The Panthers for the second half of the season

[Jangler]

Are not the same team. We are a playoff team, an unbeaten playoff team. The rest of our schedule doesn't really matter anymore. Everybody will giving thier best to beat us. There is not an easy game left, like there ever really was.

[TNPanther]

Why did you change your avatar?

[Mr. Scot]

Under Rivera, we've traditionally been a slow starting team that did better in the latter part of the year.

We didn't necessarily start slow this season, but I'd be happy to see the trend of our best performances coming late continue.

[Jangler]

9 minutes ago, TNPanther said:

Why did you change your avatar?

What are you talking about?

 

I started this thread, because I keep reading how we nobody left except maybe the Giants. No game is ever a gimme, especially an undefeated team. 

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

I am ready to see a bigger contribution from the youth on this team.  CAP, Wegher, Benwikere, Thompson, Delaire, etc. 

[UpstatePanther]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Under Rivera, we've traditionally been a slow starting team that did better in the latter part of the year.

We didn't necessarily start slow this season, but I'd be happy to see the trend of our best performances coming late continue.

Hopefully the team can emulate the nearly complete performance they put together last week. Only issue was the OL performance. But that seemed to be an anomaly compared to the rest of the season

[UKPanther94]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

We didn't necessarily start slow this season, but I'd be happy to see the trend of our best performances coming late continue.

If we get another typical Rivera December then we're going to be breaking records!

[Sam Mills Fan]

Rivera is 15-3 in the month of December. :)

[Cyberjag]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Under Rivera, we've traditionally been a slow starting team that did better in the latter part of the year.

We didn't necessarily start slow this season, but I'd be happy to see the trend of our best performances coming late continue.

Hate to say it, but I don't see us improving.  It normally takes half a season to get the team playing like it is now.  This year is different because they started out that way.

Besides, how do you really improve on 9-0? :)

[Mr. Scot]

2 hours ago, Cyberjag said:

Hate to say it, but I don't see us improving.  It normally takes half a season to get the team playing like it is now.  This year is different because they started out that way.

Besides, how do you really improve on 9-0? :)

By going 10-0.

[Cyberjag]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

By going 10-0.

Walked right into that one...

[panthers55]

6 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Under Rivera, we've traditionally been a slow starting team that did better in the latter part of the year.

We didn't necessarily start slow this season, but I'd be happy to see the trend of our best performances coming late continue.

We didnt have the slow start at least in part due to more continuity and depth. We added pieces but had solid vets at most of the key positions. In the past it always seemed we had new guys on 1year contracts, rookies, and UDFAs who end up starting. It took time to build chemistry and teach folks our highly accountable defense. And we had a crap line and a dearth of WRs not named Benjamin or Smith.

This years defense reminds me of 2005. Both teams had tough physical players who imposed their will on the offense.

[Mr. Scot]

35 minutes ago, Cyberjag said:

Walked right into that one...

Afraid so, dude.

[Mr. Scot]

22 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

We didnt have the slow start at least in part due to more continuity and depth. We added pieces but had solid vets at most of the key positions. In the past it always seemed we had new guys on 1year contracts, rookies, and UDFAs who end up starting. It took time to build chemistry and teach folks our highly accountable defense. And we had a crap line and a dearth of WRs not named Benjamin or Smith.

This years defense reminds me of 2005. Both teams had tough physical players who imposed their will on the offense.

People might argue that this year we still had "a dearth of wide receivers not named Benjamin or Smith".