After the bye...predictions on the upcoming storm

[ladypanther]

This team usually starts slow and then gains momentum.  Plus, they bye week gives some extra time for some guys to get healthy.  I think we go 3-1 during the "tough" stretch.

[UpstatePanther]

Right now, I'm just worried about beating Tampa Bay. A lot can happen in 3 weeks

[Cyberjag]

I'm worried about next week, TBH.  Although I'm really hoping that yesterday was a wake-up call, the defense didn't pressure McCown and Tampa Bay has much better receivers than New Orleans.  Hell, they're just a better team.  And they will be playing at home.

ASSUMING we get out of there with a win, we could split the next four and I would be plenty happy.  If we do that, we're winning 12 again.  If we don't, I could honestly see us tanking and ending up clawing our way out of a 3-5 hole to finish 8-8 or 9-7.  We really need to take care of business down there before we start talking about the Seahawks, Eagles, Colts, and Packers.

[KissMyConverse]

Honestly I think we only lose to Green Bay... and even that is closer than people think. (I'm not saying that's our only lose on the year, just out of those 4) 

[Mol3m4n]

I think it's early to be taking about after the bye. That's 3 weeks from now. 

[mc52beast]

It really depends on who is healthy... normally we play Seattle close at home and away, Eagles look to be struggling and right now Bradford isn't scaring anyone, Colts and Packers could be tough....

I'm looking at them going .500 and 6-2 after 8

[Randolph Panther]

Take 6-2 and run with it.  

[SOJA]

We always play Seattle close and they aren't exactly lighting the league on fire right now. We don't match up well with GB, and we got destroyed by them last year. I don't expect a win, but I do think it's a much better game than last year. The Colts are smoking right now and are swirling dangerously close to full on dumpster fire. The Eagles will likely hit their stride right as we meet them. 

I see us going 2-2, would not be shocked at all with 1-3 or even 0-4, would be pretty surprised with 3-1, and would be floored with 4-0. 

[Car123]

We could and should very well be sitting at 6-2 or better through our first 8 games

Same as 2003.

[imminent rogaine]

Fully healthy, I'd say we go 2-2 in that stretch with a win on Seattle and Loss to GB. The other two are a toss-up..

I think we sit Luke again this week and have him come out strong from the bye week.

What worries me is the pass rush. We looked pretty bad and now we have no CJ. I think we can stop the run with Star and Luke back but I really worry about These QBs pulling a McCown on us.

[UKPanther94]

Lose to Seattle and Green Bay, beat Indy and Philly, 6-2 and the worst part of the schedule out of the way isn't particularly out of the question

[nosuchthingasapanther]

fug is wrong with you people?

the panthers are gonna go 8-0.

[davos]

This is the year we finally beat Seattle.  It has to happen.  I can't wait to see our defense with Shaq against the Seahawks. 

[L-TownCat]

Honestly, it looked harder before the season started.

Philly, Indy, Sea do not scare me anymore.

GB is for realio.

we can easily go 2-2 possibly 3-1 against that "tough schedule".