Boston Globe-Panthers or Chiefs favorites for opener

[TheSpecialJuan]

The Chiefs will get the nod.

[pantherclaw]

Why isn't the regular season opening game not a SB rematch? 

Doesn't the NFL know what it's doing? 

Falcon fans everywhere will be broken hearted that their team won't get the chance to show the SB was a fluke.

[cookinbrak]

Huddle logic-

"We never get enough prime time games."

"The opening game for the 2017 season will be Panthers-Patriots."

"THE NFL HATES US!!!"

[Ace_Aladdin]

37 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

The Chiefs will get the nod.

 

1 hour ago, Cookie Lyon said:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000783869/article/patriotsfalcons-rematch-should-open-2017-season

This reporter names who he thinks should be the teams to open the season against the Patriots. Some of his points about the Chiefs are exactly why I doubt the NFL will have them open against the Patriots. Alex Smith isn't a marquee QB, so they will more than likely make the Panthers the opponent. I hope it does happen. BRING IT ON!

It doesnt matter to me , but the motto is always gonna be " If you wanna be the best, gotta beat the best"

Panthers are gonna send a statement to the NFL this season.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Wouldn't be a fan, but there would be some positives. NE in September works a lot better for us than a potential snow game later in the year.  They're occasionally vulnerable early in the year, before they start figuring it all out.

Gronk will probably be healthy Week 1, though...give it a few weeks and he'll be injured again., 

[Moorgan]

That's why I never want to win the Super Bowl. You have to play 3 days before everyone else! So unfair. Sad!

[Icege]

F that.

Go get that SB rematch they HAD to have to start last season. Unless there isn't a message to send to Matt Ryan ofc [/TinFoilHat]

[panther4life]

I'd love it. We either assemble a good enough roster to embrace these types of games or we don't. Got to play them at some point anyway, why not make it a Thursday nighter  to kick off the season?

The only way this would really suck is if Cam isn't ready to go week 1.

 

[Nails]

2 minutes ago, Icege said:

F that.

Go get that SB rematch they HAD to have to start last season. Unless there isn't a message to send to Matt Ryan ofc [/TinFoilHat]

If Gano was not GaNO it works out gloriously.  But he sucks and it was the beginning of the end last year.  

[Hoenheim]

If we do have to play in two openers in a row against Super Bowl champions of the previous season, thats a gigantic fug you from the NFL. In that case we need to blow the Patriots out in a bad way to send a fuging message.

[Nails]

1 minute ago, panther4life said:

I'd love it. We either assemble a good enough roster to embrace these types of games or we don't. Got to play them at some point anyway, why not make it a Thursday nighter at home to kick off the season?

I agree.  And the worst that happens is 0-1 with 10 days to prepare for the home opener and a schedule that's all downhill from there.

[panther4life]

6 minutes ago, Moorgan said:

That's why I never want to win the Super Bowl. You have to play 3 days before everyone else! So unfair. Sad!

After reading all the other post on here I almost didn't realize your were being sarcastic.

[Lumps]

2 hours ago, Ship said:

It's bullshit. We seem to always be the team that's sitting there and people feel like they can fug over. 

If we play them I hope we break Brady and toss them out. In 2015 we came in unexpectedly and were naive about true success, not believing people would try to intentionally hurt us. We were legitimately having fun for fun's sake. In 2016 we found out no one liked how pure we were and our upstart new brand of success was attacked by the officials, other teams, and the league. We were hurt and lost. In 2017 we should be battle hardened and awake to the reality that we can't trust anyone to do the fair/honest/right things for us. We need to take no prisoners and put our boots on their throats. No better way than to murder that franchise who always seems to win and get their way.

You take this way too seriously.

 

On a side note who gives a fug? A true team and coaching of skill will beat anyone, anywhere, and anytime. Stop whining guys really if we aren't ready to beat the Pats week one, our weaknesses will be exposed and should be addressed  (though they probably won't until week 6 per usual).

[TheRed]

I still find it overwhelmingly pitiful that our head coach could publicly whine about the league scheduling, but tuck his tail between his legs when the time came to speak out defiantly about the lack of calls protecting our franchise QB.

Oh wait, he did say he would have hit our QB in the head too.

Is this real life?