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12/29/2013 4:05:45 PM

12/29/2013 4:08:01 PM

Cam's interview with Erin Andrews was great

12/29/2013 4:09:52 PM

Cam Newton answering Erin Andrews ask where the Panthers have to get better (https://t.co/0jEw0MiZ70) reminds me of this scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sIHA3DzHWlM#t=11

12/29/2013 4:17:13 PM

NFC South (5-1) Games remaining: None
NFC West (2-2) Games remaining: None
NFC 2nd place 2012 (2-0) Games remaining: None
AFC East (3-1) Games remaining: None

Scenarios: NFC South & 1st Round Bye CLINCHED. SEA Loss + SF Win = #1 Seed & Home Field.

looking at the 3 and 4 seeds, it might not be so bad being #2, since you can figure the wild card teams are better than the North & East winners and can count on at least one upset; that could leave us with Philly/Dallas/GB/Chi and Seattle with NO/SF/Ari. of course, if both WC win, then we lose the advantage. either way, I won't complain, we did exactly what we had to do.

SEASON = EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL

12/29/2013 4:25:06 PM

time to watch if a wisconsin qb will pull a matt ryan and gift us the 1 seed

12/29/2013 4:33:52 PM

Works out well New Orleans will likely play at seattle and we will get San Fran at home

12/29/2013 4:38:42 PM

So who out of NO/TB/ATL will win the NFC South next year?

12/29/2013 4:54:19 PM

2007 called, they want their coolstorybro back

12/29/2013 4:57:09 PM

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"Feel like D. Williams really doesn't try - wants to avoid contact - and just get paid. Doesn't seem to care about winning"

yup

12/29/2013 5:13:36 PM

Too much Deangelo hate. He's got a ton of guaranteed money whether he plays or not. He's banged up. He's about to turn 31 and has a ton of mileage on him. He lacks explosiveness for sure. I don't think it's effort the guy just doesn't have elite athleticism anymore. His numbers are solid this year especially given our run blocking weakness. None of our other backs have looked better that's for sure.

12/29/2013 5:42:53 PM

yeah, I'm not seeing why there are people complaining about him

he's just a guy. not like he's a diva or an ass off of the field.

[Edited on December 29, 2013 at 5:50 PM. Reason : football brings out the dumbest jockisms]

12/29/2013 5:45:33 PM

He's managed to stay healthy most of the season and has made some big, game changing plays. Let's face it, the way Tolbert runs he wouldn't last 3 games as a feature back and Stewart is never healthy. Yeah, he's overpaid but that's not his fault. Football is a shitty way to make a living, I don't blame him for playing not to get killed out there. LT played the same way late in his career.

12/29/2013 6:05:18 PM

the DeAngelo fumble at least didn't have anything due to age ... gotta protect the ball, I think some criticism is warranted since he did the same thing in week 1 in the redzone

12/29/2013 6:11:31 PM

williams has never been a guy who puts down his helmet and meets a guy face on to pick up an extra yard

early in his career trying to avoid contact was kinda his job, you know. it worked pretty well until he lost a step

12/29/2013 6:11:32 PM

^^ it's fair to criticize his fumbling, but saying he "doesn't seem to care about winning" is absurd

12/29/2013 6:22:41 PM

Quote :

"we still look like we might be the 3rd best team in the NFC behind Seattle and New Orleans."

face 10/14/2013

Quote :

"Holy shit, that's fucking gold."

Kurtis636

Quote :

"weve dug a hole but no argument we're as good as any team but Seattle right now after the injuries this weekend."

face 10/16/2013

Quote :

"Ok, I'll bite. The Panthers are not as good as the Saints, Seahawks, 49ers, Packers, Lions, Bears or Cowboys. So you're, at best, 8th in the NFC. Congrats"

wolfpack2105

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"Not sure how you can watch the Arizona game and group us in even the top 6 in the NFC."

[user]Ludacris[/user]

Quote :

" We got the real live shit from front to back, to the people hating on the Panthers where the fuck you at? #3 in the NFL baby and seattle's o-line is falling apart. This is the best Panthers team ever."

face 11/3/13

too much hate to quote. Panthers are pretenders blah blah blah





Really the point of this post is this summary:

Quote :

"We're not the 3rd best team in the NFL through eight weeks because we've played bad opponents. We're the 3rd best team in the NFL because we've played better than 29 other teams."

Really, I'd just like everyone to commit to raising their intelligence levels a little bit. We don't have to take the "wait and see" approach to every sport every season. It's okay to include some educated analysis along with the banter, predictions, and humorous gifs.

We can't just look at counting statistics, wins/losses, and other misleading information to use as the basis of every argument. If the Panthers were a great team by week 5 or 6 it's okay to recognize that. We don't have to wait for them to win 11 of their next 12 games just to confirm what we as intelligent lifeforms should already be able to conclude.

12/29/2013 6:29:02 PM

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" it's fair to criticize his fumbling, but saying he "doesn't seem to care about winning" is absurd"

oh, I assumed whoever said that was trolling and dismissed it

12/29/2013 6:36:27 PM

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"Who dat say they gonna beat them Saints?"

The Carolina Panthers.

12/29/2013 6:38:25 PM

i know it sounds dumb but id almost rather play @Seattle in the playoffs than @NO. I just hate the way we match up with New Orleans. Statistically, i know we'd rather have NO at home, but something about that match-up just skeeves me. I wouldn't mind dodging Philly either. SF at home is a solid match up for us.

12/29/2013 6:49:08 PM

were we the #2 seed back in 08, or the #1 seed?

12/29/2013 6:57:27 PM

#2

12/29/2013 6:58:52 PM

12/29/2013 8:56:20 PM

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""Not sure how you can watch the Arizona game and group us in even the top 6 in the NFC.""

At the time I still think it was a valid comment. We had just lost by 16 points to a 2-2 Arizona team that lost to the Rams and Saints and had barely beaten the Lions and TB both by <5 points. We were 1-3 with our only win being against the really, really bad Giants.

12/29/2013 9:03:03 PM

12/29/2013 9:07:45 PM

AHAHAHA

I don't understand. Is Mr. Newton hanging halfway out of a moving vehicle?

12/29/2013 9:29:22 PM

I couldn't find a gif of Will Smith gyrating his head in the intro of Fresh Prince, so I'll just post this instead...Falcons fans probably feel like Panthers fans did for the years that they had Michael Turner

12/29/2013 9:40:36 PM

you didnt try hard enough

12/29/2013 9:49:02 PM

12/29/2013 9:49:33 PM

Newton trying to pull a Chris Henry

12/29/2013 10:03:46 PM

Just announced that we will be the 1pm game on Sunday in the divisional round. Start making your plans.

12/29/2013 10:10:34 PM

Will any tickets be for the general public on ticket master and if not then where should we look? And what price do you think we should have as a goal?

12/30/2013 12:52:35 AM

Out of the 3 possible teams we could play first game, give me Philly all day. I'm still not sold on Foles vs a great defense, plus the Panthers should be able to hold McCoy in check with their front 7.

I really wouldn't mind playing San Fran either. Their defense is just as good as ours, but Kap played scared against us last time -- and that was at their house.

The team I really don't want to see is the Packers. Rodgers is probably the scariest QB in the league considering his delivery, accuracy, mobility, and grittiness. I could see him carving our soft-zone defense to pieces if we don't get lots of pressure.

[Edited on December 30, 2013 at 2:15 AM. Reason : ]

12/30/2013 2:09:26 AM

There will be some general tickets sold at 10am this morning. They'll be sold out by 10:05 I would guess too.

EDIT: I'd rather play the Packers than the 49ers all day. That offensive line for GB is their achilles heel and their defense is really weak. I think we could make them one dimensional by shutting down Lacy and then get after them on passing downs.

It would be really hard to beat the 49ers twice in a year. They seem to be rolling right now too. I'd just rather avoid that rematch if possible.

[Edited on December 30, 2013 at 8:43 AM. Reason : .]

12/30/2013 8:35:21 AM

Looked on stubhub the other day they had nose bleed seats listed at around $350 each and decent seats around $750 each.

12/30/2013 8:59:03 AM

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be in attendance on Dec. 12th for the home playoff game, but who has that kind of money to spend on nosebleed seats?

12/30/2013 9:10:45 AM

73,298 people to be exact

It's only face value for a large portion of the stadium with PSL's. They're selling their tickets to you for a nice profit.

12/30/2013 9:13:01 AM

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"I'd love to be in attendance on Dec. 12th for the home playoff game"

well you'd be a month early.




also i'll be there. but you won't see me blowing up facebook about it.

12/30/2013 9:33:34 AM

I will too. Mint St endzone

12/30/2013 9:38:36 AM

Yeah, I don't want to have anything to do with the 49ers. That defense guarantees it'll be at least a close game and they have more playmakers on offense than we do. We barely beat them with their two best receivers out of the game. No thanks. With the Packers, I'm fairly certain our front 7 can overwhelm their offensive line and their defense can't stop the run or pass.

12/30/2013 9:42:13 AM

SF over Carolina in the NFC Title Game.

How it plays out.

Philly over NO would be HUGE for the Panthers (pairing purposes). I think it happens in OT.
SF will deficate on GB. Packers aren't ready.
We beat Philly fairly comfortably. +9pts
Niners win in Seattle by an eye opening margin.+10
We lose a bruising FG fest at home to SF. 16-13.

SF seemed like they were destined to win the SB last year. They make it back in 2014.

12/30/2013 9:48:41 AM

Yeah for that price, I'll watch the game in the comfort of my own home. But I would LOVE to be there.

12/30/2013 9:50:12 AM

New Orleans is playing on Saturday night in Philly where it will be well below freezing and the meanest crowd in football will be extra drunk. Good luck with that, Saints.

12/30/2013 9:57:47 AM

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"SF seemed like they were destined to win the SB last year. They make it back in 2014."

The only difference is that Kapernick (sp?) has regressed this year. He's not nearly as dynamic as he was last year, plus Crabtree isn't dominating like he was. That could all change in the playoffs, but I doubt it.

12/30/2013 10:34:00 AM

So if Philly wins, that's who we've got right?

12/30/2013 10:58:34 AM

yes

12/30/2013 11:03:30 AM

we can't draw NO, so if NO wins, we get GB/SF winner. if Phi wins, it's them.

12/30/2013 11:31:27 AM

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""A dad tells a kid how you become a man," Gross said Sunday after Carolina clinched the NFC South title and a first-round playoff bye with a 21-20 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. "He said you have a wolf on both shoulders. One's good, tells you to work hard, believe, trust, commit. The other one's bad, tells you to doubt, cheat, laziness, whatever. "And the kid says, 'Well, which one wins?' And the dad said, 'Whichever one you feed.' So it was in the middle of some choice words and some yelling and other things. So that became part of our battle cry this season, was that we're a wolf pack and we feed the wolf." "

http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/3497/gross-speech-propeled-carolina-to-division-title

12/30/2013 1:03:43 PM

can we get chudzinski back now?

12/30/2013 1:10:45 PM

set em up

12/30/2013 1:11:18 PM