Panthers still 35% to make the playoffs

[CarolinaNCSU]

Somebody get Nate Silver on the phone and see what he thinks

[Frank Hollywood]

just over 12% actually.

 

. The 12%+ is merely a historical average 

This.

 

Most people don't realize this, they just sound like parrots. If I had a dollar for every time the last two weeks I heard a Panther fan state the 12%, I'd have like 45 dollars.

 

I know being optimistic is frowned upon here, but I think we have better odds than 12%. There are so many variables not accounted for, we are usually a stronger team the second half of the season, which is actually when we play every division game. The Falcons, who have one of the worst O-lines I've seen for years (yes, worse than ours), the Saints, who aside from Drew Brees, don't look like they have it all together either, and the Bucs (enough said).

 

I truly think we sweep our division and make the playoffs. Haters welcome.

[Peppers90 NC]

calculator, computers or whatever stat mechanisms they use dont have reality nor common sense, much less the eye test.  they can all go to hell fuggin nerds.

[Happy Panther]

calculator, computers or whatever stat mechanisms they use dont have reality nor common sense, much less the eye test.  they can all go to hell fuggin nerds.

 

Sounds like you got beat up by some nerds in high school?

[Peppers90 NC]

Sounds like you got beat up by some nerds in high school?

yea thats it

[SIGCHI222]

10% chance of rain will get you 100% wet, or something like that.

[frash.exe]

If we played ourselves for the next 14 weeks this stat would be realistic.

Last week against buffalo was as close to a mirror match as it gets this season

[hepcat]

Well crap I woke up on the right side of the bed this morning and every time I've done that the Panthers have either won or lost the game on Sunday.  I'd say our chances of making the playoffs are 50/50!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLSALSADTNGO)JWQT23

[Frank Hollywood]

Last week against buffalo was as close to a mirror match as it gets this season

I've noticed our defense played poor against the hurry up offenses.

 

I think they play a lot more like they did against Seattle going forward.

[TimTom]

Talk of chance and stats is useless.  I mean how can you know what your chance was when you DONT make the playoffs? "Oh, well at least we finished the season with an 80% chance of making it" ... but we didn't

 

Wins and Losses.

 

edit: i'm being quite facetious here, i understand the value of statistical models. but as they say theres lies, damned lies and statistics.

[Frank Hollywood]

Also forgot to mention that by the time we play our divisional games, we will hopefully have Stewart and Barner back. Every little bit helps.

[Happy Panther]

 I mean how can you know what your chance was when you DONT make the playoffs? "Oh, well at least we finished the season with an 80% chance of making it" ... but we didn't

 

Wut?

[TimTom]

Wut?

 

I know right...

 

[Marguide]

Here's another stat...

 

Over the last 4 years, 30 teams have started off  0-2. None of them made the playoffs.