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Ultra early power rankings from NFL.com

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PANTHERS

 

For the record, I think Carolina wins the NFC South this season. Not only did the Panthers become the first team in the history of the division (which was born out of realignment in 2002) to finish first back-to-back, now they will become the first to three-peat. All they need is a WR2, an RB2, O-line help, a DE and an SS. I would like an SS, as well. Give me a '68, blue with white stripes, man.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000479557/article/nfl-power-rankings-seahawks-sit-above-super-bowl-champs

 

 

As I said, it is ultra early and you don't have to beat a dead horse. Having said that, teams I don't think should be ahead of us are the Texans at 14, the Chiefs at 9. However we remain top dog in the NFCS.

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As I said, it is ultra early and you don't have to beat a dead horse. Having said that, teams I don't think should be ahead of us are the Texans at 14, the Chiefs at 9. However we remain top dog in the NFCS.

not sure why so many people are counting out Fozzy as our #2 back. an argument could be made that he was more effective than DLo last year.

he's got a great running style and always looks like he's running downhill. I know blocking is a big part of RB duties, but that can be ingrained by coaching and more reps in practice.

we need depth all over the roster and could stand to get a few starters out of the draft...namely WR, CB, T, S and OLB. I'm hoping for at least 3 legitimate rookie starters out of the draft. that would've a huge boost and upgrades to a team that was riddled by injuries and inconsistent play throughout the season.

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Time to start pushing our sights a wee bit higher than just winning the division again. Anything less than at least winning one playoff game will be a disappointing season.

 

Two main goals for the season should be beating Seattle on the road during the season, and making it to the NFC Championship.  Made the divisional round two years in a row, gotta take a step up.

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Yeah, it's time for EVERYBODY to take that next step. You are seeing from the Saints and 49ers how superquick windows close in this league. We've got a good, young solid core to work with. Our window is just opening. Anything less than a NFC championship game will be a disappointment. Still don't think we are there with the Seahawks or Packers yet though.

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I remember last season some guy from the bleacher report did a ranking of every position group and the panthers ranked 32nd on both O-line and WR, at the the time I thought it was a bunch of horse s**t. Little did I know....

 

To be fair, it is still almost bottom of the league.

 

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Lol I love how he just so non chalantly says, "all they need is a WR2, RB2, Oline, DE and SS." Really?! Is that ALL we need? Phew, that makes me feel so much better, we just pretty much need a stud at pretty much every position in football and we are set guys!!

I instantly thought of the scene in Ghostbusters when Ray buys that clunker of a car ( which eventually becomes the ghostbusters car) and he tells venkman "Hey guys, all this car needs is spark plugs, breaks, transmission, fuel filter, tires, break pads, engine, timing belt and she is good to go!" (I paraphrase ofcourse)

On a serious note, I do see us 3peating again

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Two main goals for the season should be beating Seattle on the road during the season, and making it to the NFC Championship.  Made the divisional round two years in a row, gotta take a step up.

 

We have more holes than 1 off-season can fix, but we've taken care of the special teams, and the draft should be good for at least 2+ starters and some depth. I agree with your goals, and next offseason cap freedom = big signings for SB run

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Lol I love how he just so non chalantly says, "all they need is a WR2, RB2, Oline, DE and SS." Really?! Is that ALL we need? Phew, that makes me feel so much better, we just pretty much need a stud at pretty much every position in football and we are set guys!!

I instantly thought of the scene in Ghostbusters when Ray buys that clunker of a car ( which eventually becomes the ghostbusters car) and he tells venkman "Hey guys, all this car needs is spark plugs, breaks, transmission, fuel filter, tires, break pads, engine, timing belt and she is good to go!" (I paraphrase ofcourse)

On a serious note, I do see us 3peating again

 

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic - as in, we have a lot of needs, hence why we're only 15th.

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not sure why so many people are counting out Fozzy as our #2 back. an argument could be made that he was more effective than DLo last year.

he's got a great running style and always looks like he's running downhill. I know blocking is a big part of RB duties, but that can be ingrained by coaching and more reps in practice.

we need depth all over the roster and could stand to get a few starters out of the draft...namely WR, CB, T, S and OLB. I'm hoping for at least 3 legitimate rookie starters out of the draft. that would've a huge boost and upgrades to a team that was riddled by injuries and inconsistent play throughout the season.

Fozzy was more productive than Deangelo last year. However, I don't see him as anything more than a RB-3/scat back. I definitely think we could do with a rb2. If Stewart goes down, do you feel comfortable with Fozzy being the feature three down back?

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Fozzy was more productive than Deangelo last year. However, I don't see him as anything more than a RB-3/scat back. I definitely think we could do with a rb2. If Stewart goes down, do you feel comfortable with Fozzy being the feature three down back?

yeah...Fozzy is a good running back and had no problem getting 4 and 5 yards behind our bit do great line.

I'd be more comfortable with Fozzy than i would be with a rookie back there. Fozzy is a very good yardage gainer, don't understand why he gets such little respect from our fan base.

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yeah...Fozzy is a good running back and had no problem getting 4 and 5 yards behind our bit do great line.

I'd be more comfortable with Fozzy than i would be with a rookie back there. Fozzy is a very good yardage gainer, don't understand why he gets such little respect from our fan base.

I'm not site what you're taking about. Fozzy is very much overhyped on this board. There are only a select few of us that aren't high in Fozzy, and the very reason you don't heart a vocal minority is because it's more of us riding the fence instead of saying he is flat out bad. I liked some things from Fozzy, I'm just not sure he is an answer yet.

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