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Sunday, September 21, 2008

9/14/2008 4:08:10 PM

9/14/2008 4:11:51 PM

Smitty comes back. Hell yea!!!

9/14/2008 4:16:36 PM

OH WE BACK

9/14/2008 4:18:01 PM

hagar the lolible

little blurb from minnesota newspaper...im trying to keep up with the shit that the other teams' markets are writing

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"I’ve never been a big fan of Panthers coach John Fox, but if the NFL had a Coach of the First Two Weeks Award, Fox would get my vote. Heading into a season in which he is under enormous pressure to keep his job, Fox made the controversial decision to suspend his best player, receiver Steve Smith, for the first two games after Smith punched out teammate Ken Lucas in August. With a season-opener at San Diego and a home game against a Bears’ defense that’s finally healthy again, many believed Fox was writing off the first two games of the season to take a stand against a player in serious need of anger management. Well, the Panthers not only played well in Smith’s absence, they went 2-0, beating the Chargers on a last-second touchdown pass and the Bears with a fourth-quarter comeback. Now, Carolina travels to Minnesota to play the Vikings on Sunday. Once again, the Vikings can’t cover the forward pass, and now they’re looking at having to chase a fresh and probably determined Smith. “Getting him back is going to make our offense more vertical and much more dangerous,” Panthers linebacker Jon Beason told the Charlotte Observer. While the Vikings’ are depressed at 0-2, the Panthers are a giddy 2-0 because they did it without their best player. “It almost seems like a bonus for us,” Beason told the Observer."

9/15/2008 2:35:47 PM

as long as we dont get the big head, we will pwnt this shit

and I beat the nonexistent curse last week, and it was at home

we rollin'

9/15/2008 4:34:44 PM

i will post the prediction of the inevitable

as we win the 2 games we are not expected to win w/o smith, smith returns and the panthers can't get anything to click
it wont be smith's fault, it just won't be a good day on the field

i think the Gamble play at Minnesota the last time we played there is clouding my mind

9/15/2008 5:05:12 PM

Please. The Panthers have this one locked up. Minnesota's QB sucks and Peterson will be contained.

9/15/2008 5:20:27 PM

when's the last time the panthers had one locked up

9/15/2008 5:21:01 PM

never

still i like us to win by about 8 or 9 points this week...hopefully more, but probably 3

9/15/2008 6:01:53 PM

23-20


should be the title of a franchisography of the panthers

9/15/2008 6:03:11 PM

maybe they should make a movie of the panthers

Woody harrelson - Jake Delhome

Will Ferrell - John Fox

9/15/2008 6:30:45 PM

SMITTY

9/15/2008 6:40:08 PM

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Todd Sauerbrun
Jesus - John Kasay

9/15/2008 7:55:33 PM

I just think this is an awesome picture

Julius looks Darth Vader-ish

9/15/2008 8:19:45 PM

mark hamill - dom capers (to more symbolize FAIL)

Djimon Hounsou - Steve Smith

Arnold Vosloo - Hoover

Michael Clarke Duncan - Julius Peppers

O J Simpson - Rae Carruth

9/15/2008 9:48:12 PM

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"when's the last time the panthers had one locked up"

seriously

not to mention that we're 3-4 against the Vikings

[Edited on September 15, 2008 at 9:57 PM. Reason : but go Panthers! ]

9/15/2008 9:56:39 PM

james cromwell - george seifert

9/15/2008 9:59:29 PM

Mekhi Phifer - Mike Minter

9/15/2008 10:02:51 PM

hopefully, Jonathan Stewart will do more of this on the upcoming Sunday.

9/15/2008 11:16:50 PM

You want him to offer piggyback rides?

9/15/2008 11:20:58 PM

yea, hopefully, he'll carry Pat Williams into the endzone.

9/15/2008 11:35:21 PM

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"Peterson will be contained."

I have a bad feeling about this one, the Vikings have a good team and have to start beating people sooner or later.... I am concerned about the penalties from the Chicago game also.

9/15/2008 11:36:37 PM

well, the early line is that we're underdog by 3, so Vegas is not expecting us to win.

9/16/2008 12:24:26 AM

It's amazing that the Viks have a top 5 defense and the 2nd best RB in the NFL right now and are 0-2. They have a QB that might not start for some colleges....

9/16/2008 12:27:26 AM

without the vikings we wouldn't have had a 1-15 season

9/16/2008 12:30:23 AM

I think it is safe to say that Chris Harris will be PISSED

9/16/2008 10:33:09 AM

Chris Harris will play a big role in stopping Adrian Peterson. I'm assuming he'll spend most of the game in the box because the Vikings WRs aren't gonna beat anybody.

