bigdavis

54 minutes ago, SetfreexX said:

handling teams worse, or worse off

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.

1 hour ago, GRWatcher said:

Horn missed an INT

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.

3 hours ago, Peon Awesome said:

The Panthers played an NFL team and had an absolutely convincingly dominating win. How long has it been since we can say that? Let us be happy please.

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?

3 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

He is far from the real deal yet, but he made some nice 3rd down throws to seal the deal towards the end there. We haven’t even seen him play on the road yet.  

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!

53 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Man, some of y'all are really cocky after beating possibly the worst team in the league in week one and a Saints team missing half their roster and coaching staff in week two.

I'm happy to be 2-0, but I'm not about to start getting cocky just yet.

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

1 hour ago, R0CKnR0LLA said:

It'll be No Country For Old Texans.

Just now, bigdavis said:

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.

...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.

2 hours ago, Luciu5 said:

You graduated high school over 45 years ago?  Holy poo how are you still alive?!?!?!?

 

(sarcasm fyi)

 

Seriously though, you have to be older than our DC.  Ok Gramps.  Now that fruit butt thing in the other thread really was weird.

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

7 hours ago, frankw said:

He is on pace for 500 touches which would be most in nfl history a record that has been held by James Wilder since 1984. They just paid one of their top wideouts 37 million dollars. Spread the ball around.

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.

On 9/14/2021 at 8:21 AM, BrianS said:

I agree, this seems fair and perhaps slightly optimistic.  Our performance against the Jets lacked a lot of polish and the Saints looked like, well, the Saints.  I'd love to see us simply be competitive in the game with a chance to win at the end.

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.

On 9/13/2021 at 11:53 AM, therealmjl said:

Anyone that looks like someone’s drunk uncle should be respected

Hey!  I resemble that!

33 minutes ago, frankw said:

We purposely kept ourselves out of the end zone of the worst team in the league for an entire half so we wouldn't give the Saints extra game film?

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.

1 minute ago, jackson113 said:

Maybe they went vanilla when they were up to save something for the Saints. They were holding Back so the Saints couldn't scout as good.   Two steps 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.

35 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Hell we may never have one preferred defense to run but can run any of them on any given Sunday. 

@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.

1 hour ago, TheCasillas said:

a middling Panthers front seven.

That is to laugh.

23 minutes ago, Seltzer said:

You usually have to go to LiveLeak to see videos of a man being killed... but here you go...

 

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.

5 hours ago, AU-panther said:

or some fans can evaluate what they see and just not look at stat lines.

 

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

5 hours ago, AU-panther said:

So he was 4/12 on passes 10 yards downfield or more?

Not sure I'm ready to give him $30m a year yet.

 

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,"

Just now, bigdavis said:

 

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

4 hours ago, joemac said:

This is a fan site.  We have not even played 1 game yet.  The roster is vastly improved over last year.  What do you get out of being a downer before we've even set foot on the field when it matters? Everyone should be optimistic at this point. 

14 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I like the cut of your jib rookie.   

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

7 hours ago, WOW!! said:

Whut!!

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.