Fans of Players vs Fans of the Team

[Squirrel]

If a mod could change the title to what I titled the 1st post, I would appreciate it then... I wasn't intending it to be smack, rather a discussion about that particular poster and members of the like and its negative effect on the board.

Done.

[Carl Spackler]

Really you are seeing things. People never thought Moore as a Elite QB and people dont worship him. Its all in your mind, If there was any worshipping it was on Clausen.

Clearly you haven't read some of these posts then. Discussions about Moore's teeth looking prettier, things like that, yeah that sounds like worship to me. Saying they don't altogether LOVE him, just close, yeah that's kinda worship too. All I saw with Clausen was people having hope that a draft pick QB would work out for us. If there's more than that, guess I missed it.

[Proudiddy]

I even said myself, I didn't care for Clausen before we drafted him. But, if he succeeded it would give us national exposure like never before on a regular basis b/c of his background. And if he proved on the field that he could be a franchise QB, then I was 100% for that because that means we are successful as a team. That didn't happen, but it doesn't mean it won't later.

Moore looked like 2 different players those 1st 2 games vs. his performance on Sunday. He may not have deserved to get pulled that quick, but he didn't necessarily deserve to keep playing either. The benching was good for him.

Whatever guy gets us the W, that who I'm pulling for - I don't care about the name on the jersey.

But, I have to admit I was proud of his resilience and performance Sunday.

[The Saltman]

I even said myself, I didn't care for Clausen before we drafted him. But, if he succeeded it would give us national exposure like never before on a regular basis b/c of his background. And if he proved on the field that he could be a franchise QB, then I was 100% for that because that means we are successful as a team. That didn't happen, but it doesn't mean it won't later.

Moore looked like 2 different players those 1st 2 games vs. his performance on Sunday. He may not have deserved to get pulled that quick, but he didn't necessarily deserve to keep playing either. The benching was good for him.

Whatever guy gets us the W, that who I'm pulling for - I don't care about the name on the jersey.

agreed

[trucpfan]

I agree, I wish I didn't have to come on here to read countless "Stuck by MM," "MM=Leader and God," "MM makes me erect" threads every day. 1 I enjoyed the Huddle better when we discussed play calls and not 2 "Did it look like Matt got his teeth cleaned?" The worship of a guy wih a 57 QB rating, a 1-2 record is like adolescent girls with Twilight.

1 A that's when I used to just come read all the time.

2 Thats the silly shhh this is football not cosmetology.

[Carl Spackler]

agreed

Here here. Though I'd prefer it to not be AE, because he's not like the rest of our QBs, he's different.

Oh yeah it's because he's a Wildcat QB. I thought there was something different about him.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I'd say the fringe of people on here that wanted (want?) Smith to be traded so they can see him reach his potential elsewhere would qualify.

[Goosfraba21]

Everyone is worried about threads turning into quarterback arguments and this thread did just that

[Lumps]

[Dpantherman]

I just want the guy that gives us the best chance to win (cue Jake Delcrappo reference). Right now, its Matt Moore. Clausen will get another shot next year (or if Matt effs up again and/or gets hurt). He has time.

[Proudiddy]

Everyone is worried about threads turning into quarterback arguments and this thread did just that

No it didn't. See below.

I'd say the fringe of people on here that wanted (want?) Smith to be traded so they can see him reach his potential elsewhere would qualify.

Exactly. It's not just the fanboyism over the QBs... I honestly don't know why some of these people don't spend their time creating a Tiger Beat-ish type fan club site for their favorite players. Smitty is my favorite player, but if he would've been drafted by and playing for another team, say the Falcons or Saints - I would hate him. Part of why he became my favorite player was because he's a Panther, and I want him to succeed as one.

If he goes elsewhere, I'll still pull for him, but not over my team, and I'll still be discussing MY TEAM with fellow fans. It's pretty sad, adolescent, and gutless to pull for one player to the point you spam an entire team's fan base about him and then care nothing about the team when they temporarily (or permanently) go in a different direction than 'your player.'

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

SmittyWASOurSavior

[Carl Spackler]

*tries to find a way to change name to GettisIsOurSavior*

[panthers55]

I agree, I wish I didn't have to come on here to read countless "Stuck by MM," "MM=Leader and God," "MM makes me erect" threads every day. I enjoyed the Huddle better when we discussed play calls and not "Did it look like Matt got his teeth cleaned?" The worship of a guy wih a 57 QB rating, a 1-2 record is like adolescent girls with Twilight.

And you are one of three or four posters who argues with the guy for 15 pages back and forth about stupid things. Even in your post I quoted above, you took a few shots at Moore. I bet almost all of your posts have been totally about Moore or Clausen, for or against. If you didn't respond for 100s of posts back and forth then these threads wouldn't gain any traction. Take your own advice. Stick to the play calling threads and stop responding to the Moore- Clausen debate like I and several others have lately. Whether you want to hear it or not, you are part of the problem as long as you keep responding.