The Panthers will be as good....

[carolinarolls]

...as their running game allows them to be. If Williams keeps the chains moving and Stewart comes back and the O-Line doesn't lose anyone for a significant amount of time, they will make Jake and the defense look a lot better than they are. That last one is a huge 'if', though. This team can hide a lot of problems if DeAngelo is still scoring touchdowns.

I appreciate a voice of reason.

The truth is your statement is true of almost every single team if you change a few names in and out.

Maybe something this simple and generic will penetrate the thick skulls of this mass uprising of dip-brain fist-shakers who are freaking out everywhere on here over what that they THINK they understand when they have not even seen anything to analyze just yet.

Maybe

[Kevin Greene]

The panthers must score more points than their opponents if they want to win.

I hope you CC'd that to Coach Fox.

[Pimpdaddy]

The panthers must score more points than their opponents if they want to win.

What we need is some points... we could win if we had some points.

[Saint J]

Carolina's ground attack is very different from other teams that are at the top in that category, they can rip off huge TDs runs with consistency which limits TOP. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe DeAngelo Williams had the most 20+ runs in the NFL last year. The average tam that runs well will keep pounding a defense all over the field until they faulter and allow a big play. That is better for TOP and keeping a defense off the field.

I've seen it plenty with the Saints where we score too quickly and end up in shootouts.