2003 vs 2015 Panthers

[Hoenheim]

http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/19049/jordan-gross-jake-delhomme-agree-2015-panthers-would-beat-2003-super-bowl-team

[mwright350]

Pretty fun read - that 2003 team was special too but a whole different kind of special.

This year's team just feels like a buzz-saw waiting for anyone who happens to be in front of them.  I never really felt like the 2003 team was the best team in the NFL like I do this one.

[rodeo]

The 2003 team was a bunch of scrappy underdogs who had a fairy tale season then had a losing season the next year. The 2015 team is built to dominate and will steamroll the league for years to come. 2003 would most likely get blown out by 2015.

[Pox 08]

'03 would get destroyed by the '15 team.    Kuechly, Davis and Norman would give Delhomme fits. 

[JccOldTime23]

5 minutes ago, rodeo said:

The 2003 team was a bunch of scrappy underdogs who had a fairy tale season then had a losing season the next year. The 2015 team is built to dominate and will steamroll the league for years to come. 2003 would most likely get blown out by 2015.

To be fair the 2004 Panthers lost a key player to IR damn near every game. They would have been a playoff team had that not happened.

 

Still I'll take 2015 over 2003 too.

[tondi]

Put Cam on the 2003 team and the gap narrows dramatically.  Could Cam, with the rest of the 2003 offense, put up points on the 2015 defense?  I'm thinking he would make that offense pretty deadly.

[IMON KRAQUE]

Kasay was our highest scoring player on that team.....wouldn't even come close to today. Even better question would be...03 Pats vs 2015 Panthers

[Clicheking]

Love me some 2003 team their the reason I fell in love with football, but they would get rolled by this team. Cam is the main difference and I'm not trying to poo on Delhomme. Outside of that they match up respectfully, but the difference is day and night in terms of Qb. Also worth noting that 03 team didn't get a sack on Brady, do you really think this team isn't going to get to Manning??

[TN05]

I think it could be either a blowout or a very close 2003 victory. We got so close to giving up leads, and the 2003 team was so good at winning close games. That being said, who is going to tackle Cam? 

I think the biggest concern on defense would be the receivers. Steve was just so fast, you need to double him, but that leaves Moose and Proehl open underneath. It's a predictable offense, but it worked.

[RealBitsOfPanther]

Love the 03 team. Lots of nostalgia, but they would get blown out by this years team. Like others have said, Cam is the difference. 

[TN05]

44 minutes ago, JccOldTime23 said:

To be fair the 2004 Panthers lost a key player to IR damn near every game. They would have been a playoff team had that not happened.

 

Still I'll take 2015 over 2003 too.

We were beasting the last half of the season. Muhammad, Delhomme, and Goings were playing lights out all year

[jumpman910]

2015 would walk the dog on the 2003 team. I don't think it would be close

[Davidson Deac II]

I don't know if the 03 team would fare as poorly as some of you think.  Great group of receivers, solid running back, and a roided up offensive line would do fairly well.  :)

[slumdogmillionaire]

If the 2003 team still had Del Rio instead of Trgovac as D-Coord they would have won Super Bowl and maybe beaten this 2015 team.  Our defense in 2002 was unreal last 10 games no one would get the ball past the 50 on Del Rio's aggressive style.