didn't see anywhere good to put this....figured i had to start this

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"Despite a tough schedule, the Panthers are favored by many experts to go to the Super Bowl. And it's deserved. The team is loaded. They added dependable wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson to balance the distribution of passes on the other side of Steve Smith. Their backfield is deeper with DeAngelo Williams behind DeShaun Foster. The defensive line has a much better rotation with Maake Kemoeatu and Damione Lewis added to the already good mix of tackles. Kris Jenkins is back to his dominating self in the interior of the defense. Plus, John Fox is a great coach. But the Falcons always have given the Panthers a hard time. It took the Panthers three years of drafting speed at cornerback and linebacker to compete with the Falcons and Michael Vick. The Falcons dominated the Panthers even when it appeared the Panthers were the more talented team. From 2000 to 2004, the Falcons beat the Panthers in nine out of 10 games. By finding cornerbacks who could run with the Falcons receivers, Fox had the freedom to come at Vick and contain him with the blitz. That talent adjustment allowed the Panthers to sweep the Falcons last year, 24-6 and 44-11. This year we get to see right away if Vick and Jim Mora can make their own adjustments to the Panthers defense. Quietly, the Falcons-Panthers battles have become one of the most heated rivalries in the league. Now that the Panthers have found a way to beat the Falcons, it officially can be called a rivalry. Vick's had a good offseason. He's worked well with former Panthers assistant Bill Musgrave, his quarterback coach. Vick has worked well with receivers Roddy White and Michael Jenkins in offseason practices, and the addition of Ashley Lelie gives him more weapons. But will it all work Sunday? The Panthers should be the ultimate test. For the Panthers, playing at home makes it almost a must-win game. They still have the momentum and confidence from going to the NFC championship game last season. But losing a home game in Week 1 would be a major setback. It's also an important game for the Falcons. The biggest concern this preseason was the team's inability to stop the run. In response, the Falcons signed massive defensive tackle Grady Jackson, who should help. They've also added strong safety Lawyer Milloy, who is a hard hitter. John Abraham will add pass-rushing ability at defensive end. Things are already getting heated between the teams. Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall is already calling out Smith in print. Smith was called out last year by Vikings cornerback Fred Smoot and Smith burned him for more than 200 yards. Smith is bothered by hamstring problems, and is listed as questionable, but there is no way he'll miss the chance to respond to a challenge by a division rival. The NFC South is deep, with the Panthers, Falcons and Buccaneers all having legitimate playoff hopes. It's early, but what happens in September could go along way toward deciding the division winner. The Panthers face the Falcons and Bucs in the first three weeks. While the Falcons follow their game this week against the Panthers with the Bucs in Week 2. Sunday's game will make an early statement about how one of the NFC's most talented divisions will shape up."

OH SNAP......smitty is gonna start out the season w/ 200 yds, he is gonna play no matter what just to burn hall's ass

9/7/2006 12:41:35 PM

I think we can beat Atlanta without Smitty. If he tweaked his other hammy pretty good, I say Fox keep him out. We can't afford to lose him for the season. I think Keyshawn will be able to dominate DeAngelo Hall just as well.

The thing I am concerned with is Atlanta's pussy ass fucking cut blocking. It always seems like a couple of our players get hurt because of their bullshit.

9/7/2006 1:02:56 PM

yea, cut blocking sucks.

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=415662

9/7/2006 2:14:45 PM

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"the Falcons signed massive defensive tackle Grady Jackson, who should help. They've also added strong safety Lawyer Milloy, who is a hard hitter. John Abraham will add pass-rushing ability at defensive end. "

i did not realize that.

milloy and abraham are nasty.

9/7/2006 2:23:22 PM

Yeah, their defense is a HUGE upgrade from last year.

This does suck though. When Vick and the Falcons beat the Panthers, you guys are going to have an excuse for losing if Smith doesn't play.

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"I think Keyshawn will be able to dominate DeAngelo Hall just as well. "

Hall pretty much owned TO the first game last season. I don't think he will have any problem making the has been Keyshawn his personal bitch for a few hours.

[Edited on September 7, 2006 at 2:46 PM. Reason : .]

9/7/2006 2:44:37 PM

hey Mac did you realize the Panthers swept the Falcons last year? You didnt? Not surprising

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"Hall pretty much owned TO the first game last season"

Smith pretty much owned Hall both times the Panthers beat the Falcons last year

9/7/2006 3:15:54 PM

hall is a complete dumbass...why would you call out 2 of the leagues top recievers when you are probably gonna look like an idiot.

DID HE NOT SEE THE MADDEN COMMERCIAL BRAINTEASER?

HOW DO YOU STOP #85?!?!

