The Most Startling Fact About the Blowouts

[the_philosopher]

Everybody knows that we've had our butts whipped in 3 out of 7 games, but here's the scariest thing to me about the blowouts: we are getting spanked even without turning the ball over. When I watch other teams get blown out in the NFL, it's almost always in part because they turn the ball over; they give up a quick pick-6, fumble in the other team's redzone, etc. In such cases, it's common to feel like the team is experiencing some bad luck in addition to playing poorly. But not so with these panthers:

 

vs Steelers: Down 23-6 with 2:31 left in the 3rd quarter after only one turnover (early 3rd qtr. Newton sack/fumble).

 

vs Ravens: Down 35-10 with 11:34 left in the 4th with ZERO turnovers (unbelievable!).

 

vs Packers: Down 35-3 with 10:28 to go in the 3rd quarter with ZERO turnovers (Are you kidding me?)

 

 

This is truly startling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[UNCrules2187]

And we somehow won the game where we did turn the ball over in bunches vs Chicago

[jasonluckydog]

That's it when we play a 3-4 team we should fumble twice

[KissMyConverse]

I agree with what you're saying... however when we finally did get momentum back in the Steelers game we had a second turn over. Muffed punt recovered in the end zone for a Steelers TD which completely destroyed what momentum swing we had taken.

 

I knew the Ravens game was going to go like that as soon as I saw the first 89 TD... somethings were just meant to be.  

[Gucci Mane]

3 and outs are pretty much turnovers.

[cardiackat88.]

And how many turnovers have we forced we when lost?

[Panthers8969]

Way to make everyone feel better! Oh wait

[pstall]

The team doesn't fight once down 14 or more.

[Panthers8969]

The team doesn't fight once down 14 or more.

Sucks you missed the Chicago game, it was a good one

[Kuhndog94]

Sucks you missed the Chicago game, it was a good one

One of my all time favs actually.

[Car123]

The team doesn't fight once down 14 or more.

I think the coaching staff gives up when down more than 21 in the 3rd quarter.

No reason to call multiple running plays in a row.

[pstall]

Sucks you missed the Chicago game, it was a good one

Yeah you sure got me bro.

Now about the 3 blowouts where we didn't use that Bears mojo.

[hepcat]

And we somehow won the game where we did turn the ball over in bunches vs Chicago

 

Carolina didn't so much win that game as much as Chicago gave it to us.  Cutler is a turnover machine and that fumble was pretty lucky...

[bandu]

I think its more about the lack of talent than the willigness to fight,lord how mercy!