too, huh? That's cool. Watch this!" (b) "Ice up, son!" (c) the day some unintelligible Cajan came it at halftime (d) the rain game (e) Seahawks playoffs [that we won. God! Not the other one!] (f&g) Cowboys playoffs and (h) the game that got Chucky fired.