11/23/2008 2:08:05 PM

we're definitely playing like we want to lose this game, but we're still a playoff team

11/23/2008 4:50:33 PM

This guy seems to have caught a little bit of unnecessary flaming. It's a rather bold prediction to suggest an 8-2 team won't make the playoffs. However, in this instance it's much less bold than it would appear on the surface.

Obviously, the Panthers haven't been playing well for the past month... We've got two absolute miracle victories this season so it's not unreal to think we may be victimized by a return to the mean at some point this year.

Also, our year end schedule is clearly brutal. I would doubt we'd manage to win more than 3 games in any scenario, and 2-4 certainly seems likely.

The NFC happens to have quite a few big records to contend with and our division is no cake walk either.

Hopefully, we'll get things in gear but Delhomme has just been miserable this season so I'm not overly optimistic about our chances.

On the other hand, we pretty much sucked in the regular season the year we dominated the Giants and Bears in the playoffs. So as long as we sneak into the playoffs I'd say we have a chance to contend in the NFC

11/23/2008 5:01:47 PM

Who's trolling now bitchessss? hahaha How are those apples treating you guys? CAROLINA WILL NOT MAKE PLAYOFFS!!! YOU HEARD IT HEAR FIRST!!! and thanks Rally, finally a sensible fan. You sound like someone who knows there football, like myself. Now even after this loss to ATL, Carolina could still make it in, but I see it highly unlikely because they will be losing 3 of their next 5....and Dallas looks good.

11/23/2008 7:03:22 PM

actually we all heard it first from SI.com

11/23/2008 7:03:46 PM

8-3 SEASON IS OVER

11/23/2008 7:05:17 PM

Road rivalry games are still tough to win in the NFL.

I didn't expect we would go 14-2, this is no biggie. As long as we can keep from repeating the 1st quarter again we will be fine.

11/23/2008 7:07:42 PM

we wont lose all the games people expect us to lose

11/23/2008 7:08:36 PM

Panthers will finish 11-5 and make the playoffs.

11/23/2008 7:10:22 PM

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"Who's trolling now bitchessss? hahaha How are those apples treating you guys? CAROLINA WILL NOT MAKE PLAYOFFS!!! YOU HEARD IT HEAR FIRST!!! and thanks Rally, finally a sensible fan. You sound like someone who knows there football, like myself. Now even after this loss to ATL, Carolina could still make it in, but I see it highly unlikely because they will be losing 3 of their next 5....and Dallas looks good."

11/23/2008 7:15:42 PM

id like to apologize to you^ for mixing you up with the other j**#### guy

11/23/2008 7:16:57 PM

^^^ agreed

11/23/2008 7:31:24 PM

Like I said. We are going to repeat 2003. GO PANTHERS!

11/23/2008 8:20:03 PM

you are the biggest fucking homer on this site

11/23/2008 8:29:26 PM

put him on the TWW ESPYS list

11/23/2008 11:17:59 PM

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"Rally, finally a sensible fan."

lol everyone else has been saying the same thing, except we actually disagree with you, you know, because you still have zero evidence to back up future losses

11/23/2008 11:24:03 PM

^^^yeah because I got into this and talked about how we were going to walk into the playoffs? Still post stalking I see. Enjoy yourself much? I'm glad that I work in a profession talking sports and never get called a homer, but by you I do. Must be a credible source then right?

11/24/2008 1:28:09 AM

Well he was right about Atlanta, meaning so far he is more right than anyone else who has posted in this thread.

11/24/2008 2:14:08 AM

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"you are the biggest fucking homer on this site"

haha...busting out the sports message board lingo

11/24/2008 2:15:59 AM

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"lol everyone else has been saying the same thing, except we actually disagree with you, you know, because you still have zero evidence to back up future losses"

Are you being serious right now??? GO back and read just a few posts from pages 1-6 of this thread. No one had even given the Panthers a glimmer of doubt of not making playoffs, until this guy came along and actually stated that he can very much see 1) where Im coming from 2) how it is VERY possible for the Panthers NOT to make it into playoffs. And best of all, he is a Panthers fan. And I like the previous post of me being more right than anyone else so far. THE PANTHERS ARE IN A LOAD OF TROUBLE RIGHT NOW!!!. Of all the games I predicted them to lose (ATL, GB, TB, NYG), ATL was the one I was LEAST SURE about, and look what happen. I'm damn near 100% positive they will lose to NYG, GB, and TB. Im 50-50 about the Denver game and I think Panthers will beat NO. Dallas grabs the 6th seed and Panthers are watching the playoffs from their couches.

11/24/2008 3:25:38 AM

Oh and I had to mention this little fact. For all these cool dudes who were talking shit on TB when it looked like they were going to lose to DET in the 1st quarter, wait til the end of the game next time before you make yourself look like jackasses. And if Im not mistaken, we beat DET worse in their house then you guys beat them in yours. HMMMM... tells you something, doesnt it.

11/24/2008 3:28:34 AM

EDIT BUTTON

11/24/2008 3:36:08 AM

lol not like it really matters what this idiot says, when we beat TB on Monday Night Football you won't hear from him again.

11/24/2008 8:35:40 AM

lol @ busting out the "we beat them by more pts in their own house" offense

Last I checked they were 0-everything both at home and on the road

11/24/2008 8:58:08 AM

11/24/2008 9:08:35 AM

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"lol not like it really matters what this idiot says, when we beat TB on Monday Night Football you won't hear from him again."

