So maybe they were right.

[Proudiddy]

It could be argued that Gettis isn't just the product of one game IMO. This week was a breakout game, certainly, but he's been making tough catches all season. I don't think he played Week 1, but since, he has made some great catches and gotten better each week IMO. That's not one week. And if he had any consistency at QB and Smitty lined up across from him each of those weeks he'd certainly have even better stats.

So why don't we get off this 'one week' argument, it could apply to a lot of other areas, but I don't think it works on Gettis. The guy is good.

[bigcatdaddy]

Given the well documented struggles of rookie WR's, I don't know how you can go into a season with a WR squad comprised mostly of rookies and feel good about your chances?

I think LaFell and Gettis will both develop into good WR's, but relying on rookies is a big part of what got us into the 0-5 hole we dug for ourselves.

I would say depending on a rookie QB is more of why we were in a 0-5 hole. Fox yanked Moore too quickly, I mean you only give Matt 2 games before he is benched? I think Fox is doing whatever he thinks the fans want instead of what he needs to as a coach, and that is because this is his last year. He takes Matt out after 2 games for a rookie QB, and on Sunday instead of taking the FG to make it 20-16 he goes for it on 4th down with over 5 minutes to go and we don't get it.

[Panthro]

Congrats, you've reached monumental troll status on this subject

I'll start including Everette Brown as well.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

This was the last sentence of the post.

Oh, I gotcha. And you're right that this could be the level of play that Hurney and JR expected out of these guys all along -- the thought crossed my mind many times Sunday that "maybe they were right all along."

Let's give them a few more games and see if they can continue to play at this level.

[PantherBrew]

I'll start including Everette Brown as well.

Oh, Everette Brown gets a whole year.

racist.

[mj4life]

maybe if Fox didn't bench Moore in week 2.....we would be 2-4 or 3-3.

or maybe not

[Chaos]

It's okay to make rash statements and bold predictions when your 1-5, but absolutely not okay when you're 0-5. That's when rational thougt must prevail.

[Nytrogen]

SF has a talented roster, but just can't seem to put it together like us. I believe the coaching, playing calling has alot to do with that. But I don't see them as one of the worst teams, just worst records.

I don't think Singletary is the problem. He got those guys playing good football towards the end of last season, they just can't keep it together for a full 60 minutes.

[CRA]

You said it before I could...

SF is garbage. We'll be lucky to be 4-12 this year and after a loss to the Seahawks, those that were hating on Fox/Hurney earlier will start to do it again.

please, with average QB play this Panther team would be sporting a much better record. The team isn't that bad.....Fox moving to Clausen put this team in the HUGE hole. Carolina isn't the Clausen Panthers. They are who we thought they were heading into this season......they just had a bump in the road that Fox refused to allow them to work through to start the year.

Chicago, Cincy, and NO......those games will haunt us as fans when we look back at the end.

[The Saltman]

please, with average QB play this Panther team would be sporting a much better record. The team isn't that bad.....Fox moving to Clausen put this team in the HUGE hole. Carolina isn't the Clausen Panthers. They are who we thought they were heading into this season......they just had a bump in the road that Fox refused to allow them to work through to start the year.

Chicago, Cincy, and NO......those games will haunt us as fans when we look back at the end.

We will never know what would have happen CRA, who knows if Moore needed to get benched to get him to play better. U obviously don't and neither do any of us.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

If only we could get David Carr to play QB for the opposing team each week we'd be Super Bowl bound.

[mav1234]

GET HURNEYS COCK OUT OF YOUR MOUTH !!!!!!!

Exactly! Couldn't have said it better myself (but not really) Now, with that out of the way...

The FO thought Jarrett would turn into something (haha), and that one of our rookies would step up I think. They should have known that we needed another vet alongside the guys though. They also assumed our running game would be as strong as it was last year, and that our passing game would be allowed to come along a bit more slowly since we still had Steve Smith and Matt Moore who showed some nice chemistry last year.

Nobody knows how things woulda gone if we'd done this or that differently. I'm just glad we got a win.

[panthers55]

We will never know what would have happen CRA, who knows if Moore needed to get benched to get him to play better. U obviously don't and neither do any of us.

Exactly. At the time Clausen had shown some decent play in preseason and Moore was playing poor and had a concussion just a week earlier. It was worth a gamble at the time. It is easy to look back after Moore's game and do the what if game but as you say, who knows if he would have played better in game 3 or he needed this time to come around.

[The Saltman]

Yes Clausen stunk it up but I think it made Moore really look at himself in the mirror, look at some more tape, study a little more to get his confidence back up. I really hope he can be consistent and show some good numbers. We'll see.