1. tank the season and draft defense
2. ...
3. colts-like dynasty

10/16/2011 4:01:24 PM

in before "we would want a dynasty that can actually win the big game"

10/16/2011 4:04:34 PM

you just planted the seed

gg

10/16/2011 4:07:29 PM

shit, I could have been taking a nap and the seed would have been planted. Its the TWW double shot: anti-Jaybee and anti-Peyton

10/16/2011 4:09:28 PM

In before after Jaybee half-trolls himself so he can claim persecution

10/16/2011 4:09:46 PM

if there wasnt years and years of track records to go by you might have a point

10/16/2011 4:10:29 PM

regardless, I've always been a fan

10/16/2011 4:12:50 PM

took the bait

10/16/2011 4:13:13 PM

Dick Stockton should not be allowed to call a game when there is a person named Moore on either roster.

10/17/2011 10:27:45 AM

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"we would want a dynasty that can actually win the big game"

or a small game

basically any game

10/17/2011 10:43:22 AM

- maximus is a horrible troll

- Matt Ryan is not that great. Maybe a mid-tier NFL QB.

- Turner is a straight up beast.

- This is probably the Cam Newton you will see for the rest of the year. He's still over-achieving, but he's still a rookie. He has played pretty bad at the end of the game when there's still a chance. Hopefully that will improve.

- Atlanta will not make the playoffs. Sorry Jaybee...but both of your teams suck this year.

[Edited on October 17, 2011 at 11:19 AM. Reason : .]

10/17/2011 10:58:17 AM

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"This is probably the Cam Newton you will see for the rest of the year. He's still over-achieving, but he's still a rookie. He has played pretty bad at the end of the game when there's still a chance. Hopefully that will improve."

Nah I'm pretty confident he'll be much better the rest of the year.

He'll certainly average more than a touchdown and less than 2 interceptions through the rest of the season, which would be better than this game from a passing standpoint.

[Edited on October 17, 2011 at 11:11 AM. Reason : /]

10/17/2011 11:11:35 AM

^He hasn't exactly been facing the best passing defenses in the league (Jacksonville being the best (14th), and that was probably his worst game statistically.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him throw a lot of picks the rest of the way as he continues to force things.

10/17/2011 11:25:16 AM

i dont know why i go to the georgia dome.

its like im a glutton for punishment in that godawful place.

10/17/2011 11:26:32 AM

^^One INT was just a tipped pass -- and it wasn't even tipped by the defender guarding Cam's target. It's shitty but it happens. Hard to put that one on Cam.

The second INT was a bad play and pretty much sealed the game. I'm sure Cam just didn't see the defender (it was a dlineman who dropped back into coverage at the last second), but it still was bad.

The third was an end-of-the-game heave. Again, can't really put that one on Cam ... he was just doing what all QBs do in that situation. Throw it toward the endzone and give your guy a chance.

Three INTs look bad on paper, but only one was a bad throw. Still, the good thing about Cam is he always seems to know where to go with the ball. That's one thing that impresses me most about him. Even if his throws are off target, they're almost always the right read.

10/17/2011 11:37:31 AM

^That's pretty much the case with most interceptions. It's not like Cam's INTs are any different than most QBs.

I'm not saying he's not going to be great...I'm just saying that he's a rookie. Go look up Peyton's first year stats. There aren't too many first year world beating QBs. The only ones that have good records are guys that are added to stacked teams and only have to "manage" games.

10/17/2011 11:42:55 AM

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"(Jacksonville being the best (14th), and that was probably his worst game statistically."

To be fair, that was a rainy, messy game.

10/17/2011 11:44:07 AM

It doesn't help that we threw it almost 40 times and ran it less than 20.

10/17/2011 11:53:58 AM

I was surprised at how effective Atlanta's run defense was. Stewart and Williams weren't exactly blowing up the stat book yesterday. I also think Carolina should throw in a few more designed runs for Newton. Take advantage of him while he's young.

[Edited on October 17, 2011 at 12:57 PM. Reason : .]

10/17/2011 12:49:11 PM

Williams can't get anything done up the middle, they need to run more plays where he runs it outside

10/17/2011 12:54:14 PM

from this weeks MMQB:

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"6. I think you'll see an interesting new commercial on the air next Sunday. (You'll probably be so sick of it in two weeks you'll never want to see it again.) But it's one of those NFL Play 60 commercials, with players from one team getting on a yellow school bus to the tune of "The Power Is On,'' by The Go! Team. (I had to look that up. There's no way I would know who The Go! Team is -- the band is from Brighton, England -- as you well can figure.) But the song's catchy, and this commercial is pretty good too. It's the Carolina Panthers on the bus with kids, then getting off to exercise with them. There's Cam Newton, nodding in tune with the song, and Steve Smith, and Ron Rivera, and Jon Beason, and other players ... and -- spoiler alert now -- when the front door of the bus opens up to let everyone out, you see the driver. Jerry Richardson, the Carolina owner. In a spiffy blue suit. "When we heard Mr. Richardson would be the driver, we were all like, "Whoaaaaa,'' said Beason. Beason agrees with me: "The music is very catchy.''"