9/16/2008 10:47:42 AM

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"Djimon Hounsou - Steve Smith"

He's too tall to play Steve Smith. I'd have either Derek Luke, Omar Epps, or Gaius Charles.

9/16/2008 12:01:34 PM

GO PANTHERS

beat those purple vikings

also, Kasay, keep the leg strong

[Edited on September 16, 2008 at 12:32 PM. Reason : Kasay]

9/16/2008 12:31:44 PM

I'd feel much better about this one if Minn wasn't winless....It's always tough to beat a desperate team.

9/16/2008 1:11:52 PM

Simeon Rice and Bernard Berrian both got banged up in the Colts game

per startribune (out of minneapolis), Sidney Rice sprained his PCL in the Colts game...sore, but hopes to play Sunday...he played 10 or 15 more plays after the injury Sunday and said when running full speed he could feel his knee "shifting around"

"Bernard Berrian walked with a noticeable limp as he left the locker room Monday. Berrian's big toe on his right foot has caused him problems since training camp."

9/16/2008 1:19:09 PM

I like this one though. There is only so much AP can do. If we can put up a couple of tds I think its in the bag.

9/16/2008 1:19:23 PM

Steve Smith will have 3 tds

9/16/2008 1:28:21 PM

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"well, the early line is that we're underdog by 3, so Vegas is not expecting us to win."

hometeam gives three points automatically. so its a scratch for now.

it'll be a close game, and come down to Jackson vs Delhomme. i think we know who'll win that.

9/16/2008 2:58:30 PM

They may very well end up starting Frerotte: http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/28429814.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiU9PmP:QiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU

9/16/2008 3:10:47 PM

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"Steve Smith will have 3 tds"

by halftime

9/16/2008 4:17:03 PM

^ wait did we get a 1/4back that can throw better and i'm un-aware?

9/16/2008 4:22:53 PM

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"Jesus - John Kasay"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

I agree

9/16/2008 5:11:47 PM

if we start 3-0 and one of the picks of the season vikings start 0-3 then I will be jumping for joys people!

9/16/2008 10:23:13 PM

^^^ oh you're right, I forgot that Jake Delhomme has NO FUCKING IDEA how to throw to Steve Smith

o wait

that's his bread and butter

how many tds did steve smith have before jake went out last year? Didn't he have like 3 in game 1?

9/16/2008 10:47:44 PM

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"I'd feel much better about this one if Minn wasn't winless....It's always tough to beat a desperate team at home"

9/16/2008 10:49:28 PM

that sign "steve smith that was for u"
kind of seems like he was saying we dont need you, hahah
but i'll be glad when he gets back, he'll be wanting to prove that he is part of the team

9/16/2008 11:08:09 PM

aaand it's official

Punchless Vikings ditch Jackson, turn to Frerotte as starter

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3593304

9/17/2008 2:05:36 PM

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"^^^ oh you're right, I forgot that Jake Delhomme has NO FUCKING IDEA how to throw to Steve Smith o wait that's his bread and butter how many tds did steve smith have before jake went out last year? Didn't he have like 3 in game 1?"

Just cause smith can catch like a spider monkey does not make jake a good Qb

9/17/2008 4:02:13 PM

granted i'm one that wishes that Jake wouldn't get so caught up with emotion sometimes because it leads to bad decisions, but c'mon... seriously, has he not proven that he's playing better this season?

9/17/2008 4:10:18 PM

some people will never like Jake...we could win the Super Bowl this year and they'd say "it was all the defense and running game"...its like these people think there are just a bunch of Bradys and Manning waiting for you to sign them...its like we make a Superbowl and a 2nd NFC title game in the span of 3 years and the QB with the 2nd best playoff record in NFL history continues to get shitted on by his home team fans

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"Just cause smith can catch like a spider monkey does not make jake a good Qb"

did you pull a Rip Van Winkle last season or something? how come when SMITTY broke his leg in week 1 against the Packers 4 years ago, Jake tossed 15 TDs to Moose and we were within 1 game of the playoffs? How come last year when JAKE went down, nobody else could get Smitty the ball and we looked like one of the worst teams in the NFL?

If not having Jake last season and seeing how we did doesn't convince you how valuable he is, I don't know what more I can tell you

9/17/2008 4:33:27 PM

^FTW

9/17/2008 4:40:14 PM

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"Punchless Vikings ditch Jackson, turn to Frerotte as starter"

The Panthers sure aren't punchless, amirite?

9/17/2008 4:48:13 PM

mmmm Frerotte, that sounds yummmmmy.

i'll be wearing my good luck Peppers jersey for the third week in a row looks like.

9/17/2008 4:52:41 PM