sbnation - 3 reasons the panthers will make playoffs

[SZ James (banned)]

1) Agree

2), 3) The reason we play better at the end of the season is that we play against teams that aren't good. One quality win from the past two years at the second half of the season against the Falcons. It's a different story this time and our schedule is way more back-loaded and every team we will face will be better than the ones we have beaten (except the bucs and falconsx2).

[bigdog10]

Buffalo is not a good team, with or without injuries.

 

This mindset will be changed when Kansas City goes into Buffalo this week and loses.

[hepcat]

This mindset will be changed when Kansas City goes into Buffalo this week and loses.

 

Buffalo is not a bad team.  I didn't say that.  But they are not a good team.  Buffalo is a 6-10 team that has potential to be good.  They are the 2011 Panthers.  Losing to Buffalo versus losing to Seattle, home or away, are two VERY different scenarios.  

[Galvatron]

This mindset will be changed when Kansas City goes into Buffalo this week and loses.

 

I could see this as a loss as well. I was thinking about that during the game last night. And they have to lose to somebody, right?

[KendrickPanther]

I love the enthusiasm but we can still lose a lot of games because of one dumb play.

[Khaki Lackey]

People need to slow their roll on all this playoff talk. We need to win Sunday. Then we have the 9ers and Pats. Those results will determine what type of playoffs talk we should be having.

For reals. We pull a typical Panthers choke job Sunday and all this goes away.

[mav1234]

You know exactly who they are referring to.  Until Manuel went down, Buffalo was on the rise.  I assume that when he comes back they will pick up where they left off.

 

Not just Manuel, but Spiller has been injured lately, too.

 

Bills are better than their record, too.

[Nate Dogg]

mgilmartin3, on 01 Nov 2013 - 12:04 PM, said:mgilmartin3, on 01 Nov 2013 - 12:04 PM, said:

Over the Pats? Maybe they could, but that wouldn't be a sure thing by any means.

 

It wouldn't be a sure thing. But definitely a high possibility. Buffalo's front 7 is playing at a very high level and Tom Brady is having the worst season of his career.

[ctrcat]

Bufflalo was pretty decent when we played them. You have to realize that they are without their starting QB now but had him when they played us. Our record should be better by the last waning minutes we let it slip away

 

Spiller also.  Game still ticks me off but what's done is done.

[PantherGuy]

It wouldn't be a sure thing. But definitely a high possibility. Buffalo's front 7 is playing at a very high level and Tom Brady is having the worst season of his career.

 

Agreed. I think Buffalo could have given NE a run for their money if Manuel had stayed healthy. I was probably nitpicking what you initially said.