Well, as it turns out...

[DaveThePanther2008]

How can this be.  New England is a well oiled machine.  Predicted to win the next 10 championships because Billicheat knows how to bring them in and they play to Pro Bowl Status.  

I mean, Ealy was a beast last night.   How we never saw it is incredible..... NO Wait, he got traded.... oops.

Brady has the fountain of youth in his back pocket and will play till he is 50.

[Harbingers]

2 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

It is a good thing Atlanta did not play in New England last night, as they would have had a good shot at winning. 

Imagine the story lines if Atlanta went into New England and defeated the Patriots. I would not be able to turn on any sports show all weekend. 

Blessing in disguise. 

I was thinking the exact same thing, listening to XMNFL today on the way in. 

Much more pleasant to hear about KC. 

[The Huddler]

3 hours ago, MurkN said:

It's going to be very satisfying when we pummel them in a few weeks. Our front 7 is licking their chops at the 40 year old statue.

Stop jinxing us you turd

[pantherclaw]

2 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Falcons would have had a good shot at winning. That New England defense looked suspect. 

No pass rush, and young players on the back end. 

Refresh my mind, how does that work out again?

[Burnout189]

What's really amazing is KC won that game with an anemic pass rush themselves. Brady had little to no pressure on him for most of the game.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

You just never know what's going to happen in this league. Last year means nothing.

[Udogg]

Eric Berry was all up in Gronk's gronk.    That was a big weapon for the patriots that was neutralized.  Take away the shiftiest of the shifties in Eldeman, that put a big strain on offense.. especailly when KC kept dropping 8 in coverage. 

I think KC just played better from middle of second quarter on.  It wasn't neccesarily what NE was doing bad, it's just that with Hunt, Hill and Kelce they have a lot of mismatches and Andy Reid was trying to use them all. 

The reports of the Patriots demise is premature, I just think KC played better.  Yes a Belichek team was outcoached especially in the second half. 

[Ball4life]

3 hours ago, Saca312 said:

Eh. It's still debatable whether the Falcons suffer a similar fate. Preseason indicated the Patriots defense will suck, and so far it also indicates the Falcons OC sucks and their offense will suffer because of so.

So, we'll see.

1 bad quarter without their probowl running back in a preseason game = OC sucks. Lmao can't make this stuff up.

[Harbingers]

25 minutes ago, Udogg said:

Eric Berry was all up in Gronk's gronk.    That was a big weapon for the patriots that was neutralize. 

It absolutely sucks, probable torn Achilles. 

[Jmac]

Evetything changes.....whats great yesterday can be average today.

[WarHeel]

2 hours ago, Darknight said:

 

You mean Kareem Grant. He torched the Pats more so than Hill

Why not both?

[Jmac]

Now we know why they traded for Ealy. Desperate for a pass rush of any kind.

 

[ecu88]

6 minutes ago, Jmac said:

Now we know why they traded for Ealy. Desperate for a pass rush of any kind.

 

This^

No matter how good your DBs are, if your DL sucks, you will not win most battles on the football field.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

8 minutes ago, ecu88 said:

This^

No matter how good your DBs are, if your DL sucks, you will not win most battles on the football field.

And this is why I love Dave Gettleman. Without the D-line he put together, the Panthers would have no chance to compete in the NFC South.