Khyber53

Honestly, as long as they don't muff the punt or fumble it's okay. Let the kick offs bounce into the end zone, quit trying to make it from the one. Fair catch all of the damn punts... you aren't going to get more than four-five yards there. Just secure it and get the offense back out there.

They basically held up against probably the strongest positional group for the Jets. One sack for the game is an acceptable level I guess and pressures (7) happen. Rushing plays, however, lacked any sort of steady push and pulling guards were so bad that the whole idea of it was shelved quickly, turning the run game one dimensional. Luckily, CMC finds a way no matter what. Do we even send our O-line guys to the weight room or just down to Golden Corral after practice?

We beat last year's second worst team in the league who are currently starting a brand new HC and are in year one of their rebuild. We were supposed to beat this team, by all rights. And we did. Anyone watching that first half was thinking, "These Panthers are for real, this might be the year" minus a few headscratcher moments. Anyone watching that second half was thinking, "These Panthers are going to disappoint again" except that the unstoppable passage of time left the Jets with too little room to work the comeback. Our o-line wasn't good, but not as bad as we'd worried. CMC is CMC and that's a good thing. Our defense feasted on a rookie QB, an o-line with injuries and a non-existent running game. Our QB looked competent but posted eerily similar stats to Teddy Bridgewater's opener last year (a close loss to the Raiders) against a better team. Our kicker looks like a flat tire and we frikkin' punted from the 33. Coaching was uninspiring. But it's just week one. And we have a positive mark in the win-loss record. That's something. Right?

We won and that's all we really learned from this game. Maybe the Jets are better than advertised, maybe they are as bas as advertised. They do have a heck of a QB there and they may save some money on not needing both a punter and a kicker (I mean, daaaaang, Ammendola was pretty amazing doing both jobs, while we decide to punt from the 33???). On paper it was a game we should win. And that first half looked like we were handling it admirably. That second half, they handled us and we were lucky to get away with the W. Still we don't really know a thing except CMC will get you where you need to go, even if you run him into brick walls again and again. Next week, we have the Saints and who knows if they are outstanding or if the Packers are having a nervous breakdown led by Diva-deluxe Aaron Rodgers. This was a "we should" win week. Next is a "we have to" win week.

Too excited about the game to come up with a menu.

Detroit's team has been cursed. It's the only explanation for how they could suck so bad for so long. Can't blame him for wanting out of there. Also, can't blame him for wanting to head to sunny LA and play for a team that has the window open right now and a couple of years more. That cost, though... Whew, too rich for our blood.

Dude, you won the Huddle Olympics with that one!!!!

This is where I am, across the board. If we can answer yes to all three of those things, and have that answer by this Sunday, then our schedule could lead us somewhere great. We have a lot of weak teams for the first three quarters of the season sprinkled in with some mid-level contenders. We don't have really top tier competition until the final four games, with the Bills and two tilts with the Bucs (who may have already locked things up or fluttered out by then). There's an argument to be made that if it all clicks, we could be looking at 12-5 before this ends. If two out of three of those posits goes negative, we could just as easily be looking at 5-12. The thing about it is, we're going to know within the first four games what we have. It's kind of exciting, but there's an equal mix of trepidation on my part. I'm not convinced of anything yet but I sure am hopeful.

There is the chance that Thursday night's game was an outlier and is too small of a sample size to judge this season by. Also, there's a pretty good chance that neither the Bucs nor the Cowboys can play pass defense worth a sh!t and there were two first class passers out there. The most common final score in NFL football games is still 20-17.

If some starting QB for a team with a shot goes down, Cam may very well get a call. But this kind of thing just seems a bit of attention seeking stuff that doesn't do his legacy much good. Personally, I like the guy and it sucks that football ends careers this way, but it does. Few players get to go out when they choose to and a few of the greats do a lot to damage their legacy by drawing it out. Of course, for a couple of million bucks, which of us wouldn't mess up our own legacies? When it comes to Cam and returning to the Panthers... please, let old girlfriends find new homes, don't invite them back. It's never the same as it was and it always ends up messy.

A good running back who can handle screens well can play havoc with a pass rush. Wonder if we have someone hanging around who can fulfill that role for us. Oh yeah... that guy! Maybe our pass protection will also be better than advertised. We can hope, right?

Just clog up that middle and give us an anchor for a stout run defense. Sacks are stat bonuses but we need him to be that immovable road block. It seems he's made for it and mean enough to do it.

