Breaking a longstanding habit

[Mr. Scot]

If you've been a fan long enough to have watched all or most of the Fox era, you're likely familiar with one of the team's rather unfortunate habits.

Specifically, over the past several years, the Panther defense has shown a sad tendency to make backup QBs and first time starters look like pro-bowlers :(

If I could make one request of Ron Rivera and Sean McDermott for Sunday, it would be this:

Show me that those days are over.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

i agree 100%.

please don't repeat what we saw in the preseason.

[La Pantera]

Amen to that!!

[PanthaSan]

I second the motion...

[Jangler]

I thought about this earlier....I didn't need to read it too.

[Sword]

it's not like Gabbert is that big an unknown though..Rivera studied him a ton during the draft.

[X-Clown]

This thread brings up bad memories of Gus Frerotte.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

it's not like Gabbert is that big an unknown though..Rivera studied him a ton during the draft.

i'm sure he studied andy dalton too.

[rodeo]

I remember "Drew Bledsoe is hurt? Oh fug yes we're going to tear this undrafted Romo kid to pieces in his first start." Then he murdered us.

[rodeo]

i'm sure he studied andy dalton too.

The team didn't gameplan for Dalton. it was fuging preseason.

[Sword]

i'm sure he studied andy dalton too.

not really. gabbert was a part of the 6 guys we looked at for the first pick..Cam won out because he had the swag.

[g5jamz]

Happens all the time with us...

buddies at work would laugh and I'd just remind them that we'd make any Miami QB look like Tom Brady.

[Mr. Scot]

It got to the point where when I'd hear "the starter is hurt, so Team X will be playing whatshisname instead", I'd curse :(

[The Saltman]

But I do miss The Chris Simms Debacle.