9/7/2006 3:19:13 PM

him and smith were also pretty good friends...last year before one of the games they ate dinner (the night before)...now hall is saying things to the effect of "i might have to lose friends, so what...its a business"...he also really likes to use the word 'period'...ie "Last year was a fluke...Period" or "I'm gonna shut down Smith...Period"

9/7/2006 3:21:02 PM

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"hey Mac did you realize the Panthers swept the Falcons last year? You didnt? Not surprising "

With T. Davis spying Vick that'll become the trend unless he learns how to pass.

9/7/2006 3:25:41 PM

i hope we injure vick

no wait...i hope not cause matt schaub can actually complete more than 50% of his passes

9/7/2006 3:29:22 PM

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"Quietly, the Falcons-Panthers battles have become one of the most heated rivalries in the league."

jesus the panthers have a quiet rivalry with EVERYONE it seems like

i know i read a story once and they said that exact same shit about the bucs

OMG THE PANTHERS PLAY [INSERT NAME HERE], ITS A RIVALRY

cowboys/skins- now thats a fucking rivalry

9/7/2006 3:29:56 PM

well i think Panthers-Falcons and Panthers-Bucs are clearly a couple rivalries

not on the level of Cowboys-Redskins, but mostly because the Panthers are only 11 years old

9/7/2006 3:32:22 PM

panthers/bucs is always nasty, i think its fast becoming one of the best rivalries in the league...it just doesn't have as much history as some others.

9/7/2006 3:36:28 PM

should be a good game sunday. probably already been posted somewhere before, but power rankings as of Sept. 1:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?season=2006&week=1

9/7/2006 4:07:10 PM

yeah panthers/bucs>panthers/falcons in terms of rivalries

i think panthers fans hate the falcons more because they beat us like for half a decade straight, i think the panthers players hate the bucs more

9/7/2006 4:09:28 PM

yo what the heck happened,

are we overrated? and where was keyshaun this game, did he even touch the ball?

9/11/2006 10:00:22 AM

our O-line got pwned big time. D-line didn't come close to living up to the hype either.

9/11/2006 1:18:57 PM

we looked like we did in the seattle game last year

we will turn it around though

9/11/2006 1:29:51 PM

i thought the defense looked good in the first few minutes but vick screwed it all up
as far as the offense the running game was ok but where was the passing game

9/11/2006 1:55:48 PM

for the atlanta games we need to move thomas davis back to safety

that seemed to work out last year

9/11/2006 2:33:36 PM

we were knocked off the high horse....it'll probably help in the long run, take some of that hype away.

9/11/2006 4:33:54 PM

yeah, i like it better when we're the underdogs,
cause we never seem to live up to the hype

9/11/2006 7:27:39 PM

travelle wharton out for the season

bummer

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2583627

9/11/2006 8:54:35 PM

damnit, someone needs to implant pillows into Morgans skull or something.

9/11/2006 8:57:56 PM

that guy better go ahead and retire, so should deshaun, and kris
lets put in guys that dont break so easy

9/11/2006 9:06:54 PM

wasn't it travelle who was the revolving door last year on the o-line?

9/11/2006 9:08:24 PM

after simering on it i think we're gonna demolish whoever we're going to play next,
why? because the next team aint gonna have vick.
without vick any team is toast against us,
exept the colts

9/11/2006 9:14:38 PM

vikings

and i hope so

9/11/2006 9:30:12 PM

We're the #1 Loser
according to http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerranking?season=2006&week=2

whohooo

9/12/2006 5:43:37 PM

This season was over before it began.


No linebackers, especially with Morgan's fragile cranium holding him back

Kemo sucks and Jenkins looked pretty weak as well

Wharton is gone and there is nobody to replace him

Brutal schedule


Overall, the Panthers were one of the most overrated teams in history going into this season. They are staring at an 8-8 season right now.

9/14/2006 11:40:07 PM

I agree we are pretty overrated...

BUT

we are pretty loaded...

We're not a regular season team but if we can get in the playoffs, we're a ridiculously tough out.


We REALLY need to address the offensive line though, we haven't been able to run the ball worth a fuck since 2003. Delhomme needs to be more conservative, he is completely unaware of his blindside and he fumbles way too much.

We got a complimentary receiver, depth at RB, good special teams, a great pass rush, a good secondary...

LB's are pretty unimportant in todays NFL, you can groom anyone to be a respectable LB if you have stong DT's.

The only thing we're really missing is an offensive line that can get a push and open holes in the running game and a Tight End who can catch a fucking pass.

If we added a LT that could pass protect(free agent) and a LG who could do a better job in the running game(free agent)...along with a pass catching TE (first round pick)....

We'd be an elite team

Without those elements we're a 9-7 borderline playoff team though.... but like I said you don't wanna meet us in the playoffs

9/14/2006 11:45:35 PM

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"No linebackers"

i agree...we looked like we lost all the speed of our run defense

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"offensive line"

wow, after i read the rest of that i agreed with that too...our offensive line looked paltry

[Edited on September 15, 2006 at 4:16 AM. Reason : ,]

9/15/2006 4:15:24 AM