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The Vikings just seem to look worse and worse for this trade.

I can see us beating the seahawks. We know Sams tendencies a bit. 49ers and Rams I think would be the most difficult imo. Seahawks game is also at home so I think the Seahawks game is the most winnable out of the 3.

I think a lot of fans severely underestimate how difficult the mental side of an NFL playbook is, especially on offense, and especially for QB's and WR's. Clearly, T-Mac could handle it, but the dumbest thing you can possibly do is wreck the head of your rd 1 draft pick in his rookie year. Here's hoping we can keep taking advantage of this. Edit: And Tight end. Goodness gracious. There's a reason so many tight ends flame out. You have to have a complex understanding of the run game, the pass game, and any packages requiring multiple TE's to play that spot.

With vegas, it is always coach plus qb plus injuries that sets the spread the 49ers have the advantage in all of those plus homefield the spread is large that said, the Panthers need to learn how to prepare and play off their usual schedule, on the road, against a quality opponent in a national game that matters Vegas isnt wrong often i sincerely hope they are wrong this time between tonight’s game and the game against the Rams, who i believe ate superbowl bound, we will learn a lot about Young and Canales i really want to be wrong about Bryce I really do.

I think we have all also gotten a little desensitized to the ESPN/Kiper hype machines after the Clausen debacle. You can't trust some of these blabbering talking heads that dominated the draft news cycle. There is a much broader, deeper and BETTER draft prospect coverage and analysis available in the modern era.

We'll see if he can draw it up two weeks in a row or if it was just something he knew he could exploit vs the falcons. Also we've had varying degrees of health with XL and Coker this year and seems like last week was the first time he got all 3 on the field to stretch the field out a little more

I really can't see us beating the Rams and Seahawks. Anything can happen, but those are really bad match-ups for us. We need to win today

It's possible we hadn't been doing this because TMac was still adjusting to the NFL/learning his position.

As of now, Yes.

Lucky for us the NFCS sucks. Being first place merely two games over .500 going into December isn't some proclamation of our dominance as much as it is a indicator the bad division we are in.

It still boggles my mind that it took them 11 weeks to figure this out? Idk man, I don’t think I’m some kind of football savant, and things shouldn’t be dumbed down to “anyone that plays Madden knows…” but, honestly, most people worth their salt on madden figure this stuff out and do it every game. The game is about matchups. I cannot understand why we hadn’t been using more motion and/or putting TMac in the trips, inside, or the slot before. Doing that plus motion forces a defense to declare and show what they’re doing early, which also helps Bryce diagnose what he’s looking at presnap. Last week was legit the first time I’ve seen us apply these principles in a long time, so I hope it continues tonight and for the rest of the season.

https://x.com/justblande/status/1992774119704654069?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

With a win tonight, the Panthers will be in sole possession of first place in the NFC South, post-October, for the first time since January 3, 2016. That’s 3,616 days ago. https://x.com/1pantherplace/status/1992946075012079960?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

https://x.com/avl_mike/status/1992952628305920041?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA Us against the world

Wow are we tied with the Bucs for 1st Place in the South?

It says we are the only team with a winning record on their schedule.

All we really have to do is beat either the 49ers, Rams or Seahawks ( 1 of them) and beat the Bucs twice and the Saints.

This is really a 50/50 pick 'em game IMO The reason why I'm leaning the Panthers? I think an argument can be made that we have the best OL, running game, and defense on the field today. That is usually a recipe for winning football games, especially on the road. On the other hand, Shanahan is a phenomenal coach and the 49ers have been in this spot countless times. I don't even think we had a TNF game last year, so for Canales and many players, this is the biggest spotlight they will have played in as an NFL athlete. On top of that, the injuries at the LB position could be a big problem against this offense that loves to attack that area of the field.

We're banged up, they're banged up. Their stars available are better than our stars available. To win this one, it's going to have to be a gameplan a lot like we used against Green Bay... drag them down into the mud with us and see who has the ball when it gets to the end.

Seeing as how the other thread somehow became a makeshift catch-all for this season, I figured we would do a 2.0 that’s more reflective of where we are now. Kon is looking like he should be the favorite for ROY, and how gratifying that would be considering the NBA did everything in their power two out of the last three years to rob us of perceived generational talents and route Wemby and Flagg to their preferred destinations rather than Charlotte. The Wemby one is gonna sting, but if we just got the best player in this most recent draft in Kon, it stings a little less.

I don't know; I think it's close for the first half and if it gets ugly it'll be in the second half.

The thing is, I feel like last Sunday validated what I have been saying about Bryce. And this is why I'm somewhat optimistic. He isn't a good QB, let me make that clear before the brigade storms into this thread, but the biggest difference between Bryce before last week and Bryce in the second half of last season was his lack of confidence and willingness to make plays downfield. Last week was the first time this season he's had that "F It" mentality, the same he had when he came back last year when he just looked and played care-free (in a good way; he had a positive energy). We need him to keep that energy the rest of the season because if he does, we can win games. It ain't always about being good. Hell Jameis Winston isn't good (better than Bryce, but still), but he plays with such a confidence that his teams always have a chance. If Bryce is down to be as aggressive as he was last week, I think the opportunities will be there against a weak and injured 49ers defense.

I don't have a great feeling about this game, but after last night I have a real good feeling about our chances to win the division. I think we might actually have a fair amount of wiggle room if Baker is out for an extended period of time, especially if he misses one or both of the games against us. 9-8 could very well win the NFC South this year. Hell, depending on how long Mayfield is out I wouldn't be shocked to see 8-9 win it.

Of course as a Panthers fan it’s always hard to be optimistic about prime time games. Especially with this group. That said, I’m gonna choose to be positive. First place in sight for our guys. I hope we come out and make a statement. Panthers 31 Niners 27