I just talked with Gil Brandt

[ladypanther]

Called in to Late Hits on Sirius NFL Radio a few minutes ago.

Believes the 2nd half would have been a lot different if Seattle did not get such good field position on the kickoff. (Have not seen that mentioned here but is a great point.   That short field may have been the demon of the 2nd half.).

He thinks the Panthers will beat the Cards 41-38.  McClain and Finnegan, without mentioning names, are going to get lots of balls thrown their way....we all know that.

When he mentioned Cam he called him, "my good friend Cam."

Praised Richardson and Morrison for the type of players we have.

[w280sax]

He is definitely one of the most panther friendly members of the national media.  Good story.

[ladypanther]

Oh....he also mentioned how great the crowd was.

[Mr. Scot]

Very cool.

Brandt is a guy whose brain I'd love to pick.

[frash.exe]

I think it's almost a certainty that the team lets off the gas. I think many teams do that in the midst of a blowout, but I think we do it way too early. Keeping that killer instinct out there a little longer could've made the box score read 41-14 instead of 31-24.

[ladypanther]

2 minutes ago, w280sax said:

He is definitely one of the most panther friendly members of the national media.  Good story.

Also had praise for Rivera.

[KillaCamNewton]

I said the same exact thing yesterday. If Gano just kicks it out of the endzone to start the half and the Hawks have to go 80 yards the whole game wouldve been different. Instead that big return and penalty completely gave them life and shifted the momentum.

[ladypanther]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Very cool.

Brandt is a guy whose brain I'd love to pick.

I would love to spend a day with the guy.  He is such an encyclopedia of NFL knowledge and seems like a heck of a nice guy.

[Cj72]

Speaking of that penalty, did anyone ever see what happened?

[Mr. Scot]

11 minutes ago, w280sax said:

He is definitely one of the most panther friendly members of the national media.  Good story.

Brandt's resume' as a team architect is impeccable. No, he's not always right, but he's right more often than not. If someone wants to dispute something he says, he has the standing to back it up.

That, plus some of us get to a point where we're too old to give a flying rat's ass what people think, so we just do what we do.

[Cat]

Yeah I think Cam's gonna need a huge game to win. 

[PntherPryd]

Were you a first time caller and get the bell rung?

 

[VerticalThreat]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Brandt's resume' as a team architect is impeccable. No, he's not always right, but he's right more often than not. If someone wants to dispute something he says, he has the standing to back it up.

That, plus some of us get to a point where we're too old to give a flying rat's ass what people think, so we just do what we do.

Getting to a point where you just do what you do? Reminds me of a certain someone...

[ladypanther]

7 minutes ago, PntherPryd said:

Were you a first time caller and get the bell rung?

 

Yes.