Flash forward maybe 20 years and we could finally have a brand motif that is significantly different where we would officially have "throwback" styles celebrating the first X decades of the team.
Still wear my Panthers NFC WEST sweatshirt on occasion
I do approve of the NFL's recent schedule makers' choice of piling a bunch of division games at the end of the season (not just for us, but all the other divisions too).
When the matchups are competitive, it makes for a fun month to cheer
Definitely not the best odds at the time (or maybe they were. Guess it shouldn't be surprising that odds changed that much from off-season to where we are today?
Back in May, Vegas had...
winning NFC South at +400
Canales for Coach of the Year +1500
NFC Champ +8000
SB +15000
betmgm currently shows...
NFC South +550
Canales at +3000 (with Vrabel in the lead)
NFC +12500
SB +30000
chatting with a falcons friend:
y'all beat us with the same number of points (30) as you did in the shutout, but you had to give us a 27 point head start this time
last year, we were the happiest 5-12 fan base going into the off-season based on our end-of-season momentum, compared to other 5-12 teams that were just horrible
thought we'd throw in the towel after we were down (what, 14-7? 21-7?) That the team/coach/water-kids were able to pull it together and make something happen is a strong showing of players and coaches believing in each other
now let's do it consistently. Win the games we're supposed to win. Be competitive in the games that we're not favored (and maybe win those too)