Thanks and Kudos

[Mr. Scot]

Some final good thoughts for the season that was..,

 

(no sarcasm please, keep it positive)

[Mr. Scot]

Starting with this...

 

Greg Olsen

 

Big thanks to Greg, not just for being a great player and great teammate, but for being a perfect example of the "keep pounding" philosophy both on and off the field.

 

That third round pick we gave up was absolute thievery.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Dave Gettleman-

 

You are a genius and pimp. Keep up the good work. That pimp hand is way way strong.

[1989]

Thankful that this team kicked ass the last 5 weeks. We had some fun football to watch, boys! Thankful that we have a team here in the Carolinas and for an electric home playoff win!

[Jackofalltrades]

Kelvin Benjamin - 1k yards on a run first offense with a terrible OC and subpar OL? Hell yeah!

CB's - young guys balled out, something we sorely needed.

58 and 59 - what's left to say? Best LB tandem in the NFL hands down.

Rivera - despite his flaws he did a great job righting the shio, keeping the guys focused and fighting. Guys gush about his leadership.

Gettleman - didn't have the FA success he enjoyed last year but the rookies he brought in played huge roles.

[*FreeFua*]

Cam- your entire offense was gutted yet you still found ways to win games and put this team back into the playoffs!

[Mr. Scot]

Thomas Davis

 

A few offseasons ago, a lot of us had written him off.

 

Now, although not enough people recognize it, he's one of the best in the game.

 

Thanks for not giving up, TD.

[Inimicus]

To the whole 53 and the Coaching staff.

 

A lot of us fans were willing to pack it in at 3-8-1.

 

You guys demonstrated what the heart of a pro athlete and will of a professional coaching staff really is by not doing what it was so easy for us fans to do.

 

Proud to be a Panthers fan.

[Seltzer]

Philly Brown- toughing it out to play and make some nice catches.

Potential to be a decent 3rd receiver. Big ups to the UDFA

[Seltzer]

Andrew Norwell- Between you and Philly made me believe Gettlemagic wasn't a one year fluke

[cgarsmoker]

First back to back NFC South Division Champs and consecutive season playoff appearances since....Dom Capers?

[O-Ther]

First back to back NFC South Division Champs and consecutive season playoff appearances since....EVER

 

Fify

 

Panthers have never made playoffs in back-to-back seasons

 

that alone is worth thanks

 

[cgarsmoker]

Fify

Panthers have never made playoffs in back-to-back seasons

that alone is worth thanks

I was too lazy to look it up. Thanks!!

[bigskypanthersguy]

Absolutely nothing but praise for Thomas Davis.  This generation's Sam Mills.

 

Moments of regression aside, I think we all saw Cam take another step forward last night.  This in spite of tons of injuries and an, at times, terrible offensive line.

 

Wilks and the entire d coaching corps....that side of the ball had to re-tool the whole secondary and deal with Hardy getting cast out for, at best, questionable reasons for an entire season, and the d still did enough this season to get us our first consecutive division championship.

 

Rivera, if nothing else, got the team to rally these last few weeks....all we can do is hope that he finally learns from his mistakes this offseason and we stop having these slow starts.

 

And lastly, I'd like to thank you for all you've done for this board over the years, Mr Scot.  You're always a good read, have some of the most intelligent posts here, and seem to be a good guy in life too.