Buffalo: What concerns me

[Doc Holiday]

They know us better than we know them, simple as that.

Their Head Coach and half of their front office including the GM were Panthers last year,  they have also signed Joe Webb, who might I add has been a long term QB in this offense and has intimate knowledge of our playbook.

Hands down and top to bottom I feel like we are the better team and we are playing at home, so these are things that are in our favor.  but there is something to be said about knowing your enemy.  So am I being overly concerned about this?

[JawnyBlaze]

It's definitely a concern, but I believe the talent gulf is just way too wide for it to change the outcome.  Plus, I don't know if McDermott is really the right guy to properly utilize that intel.

[panthers55]

Football is about matchups which come down to players and execution. Buffalo can know us better than we know ourselves and it won't matter. Know what is coming and stopping it are two different things. I figure at home we are almost always better than on the road. I know I will be there giving the Panthers a home field advantage. Listen for the keep pounding cheer. I will be one of the loudest.

[Lemory]

We have the better team by far and I find it funny that most of the Bills fans on their fan sites think they will win this game. Typical poo posts like "shutdown their run game, contain Olsen and make Cam beat us through the air because he's a shell of his former self." 

[csx]

True, but overall we have much better roster and still know McDermott.

[Jakob]

This is somewhat off-topic, but I visited the Bills subreddit and their forum today. Why the hell are they acting like their squad is the 85 bears? Christ.

[Marguide]

30 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

Football is about matchups which come down to players and execution. Buffalo can know us better than we know ourselves and it won't matter. Know what is coming and stopping it are two different things. 

Exactly.

Remember Washington with Riggins and Gibbs or the Steelers back in the day? Everyone knew what they were running, but no one could stop it.

They could have announced their plays in advance and it would have made little difference.

[PhillyB]

they won't execute

[Jangler]

Webb didn't have CMCs playbook....

[London Loves Luke]

If knowledge of a teams schemes and playbook was more important than talent and execution we should be able to trot out a team of huddlers and beat Buffalo next week right...?

[Daddy_Uncle]

we stop mccoy, we win. And we will stop him with our defense. 

[gmonjimbo]

The Panthers offense will have to turn over the ball several times and an undisicipled defense for the Bills to have a chance to win on the road. I'm fairly confident that the Jets will be the worst team in the league and finish dead last in most offensive categories, yet they were still in the game mid 4th quarter. 

If the Panthers kept the game close against the 49ers last week then I would be concerned about this game 

[L-TownCat]

Panther punch Bill in mouth, Bill no likey, Bill stop fighting, Panther Keep Pounding.

[Don137]

The mark of a good football is when the opponent knows what you are going to do and still cannot stop you.