Much More Confident About NE Than SF

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior) 1,680]

We can still lose to anyone and I realize that, but I do like our chances in this one.

But then again, it seems as if we've won all the games I thought we'd lose...

[panthers55 5,858]

Lets remember that even against Pittsburgh with NE being at home, the game was tied 24-24 with 7 minutes left in the third quarter.  NE was not blowing them out by any means and Pittsburgh had scored 10 points to tie it up before the wheels fell off.  Everyone points to that output as what the Patriots can do and honestly that was an abberation not the norm.  Lets be real here does anyone think Brady puts up 600 yards of offense on us like he did against Pittsburgh??  I doubt it is more than half that.  Against Cincy on the road they put up 6 points and had 86 yards rushing and 223 yards passing.  Sounds about right.

[panthers55 5,858]

Given that NE had a 12 game winning streak against the AFC East before the jets beat them in overtime, I can see how Buffalo fans would be worried about Brady.  Honestly Seattle is and was a better team than NE this year.  And if we played them today at home, I think we would win.

[dksmith17 90]

It is not their offensive weapons that scare me (they are mediocre)

dood, no

 

Gronk is all time good. Amendola when healthy is better than now-Welker. Vereen is a freak in the flats and adds a whole dimension we haven't seen with Gronk. Dobson is physically elite and is coming around. Edelman, Ridley, have their moments. 

 

We have seen Gronk + Amendola back together for 1 game and they set a scoring record vs the Steelers. We haven't yet seen Gronk + Amendola + Vereen.

[Coug Girl 161]

I just don't like how Belichick has extra time to scheme for this one. We seem to be getting some of our toughest back to back games (SF/NE) when these teams are coming off of byes, with extra time to scheme, and guys coming back from injuries/suspensions.

But, hopefully the Bank will be rocking loud and us fans can be an extra factor for our teams side.

[SZ James (banned) 5,678]

I remember a thread asking which game would be easier to win and I said the Patriots

I changed my mind and I think we will have more matchup difficulties. We can't win this game with defense. They will wear out fast if the offense can't get it done and then poo will hit the fan.

[BuffaloBills62 314]

Yeah that win you guys got when we lost our entire secondary still smarts....

 

 

That said the Panther defense has progressively gotten better... and if there was ever a year to play Brady with arguably the best defense in football this would be it...

 

We were playing our 4th CB, and our starting SS at the other CB.  Our SS was Leonhard, which meant our 4th S was now starting.

 

in other words:  CB's:  Gilmore out, McKelvin out, Brooks out.  S:  Byrd out, FS Aaron Williams to CB.  Jim Leonhard played SS which is normally Aaron Williams position, but with Byrd out it made more sense for this considering Leonhard joined the team a week earlier.

 

CB's were Aaron Williams, a 6th CB by default and Justin Brooks who was 5th.  S became Leonhard (3rd on depth) and Searcy (4th on depth).

 

We also had Robey get banged up in the game, and he was a package back.

 

Not trying rehash the game, but both side had horrible DB's that game.  I'd never seen anything like it - two teams starting entire units with backups because the starters were out.  If Keuchly hadn't held  Steve Johnson the Panthers would have won.

[PantherFanOne 692]

We’ve shown we can put up 30+ points fairly reliably. But the Pats just showed that this offense can be deadly if given the chance. Could the Panthers win by 10? Sure, I have no trouble seeing that kind of outcome. Could the Panthers lose by 10? Absolutely. Tom’s a smart enough quarterback to expose weaknesses in the secondary. While I’m over the moon for our defense, it’s not perfect. I really like Robert Lester- but at times he takes some really bad angles towards the ball carrier. Sometimes he tries an arm tackle against a HOF TE and gets torched. Sometimes Cap’n can’t keep up on a crossing route or sometimes he drops the easiest of INTs. Sometimes Kuechly is actually just out of position, or blocked straight out of a play.

So this could go either way for sure. All these things never really happen all at once. And they’re not all that common. Anytime Tom Brady is the opposing quarterback, though, I think you just throw the stats out the window and just say “This is going to be one heck of a game.

I personally like our chances. I think the defense will be ready. And our defense is good enough to give us a chance in ANY game. Our offense is also capable of grinding out long methodical drives. It’s also possible that the SF game was so emotional and intense that maybe we just come out flat after facing teams back to back coming off a bye. We’ll see on Monday. Can’t wait!

[Trenches 2]

You guys should feel less confident.. for obvious reasons..

 

TOM BRADY > Colin Kaepernick, not even close

Stevan Ridley > Frank Gore right now

Brandon Bolden and LeGarrette Blount > LaMichael James, not even close

SHANE VEREEN > ?

ROB GRONKOWKSI > Vernon Davis

Danny Amendola > Mario Manningham

AARON DOBSON'S CEILING > Anquan Boldin's current

Kenbrell Thompkins > ???

Julian Edelman > ????

 

Just too many weapons, too much versatility, variety, flavor and explosiveness... and way more talent offensively

 

Deadly offense, more deadly then Denver.. as great as your defense is, the New England Offense is EVEN GREATER.. I assure you.

[BuffaloBills62 314]

dood, no

 

Gronk is all time good. Amendola when healthy is better than now-Welker. Vereen is a freak in the flats and adds a whole dimension we haven't seen with Gronk. Dobson is physically elite and is coming around. Edelman, Ridley, have their moments. 

 

We have seen Gronk + Amendola back together for 1 game and they set a scoring record vs the Steelers. We haven't yet seen Gronk + Amendola + Vereen.

 

Gronk looks like he is already 30something years old on that field.

 

The Pats offense is incredible with talent and incredible with how they play that talent.  They tap every bit of it to put together the most dynamic unit in football.  If they can bulk up their OL and add just one WR in the offseason they'll get better.  But, that is a tall task for them because they suck at drafting and they never really pan out with their FA's.

 

C'mon man.  Get positive.  The Panthers are getting better, the Patriots are at the climax.  This game is big for ya'll.

[88 Bronco 1,303]

Is Gronk better than Gonzales? 

[!stUp 2,307]

 " Do not worry about sacking Brady, you can only do that in coverage sacks."  .......

[The Huddler 12,832]

Two completly different monsters.

Its like the offensive and defensive powers switched.

Equally as nervous, but confident that if we play to out potential like we have, we will come out on top.

I want Cam to a have 3+ TD game

[TrianglePanther 163]

I think we match up very well. We can get pressure with 4 guys, which is the recipe to beating Brady. Plus their D doesn't scare me. This will either be a blowout by us or a very close game that goes either way. They will not blow us out.

[The Huddler 12,832]

You guys should feel less confident.. for obvious reasons..

TOM BRADY > Colin Kaepernick, not even close

Stevan Ridley > Frank Gore right now

Brandon Bolden and LeGarrette Blount > LaMichael James, not even close

SHANE VEREEN > ?

ROB GRONKOWKSI > Vernon Davis

Danny Amendola > Mario Manningham

AARON DOBSON'S CEILING > Anquan Boldin's current

Kenbrell Thompkins > ???

Julian Edelman > ????

Just too many weapons, too much versatility, variety, flavor and explosiveness... and way more talent offensively

Deadly offense, more deadly then Denver.. as great as your defense is, the New England Offense is EVEN GREATER.. I assure you.

... I think you might be retarded.