Are the Panthers on the verge of Greatness?

[Jangler]

Or on the edge of Oblivion?

Is Coach Fox playing the part of the Great Deceiver? Not showing anything of how great this team can be? This has to be the worst preseason I have ever seen from the Panthers. I'm not talking about the 0-3 record, that means nothing to me. I'm talking about the lack of anything from this team, offence or defense. After watching last nights game, it got me to thinking. Is Coach Fox just hiding how good we are. Nobody seems to be very mad about anything. Even Jake is surprisingly calm! So are the Panthers the best actors ever? Not showing anything of the team that will take the field September 13. A complete deception? Man I hope so!!

[Peppers90 NC]

hmmm ima have to go with the latter on this one. if i am wrong, we are the only team that is trying to do broadway on the football field.

[PntherPryd]

everybody chime in with predictions. maybe this thread can be resurrected in January so that a small percentage can claim "victory".

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or we could just have fun, enjoy the games and drink with friends.....

[Guild]

Jangler I doubt that you believe that Coach Fox is purposely causing the problems that are evident in our team's play in an effort to disguise our power for the regular season.

I do however think that just because we have some bad games doesn't mean the rest will be bad and I also think it is likely that our players will learn sufficiently from the practice we are obtaining in our preseason against all Playoff/Superbowl contending teams that at least some of the problems we are experiencing will be lessened and/or completely corrected. I also am sure that our coaching staff will spend more time preparing our team for each specific game in the regular season as opposed to running only basic plays that are used primarily to assess our players rather than running engineered plays to defeat our opponents based off of player ability and film study.

[Jangler]

everybody chime in with predictions. maybe this thread can be resurrected in January so that a small percentage can claim "victory".

.......

or we could just have fun, enjoy the games and drink with friends.....

Did anybody hear our own announcer call Rosario, Rosario Dawson?

[R0CKnR0LLA]

If by "greatness" you mean a disappointing 8-8 season then hell yahhh, I'm driving the bandwagon baby!!!!

[PntherPryd]

Did anybody hear our own announcer call Rosario, Rosario Dawson?

lol

yep, he also claimed he was our starting TE.

and I'd still take him over Mick!

[Jangler]

Jangler I doubt that you believe that Coach Fox is purposely causing the problems that are evident in our team's play in an effort to disguise our power for the regular season.

I do however think that just because we have some bad games doesn't mean the rest will be bad and I also think it is likely that our players will learn sufficiently from the practice we are obtaining in our preseason against all Playoff/Superbowl contending teams that at least some of the problems we are experiencing will be lessened and/or completely corrected. I also am sure that our coaching staff will spend more time preparing our team for each specific game in the regular season as opposed to running only basic plays that are used primarily to assess our players rather than running engineered plays to defeat our opponents based off of player ability and film study.

I don't think there are problems, it just seems to be dull. At least in the past we did see from time to time in preseason a good team. This year it just seem to be a clusterf*ck or is it?

[Guild]

Did anybody hear our own announcer call Rosario, Rosario Dawson?

Whoopsie daisy!

I did chuckle for a second over it but as I am used to dealing with people who can't name all 22 current starters on our team I found it to be an understandable mistake.

I don't think there are problems, it just seems to be dull. At least in the past we did see from time to time in preseason a good team. This year it just seem to be a clusterf*ck or is it?

You know this is a good way to put it... the play does seem "dull." The question I pose then is: "Do you think we will see the fierce spirit and tough physical play we saw last year out of this team when the regular season starts?"

[Guild]

I don't think there are problems, it just seems to be dull. At least in the past we did see from time to time in preseason a good team. This year it just seem to be a clusterf*ck or is it?

You know this is a good way to put it... the play does seem "dull." The question I pose then is: "Do you think we will see the fierce spirit and tough physical play we saw last year out of this team when the regular season starts?"

[Big Jack]

We are a good football team with a lot of preseason injuries. Preseason injuries lead to precautionary benchings. The team looks like they are trying new things out. I say 9-7, Wildcard. Only because we won the division last year.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

Verge of greatness.

Despite our current problems on defense and with injuries, I still maintain that the Panthers are poised to be part of a three way divisional tie this year. Regardless of the outcome, that makes for a great football season.

[Jangler]

You know this is a good way to put it... the play does seem "dull." The question I pose then is: "Do you think we will see the fierce spirit and tough physical play we saw last year out of this team when the regular season starts?"

I hope so. That why I asked the Q the way I did. I didn't want it to come off as negative. Because there will be enough of that over the next few days. I really do believe we are playing possum. That was what I was going to name the thread: The Carolina Opossums...

[tarheelman1969]

1) the panthers have alot of injuries of 1st team guys that normally play together...but Del(plzzz go)homme still looks like the same old same old to me...2)Delhomme will never be "the man"...til we get a real qb we wont be going anywhere...he proved that to me last year playing Detroit,the worst team in NFL history and he had what 55 yards passing?...3)I would use Mcnown this year do or die and at end of year send Peppers(Mr. I Dont Wont To Be Here) and some draft choices to whoever has the #1 pick in 2010 and grab The Golden Calf of Bristol...then with all the great weapons we have on offense if the secondary grows up kemo comes back to stop the run and E.Brown can take up the void left by Peppers in the games he tries then we can talk long ways in the playoffs...4) UMMMMMMMM.....Cowher may be ready to comeback next year and if its so its time for Foxie to exit stage left and pick up a real coach...then we R talking dynasty rather than hope we can get to second round of playoffs....I'm sick of the same crap of watching this crappy defense that plays with no inspiraton that cant tackle and looks like they dont care...sick of Jakes very bad "Brett Farve" imitation...and giving ridiculous amounts of money to guys who dont wanna be here in the 1st place...sick of this game plan...run,run,pass,punt...every freaking time,please mix it up throw some on 1st down do some dump passes over the middle...watch film of how the cardinals dinked us to death and follow that...its either a long bomb,screen to smith(which people have learned better to defend no so doesnt work as well),or an out pattern or Jake thowing off his back foot ala Farve but yet he's not as good as Farve and just doesnt realize it and Fox doesnt realize it either but keeps rolling with him and keeps going another year without drafting a QB....getting very old guys time to try a do some different things...great coaches are known because they know how to make ADJUSTMENTS....Fox has no clue what that is or how to do it.:eek: