Interesting comments from Bronco CB Harris

[Don137]

Respect is earned and not given. They beat a Patriots team that had only one Offensive lineman starter playing their natural position. Solder was hurt and in his first game back from injury and playing out of position. The Pats other three starters on the line were out injured. The Pats top two RBs were also out hurt yet they barely beat them. If their kicker didn't miss the extra point who knows who would have won. My bet is the Pats.

Panthers on the other hand beat two teams that many predicted to win the Super Bowl. People recognize that and have given the Panthers respect. They earned that. Seattle and Arizona had top tier defenses and we made them look so bad in the playoffs that the players were yelling at each other during the game.

If the Broncos beat the Panthers they will earn respect. As of now all they done is beat injury riddled teams. Also, if the Panthers lose the Super Bowl and they will also lose a lot of respect they earned.

 

[Snake]

I'm not sure why they need to play the disrespect card in the SB. Your the best team that your conference has and you were favored in that last game. 

[heelinfine]

36 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

I love how we get no respect all year long, it motivates the players and the fans embrace that mentality too.

Then for the first time all year we finally are being talked about as the favorites and when the other team tries to play the no respect card our fans dismiss it as overconfidence and start talking about a shut out.

Stop acting like bandwagon Seahawks fans, all he said is he felt they deserved more respect for beating the Patriots twice this year, the exact same thing our players were saying about beating Seattle twice and still not getting the proper respect.

As fans we can afford to be overconfident and hope and wish for blow outs and shut outs. 

True disrespect is being 10-0 and the underdogs to a 3 win Cowboys team. 

How can their be any disrespect to be a less than a TD underdog to the 17-1 Panthers when you are 12-4?

 

If the records were reversed and the Panthers were about to face a 17-1 Broncos team in the SB, and one or more of our players were saying....but we beat the Seahawks twice, is nobody noticing that? As a fan I would be nervous and worried about where the players heads were at before the biggest game of their lives.

[CarolinaSunday]

23 minutes ago, heelinfine said:

If the records were reversed and the Panthers were about to face a 17-1 Broncos team in the SB, and one or more of our players were saying....but we beat the Seahawks twice, is nobody noticing that? As a fan I would be nervous and worried about where the players heads were at before the biggest game of their lives.

It is pretty interesting that they're still focused on the NE game.

[beastson]

As the week goes on and on, I get more annoyed. I'm ready for the Panthers to hit these mofo's and hit them hard.

[pantherking15]

Denver has built their defense to beat their nemesis in the AFC, Tom Brady. Denver's defense is built to defend a high volume passing offense with a statue QB and a complementary running game.  Furthermore, Denver's pass defense is a bit stronger than their run defense.

The problem for Denver is that we're the polar opposite of the Patriots. We're a big, smashmouth, physical team that runs the ball over 50% of the time to set up the play-action pass. The Panthers faced the #1 run defense in the Seahawks twice and absolutely imposed their will on them. Our deceptive, multidimensional running game will have Denver's defenders guessing and in hesitation. Add in Cam Newton's elusiveness, running ability, and downfield passing threat and there are mismatches to exploit. Denver had trouble with Alex Smith (Chiefs scored 24 and 29), Andrew Luck (Colts scored 27), and Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers scored 34 on them). Panthers offense is much better than those 3 teams, and we actually have the O-line to match up against their D-line (their biggest strength).

[heelinfine]

3 minutes ago, beastson said:

As the week goes on and on, I get more annoyed. I'm ready for the Panthers to hit these mofo's and hit them hard.

And on the note, I firmly believe that the Panthers are the more physical team.

[BrownianMotion]

I told you guys last week that Denver's SB is playing against the Pats, and some here did not believe me. Some even mocked me.

The Broncos are like abused women (from all the blow out losses they've experienced in Foxboro over the years) who got revenge on their abuser. I honestly believe that to them, beating the Pats is worth at least as much as winning a SB, if not more. They don't care that the team was decimated by injury (missing top two RBs, missing two starting OL, Edelman playing at about 50% due to injury, etc) or that they barely escaped with the win as a result of a missed XP. The win is just symbolic for them.

This was the exact same thing that happened in 2013. They were so thrilled that they beat what was once again a decimated NE team in the AFCCG that all they could do was talk about NE in the lead up to SB48. The end result was them getting their sh!t kicked in by a Seattle team that was actually focused on the game.

I foresee a similar result. I don't see Carolina lingering on their dominating wins over Seattle or Arizona. They seem like a team that's focused on the task at hand, unlike the Broncos who are acting like they've already won the SB.

[csx]

3 minutes ago, BrownianMotion said:

I told you guys last week that Denver's SB is playing against the Pats, and some here did not believe me. Some even mocked me.

The Broncos are like abused women (from all the blow out losses they've experienced in Foxboro over the years) who got revenge on their abuser. I honestly believe that to them, beating the Pats is worth at least as much as winning a SB, if not more. They don't care that the team was decimated by injury (missing top two RBs, missing two starting OL, Edelman playing at about 50% due to injury, etc) or that they barely escaped with the win as a result of a missed XP. The win is just symbolic for them.

