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Panthers 1-5 vs division opponents in 2016


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One of the most troubling stats of the season. 1-5 against division opponents is unacceptable. The Panthers were 5-5 against non-divisional opponents. 

Would you say this has more to do with the Falcons, Bucs, and Saints getting better? Or the Panthers getting worse? Or both?

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They wanted it more.  They hate our franchise.  They HATE Cam.  They were tired of watching us win for three straight years.  It all matters as football is an emotional game.  

The earth will resume in it's normal Panther on top axis for a LONG time in 2017, for many reasons.

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Just now, JPino said:

We should've been 3-3 at the worst. There is no reason why we shouldn't have swept Tampa. If we had all of our starters in both games, the result would've been much different 

Perfect that we're picking 8 and they're picking 19 and will have a tougher schedule next year to boot.  Fools.  They can have those two meaningless wins.

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46 minutes ago, top dawg said:

If you're not getting better, you're getting worse. We did absolutely nothing to get better in the short term this past season. 

Yep. And as much as people want to lay most of that on Ron Rivera, our GM should be shouldering the bulk of the responsibility for this season.

Other teams can improve too, we took it for granted.

Not to mention the kicker that we made one of the best paid in the league in the offseason singlehandedly cost us 3-4 wins this year.

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My takeaway:

@ Atlanta - Having to start Sanchez out of necessity since our secondary was banged up meant we lost that game before it even started.

Tampa - DA the Buc killer instead became a turnover machine. Gave it away.

@  Saints - Always hard to win in the Superdome. We won last year only because we had the ball last. Not this time.

Saints - The one win that didn't feel like one because of what happened with Luke

Falcons - We tried holding on but the talent gap proved too large. 

@ Bucs - Cam tried to outsuck DA. A successful two point conversion meant a win that not many here actually wanted.

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