Big Cat gettin' it done

10/17/2011 1:13:56 PM

^was about to post that, i'm looking forward to seeing that

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"Dick Stockton should not be allowed to call a game when there is a person named Moore on either roster."

haha it was killing me yesterday..."Moooo-ur"

10/17/2011 1:37:17 PM

i dont know the song or band that was referenced in that paragraph, but is it the same as the one that the Falcons bus commercial used?

10/17/2011 2:00:06 PM

just googled it, i think it's the same one.

kinda lame, but i'll take the press.

10/17/2011 2:01:36 PM

yeah, 6 seconds in and that's the same song as the Falcons one

10/17/2011 2:02:07 PM

you would think they would at least change the theme of the commercial or the song. just like "insert Panthers players and Big Cat" and call it a day

10/17/2011 2:06:49 PM

they could have at least used a different Go! Team song

they have a bunch that would have fit perfectly

10/17/2011 2:09:27 PM

Brandon Lloyd traded to the Rams...so yeah

10/17/2011 2:19:01 PM

incorporating more 3-4 scheme on defense...so yeah

10/17/2011 2:30:22 PM

^Panthers are?

10/17/2011 2:37:31 PM

according to McDermott they are

10/17/2011 2:38:12 PM

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"carolinagrowl Steve Reed Sean McDermott says the Panthers would considering moving toward becoming more of a 3-4 defense in the future. Interesting."

10/17/2011 2:38:30 PM

we'll need a few more LB's for that to be viable

or maybe Hardy could be a rush OLB, he's 6'4" 277 with some decent speed. probably Norwood too. i assume Johnson would stay as a DE...we would need a bigger DE to play opposite Johnson though.

thing is, James Anderson doesn't really fit into a 3-4 does he? he would have to move inside, but we have Connor as well. i'm interested to see how this will play out.

10/17/2011 2:44:10 PM

i think at this point they'll try anything to plug the gaping hatchet wound that is our front line

and via the twit spit

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"Panthers ran some 3-4 vs the Falcons w Charles Johnson and Antwan Applewhite at OLB. Ron Fields and Frank Kearse both are true noseguards."

10/17/2011 2:58:51 PM

we're giving up 140.3 rushing YPG, good for 31st in the league.

we're sandwiched nicely in between the Colts and the Rams. though we've got a cushion before being the worst...the Rams are giving up 163 rushing YPG

^McClain or Fua could move to DE if Fields and Kearse handle the middle

10/17/2011 3:05:26 PM

that cushion will go away quickly considering we have to defend Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson, Arian Foster, and Michael Turner once more over the rest of the season.

10/17/2011 3:08:13 PM

feels weird to say this, but i'm least worried about Johnson out of all those names

then he'll put up 250 with 3 TDs against us

10/17/2011 3:15:13 PM

on an unrelated topic. i'll always like Pat Yasinskas from his days as a Panther beat writer, but the ESPN NFC South blog has become one of the least useful points for information on the Panthers out there. Dude just does not break anything these days, for any NFCS team.

10/17/2011 3:51:12 PM

he just regurgitates Schefter and Mortensen

10/17/2011 3:56:56 PM

I really want to get a custom Cam jersey with Mr. Mopeyhead stitched on the back

10/17/2011 4:12:09 PM

apparently somebody asked Rivera what he would've done if he had lost to San Fran and Harbaugh had shook his hand too hard and slapped him on the back...Rivera said he (Harbaugh) wouldn't have

10/17/2011 4:13:40 PM

i have a feeling you and i are listening to the same drive time sports radio program.

10/17/2011 4:19:34 PM

Rivera would've fucked him in his ass. He fucked guys like him in the can in the ass. Fuckin' trying to break up his handshake.

10/17/2011 4:20:17 PM

[Edited on October 17, 2011 at 4:20 PM. Reason : ^,^^]

10/17/2011 4:20:37 PM

J Stew's hummer broken down on Independence Blvd.

10/17/2011 4:47:26 PM

Quote :

"apparently somebody asked Rivera what he would've done if he had lost to San Fran and Harbaugh had shook his hand too hard and slapped him on the back...Rivera said he (Harbaugh) wouldn't have"

LOL nice. Harbaugh is a better coach right now though

Richardson is a tightass though, Harbaugh 5 years 25 million compared to Rivera 4 years 11 million.

10/17/2011 5:11:09 PM

Rams cut Mike Sims-Walker

would he be another Naanee or would he be worth picking up

10/17/2011 5:15:31 PM

i think Rivera has made it clear he is unmoving in his loyalty to Naanee. For better or worse.

10/17/2011 5:21:15 PM

I think we are fine at WR. We need LBs and DLs. Our rush defense is atrocious.

10/17/2011 5:25:53 PM

well, 4:00 deadline has passed. As expected the Panthers didn't make any moves.

10/18/2011 4:47:54 PM