Ya Im the idiot who called the Panthers to lose this weekend and was dead on point. Actually, I wasnt totally right. I didnt know the Panthers would get their asses handed to them. I thought it was going to be close.

11/24/2008 2:52:53 PM

you mean you parroted what you read on si.com

btw that hottlanta defense didnt shut down jake like you said they would...it was more the defense not being able to tackle anyone

11/24/2008 2:53:59 PM

They'll still make the playoffs....even if Jake's arm is shot again

They actually started playing like they cared again after that 1st quarter. It was the wake up call they needed.

11/24/2008 2:57:48 PM

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"Last I checked they were 0-everything both at home and on the road"

Ya I know DET is winless. I was more pointing out that a few people were early posting as if the Bucs were going to lose yesterday and they were talking junk. But instead, they end up beating DET worse than the Panthers beat them in Carolina. GET YOUR SHIT STRAIGHT.

11/24/2008 2:57:50 PM

is this college football now? we beat the shit out of the chiefs 34-0...you had to pull a win over the chiefs out of your ass...do teams try to impress pollsters in the NFL now? a win is a win

11/24/2008 3:00:07 PM

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"is this college football now? we beat the shit out of the chiefs 34-0...you had to pull a win over the chiefs out of your ass...do teams try to impress pollsters in the NFL now? a win is a win"

Man you dont learn shit do you??? You were at home, we were in KC. Stop making dumbass points.

11/24/2008 3:05:31 PM

the panthers and bucs both went 1-0 against Detroit this year...this is the NFL, margin of victory doesnt mean shit

11/24/2008 3:08:53 PM

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"you mean you parroted what you read on si.com"

Haha this one is hilarious. I call something right and you still wont give it to me. You are truly a poor sport. I even have a post in this site where I diss the SI predictions because any prediction with the Saints winning the South is crazy and is unreadable.

11/24/2008 3:09:12 PM

when the panthers miss the playoffs, you will have called something right

this entire thread is based on you being a poor sport about the panthers 8-2 start

11/24/2008 3:10:55 PM

damn tree is getting OWNED

11/24/2008 3:11:01 PM

i know right, tampa beat detroit by more than carolina beat detroit by...complete ownage

11/24/2008 3:12:46 PM

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"the panthers and bucs both went 1-0 against Detroit this year...this is the NFL, margin of victory doesnt mean shit"

So this guy disagrees with common knowledge of all sports, which is when teams are at home they play their best. For example, the BUcs are undefeated at home this year. They play much better at home. Carolina almost lost to the worst team in football AT HOME. Does anyone agree with this guy that almost losing at home to the worst team in football is not a sign of a major weakness in a team?

11/24/2008 3:13:03 PM

oh here he goes with this "almost lost" shit

i guess the giants suck since they almost lost the superbowl

ps: carolina, too, is undefeated at home this year

11/24/2008 3:14:27 PM

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"this entire thread is based on you being a poor sport about the panthers 8-2 start"

Why would I be a poor sport about the Panthers?? We beat you 27-3. TWENTY-SEVEN to THREE.

11/24/2008 3:14:36 PM

BUT IT WAS ON THE ROAD!!1

by the way those broncos sure looked great yesterday...they only lost to the raiders at home by 3 tds

11/24/2008 3:14:52 PM

Denver lost by 21 to the Raiders at home

Colts lost big to the bears at home

Redskins lost to the rams at home

etc

this isnt college

homefield is important,

but going into Charlotte, Denver, or Indianopolis it doesn't intimidate visitors like going into Norman, Gainsville or Tuscalosse intimidates 19 year olds

11/24/2008 3:16:08 PM

^^ He said he sees the Panthers beating the Broncos

11/24/2008 3:30:09 PM

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"BUT IT WAS ON THE ROAD!!1"

Dumb post again by you. My statement was in response to you saying the Bucs were jealous of the Panthers. No team would EVER be jealous of a team they swept the floor with, either at home or on the road.

11/24/2008 3:41:04 PM

the bucs arent jealous of the panthers, but you clearly are

and that was in response to you calling other people poor sports, when the premise of this entire thread is you being a poor sport about the panthers 8-2 division leading start

11/24/2008 3:41:52 PM

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"homefield is important, "

Altough I do agree with you that homefield isnt AS important as it is in college. It still means something because 90% of teams have a better record at home than on the road. THats a stat that no one can ignore. It def means SOMETHING.

11/24/2008 3:42:44 PM

^x5 that's sort of the way I feel about it...especially after NYG and Pitt won 3 on the road in the playoffs to go to the SB.

Home field in the NFL seems to be an advantage more in terms of staying in a routine than noise, fans ect...

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11/24/2008 3:43:38 PM

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"the bucs arent jealous of the panthers, but you clearly are"

Ya I know, I wish my team was 2nd in the NFC South and on the decline. I might spread nasty rumors about them now.

11/24/2008 3:43:57 PM

when you made this thread they were in 1st

you're such a fucking hater, its pretty sad...you're not even a bucs fan really, you're just a panthers hater

11/24/2008 3:45:40 PM

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"especially after NYG and Pitt won 3 on the road in the playoffs to go to the SB."

True, which shows that homefield doesnt mean everything and of course there are always exceptions.

11/24/2008 3:45:44 PM

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"when you made this thread they were in 1st you're such a fucking hater, its pretty sad...you're not even a bucs fan really, you're just a panthers hater"

Ya when I made this thread, I also knew that Carolina would lose this past weekend and that the BUcs would be #1 and that Car would be on the decline. Man, keep gettin shot down.

11/24/2008 3:47:21 PM