Hurney On WFNZ At 3:15

[CatMan72]

What's to stop us from just trading for someone else's 1st round pick next year?

Panthers are in a "win now" mode so I don't think you sit on a pick just because a certain player might be coming out next year when you have a guy right in front of you this year that you've rated as a 1st rounder and can draft for 2nd round money.

[scpanther22]

i think us tradeing the first next year will come back to haunt us..are schedule next year will not give us a 12-4 year..so i think we have traded a high first...and peppers will be 30 and i dont know if we could afford to tag him again next year..the cap hit would be high..

[Hotsauce]

i think us tradeing the first next year will come back to haunt us..are schedule next year will not give us a 12-4 year..so i think we have traded a high first...and peppers will be 30 and i dont know if we could afford to tag him again next year..the cap hit would be high..

Just curious...So you think that it is completely impossible to go 12-4 next year? No one predicted us to do it this year...and if you think about it, what did we really lose? I less-than-sub-par CB and a horrible DC?

[scpanther22]

Just curious...So you think that it is completely impossible to go 12-4 next year? No one predicted us to do it this year...and if you think about it, what did we really lose? I less-than-sub-par CB and a horrible DC?

its not what we lossed its what we gained...a tough shedule that has no easy games like last year...

[scpanther22]

The schedule difficulty rankings are meaningless stats that make for interesting water cooler talk and not much else. The 2008 teams won't be the same as the 2009 teams.

And you're flattering Buffalo by saying we have no easy games.

every body knew going into the season Pitt had the hardest schedule last season..and turned out they did...same thing here we have a bad schedule..and not much will change with these teams...from last year..

[jpniner]

Please no.

The Golden Calf of Bristol is the new Chris Leak, get use to it

with the big difference being he can play other positions outside of QB

[Scrumtrilescent]

Last year we were saying we had a brutal 2008 schedule. Look what happened.

And if we want a 1st round pick next year, we'll have one.

[SCP]

Good thing about a hard schedule is it keeps the team focused. The Panthers have had a tendancy to let up when a game is perceived as being "easy".

[joemac]

We might have a hard schedule, but we have a bad ass team, so it should work out alright.

I fully expect us to have the best running game in the league next season.....and it shouldnt even be close. That along with the always great Steve Smith, and an improved defense makes me think that 12-4 shouldnt be impossible. At least double digit wins....

[dpanthersman]

Good thing about a hard schedule is it keeps the team focused. The Panthers have had a tendancy to let up when a game is perceived as being "easy".

great point. this is one thing that makes me confident about the season. when we are the underdog team we always seem to play at another level and look unstoppable. when were favored heavily, like the Detroit game, raiders and even the playoff game we dont show up some reason. i cant think of alot of games next year that were gonna be favored by that much.

[posthumecaver]

What is everybody forgetting because of their records last year, NFC South Teams would also get lots of difficult games, worst team in NFC was 10-6...

Do you think NFC South would be that good also, I don't think so, Panthers would not need 12-4 to go to playoff this season....