Two experts pick against the Panthers

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Normally, the Huddle would revel in the Panthers being seen as an underdog, making claims of how the team seems to do better when flying under the radar and what have you. But, going into the game on Sunday against a winless Saints team who seem to have players dropping left and right to injury (including their beloved quarterback and maybe a star receiver), Panthers fans the world over seem to have cast off their superstitions over being too boastful and are calling for a full scale bloodbath at the miserable New Orleans squad's expense. For my part, I have no doubt that one of the multiple embarrassments due to the Saints since they decided to use us to pad their record book many moons ago will be played out at B of A this weekend. And I'll be laughing all the live long day as it happens.

However, there are two people out there poised to appear as geniuses should the Panthers manage to beat themselves and allow the Saints to walk out of Charlotte with a win. The Panthers official website rounds up a collection of "expert" picks for the winners of each Panthers game from around the interwebs. I like going through them all, if for no reason other than hopefully the collective websites notice a small uptick in traffic when their story involves my favorite team. In going through this weeks collection of picks, it seemed as if every single person who's opinion was published was picking the Panthers to win, by anywhere from a 6 to 20 point margin. All but two. Let us now highlight these brave individuals, willing to stick their necks out because apparently the Saints were supposed to be good, the Panthers were supposed to be bad, and there's no way this is real life.

First, ESPN's Mike Golic stands out from the crowd by boldly predicting the Saints will triumph in the face of adversity. Next. someone named "Schalter" on Bleacher Report, who I could not be bothered to make any effort to find any information because it's fuging Bleacher Report, also declare that the Saints shall win. Outside of the Saints' moronic fanbase, these are the only living human beings that I can find relying on pre-determination and delusion when looking at this game.

This should be noted and admired. And laughed at.

[KillerKat]

Even if you think our offense is putrid, how does anyone think the Saints will score on our defense? It's a real possibility that we can just put up 3 and still win the game.

[CRA]

Even if you think our offense is putrid, how does anyone think the Saints will score on our defense? It's a real possibility that we can just put up 3 and still win the game.

we lost the Vikings game last year...

 

[SCP]

If there is one thing the Panthers have proven over the years it's that they can lose to any team.

[Cary Kollins]

Not sure about the BR guy, but Golic's pick was in before Brees was officially out.

 

The boys better come to play. I think they smell blood in the water and will bring it, but any given Sunday.

[jayflip]

If there is one thing the Panthers have proven over the years it's that they can lose to any team.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

I'm fully aware that the Panthers can lose, and God knows they'll probably find a way to this weekend. But until then, these two are either genius mavericks or the two guys most obviously not paying attention. There's not a grey area on that. And I choose to make fun of them until proven otherwise.

[cbarrier90]

we lost the Vikings game last year...

 

Antoine Cason started that game. We've come a long way.

[Pimpdaddy]

...if we dont stomp a gotdamn mud hole in their back this sht is fixed...

[Cary Kollins]

Anyone that has listened to 10 seconds of Mike and Mike knows Golic is a fugging idiot.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Anyone that has listened to 10 seconds of Mike and Mike knows Golic is a fugging idiot.

Is he one of those Mikes? Did not know that.

<-has never once listened to mike and mike

[the butch]

Golic, other than being a Panthers doubter and picking against us 3 straight weeks, made his pick early in the week before Brees was scratched.

[L-TownCat]

I'm of the mind that the boys are gonna put on a show.

there will be swagger.  

Clark Kent may be missing but that only means one thing.

SuperMan is in the house.

[TheNewStandard]

Anyone that has listened to 10 seconds of Mike and Mike knows Golic is a fugging idiot.

Golic is known for going opposite whatever Greeny says and vice-versa. Not as bad as the guys on first take, but pretty close. 

You know "coach speak?" Yeah this is basically vanilla talk show rhetoric. So sick of ESPN I can't even take it anymore. Sure, I'm a homer at heart, but the media bias against most of my favorite teams here in the Carolinas is borderline downright hater-ade and its unbearable.  

Id rather just stay here on the Huddle and rewatch my teams play, sometimes that even gets annoying because of the mental-midget announcers I have to endure. So there goes the mute button and and I don't even get to hear the crowd's cheering.

Blech