Panthers are not who we tought they were

[bleys]

Actually no one is. And for some reason this board along with every major broadcast (ESPN, NFL Network) and team message board assumes that there is a continuity in the NFL. That whatever was happening 8 months before the new season started is AND WILL be the norm for the new year. That was not the case 10 years ago, that is not the case today.

In countless hours of reading, watching, listening to NFL coverage, I have not seen one person claim a team lower than 4 and 12. The sad thing is that every year, nearly 6 to 10 teams have at least an equal or lower record than 4-12.

At the same time, for the past 14 years in the NFL an average of 6 teams has made the playoffs in which they didn't the year before. So to think that days or months before actual season starts, that you can pencil in a new world champion, as well as decide win-loss records based on the schedule is ridiculous.

That applies to all logic as well, 8-8 2008 Saints(5000yd QB year) becoming the 13-3 world champions is as equally as possible as the 11-5 panthers winning the NFC south or the 2-14 Panthers drafting 1st in 2010. That old QB browns Derek Anderson once had a record of 10-6 as a starter and got cut the next year, so those throwing out the 6-2 as starting QB for #3 realize that it could go either way, and I hope it goes the right way (nothing but wins).

Really no one knows what kind of team they have until late October, and no one here really can tell me with a straight face that our team is gonna rock or bomb, so with that in mind stop making stupid predictions and lets get this thing started, and hope we kick that GIANTS ass. Go Panthers

definitely a great point..

[jloh]

Uh, maybe some of us just like to be able to read what the post says. It is very difficult to read a huge block of text, hence why such things as paragraphs exist.

--this--

And this: I agree with the OP....and....that this feeing is a result of too much GD preseason!!!

:lurk5:

[jloh]

awesome is spelled wit an "e" thus "Clawesome" and not "Clawsome".

if you're going to steal the name i coined, at least spell it correctly.

this is better than "clawesome:"

[Khyber53]

I thought the original post was spot on. No one can predict how it will all shake out and that's why they play the games.

There are, however, some constants that can be relied upon. If Peyton Manning doesn't get hurt, the Colts will have a stake in the playoffs. The Patriots will always be competitive as long as Belichik is there. The NFC West will be the weakest division in the NFL, with the AFC West second weakest.

Pretty much the rest is up for grabs. We could see the Lions make the playoffs, we could see Pittsburgh go 2-14. No one really knows.

[The Pieyed Piper]

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