This was the exact same thing that happened in 2013. They were so thrilled that they beat what was once again a decimated NE team in the AFCCG that all they could do was talk about NE in the lead up to SB48. The end result was them getting their sh!t kicked in by a Seattle team that was actually focused on the game.

I foresee a similar result. I don't see Carolina lingering on their dominating wins over Seattle or Arizona. They seem like a team that's focused on the task at hand, unlike the Broncos who are acting like they've already won the SB.

Thats exactly what my sister in Colorado said regarding the Pats game being their SB.

[TheWiz]

Alot of people said we were winning because of our weak schedule. (whatever that means.) 

But i definitely think we played against tougher opponents in the playoffs. The seahawks and even the cardinals could have beat this team. I feel slightly bad that the Panthers are going to do take it out on Peyton Manning... he really is a nice guy and an all time great. But Cam came in the league breaking Peyton Mannings records. Its only fitting that Cam Newton send him off.  

 

[BrownianMotion]

3 minutes ago, csx said:

Thats exactly what my sister in Colorado said regarding the Pats game being their SB.

And that's perfectly fine coming from fans, but when their entire team feels that way, it's kind of pathetic. The Panthers should win this game convincingly. 

[Servant of Cthululelei]

2 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

I love how we get no respect all year long, it motivates the players and the fans embrace that mentality too.

Then for the first time all year we finally are being talked about as the favorites and when the other team tries to play the no respect card our fans dismiss it as overconfidence and start talking about a shut out.

Stop acting like bandwagon Seahawks fans, all he said is he felt they deserved more respect for beating the Patriots twice this year, the exact same thing our players were saying about beating Seattle twice and still not getting the proper respect.

As someone who also gets annoyed by this, I can assure you that you're fighting a losing battle against Panther fan hypocrisy.  Sadly, it's the natural order of things when it comes to sports.  When fortunes are reversed, the fans of the previously downtrodden team will act just as haughty and superior as the fans of the previously successful team.  Not everyone will fall into that trap, but most will.

Not that I'm saying being confident in our team is being hypocritical - it's not.  I think we'll blow the doors of Denver based on what I've seen this year.  But mocking one of their players playing the disrespect card is kind of dickish.

[csx]

2 minutes ago, Servant of Cthululelei said:

As someone who also gets annoyed by this, I can assure you that you're fighting a losing battle against Panther fan hypocrisy.  Sadly, it's the natural order of things when it comes to sports.  When fortunes are reversed, the fans of the previously downtrodden team will act just as haughty and superior as the fans of the previously successful team.  Not everyone will fall into that trap, but most will.

Not that I'm saying being confident in our team is being hypocritical - it's not.  I think we'll blow the doors of Denver based on what I've seen this year.  But mocking one of their players playing the disrespect card is kind of dickish.

It wouldn't be so bad if it was not so obvious. It's as if most don't even notice it.

[DaveThePanther2008]

1 hour ago, heelinfine said:

As fans we can afford to be overconfident and hope and wish for blow outs and shut outs. 

True disrespect is being 10-0 and the underdogs to a 3 win Cowboys team. 

How can their be any disrespect to be a less than a TD underdog to the 17-1 Panthers when you are 12-4?

 

If the records were reversed and the Panthers were about to face a 17-1 Broncos team in the SB, and one or more of our players were saying....but we beat the Seahawks twice, is nobody noticing that? As a fan I would be nervous and worried about where the players heads were at before the biggest game of their lives.

Really.....

Great they beat the God Almighty Patriots that had a worse line than we had in early 2014.  Happy for them.  BARELY beat them both times. 

We notched 80 points in the last two playoff games against arguably the best teams in the NFL.

If you are going to say #1 vs #1 at least use the same stat.

 

Total Offense YPG Carolina #11  Denver 16  Total Defense YPG Denver #1  Carolina #6

Total Offense PPG Carolina #1 Denver #19   Total Defense PPG Denver #4 Carolina #6

Offense 1st DownPG Carolina #4 Denver #19 Defense 1st DownGG Denver #5 Carolina #6

 3rd Down % Offense #T6 Carolina 42% Denver #25 35% Defense Denver # 7 35% #13 Carolina 38%

The disparity between the offenses is very noticeable. while the disparity between the Defense is not.  The major one is 3rd down percentage and the difference is only 3% difference.

As I was researching this I noticed a trend.  Did you know Denver has played only 3 teams in the top ten in total offense All three of them twice SD, Pittsburgh and New England 5-1 against those teams.  This all the while playing 10 games against teams in the 20s and only 2 in the teens.  Baltimore and Cincy.  Nearly 1/2 of their Schedule (7 Teams) scored more than our defensive average. In fact 8 of the 18 games they scored less than our defensive average.

While Carolina Faced 10 of their 18 games against Top Ten offense Arizona, NO, Seattle, TB, Atl and NYG. (9-1) While facing only 4 in the 20s GB, Dallas, Indy and Tenn. The remaining 4 in the teens were Philly, Wash, Jack, Hou

I guess the argument could be that Denver put them in those positions but can't be by much   So the Broncos vaunted defense could have been helped by challenged offenses more than great defense. .