Ok, so who do you want to face if we are on the road round 1

[saints4lifeagain]

Just now, RoaringRiot said:

You can shove your pie up your ass @saints4lifeagain

I just pie all of your posts because it bothers you. 

[Jay Roosevelt]

I'd say the Rams simply based on the fact that New Orleans is the team that we match-up with the worst. Also, the Saints as the #3 seed would give them a tougher road to the NFC Championship game.

If we go in as the #5 seed (which seems likely) and play the #4-seeded Rams, that would put the Saints as the likely #3 seed, playing either the Falcons or Seahawks on wild card weekend. This assumes the Vikings win on Sunday, which they should against the Bears. If they lose the Saints are the #2 seed and that's pretty much the worst case scenario for us and anyone else in the NFC playoffs.

In that scenario, if the Saints do win in the WC round, they'd be playing in Minnesota against the Vikings, whereas the other winning WC team (hopefully us) would go to Philly to play the Carson Wentz-less Eagles, which (in theory) is a very winnable game considering we nearly beat them (and probably should have) with Wentz earlier in the season.

If we were to win in Philly, we'd be set to play @ either Minnesota or New Orleans in the NFCC. Neither is ideal, but such is the life as a wild card team. We know we match-up reasonably well with the Vikings given we beat them already; the question is how well do the Saints match-up with them?

So for the Panthers, the ideal scenario on paper would be to play the Rams - and their inexperienced QB & Coach - in the wild card round, the Eagles - playing their backup QB - in the divisional round, and the Vikings - who we've already beaten once this year - in the NFC Championship.

Of course, you can argue that the Saints are the best team in the NFC and will likely make the NFC Championship regardless of matchups, meaning we're almost certain to have to play them anyway, so why not just play them in the wild card round and get it over with? Sure, they've beaten us twice by decent margins this year, but maybe that's just the motivation we need to win round 3? After all, the team that lost knows it needs to change its strategy, while the team that won can sometimes go into a rematch overconfident.

In any event, you have to believe that a wild card win over the Saints would be one hell of a boost for our team and could propel them back into the Super Bowl.

[Snake]

People think we are sleeping on the Rams but we're not. The Saints just have proven that they can dismantle us twice. No other team has done that this year. 

[Randolph Panther]

Probably the Rams. Also figure not many fans show up for there games 

[pantherclaw]

Bring on the best, and we'll lay them to rest.

[LA_Panther]

If we play the rams ... you fools are drinking for free in LA ... ok at least a couple of rounds  

[pantherclaw]

The Saints are the best team in the NFC.

They finially have a defense worth talking about. (Injuries will hurt it some, but these guys are playing good defense). 

They have a strong running game that takes the pressure off one of the best QBs that currently plays the game. 

 

[RoaringRiot]

23 minutes ago, LA_Panther said:

If we play the rams ... you fools are drinking for free in LA ... ok at least a couple of rounds  

Quoted to document as proof

[LA_Panther]

10 minutes ago, RoaringRiot said:

Quoted to document as proof

2 rounds bro lol 

[jimfear]

My vote is the Saints. The Saints defensive weakness is the run, and with Kalil back we're doing better in that department. Our coaching staff performs better over multiple games than in one off situations, and they've seen this incarnation of NO twice, so they know what to expect. With the Rams, we're facing Gurley but more worrisome is that we're facing Wade Phillips and Aaron Donald who are probably salivating to face a Mike Shula offense.

Ultimately we'll go as far as Cam takes us so if he gets on a roll the NFC better watch out.

[Smithers]

Playing on the west coast is the o my downside to playing LA.

but screw it...we can beat them all.

[Goondal]

I would much rather face the Rams.  First, they have a second year QB that has never played in the postseason, who knows how he reacts.

Second, I know what happens when we play New Orleans.  It is just a bad match-up for us.  I would rather avoid them if we could.

[MBronson]

Mark my words. Quote this post later. The Carolina Panthers will not lose 3 times to the Saints in one season. We're better than that; our coaches are better than that. So I want the 'Aints

[JARROD]

Saints.

3rd time is a charm.

Rams are having a fairy tale season. They will probably rain fairy dust all over everyone in their path to the Super Bowl.

The NFL needs an LA team to win. In the second biggest market behind NYC? Yep.

believe that. New Orleans already had their Katrina sympathy and blew it on the bounty. 

Who dat is more like Who was. Nobody cares.

minnesota probably deserves it,... but most people don’t care for purple or the tundra.

Phili is a couple of Foles interceptions from being finished, only sick thing is hearing from the whiniest fans in football about how their destiny season got robbed again,.. still penance owed to Santa,.. worst than the Bambino curse.

so play the Saints, then Phily,... then probably the Rams for the NFCCs.