Sunday/Thursday games

[Jeremy Igo]

We have two games in the next week boys and girls. Both are very winnable. 

We could be 7-2 heading into what is usually the strongest time of year for Rivera's team. 

 

How does that make you feel inside?

[Randolph Panther]

Not overlooking TB but I would love to crack through and beat Pittsburg.  Outside of 1996 we just cant beat them it seems.  

[NAS]

12 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

We have two games in the next week boys and girls. Both are very winnable. 

We could be 7-2 heading into what is usually the strongest time of year for Rivera's team. 

 

How does that make you feel inside?

Or God forbid, be 5 -4.  I hope Rivera has his team ready for the challenge.

[BrianS]

I'm cautiously optimistic here . . . I think I'll pull a Rivera and say "I want to see us be more consistent."

If we consistently play the way we did against Baltimore, we're going to be very tough.

[Camp Fodder]

We need to be 6-3 at the absolute worst 

[Dex]

Not counting my chickens just yet. As a Panther's fan I know better.

[bigpoppa]

26 minutes ago, Dex said:

Not counting my chickens just yet. As a Panther's fan I know better.

Agreed, 23 years of premature chicken counting have taught me that bitter lesson.

[Raleigh PF]

Realistically, I would expect the Panthers to emerge with a 6-3 record. The game against Tampa is going to be more difficult than many would expect - any division game is a crapshoot.

Early in the year, it seemed Pittsburgh was waiting for Le'Veon Bell to return. How else do you explain a tie with Cleveland, a near loss to the Bucs and a loss, at HOME, to the Ravens? 

I don't get the sense they are awaiting Bell's return, anymore. They've scored 102 points in the last 3 games, giving up only 56. If the game was in Carolina, I'd be more optimistic.

[Dex]

2 minutes ago, bigpoppa said:

Agreed, 23 years of premature chicken counting have taught me that bitter lesson.

I love it when you quote me... Big... Pop-pa.

[arbnranger]

I feel good inside, more so than anything else. 

[Adb6368]

I feel like a Thursday away game against Pittsburgh is more on the side of 'winnable but extremely difficult' than 'very winnable' considering the travel involved and the talent we are going up against.

[Pantha-kun]

We should win the Sunday game vs Tampa unless we have too many turnovers.

At Steelers on Thursday night will be tough. They have an explosive offense, they are and have been uber talented at WR, QB, Oline, TE, and our defense has gotten worked by much worse offenses this season. They also get to the QB on defense. 

Brown is obviously way to fast and slippery for Bradberry, guessing D.Jackson will have to cover Brown and Bradberry on Smith-Shuster. I dont like the matchups of their offense vs our defense besides our LBs vs James Conner. 

I wouldn't expect us to win in Pittsburgh but its possible. If we handily win the turnover battle and get touchdowns instead of field goals we could win. 

[Khyber53]

We've already turned the corner and began picking up speed last week. The Bucs and Steelers are looking down the tracks and hearing the train coming. 

 

[UpstatePanther]

44 minutes ago, Camp Fodder said:

We need to be 6-3 at the absolute worst 

I expected us to be 6-3 after the Pittsburgh game, with losses in Atlanta, Philly, and Pittsburgh. 

Should have won the skins game, but we made up for it by unexpectedly beating the Eagles. We should put the Bucs away and the Steelers have looked vulnerable. If we can get to 7-2, it’s gonna be great for the rest of the season.