Huddle Hubris

[top dawg]

All I have to say is that I know everyone wasn't taking the Vikings for granted, but it seems like many people thought that we would cruise right past the Vikings.  When they acquired Sam Bradford, a few of us were saying that he was better than many were trying to put down here, and he has pretty much proven to be an invaluable pickup for them so far. He certainly proved his worth against our guys today. And, it seemed like people thought that there D-line was illegitimate or something. Well...I do believe our O-line wasn't great today, but they were good enough for us to win. Between Cam holding on to the ball too long, whether his choice or plays that took too long to develop, better decisions are the order for the future.

Now, don't get me wrong, the Panthers (and Cam) made a few errors today, but the Vikings beat us and proved why you can't take any team for granted. We got outplayed and out-coached.  Time to go back to the drawing board.  The season is still young, so hopefully we can get the issues addressed. We appear close, but, bottom line, we're 1-2.  

I'm fairly sure that the team doesn't take anyone for granted, and the Huddle shouldn't either. The Panthers have a lot of work to do, but I still believe we are the class of the division. 

[usmcpanthers]

I was on record saying if we had 2 plus turnover we would lose.

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[ThPantherFan]

Vikings are a good team.  We are a better team on the field.  The problem is up in the booth.

[Jangler]

Fine, I'll take the blame. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to get some crack.

[Fox007]

Check my posts before the game...knew we'd struggle this game...always do.

[the butch]

Call it hubris all you want.  We had the NFL MVP behind center.  We just went to the Super Bowl.  The fans had a right to be confident facing a QB in just his second game with his team that's missing half of it's offensive and defensive continuity.  The Vikings are good, sure.  We are better . . . on paper, anyway.  The coaching staff fumbled this game away.  And that's the most depressing part about this loss; I no longer feel a thread of confidence in our ability to win a football game.  At this point, it's dumb fuging luck.

[Chaos]

2013 we started off 1-2 with an ugly loss in there I believe.  Won the division at 12-4.  I trust the players to get things turned around.  I don't know how much I trust the coaches, but I do trust the men who wear Panthers uniforms.

[Jangler]

Is crack still a thing?

[The Lone Panther]

The Vikings are this years Denver. 

[Toolbox]

2 minutes ago, Chaos said:

2013 we started off 1-2 with an ugly loss in there I believe.  Won the division at 12-4.  I trust the players to get things turned around.  I don't know how much I trust the coaches, but I do trust the men who wear Panthers uniforms.

Yep doesn't matter how good the players are if the coaching is very bad.. just look at the rams with their coach.. they are extremely talented but the coaching is just straight garbage.

[Qu1million]

Problem is also special team play...Gano has to be better and we have to tackle on punt returns and kick returns. Andy punted well but overall coverage was weak. I have to give props to the Vikings blocking...i think I saw Colin Jones blocked all the way down the sideline and he is a stud on special teams.

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[top dawg]

1 minute ago, The Lone Panther said:

The Vikings are this years Denver. 

Maybe their D-line, which we always seem to have trouble with (we have trouble with the tough ones), but Bradford is no limp-armed over-the-hill Manning. Give him time, and he will carve you up.

We have to learn how to make the kind of half-time adjustments that the Vikings did today to get the ball out of Cam's hands quicker (and Cam has to buy in).

[outlaw4]

If you had told me before the game we'd turn the ball over three times, give up a return TD, a safety, commit stupid penalties and have 8 sacks on Cam, that's a loss regardless of opponent. While we as fans can sometimes be overconfident, we ultimately don't control what happens on the field.

[Thanatos]

Their offense put up 13 goddamn points. Sam Bradford sucks. Not as bad as Shaun Hill, but he sure as hell wasn't worth a 1st and a 4th round pick. 

It was their defense that won the game, not Bradford.