NFL.com's Jeff Darlington: Perspective

[CarolinaSunday]

(I hope this hasn't been posted -- I did a search and didn't see it)

I really enjoyed this article from Jeff Darlington. He's not about to jump off the cliff and he doesn't think the Panthers should either.

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That doesn't take away two key facts about the Panthers' current state: They will go down in history as the first NFC team to start a season 14-0. And everything, aside from the one-time undefeated campaign, remains intact for them.

 

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Carolina got to this point by playing with grit and toughness and swagger like few teams we've seen before them. Regardless of what the critics wanted to say on Sunday, the Panthers don't need to be humbled or play any differently than they have to date. Must we remind those critics that Carolina is 14-1, still the NFL's best record?

Panthers should maintain perspective

[ctrcat]

My post history can vouch for the fact I gave two chits for the undefeated nonsense.  It was totally for the birds.  After 30 minutes-one hour of sadness yesterday I feel better than I felt before yesterday even happened.  

Four more games folks.  Three at home, one on a neutral field.  Bring it on.

[PanthersUnited]

It's all about trajectory and trend in the NFL and we are trending down big time

[ctrcat]

6 minutes ago, PanthersUnited said:

It's all about trajectory and trend in the NFL and we are trending down big time

No it's not.  It's about what happens in those 60 minutes 3-4-6 weeks from now.  The Saints were 13-0 in 2009 and lost 3 in a row including one at BOA before winning it all.  Whoopdeedamdoo

[Mother Grabber]

after we win next week, PU will start 5 threads about how we're on our way to win the Super Bowl.

[Darth Biscuit]

11 minutes ago, PanthersUnited said:

It's all about trajectory and trend in the NFL and we are trending down big time

I've tried really hard just to ignore you, but I can't ignore this.

 

Dude shut the fug up and get off this board.   You're either the worst troll ever or the biggest dumbass ever, possibly both.

 

Stop

[KillerKat]

31 minutes ago, PanthersUnited said:

It's all about trajectory and trend in the NFL and we are trending down big time

just like your IQ

[Boxhead85]

38 minutes ago, PanthersUnited said:

It's all about trajectory and trend in the NFL and we are trending down big time

You are quite possibly the worst fan ever.

[MHS831]

Seattle was being called, "The best team in the NFL right now"  then the Rams went into coffeetown and kicked the 12th man's ass. 

It happens.  We had back-to-back road games and not much (frankly) to play for.  Fans made the 16-0 important, but the players and coaches had to be thinking, "Just don't get injured."  Atlanta caught us at a good time.  We are at home this week with a reason to win. 

I promise you this--I would HATE to be the Buccaneers right now.

[ickmule]

31 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Seattle was being called, "The best team in the NFL right now"  then the Rams went into coffeetown and kicked the 12th man's ass. 

It happens.  We had back-to-back road games and not much (frankly) to play for.  Fans made the 16-0 important, but the players and coaches had to be thinking, "Just don't get injured."  Atlanta caught us at a good time.  We are at home this week with a reason to win. 

I promise you this--I would HATE to be the Buccaneers right now.

All very good points. 

[VerticalThreat]

1 hour ago, PanthersUnited said:

It's all about trajectory and trend in the NFL and we are trending down big time

Trend and trajectory (even momentum when we're talking about week-to-week) are words that the media uses to create story lines. "Who's Hot, Who's Not". This team dropped 4 spots in the power ranking...blah, blah, blah.

I'll play your game though: if you were to create a chart of this team's trajectory, it would go up 14 points and down 1.  In what world is that "trending down big time"? We're like a long-term stock. You don't pull the money when it dips one time over 14 weeks. You let it ride, because it's shown you that over time it's consistently successful and will pay off in the end (more times than not).

 

Earlier this season, we went through losing Luke for, at the time of his injury, an unknown amount of time. That felt like a loss. What did we do? Well, we figured out a plan and we executed. Then, we took on the "Gauntlet" of our schedule. Where we said if we could just win 1 or 2 of those games, we'd be happy. Who'd we play? Seattle (WIN - playoff team), Eagles (WIN) Indy (WIN - had Luck, did Luck things), Packers (WIN - survived Rodgers getting his groove back). I say that to say this, in that stretch we beat 2 teams in which we might very well face again. This team is fine. When we don't have to worry about health, or saving players, or don't run Cam...when all we have to do is win the game we are playing and throw EVERY punch we have, we'll be alright because that's who we are and that's when this team plays best. 

[uncfan888]

1 hour ago, PanthersUnited said:

It's all about trajectory and trend in the NFL and we are trending down big time

Please cheer for another team.  Or just stop posting.  We all know the season is over for you.  If this is how you freak out about one loss, I'd hate to see how you handle negative things that happen in your life that actually matter. 

[uncfan888]

1 hour ago, Darth Biscuit said:

I've tried really hard just to ignore you, but I can't ignore this.

 

Dude shut the fug up and get off this board.   You're either the worst troll ever or the biggest dumbass ever, possibly both.

 

Stop

Agreed.  The last thing we need to see is him crying about the team in every thread and making posts about the season being over. Worst fan I've ever seen in my life 

[tiger7_88]

2 hours ago, PanthersUnited said:

It's all about trajectory and trend in the NFL and we are trending down big time

If you think one game is a "trend" I have to seriously question your intelligence.