I got an immediate appointment with my doctor who on seeing it immediately sent me off to the emergency room. Within an hour I was in a mini surgery room with a doctor and a nurse digging away at it. That was, unpleasant.

I feel for ya man. I get boils time and again. They are no fun. A few years ago, I didn't think much of them until I got one on my abdomen that ended me up in the hospital for three days on an IV drip. MRSA and to this day there's still a scab that won't go away. People die from those things, had no idea until then.

Okay, I spent most of my life in WNC, in the Boone/West Jefferson area. Family full of real estate agents, brokers, contractors and carpenters. It's a tough area to make a living in, the real estate prices are out of reach of most folks or the plots are out of reach of most services. Here's my advice. If you're hell bent on doing this, you need to look for land south of Avery County and north of Buncombe County. Mitchell, Madison and Yancey. Everything else is priced based on tourists, second homers or college town rates. All three of those have difficult terrain, but you may find some plots and lots that could fit your bill. A lot of those places have no road access and you'd have to negotiate/buy access, then build a road to them. Grading and gravel alone are going to be massive costs. And then running electricity to them can be prohibitive since you will probably be some distance from a main line. And well-digging is going to require some kind off roadway to get the big truck in. Find you a good well-witcher before buying the property because there's no guarantee of water resources, especially on the size lots you are talking about. You may have some luck by asking about recently cut timber lands. They usually have rudimentary roads at least, but you're going to have some non-plus scenery for quite a while. Also check to make sure that the properties don't have restrictive covenants about hunting, etc. Those are more common than you think as families will sometimes sell of small plots to cover taxes that border on their own hunting properties. They'll do the restrictive covenants to create kind of a poaching barrier and protect their own wildlife for later harvesting. And believe me, your sites will be easier to sell to hunters than to RV'ers in the near future. Check the surrounding land records for covenants and walk the property to make sure it isn't posted. Check with neighboring land owners if they are open to leasing hunting rights. Good luck with this. It's going to be a hard dime to turn, but if you're smart and sweat equity it, you can do it. If there is a good road and room enough for a septic system on site, you might be able to market the lots to tiny house owners who want a more back to nature lifestyle.

Dallas Cowboys W @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles @ Atlanta Falcons W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Buffalo Bills W W Minnesota Vikings @ Cincinnati Bengals W San Francisco 49ers @ Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals @ Tennessee Titans W W Seattle Seahawks @ Indianapolis Colts Los Angeles Chargers @ Washington Football Team W New York Jets @ Carolina Panthers W W Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans W Cleveland Browns @ Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins @ New England W W Green Bay Packers @ New Orleans Saints Denver Broncos @ New York Giants W Chicago Bears @ Los Angeles Rams W W Baltimore Ravens @ Las Vegas Raiders

Historically, that's when we do our best work. So, let's get to workin' guys!

In truth, yeah. We are who they say we are until proven otherwise.

I'm hoping for a Pyrrhic victory for the Cowboys -- they bust the Bucs in the mouth and expose as tired and worn out like most Super Bowl winners are the next season, but in the process, the Herculean effort to win the game leaves the Cowboys spent and in shambles.

Slick man, slick.

I get the feeling Darnold is going to be fine here. I'm more worried about the line in front of him than his abilities on display. We had another guy once who was all but a washout in the league when he got here, but he turned out to be one of the greatest Panthers ever. QB'ed us to our first Super Bowl in his first season and damn near won it. I'm not sure Darnold has the same amount of moxie that Jake Delhomme had, but if he can find at least half that in him, we can go far. Good luck kid, we'll be rooting for ya!

The worst? Really???? https://www.nfl.com/news/qb-index-week-1-ranking-all-32-starters-entering-2021-nfl-season

Yeah, he will. And I'm going to point out I suggested we take him in the draft with our first pick. Of all the rookie QBs, he's leaving a pro program and going right into the best place a rookie QB could hope to ever land in the first round. I really wish we'd have gone that way instead.

We're going to learn a lot about our team on Sunday.

I wouldn't make the deal. Faust, man, Faust. Never sell your soul, eternity is a long time and bought glories tarnish quickly. As to Tepper, Rhule and Fitterer... honestly, I'm going to need some proof before I crown any of them as being "the" guys to get it done. Any old time now would be nice. I'm buying into the "we're building" thing for right now, but by the end of the season we will know what and who we have. We may well know by 4 pm Sunday. Hope it's good news. As someone over 50 (52) I'm getting tired of waiting.