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[Phil Dees]

1. Awful offense. The Panthers got a first-quarter touchdown on a 41-yard heave by Matt Moore to Steve Smith, but then just 3 points the rest of the way. Despite a defense that turned New England over three times and allowed a respectable 20 points, the offense ensured this one was going in the loss column.

2. John Fox's clock management. What was that all about at the end of the first half, when Fox kept getting Moore to throw the ball but wouldn't use his two timeouts? As it was, the Panthers just let the clock run and run and ended the half at New England's 12 after a pretty hook-and-lateral play that ended up with nothing.

3. The 96-yard drive. Although I thought the Panthers' defense gave a pretty good performance, there was one grave exception. Carolina allowed a 13-play, 96-yard drive that consumed most of the third quarter and put New England up, 14-7.

4. No sacks. Carolina's defense didn't get to Tom Brady once (shades of the Super Bowl, when Brady wasn't sacked, either).

5. Flying the flags. Carolina was penalized nine times for a season-high 92 yards, including critical ones against James Anderson for interference and Everette Brown for roughing the kicker and annoying ones like several "illegal shift" penalties on the offense. For a team that's already not that good, to make that many mistakes is going to guarantee you a loss.

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[Humble Dew]

The penalties says a lot about this team. Lack of discipline and focus. And that was what Fox was supposed to be all about, yet it is something that has always been a problem.

[Zod]

People care what that guy thinks?

[ladypanther]

2. John Fox's clock management. What was that all about at the end of the first half, when Fox kept getting Moore to throw the ball but wouldn't use his two timeouts? As it was, the Panthers just let the clock run and run and ended the half at New England's 12 after a pretty hook-and-lateral play that ended up with nothing.

He has always been a terrible game manager. You would think an experienced head coach would have learned from previous mistakes. Seems Foxy never does.

[raleigh-panther]

It's very sad, the guy makes $5 million a year.

We can only hope he opts to 'retire', or be retired.

[ladypanther]

It's very sad, the guy makes $5 million a year.

Wow....seriously overpaid.

[Upper Deck West End Zone]

Let me give you 10 things I don't like about Scott Fowler

1. He works for the observer
2. He knows nothing about sports
3. He can't write
4. He's a company guy
5. He makes a lot of money for doing nothing
6. He writes about lots of sport yet knows nothing about any sport
7. He thinks he's a writer because he has a journalism degree
8. He works for the observer
9. His books don't sell
10. If he actually had to work for a living, he would not know what to do
10a. He just wants to feel good about his inadequacies but trying to get a coach fired.