48 hours ago the Huddle had Super Bowl visions. Now we should pack the season up and go home?

[caatfan]

I never believed in either extreme. Team isn't sorry and it isn't great either. Still a good shot at the playoffs and maybe even the 2nd round this year. Just back to back winning seasons would be a Panthers first.

[RBpanther]

I'm not worried it looks rough but I still we must keep pounding

[teeray]

The only real area we have bad injuries is RB. And ever since the ink dried on Dwill and Stews contracts I have been told RB is nothing more than a plug and play position

Davis being hurt, hurts. But we got Luke who will keep LBs straight.

We will be fine. I am still pumped up for this season.

[Kevin Greene]

we desperately need SCP's weekly smack thread to boost morale

 

 

Greatness often comes from inspiration.

Let's all hope he had a massive plate of Nachos with jalapenos last night washed down with some coldies so the slate will have been prepared so to speak.

[TheMaulClaw]

The silver lining is that all the NFC South teams have a similar schedule.  It's quite possible we can win the division at 9-7.

[Udogg]

Day after we win:

Watch ESPN and NFL network

Listen to radio shows.

Google Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers every 15 minutes for new articles saying how awesome we are.

Go to the CH and argue with people who aren't as happy as I am about the win.

Call all my friends who are Falcon fans to tell them the ass whuppin is coming.

 

Day after we lose:

 

Don't turn on the TV

Don't listen to radio

Watch porn Netflix videos..

Go to the CH and just smh.

Listen to the trash talk from my friends...

[Jmac]

Reality is we have the toughest 7 game stretch coming up...our running backs are down, our QB is gimpy, our 2nd best LB is hurt, and our probowl DE is sitting on his ass at the house...they will have to come together and get this done...I am behind them 110% no matter what happens.

[TimTom]

I would like to see us consider sitting Cam for DA if he really is that beat up.  If the O-Line can't keep him upright to throw anyway, and his bum wheel decreases his mobility, then let DA get hit this week.

 

It would also be smart to be a bit less aggressive with the front 7 so we don't get gashed again.  Maybe we can use some safety blitzes as a 5th man in the right situations.  It could help TD's replacement cover and fit his gaps better.

 

Lastly, I hope our O-Line can step up and make it easy on these young RBs.  We can't abandon the run.  We just need to be creative with some misdirection, sweeps etc.  We have speed and talent, it just needs blocking.

 

If we can play clean and really bring it, I really think we can win with what's available this week.  All is not lost.

[CharlottePanther]

No Tolbert, no DWill, no Stewie, no Hardy, possibly no TD, literally the only RB we have is from the practice squad. A hurt QB thats no longer a running threat and a terrible O line. Not to mention we have a extremely tough schedule ahead. Its not the one loss that has me thinking the season is over, its everything I mentioned above.

[AceBoogie]

We we were a lot healthier 48 hours ago. That and some of our biggest fears were confirmed. I'm in a wait and see type of mood. Bucs suck, So does Detroit outside the dome, and up until two days ago I thought the Steelers sucked.

[JJman]

Our morale is lower then it's been in awhile and I get it. Let's fug up the ravens and get our groove back

[bigdog10]

If you would have told me before the season that we would be 2-1 and that our one loss would have been out of conference, I would have been giddy.

 

The injuries suck, but every team has them.  The defense needs to correct the small mistakes and the offense and special teams need to take care of the football.  Our formula is to control clock, protect the football and win the game 20-13.  

 

While the defense got absolutely gashed on the ground, they really played as they usually do. Give up yards and limit the other team to field goals.  Had it not been for a boneheaded offsides on a fg attempt and a Philly bobble, the Steelers would have traded that 14 pts for 3 pts.

 

Our offense is concerning, but we all knew this coming in.  Cam is banged up and the oline is patchwork at best.  I don't believe this is the last time this year that the panthers will be beat badly (see Cincy in Cincy), however, i also believe we have some a** kickings left to give.

 

 

***Lastly, that is only our 5th regular season loss in our last 22 regular season games***

[CelibatePimp]

Who are we kidding? The only real loss here will be TD but you never know whether his backup will play better than him. Tolbert and Stew were not doing much to begin with.

If oline can get its stuff together, we are in good shape.

[Khaki Lackey]

i think people are more deflated than anything. winning 13 out of the last 14 had us used to deeply enjoying every single gameday and then getting blown the fug out has really brought us back down to earth. i haven't even really wanted to think about football for the last two days.

Exactly this. This was the one we all wanted badly, too. To beat the sh!t out of one of our most hated enemies on national tv in prime time with the whole country watching our "super bowl caliber defense" beat up the rapists. We all wanted to give a big middle finger to their bandwagon fan base. We didn't show up and we got embarrassed. Yeah, this one stung. Nothing another victory can't cure.