Donald LaFell

Decades maybe. The 2012 loss to the Falcons broke my heart and if someone throws a loaded diaper at Matt Ryan I’ll bail them out of jail and pay for their kids college.

This place gets a little cranky obviously but it’s always good to have perspective. There’s no medal for being a diehard vs a fair weather fan. When we have down seasons I usually go on Sunday hikes, I check the score when I have service and listen to the end on the radio if we are winning. Much better balance to life that way.

Team loss/“no excuses” is run of the mill coach speak but every player on the team knows the D did their job.

We’re a year away, nothing to do but grin and bare it. Oline will only get worse with time/injuries.

Gotta take the easy wins when you can.

If you don’t have a bad feeling before every game or 14 point lead you aren’t a real Panthers fan.

In the end it’s inside info that I’m glad to hear. I can’t be mad at the guy for living near a player.

Oh nice, that was HS too.

That’s about the oldest reference I can think of on here lol

That was rooooooough. Back to back losses like that.

We need all of the QB draws because the closer The offense gets to the goal one the more exposed the Oline is. Short yardage is ass and blitzes are also ass. Why does anyone think we can beat a team with a good defense? feels like a coin flip.

I hate this too. We’re overrated but a win against us is a major accomplishment. Every damn time.

People keep putting too much stock in the last quarter of play. The game was over in the 3rd as soon as it was obvious they couldn’t stop the run. Nothing was going to change. The defense felt elite but I think Snow was out scheming a lot of teams. No recipe for just facing a more talented O-line.

Panthers 51 Cowboys 10

the paradox is so frustrating lol. You can only say in hindsight if a team is overrated or not. Just give some credit lol.

I was about to say. Hall went ape poopy over his fight with Smith and the last play I remember him having in the Redskins having Delhomme give him the razzle dazzle. Burleson’s Panthers take is indeed very bold.

Yeah the Colts game in 03 and the Giants game in 05 were killer. That era is tough, having Moose and Jenkins on the 05 team would have been killer. Add in some better draft picks and I think we could have won it all. I know that’s a a lot of IFs lol.

We also lost 3 games in a row that season with 2 being against potential playoff teams so we really felt exposed again there. Also lost to freaking Vick on his first game back. That and 04 killed me. fuging ESPN

Is that you John Fox?

I remember in 05 our defense was good with a solid offense. The bears had a serviceable offense with elite defense. All pundits said the Panthers would edge out the bears but we ended up getting embarrassed. I feel like this early in the season you still bet on the defense. not mad at fans rooting for their team, I couldn’t say who wins this one. I hope the refs are good.

NFL franchises are pretty decent investments even when the team sucks, I’m not sure how many owners even care about another owner getting a competitive advantage. You can sit on your hands and still make money. Maybe that sounds too apathetic but i feels good to say.

02, 03 and 13 had 4 down lineman just overpowering guys. Their dominant games had a different feel it to. Their hands are in the dirt and you know they’re coming. Our pass rush feels like we’re winning the chess match each time and I’m just waiting for someone to figure us out. Burns/Reddick win with speed. It’s crazy how they keep coming free, surely some OC is going to figure something out. Would love it log it takes all season though heheh.