Record Predictions

[SBBlue]

1 hour ago, frankw said:

If old habits could be coached out so quickly and easily there would be many more Tannehill or Brees types up for grabs across the league. As much as Sam has to take the next step our receivers are also going to have to make his life easier.

Is the bottle neck the qb or the coach?   You can't just move.  You have to move to a coach and scheme that works.   

Are you worried about DJ, Robbie, D. Moore,  or Arnold getting the job done?

[bigdavis]

FYI, betting sites have prices out on Over/Under Regular season wins for each team.

Panthers number is Over/Under 7 1/2 wins. Either side you take, you put up 115 to win 100.

As soon as I saw this line, I jumped all over the Over side.  (TB's # is 11 1/2 wins.)

I also put down 100 for the Panthers to win the Division, at 9-1 odds.

[SBBlue]

Just now, bigdavis said:

FYI, betting sites have prices out on Over/Under Regular season wins for each team.

Panthers number is Over/Under 7 1/2 wins. Either side you take, you put up 115 to win 100.

As soon as I saw this line, I jumped all over the Over side.  (TB's # is 11 1/2 wins.)

I also put down 100 for the Panthers to win the Division, at 9-1 odds.

Now that is putting your money where your mouth is.

[frankw]

1 hour ago, SBBlue said:

Is the bottle neck the qb or the coach?   You can't just move.  You have to move to a coach and scheme that works.   

Are you worried about DJ, Robbie, D. Moore,  or Arnold getting the job done?

Well it isn't a one size fits all deal some guys can adapt and learn quickly others take longer and finally flourish years later. In some cases the light never comes on no matter who is coaching them up. In many instances it falls to pure chance and luck in landing in the right situation at the right time. I think we have a very solid receiving core in the making but all of the above need to elevate in all phases. That's route running blocking not giving up the play even if Sam is scrambling which may be often let's be honest. And above all hands. Guys are going to have to make some contested catches in this division. Beyond that it is up to Sam to build a rapport with his top targets and even those lower on the depth chart because it's going to be a long season. Joe Brady is also going to have to maximize what he has there is a big diff in talent this year vs what he had last year so there should be no excuse for sloppiness. We need smart play calls in the redzone and likewise late in games overall. I'm hoping that all comes to fruition.

[bythenbrs]

2 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

5-9 wins seems about the range I would predict pre-training camp. 

The amount of unknowns is rather high for us.

[Scott12345]

I say our defense is the key

if our defense can keep us in games, and not gag it up in Q4, we could win 10 games

[Scott12345]

16 hours ago, bigdavis said:

FYI, betting sites have prices out on Over/Under Regular season wins for each team.

Panthers number is Over/Under 7 1/2 wins. Either side you take, you put up 115 to win 100.

As soon as I saw this line, I jumped all over the Over side.  (TB's # is 11 1/2 wins.)

I also put down 100 for the Panthers to win the Division, at 9-1 odds.

I’d sure want better than 9-1

but I do like the over on 7.5

[bigdavis]

6 hours ago, Scott12345 said:

I’d sure want better than 9-1

but I do like the over on 7.5

To complete the picture, the Bucs are 2-1, the Saints are 100-300, and the Falcons are 100-750.  So we are the long shots to win the NFCS.

Only the Texans, Lions, Raiders, Bengals, and jets are bigger longshots than the Panthers to take their division.