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USA Today; Panther 7-9....last place NFC South

Jmac

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Woodie Newbie

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Just like almost all negative projections, this is based on everything going wrong for us...Cam's not being able to play well after his shoulder surgery, players/coaches not adjusting/figuring out how to properly implement the new offense, the OL additions all turning out to be busts, etc.  

In almost every case that I've seen, most seem to think we have the talent to be a top team, and for various reasons they just don't trust us to be able to play to the level of the talent.  They mask it as questions, but it's really a lack of faith in the organization (unrelated to the FO issues - just to head off the obvious smartass comments).  Most have probably been burned by high expectations for the Panthers in the past (haven't we all)...particularly last year. 

I also find it funny how many of these prognosticators simply follow the trendy picks.  They all want to say they were able to predict the next Panthers (2015) or Falcons (2016), so TB is getting a lot of love because of some of the names they brought in.  IMO, TB is still a year or two away from being a legitimate contender, but I guess it's better to be on the bandwagon a little early rather than a little late.

 

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4 hours ago, Malt Liquor said:

Bullshi t. We are loaded, this is the most talented team the Panthers has ever assembled. KEEPPOUNDING!!!

This is not true. I would say the 2005, 2008, or 2015 team is the best.

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4 hours ago, Snake said:

With Hurney at the helm I really could see this happening. Our front office is shambles. 

Last I checked, the front office doesn't play the games. It's fine to worry going into 2018. But our roster is pretty much set for this year. The Panthers are gonna ball out, probably in spite of Shula

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55 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

Last I checked, the front office doesn't play the games. It's fine to worry going into 2018. But our roster is pretty much set for this year. The Panthers are gonna ball out, probably in spite of Shula

The FO makes tons of decisions on a day to day basis. 

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10-6 or 9-7.  Playoffs via wild card with a win and 2nd round loss.......Rivera is safe and Hurney will be named GM. The following season we will be back to under 500 football and again no one will get fired because all of this is okay with The Jerry. 

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3 hours ago, ickmule said:

10-6 or 9-7.  Playoffs via wild card with a win and 2nd round loss.......Rivera is safe and Hurney will be named GM. The following season we will be back to under 500 football and again no one will get fired because all of this is okay with The Jerry. 

Thats sadly very possible . I'm hoping they are closer to 11-3 or 12-4 with a division win and at getting back to the NFC Championship Game . Pretty high expectations coming off of last season, but you cant ignore the defense has some striking simularities to the 2015 D , but how all our new offense parts and new scheme work is a bit of a mystery right now. We may have two new starting OTs , our two speedster WR one is a rookie and another may not even make the final roster, Cam coming off a sugery/lost alot of weight, Stew getting Older. 

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