What is your definition of competitive next year?

[pstall]

Are you going by record? By particular stats or what?

Just curious.

[ncbobcat]

Closeness of scores (not getting blown out), being in the neighborhood of a .500 record by year's end and while beating teams worse than us, defeating one or two who are better. That would be a competative season for me.

[Dpantherman]

going by our schedule if we can't get 9-10 wins than we have MAJOR issues

[Guild]

Winning in the playoffs.

[pantherpain]

Closeness of scores (not getting blown out), being in the neighborhood of a .500 record by year's end and while beating teams worse than us, defeating one or two who are better. That would be a competative season for me.

this sounds about right for the panthers next year.

[Kurb]

31 Teams fail every year by not winning the Super Bowl.

That is my underlying feelings.

That said. Some minor gains can be made that at least make fans feel better.

Panthers need >1 playoff win and a lot less of losing games they should win during the regular season.

[AceMan]

going by our schedule if we can't get 9-10 wins than we have MAJOR issues

Winning in the playoffs.

I already see we are going to have some pissed off fans if we go 8-8 again.

[CRA]

Are you going by record? By particular stats or what?

Just curious.

I expect us to hover around .500.

I think some will be prepared for what the defense shows us.....those that boast we have a solid secondary and a great young DL.....will see some reality. As the weakest DL in Fox stay in Carolina really shows why it is more important be strong there on a Fox team.....as the secondary struggles and we struggle again to stop the run. There is reason Carolina paid absurd money to Pep even though he didn't want to be here....he was all we had last year.

The offense will be awesome though.....most weeks.

[ncbobcat]

Beason and Davis both make it to the Pro Bowl with obscene amounts of tackles (i.e. pourous front four) in an otherwise down year for the defense.

[Ricky Spanish]

super bowl or bust

[Pejorative Miscreant]

Don't show up if you just want to be competitive. Competitive is a prerequisite to being. The goal for 16 weeks is to win on Sunday and make the playoffs. After that it is to go on a 3 or 4 game winning streak and take home the trophy.

[Snake]

We are all in this year. Fox is on the hot seat and we are flying under the radar.:biggrin:

[Guest silver82blade]

to be competitive i think we have to come within two scores of each game, and if we get blown out we have to blow someone else out. we should also have at least a .500 record. for me to consider the season a success, we have to at least win the division or be conference champs.

[pstall]

to be competitive i think we have to come within two scores of each game, and if we get blown out we have to blow someone else out. we should also have at least a .500 record. for me to consider the season a success, we have to at least win the division or be conference champs.

agreed