Has the beat Seattle ship already sailed?

[RickyManningJr]

Yes I get the whole notion of "any given sunday" yes I know in the NFL anything can happen and any team can win, I get the cliches, I really do  I understand the excitement of the upcoming matchup and a undyimg desire of wanting to beat this team. I hear some fans say that "if we dont beat Seattle now, then we never will." One simple question remains however, has that ship already sailed? Are we already past that point? Are we already at the point where the Panthers are just doomed to keep losing to the Seahawks?

Lets look no further than last year. Last year we faced a reeling 3-3 Seahawks team filled with distractions.. The Marshawn Lynch distraction on if he would return the following year. The Percy Harvin trade distraction just 2 weeks prior to playing us. The distraction of Russell Wilson not being liked by some in the locker room. Remember "black enoughgate?" Whispers swirling around the league that some Seahawks players didnt like Wilson and didnt think he was "black enough." Amid all this, THIS was the end all be all game to finally take down the 3-3 Seahawks against the ropes and at home in Charlotte.. If there was a ripe time to take down Seattle, we had it on a silver platter, ofcourse, we all know the end result of that game.

I know this might be considered a debbie downer post, but I promise my intent is not to kill spirits or bring the mood down, I just wonder a simple question.. Why now? Yes I get the "on paper" stuff.. On paper our D line should dominate their bad O line, on paper Olsen should be able to expose Chancellor, on paper we should contain a hobbled Lynch, I get the football aspects on why we should beat them, but unfortunately, for reasons unknown and things that cant be explained, all that stuff seems to fly out the window when it comes to beating Seattle.

I know some of you dont believe me but I promise im just a realist, im not a negative nancy or debbie downer.. Hell, just go back and look at my previous posts when we played the Bucs and Saints, I know many of you saw my "Saints is a guaranteed win" posts or the post I made in real time during the 3rd QTR of the Bucs game already doing a victory lap, I certainly wasnt being negative then was I? I  was 100% confident we would man handle both those teams and I posted aplenty about it.. Unfortunatley however, I am of the opinion the "beat Seattle" ship has sailed. Just like I was ecstatic I was wrong about Luke's situation, I would love nothing more than to be wrong again come  Sunday night. 

I wish I could link the principal on Billy Madison's response to Billy's explanation of the industrial revolution to your thread.

[RickyManningJr]

http://youtu.be/fEkWH8DB7b0

[DeeJay]

PU should have to pay a dollar every time he posts a new thread.

50 bucks per thread glad he doesnt post on the all star threads,

[bigskypanthersguy]

These posts ARE very Beavis.  Nicely spotted.

[PandaPancake]

I wish I could link the principal on Billy Madison's response to Billy's explanation of the industrial revolution to your thread.

I wish I could teach you to use a back space button

[Daddy_Uncle]

I think the bigger question is how does this man have almost a 1:1 post to pie ratio?

he steals some of Igo's out of the company fridge while Igo takes pics of pretty ladies 

[MVPccaffrey]

This guy is the worst type of poster.  just spews whatever crap is in his mind onto the board with no filter, because he's egotistical enough to think every supposed insight he has is something that must be shared.

[Jangler]

Unless you are a time traveler, that ship don't sail until Sunday evening...after we beat Seattle.

[pantherclaw]

PU should have to pay a dollar every time he posts a new thread.

$100

[PandaPancake]

This guy is the worst type of poster.  just spews whatever crap is in his mind onto the board with no filter, because he's egotistical enough to think every supposed insight he has is something that must be shared.

You've described 90% of us. Could you be a little more specific?

[crowntownpanther]

No, this team is a different animal than in the past three years.  On some levels, were less talented (WR), but I think the lack of KB is forcing guys to step up and fill that roll.  As of yet we haven't seen anyone really emerge as our #1, but really is it necessary?  Imagine trying to gameplan for this offense.  A RB trio headed by a proven JStew who at any minute could be back in his late season form, supplemented by CAP and Wegher, with fozzy still an asset.  At WR we have "no one" which really plays to our advantage at this point. Without a clear WR1, there's no certainty where cam will throw.  We don't have great options, but we have options.  I'm not saying we're better without KB but I would say we're less predictable.  Combine that with cams ability to keep plays alive and make first downs on designed runs, I'd put us in the top five hardest offenses to plan for whether it's intentional or not.  This defense can be something special if we can lock down the rush and our run D.  Combined, I view us as the underdogs to be feared this season.  

[Vampire the buffet slayer]

[Jeremy Igo]

Came in to defend myse.... I mean,.... PU

 

 

Read OP

 

 

I cannot. 

[RickyManningJr]

I wish I could teach you to use a back space button

Panda Pancake is the coolest toughest military veteran ever to live, watch out for this guy.