Panthers expected to finish 7-9 according to Sports Illustrated prediction

[Khyber53]

Cool!!!!! I love it when I see that!

 

[Camp Fodder]

How many wins were we predicted to win in 2015?   I guarantee no where near 15

[RumHam]

Literally the laziest and worst prediction possibly they've ever had. Pittsburgh will not reach a Super Bowl. It's just not going to happen. Why wouldn't the Rams be the complete favorite at this point? Whatever, they chose us and the Dolphins in 2006 and that ruined our season.

[RumHam]

Having said that, our secondary showed up a little better at the dress rehearsal and addition by subtraction on OL might have helped our cause. We're capable of anywhere from 6 to 13 wins, all depends on who shows up. fug Shula for that Chicago game last year. 

[Raleigh PF]

The NFC South is certainly the toughest division in football, at the moment. A 3-3 record would be a decent accomplishment, considering.

That means the Panthers have to find wins:

vs Dallas, Cincinnati, NY Giants, Baltimore, Seattle

at Washington, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland

 

 

[caatfan]

Preseason polls/predictions are a joke. Only about 2 so called experts even picked the Panthers to even make the playoffs (as a wildcard) in the '14/'15 season. Personally, I'm always happy when they underrate us. A lack of respect improves motivation. 

[PhillyB]

i mean our division plays out of its mind so 9-7 is a reasonable pessimist's outlook but good god

[archer4364]

Better to be the underdog than favored. Still, I don't get the disrespect... It's like every single prediction I look at we finish 3rd in the NFC South and miss the playoffs. We went 11-5 last year and were 21 yards away from winning a playoff game against the 2nd best team in the NFC. I get the NFC is going to be even more of a bloodbath this year but this team has real talent and infinitely more potential with Shula gone. 

[backINblack28]

Last year they picked us to go 9-7. Same in 2015.  They're just deviating little from their average disrespect of us.  

Last year they had the Jags 4-12 and the Rams 6-10 too so..we're not the only ones.  Most of these pick em standings things are about 2 years behind where a team's roster is.

[CPcavedweller]

Everyone can screenshot this, but I'm getting a 13-3 vibe from this team. Having a new offensive coordinator will allow Cam to travel back in time to the days where he was unpredictable as a player and where our offense had much less game tape. Norv knows how to utilize our offensive weapons and he has, quite possibly, the same caliber of weapons as he has had at any one time. 

Someone posted a graphic a few years ago showing the 3rd preseason game outcome and the season. The last time I saw dominance in the third preseason game like we had Friday was against the Ravens in 2015 when Kuechly absolutely lit the place on fire. Get excited, take the over bets on the win totals, and I'll see you in Charlotte for the NFCCG. 

[CPcavedweller]

1 hour ago, KillaCamNewton said:

Until we prove we can actually have back to back winning seasons are we truly “overlooked” for getting picked to not have a winning season?

 

the Cam hate I saw on ESPN last week is too much though, getting picked as the 18th best QB in the league is hilarious

We've never had a coaching change at both coordinator positions after a winning season. That alone will remove the stagnation that occurs. 

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[Carl Spackler]

He has us as the third-worst team in the NFC. ok

[Carl Spackler]

Pretty sure SI picked us to finish last in the NFC South in 2003 and 2015