How the Panthers could go 12-4 or better

[Happy Panther]

1) We need to go at least 4-2 in the division. So sweep NO and split with TB and ATL. This is doable. 5-1 would be better. Schedule is tougher this year so we may have to improve on the division schedule

2) We need to come out of the first 3 weeks 2-1. 1-2 and we will not go 12-4.this is tough with 2 on the road, 2 from NFC East and ATL. However, PHI and DAL are tough but are probably 9-7 teams this year and we got it done last year against 9-7 or 8-8 teams.

2b) we need to excel in our 3 prime time games. Monday night at Dallas may define the season. CAR has done well in big matchups in primetime.

3) We need to go 3-1 in December vs TB, Patriots, Vikings and Giants. patriots I think will get us at home so we need to beat TB, NYG and Vikes. luckily for us we have a grudge against NYG and Vikes. And TB has us beat in dancers but they could be aweful this year

4) avoid the lazy loss. With a tough shcedule, we can't get compalcent in the middle of the season: Skins, Bucs, Bills, cards, Saints, Falcons, Dolphins, Jets, Bucs. we can lose two of these.

So that's it. Start the season 2-1, run through the middle with loss to Jets and Dolphins and then finish with all wins except for the loss to the Pats.

How do we do it.

Gotta be running on all cyls:

1) Defense has to be there. If peppers is out we will lose a couple more

2) need the 2 WR to step up and take pressure off Smith.

3) RBBC has to be working the right way and chemistry has to be there

4) Delhomme HAS to stay healthy and he needs to work the magic as he did a couple years ago, keeping us in every game. Which means this O-Line that everyone is so hyped about better dominate

It will be tough. The one area that i think will actually fail us this year is the defense. call me crazy but Gamble, Godrey, Harris and Marshall could stop us from winning 12. i would be more comfortable with a superstar back there

Let's hope it happens

Also we need better topcats

[Liminy]

Gamble, Godrey, Harris and Marshall could stop us from winning 12

There may not be a name that everyone in the world knows but these guys are or at least have the potential to be superstars in their own right, I wouldn't expect them to be the reason to not make 12 wins if we do not.