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Baldy Breaks Down the Carolina Panthers

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49 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

I remember feeling like the Snow hire was evidence of what looked far too much like nepotism that could cripple us.  Boy, was I wrong.  Snow looks like the real deal and has those guys buying in.

Yeah but like...Snow was the linebackers coach of the 0-16 Detroit Lions so it would logically follow that he would suck as a DC.

-An actual argument I read here multiple times after the hiring.

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1 hour ago, BrianS said:

Wilson escaped SOOOO many times too.  A QB less mobile probably would not have been able to finish that game.  If our defense keeps playing like this, we may only see Matt Ryan once this year.  Burns & Co may end his season in the first game.

You mean like………Jameis?

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3 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

That's easy to say in game one.  It's a long season and you want to win the war of attrition by the end as well.  In principle I agree with you. I just think that you have to take any opportunity you get during a game to rest as many players as you can. 

Having said that, I would much prefer the comfortable lead be a bit wider at the half before going into prevent mode.

I just want to see us at our full capacity on Offense.  I feel like last game was almost there on Defense.  I have no doubt that this team can put up 40+ on any given day if they are clicking on all cylinders.  We were on the cusp of blowing their doors off on Sunday.  We have GOT to figure out some way to get better interior O-Line play.  

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5 minutes ago, joemac said:

I just want to see us at our full capacity on Offense.  I feel like last game was almost there on Defense.  I have no doubt that this team can put up 40+ on any given day if they are clicking on all cylinders.  We were on the cusp of blowing their doors off on Sunday.  We have GOT to figure out some way to get better interior O-Line play.  

I love the enthusiasm but this team missed it's most likely only chance to blow the doors off anyone this season.  I think you may have too high of expectations with this young team for this season.  They are still growing and not quite deep enough to do more than ruin some seasons for other teams by knocking them out of the playoffs.  But they're getting there little by little. 

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