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Let's keep in mind that the line didn't change but a 1/2 point in Vegas. The Saints were still favored to win, despite their injury list. It was an UPSET, folks, not us picking on the poor victimized Saints. It counts.

Good thing he did. Actually, DBs should be aware of not picking off 4th down passes. Had he caught it, we'd have given up dozens of yds of field position.

Oh, WE can be happy -- and WE are. It's just the Negative Nancies, like the guy from up in the Gorge, who won't admit the Panthers are for real, because it goes against all the Darnold's used merchandise/ Rhule's on the hot seat agenda. I pity people who post on a fan board, and won't allow themselves to enjoy a big -- and dominating, at that -- victory. Sad existence. Life can be short -- why not enjoy it when it's sunny out?

Yeah, and he hasn't played in London yet, either, so you can also hold that against him. If he were the real deal, he's have probably won both of his games, had a 3-1 TD/INT ratio, and completed over 68% of his passes. When he starts playing like THAT, he might be the real deal. Call me if THAT ever happens!

Keep that negative vibe going up there in the Gorge. When YOU get cocky, we'll be in trouble!

It'll be No Country For Old Texans.

...and not allowed a single 1H point yet!

Our Defense has played 7 quarters, and only allowed scores in 3 of them. Thus far, I think only Buffalo (who pitched a shutout today,) has done better. And 8 pts is the most we've surrendered in a quarter. That, combined with 9 sacks and 2 INTs, is stout.

Sheeeeit! Both them boys could be my sons. I graduated HS in '57. Good ol' days! The birth of rock n' roll.

You can't extrapolate from one game. That's like saying Winston's on pace for 85 TD passes. There is always a reversion to the mean.

You may be onto something there. I checked our roster, and (unless Zylstra is one), I couldn't find a single polish player. What happened to diversity?

This stat is BULLSHIT (there, I've said it.) If the Jets' "win rate" is 50%, and they give up 6 sacks -- and our "win rate" is 20%, and we give up 1 -- somebody got some 'splainin' to do. A meaningless and irrelevant metric that we should laugh at, and then ignore.

Hey! I resemble that!

Not that, but it may just be that we were setting them up not to expect quick slants over the middle yo Robbie, in the 10-15 yd range we so studiously avoided. THAT would be chess, 3 moves ahead.

Good take. Look on the Jets' game as the 4th pre-season game, with the reps given the starters equaling a tune-up for the season to come. Now we get down to business. Look out for Robby, who was underused.

As I posted elsewhere, notice who was lined up on our DL on that play -- Luvo, Brown, YGM, Haynes. No Burns, no Reddick. Yet we still get a sack. Nice assortment of rushers to have.

@Jon Snow, you're exactly right. 5 different Panthers were in on sacks -- this is a versatile team effort, not dependent on just 1-2 edge rushers. Did anyone notice who was rushing on that play (1st and Goal, inside 3 minutes left) when Brown and YGM crushed Wilson? Bet you can't even guess. 4 man front: Luvu, Brown, YGM, Haynes. Not a Burns or Reddick in sight. That's a wide variation of players for Snow to choose from.

That is to laugh.

Best thing about that play was the creative use of Gros-Matos on the inside of a 4-man rush. He and Brown ran that loop/stunt to perfection. We have surely gotten ourselves versatility from our pass rushers. Blocking assignments for our opponents will be very difficult. 6 sacks is a great start for our front, and we barely missed another 2-3. Some of the QBs we'll see won't have the elusiveness that Wilson showed. Also, I know it was just the Jets, but there was a great improvement in our run defense up the middle.

Why don't you go to the Packers' site, and evaluate Rodgers' stat line? And let the real Panthers' fans enjoy the moment?

Your jaundiced opinions are wearing thin. You try to sound like quite the authority on everything, but I doubt you could raise 30k, much less 30m. Give it a rest. Your opinions are tiresome. (and just FYI, to save you looking it up in Mommy's dictionary, here's "jaundiced": "a disturbed or mentally soured outlook, due to envy, jealousy, etc,"

Me, a downer? Surely you jest. I'm one of the most optimistic fans here. Mr welcome aboard was heartfelt and genuine.

Avast, mateys. Another crewman for the Good Ship Homer.

Oh, you don't recall? See p. 3 of this thread, where you poo'd me for what any intelligent reader would know was sarcasm. Of course, you can rectify your mistake by going back to that post, and deleting the reaction.