How let down will overly confident Falcons fans be this weekend? (Pic thread!)

[Nick_81]

1 minute ago, ickmule said:

I realize it, but it felt like an ass whooping

 

Division rivals will get you like that.

[Bronn]

lol some of you acting like we're world beaters...

If we don't make some serious changes on the offensive side of the ball (ie. Shula) then we'll be the ones feeling let down again...

I'm as optimistic as anyone here, but until we come out and play like we are capable, we have no right being favored over anyone...

[Wundrbread33]

9 minutes ago, Bronn said:

lol some of you acting like we're world beaters...

If we don't make some serious changes on the offensive side of the ball (ie. Shula) then we'll be the ones feeling let down again...

I'm as optimistic as anyone here, but until we come out and play like we are capable, we have no right being favored over anyone...

Apparently not.

[Wa'ya]

1 hour ago, ickmule said:

This won't be an easy game...remember Atlanta spanked that ass last year for our only loss and the 2015 Panthers were much better than this team. Obviously it was hard to tell if Atlanta is any good or if the Saints just blow dead bears, but this will not be an easy game. 

No, Atlanta played a game where we beat ourselves... The ass spanking happened on Dec.13th - Panthers 38, Atlanta 0

[d-dave]

While we have a right to be optimistic, let's also not be hasty.

Let's set the table of circumstances and story elements (because that's a thing???):

1. Atlanta is coming in HOT among the league leaders in offensive categories.  
2. Atlanta is trying to PROVE that they aren't done yet, that they are the better team.
3. Carolina is due for a down year, Super Bowl loser curse, blah blah blah

What do we look like?  

• Got beat by two physical top tier defenses.
• We're a field goal away from 2-1
• Cam's ankle got dinged, and we're missing Stewie
• We have been making a bunch of bone headed mistakes.

So this is where Rivera pulls out some of his best stuff from his Great Head Coaching Book of Facts.  This is an opportunity for this team to become more relevant than Cam's post game attire.  "The Season" won't end if we lose, but it becomes A LOT harder to win the Division, much less home field advantage in the playoffs.

So I do feel optimistic that the Panthers will rebound.  I think it's completely possible for us to right the ship and keep on doing what we did last year and ride it into the playoffs.  I can also see us struggle this season based on some long standing issues.  Neither result would be surprising, but one would be extremely disappointing.  

[Moorgan]

Panthers be like...

 

The Panthers just need to not let the Falcons get the higher ground...after 10 minutes of it not mattering.

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[arbnranger]