One word to describe the 2015 Panthers after week 9

[shaka]

Resilient is my first choice.  Undefeated is a good one too.  

We're winning games in spite of a bunch of bullshit.  Injuries?  

• KB out for the year
• CJ on IR and Dwan Edwards injured.  Two vets on the D-line that heavily affects the rotation
• Luke's concussion 
• Shaq missing games
• Norwell injured
• Kalil missed a game

The refs?  fug them.  

• Hold up, Carolina might put this game out of reach.  Change that spot 46 centimeters.  
• This week:  That ball isn't secure but that's an interception!  Last week:  That ball hit the ground but that's a catch!  Two weeks ago:  Ted Ginn secures the ball, two steps and get tackled?  Interception or incomplete, no way that's a catch.  
• Weeks back, OPI on Olsen on a pick play.  The Packers on 4th and goal run a pick where both defenders fell.  No call!
• "Wow what a cheap shot, that Colts LB just punched Olsen in the mouth.  Good the ref saw it.  Dude will probably get ejected."  Holding, #88 offense.  Mother fuger

Ridiculous momentum swings?  Two years ago we would have folded under these situations.  

• The Colts come back, force OT, start with the ball and score.  We stop the bleeding, force a turnover and get the win.  
• 4th and long, Aaron Rodgers proves why he's elite.  A roll out to extend the play with defenders in your face and you throw at the #1 corner in the league and convert it.  Against any other team, that's the back breaker.  That play should have changed everything.  They score on the drive and get the ball right back after the 'interception.'  The defense answers the call and seals the game.   
• Down 20-7 in Seattle, a team built to play with a lead.  The Seahawks put up 17 unanswered points.  Our response?  Three 80 yard drives for touchdowns.  

If you want to be negative you can say the lack of a four minute offense led to some of these momentum swings.  I can hear the overly negative huddler saying "It's going to burn us one day when we need it the most."  It's a matter of execution and the more you're in that situation the easier it becomes to execute.  Cam and company are already aware of this, and know they have to get better at it.  I have a feeling next week ends with the Panthers offense on the field.  

 

Overall, it's hard not to be positive about this team.  We're far from perfect (except our record), but we are the physical embodiment of keep pounding.  

[Newtcase]

Character

[tiger7_88]

Solid.

[JawnyBlaze]

good post, OP.

[JawnyBlaze]

The pass Norman allowed was one he intercepts 75% of the time.  He and I were both shocked he didn't snag it lol.

[shaka]

3 minutes ago, JawnyBlaze said:

The pass Norman allowed was one he intercepts 75% of the time.  He and I were both shocked he didn't snag it lol.

I thought we were going to have another J-No 2-4 defying gravity for a jaw dropping pass break up.  But Rodgers threw a hell of a ball there.  

[Khyber53]

Determined.

 

And one thing that you didn't hear brought up during the game, but it was definitely the case. The Carolina Panthers were playing on a short week, AFTER an overtime win against the Colts. Then we have the Elite NFC Green Bay Packers for the early game on Sunday. Any other team and the announcers would have been banging that drum all broadcast long.

 

 

[Bob NC]

Strategery

[Luke Cage]

Erect. And ready for insertion into the orifices of all opponents.  That's what I observe when I watch the defense especially.  The guys line up and they all exude the aura that all men exude right before they dive into something sweet.  I can tell.  Even through the tv.

[KB_fan]

So many come to mind:

Surprising

Dominate  (yes, I know it should be Dominant.  J/K)

United

Selfless

Opportunistic

Gritty

Pounding

 

I could go on....

But maybe the best word that describes both this team AND about how I feel about 8-0:

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

You can look it up.  It is not just Mary Poppins' nonsense, but it's now a recognized adjective meaning "extraordinarily good, wonderful."

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

YES!

[ecu88]

Boner

[CarolinaNut]

BITCHIN

[KB_fan]

Oh, but the word I'm just WAITING to be able to label this team.

CHAMPIONS.

[GolfRasta]

PHYSICAL

We may not have "pretty" wins...But we just plain beat the poo out of you.  Seriously, name another team that is more physical than us...