PSA: CAROLINA STILL CONTROLS THEIR OWN DESTINY

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, bigdog10 said:

 Four of their last five at home. 

San Fran X two, Arizona, Minnesota, and Kansas City. 

They can sleepwalk to 9-7

And they own the tiebreaker over us.

Two more losses and we're probably boned. And that's not real encouraging when you look at our remaining schedule.

[archer4364]

We can go 5-0 and miss, though that is incredibly unlikely. 4-1 should get us in. 3-2 could, but it probably won't. If we play to our full potential, we will make the playoffs. Next two are must wins for obvious reasons, same for the Atlanta home game. We can beat New Orleans in Charlotte on MNF, I believe in our offense. We're going to have to get some breaks, but it can be done. I think at worst, we go 3-2, at best 5-0. 

[!stUp]

Rivera quote at 4:35 EST 12/02/18....

[Jon Snow]

Just now, bull123 said:

You are right...but if we win out we’d be in...scenarios will change weekly...no way those other teams all win out...Seattle could even lose two more

 Winng out is not happening. That's a fact well established already.  They have a much better chance of losing out which pisses me off.  They do not control their own destiny.  That chance was pissed away last Sunday.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, bull123 said:

Rivera hasn’t tanked a whole season the way fox did...but Rivera has been really bad last few weeks

Fox wasn't trying. Rivera is.

I'm not sure that's better.

[PandaMan]

I think we win 4 of the last 5, sweep the Saints but get blown out by the Browns

[PandaMan]

32 minutes ago, !stUp said:

Rivera quote at 4:35 EST 12/02/18....

Don’t forget “we did some good things”

[Jon Snow]

Just now, PandaMan said:

I think we win 4 of the last 5, sweep the Saints but get blown out by the Browns

That's some good poo you are smoking my friend.  May I partake?

[PandaMan]

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

That's some good poo you are smoking my friend.  May I partake?

Sure, anyone is welcome in the peyote circle 

[KillaCamNewton]

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

This same logic also applies in the likely even all the teams drop 1-2 games along the way. If Dallas, Washington, Seattle, and Carolina all finish 10-6 or 9-7, Carolina loses that tiebreaker. It's honestly not very promising the Panthers make the playoffs. Losing to Seattle really f*cked things up.

And the Lions. And the Redskins. It pisses me off that this team was able to beat Brady on the road, outduel Rodgers,  and shred the Vikings defense last year but lost to those 3 sorry teams this year

[MHS831]

Nothing to celebrate.  All teams do, and most lose it around this time of year.  We are in control of a three game losing streak--nothing more.

[Turnip]

Is Rivera fired yet for blowing the season with 3 straight embarassing losses? 

[Matthias]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

How do you think we got Rivera?

People used the same arguments back then to suggest that we should hang on to John Fox.

Now Rivera has basically morphed into John Fox, Part Deux.

 

John Fox never had back to back winning seasons nor playoff appearances.  Of course like I said, if there was an undeniably better coach out there, bring him in.  I just don't want to go down the rabid hole of hiring a bunch of coaches like most teams do.  Rivera proven he can get to the playoffs consistently.

[arbnranger]

2 hours ago, joeyxfresco said:

Yea but what I’m saying is that if we win out we’re still in because the teams ahead us play each other and a loss by either of them in said game bumps us up 

 

2 hours ago, hepcat said:

If Dallas, Seattle, and Washington all win out, the Panthers don't make the playoffs. Dallas would win the NFC East, Washington and Seattle would have the tiebreakers over Carolina. Since there is currently a scenario where the Panthers win out and don't make the playoffs, they do not control their own destiny.