Haters

[ThinkAboutIt]

Based on the Jaguars being as bad as they've usually been, there can only be one reason why five ESPN analysts expect them to beat the Panthers. These guys are haters.

NO ONE should ever pick the Jaguars to win their first game of the season. Why would you? Well, when you're playing the Panthers, a team that, because of it's QB, is one ESPN will never expect to take care of its business, that's an opportunity to assume the Jaguars will surprise.

So again, as bad as Jacksonville is year after year, you should just pick them to lose until they win, and all of them would've if they weren't playing the Panthers.

HATERS.

[SCP]

Its going to be a tough game for both teams so i understand why some of these morons like Jaworski are picking the Jags.  But i also know that to a man, every idiot pictured in that chart has not seen more than 10 plays of Panthers football this preseason.  So I attribute their picks to flat ignorance.

[iBBB]

It's football. Anything can happen. 

 

Plus, we know our team strengths while most just see the surface. If this game was later into the season, it would have been a different story. 

[Cary Kollins]

they are just stupid guesses by stupid people

[Mother Grabber]

Ditka picked the bears. lol

[PandaPancake]

Tom Brady nut swingers. 

Ditka picked the bears. lol

He always does. It's the ongoing rib.

[csx]

Its 5 of 13...I dont see the big deal here

[MarkRichardson]

Based off of the above, Colts fans are the ones who have something to be mad about...

 

[KB_fan]

Over at pickwatch, which combines "expert" picks, and fan picks, we're currently projected to win, but have the 2nd lowest level of confidence.  Currently 52% are predicting a Panthers win.  51% predicting a Texans win over KC

[Cyberjag]

When you are picking between two teams that you don't respect, you take the home team almost by default.  I don't think these guys hate the Panthers, they just don't think we're as good as we think we are.

[OneBadCat]

We will destroy them I have no doubt. 

[imminent rogaine]

Jaworski is balls.

[DirtyMagic97]

I will be pissed, but I'll not be surprised if we get off to a slow start and end up dropping this game on the road. I do think we win though.

[KB_fan]

When you are picking between two teams that you don't respect, you take the home team almost by default.  I don't think these guys hate the Panthers, they just don't think we're as good as we think we are.

Good point.  I'm not surprised by the lack of confidence towards our team right now.  If I were not a Panthers fan and just going by what I heard in the media re: KB being out for the season and Philly's drops etc., I'd probably vote for the home team too.

Hopefully we'll earn respect as the season goes on as we prove our competence by our wins. 

Sure some DO seem to really love to rag on the Panthers (some of the really nasty comments about JR and our organization of late show that.)  But I think there are a lot of others who respect Ron & G'man and want to see our team do well.  No we're not the flashy media darlings, but I think there are many more analysts & fans than we realize who want to see us succeed because we've got some guys they know make the NFL a better sport and whom people can really respect.