If I asked you.......

[AKPantherFan]

In the begining of the season if you would rather go 12-4 and lose in the divisional round of the playoff's

OR-

Have a qb who threw over 5,000 yards but not make the Playoff's, what would you say.

There are a LOT of teams with great QB's who didnt make it this far.

Payton Manning is sitting at home, and after today only 4 teams will still be playin football.

Its just the way poo goes in the NFL.

Better luck next season.

This one has been fun to watch.

[Carolina Crazy V2]

good point

[stankowalski]

I'd take option #1. But then you didn't say that we would get killed in said playoff game by a quarterback that turned the ball over 6 times.

[WUTKE]

Especially at home.

[raleigh-panther]

Hi AK, with all respect, that really isn't the point.

Of course, 12-4, making the playoffs, all good.

Throwing for 5000 yards, sure, that's nice.

....but, again, in football, two things are key, the QB and the defense.

I have been a huge supporter of Delhomme's, I've tried to be; but, in all honesty, top flight QBs do not throw 5 interceptions, have a fumble, consistently force the ball when its not there.

If people are 'satisfied' with just getting there, that's fine.

I'm not.

The Panthers have had numerous opportunities to draft a QB with a decent arm and they have not done so and they will pay now and for several years in the future.

I'd be happy with the QB the Ravens have...one who was available for the Panthers too by the way, as was Brady Quinn.

Manage the game, don't lose the game.

That's just me.

Again, I have loved Jake Delhomme; but, its time now, to get a blue chip.

Kurt Warner, and Delhomme, are the exceptions not the rule.

[CBDellinger]

I like the way you think AK!

[AKPantherFan]

Hi AK, with all respect, that really isn't the point.

Of course, 12-4, making the playoffs, all good.

Throwing for 5000 yards, sure, that's nice.

....but, again, in football, two things are key, the QB and the defense.

I have been a huge supporter of Delhomme's, I've tried to be; but, in all honesty, top flight QBs do not throw 5 interceptions, have a fumble, consistently force the ball when its not there.

If people are 'satisfied' with just getting there, that's fine.

I'm not.

The Panthers have had numerous opportunities to draft a QB with a decent arm and they have not done so and they will pay now and for several years in the future.

I'd be happy with the QB the Ravens have...one who was available for the Panthers too by the way, as was Brady Quinn.

Manage the game, don't lose the game.

That's just me.

Again, I have loved Jake Delhomme; but, its time now, to get a blue chip.

Kurt Warner, and Delhomme, are the exceptions not the rule.

thats not the point-

the point is there are 28 teams sitting at home this week comming up--

quit crying like babys.

It will get better-- GOD knows it could have been worse, so have some respect for a decent season.

[PanthersFanNY]

Oh so we aren't allowed to be pissed that we got stomped at home due to six turnovers by one player?

[Badbak]

Hi AK, with all respect, that really isn't the point.

Of course, 12-4, making the playoffs, all good.

Throwing for 5000 yards, sure, that's nice.

....but, again, in football, two things are key, the QB and the defense.

I have been a huge supporter of Delhomme's, I've tried to be; but, in all honesty, top flight QBs do not throw 5 interceptions, have a fumble, consistently force the ball when its not there.

If people are 'satisfied' with just getting there, that's fine.

I'm not.

The Panthers have had numerous opportunities to draft a QB with a decent arm and they have not done so and they will pay now and for several years in the future.

I'd be happy with the QB the Ravens have...one who was available for the Panthers too by the way, as was Brady Quinn.

Manage the game, don't lose the game.

That's just me.

Again, I have loved Jake Delhomme; but, its time now, to get a blue chip.

Kurt Warner, and Delhomme, are the exceptions not the rule.

You summed up what I have been saying for a long time. It is a waste of time saying it because john Fox says rookie QBs are a waste. Just look how wasted Atlanta and Baltimore have been this season. Perhaps Fox would think higher of a rookie QB if he had one picked higher than the last round or that went undrafted.

[SpartanPanther89]

5000 yards. Missin the playoffs is less painful than losing in the playoffs

[cookinbrak]

Yeah, who wants the hassle of a Super Bowl trophy? Just have to buy a cabinet for it.

If I told you 2 weeks ago that we'd make the playoffs with a dominant pair of running backs, but we'd piss it away in the playoffs by having an inept QB throw 5 INTs and fumble the ball on the other teams 13 yd line, against a team known for passing the ball, so we were gonna play a weak ass zone that allowed the 1 weapon they have to catch the ball anywhere he felt like, would you keep sucking down that Kool-Aid?

[Sam Mills Fan]

This season was a failure. People that are into moral victories after last night are losers.

We're not the Bengals or Lions, we're the Panthers and we were the favorites to win the Super Bowl coming into the playoffs (if you didn't count the Giants at least).

Having the team we had and ending it the way it did made this season a complete failure. Sorry. You can say that Drew Brees didn't win a playoff game so we should be thankful, but we won the same amount of playoff games this year that the Lions did. Zero.

[CBDellinger]

Oh so we aren't allowed to be pissed that we got stomped at home due to six turnovers by one player?

Not the point... the team still had a great season.

We went 12 and 4 and got a home playoff game... it was exciting and fun to watch... a lot of teams and their fans didnt have that opportunity...

[Carolina Husker]

Yay! for moral victories!