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Steve Smith probably lost the game.

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I was surprised at the lack of flags in the game. it's not because there weren't any penaltys, but Walt Coleman's crew has been known to hold onto their whistles. I saw some blatant holdings on Pep (but when isn't that the case?)

And, just to clarify, I still love Smitty, but man I wish he'd picked a better spot to hold for eight freaking seconds. (Seriously, go watch the replay, it's painfully obvious).

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it's taken a lot to get me out of my 2 year lurking career here, but honestly, smitty is not the reason we lost this game. neither is kasay's field goal to all the newbies here. it was our defense. our highly regarded defense at the beginning of the season that saved our asses many times has now fallen off the wagon. get ken lucas out of here, and good lord do I hope that godfrey doesn't make the same mistakes next season as good as he's been

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Smith probably lost us the game because of his penalty.

Kasay probably lost us the game because of his miss.

The defensive line probably lost us the game because of their laughable attempts at tackling Ward.

The secondary probably lost us the game because Eli was able to pick them apart on every key 3rd and long.

Jake probably lost us the game because of his poor throws in the second half and overtime.

The coaches probably lost us the game because of their horrible predictable playcalling.

The Panthers probably lost us the game because they got outplayed in the second half in all facets.

You could throw a load of other factors in there too. and not all of them even within control.

How about the way the ball bounced right back into RW McQuarters hands on that OT punt? A different bounce and we've got the ball, but sometimes it just doesn't happen.

Point being, and others have said already, it is never valid to blame a single player or a single play for the loss of a game.

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Smith probably lost us the game because of his penalty.

Kasay probably lost us the game because of his miss.

The defensive line probably lost us the game because of their laughable attempts at tackling Ward.

The secondary probably lost us the game because Eli was able to pick them apart on every key 3rd and long.

Jake probably lost us the game because of his poor throws in the second half and overtime.

The coaches probably lost us the game because of their horrible predictable playcalling.

The Panthers probably lost us the game because they got outplayed in the second half in all facets.

Kemo probably lost us the game for being hurt

Fox probably lost us the game for not giving Smith or Williams a single touch in OT

I probably lost us the game because I forgot to wear my lucky underroos.

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