CMC's status (The Athletic)

[glenwo2]

Just now, Waldo said:

It's the NFL, no sleeping on opponents regardless. That should always be the standard with professionals. 

But saying your opponent is unimpressive or a weak matchup is true in this case. Do your job and get the win. It's what good teams do when they face not good teams...

Exactly.    It's progress enough that this team at the very least is able to beat the Bad teams (thus far).

Let's hope they continue that trend this weekend. 

[Waldo]

1 minute ago, glenwo2 said:

Exactly.    It's progress enough that this team at the very least is able to beat the Bad teams (thus far).

Let's hope they continue that trend this weekend. 

Should is the key word. If not then someone's fugged up. Their D is not very good and I don't really respect most of their O. 

Beating bad teams just tells us we cleared being bad. Next comes mediocre, then good and finally contenders. We can hope and pray all we want, we will know a lot later in the year which we are now. 

[Khyber53]

19 minutes ago, glenwo2 said:

Neither would I.

They'd probably peck my eyes out. 

 

Or hit you with a thrown AA battery.

[iamhubby1]

22 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Should is the key word. If not then someone's fugged up. Their D is not very good and I don't really respect most of their O. 

Beating bad teams just tells us we cleared being bad. Next comes mediocre, then good and finally contenders. We can hope and pray all we want, we will know a lot later in the year which we are now. 

 

This is some convoluted shtuff right here. I tell ya what.

 

So we started the year a bad team. Beat some bad teams, so we moved up to mediocre. Lost to a good Dallas team, which put us back to bad. Meanwhile, beating a bad Iggles team will move us back up to mediocre. 

 

Damm, at this rate, we may never get to contender status.

 

[ChibCU]

2 minutes ago, iamhubby1 said:

 

This is some convoluted shtuff right here. I tell ya what.

 

So we started the year a bad team. Beat some bad teams, so we moved up to mediocre. Lost to a good Dallas team, which put us back to bad. Meanwhile, beating a bad Iggles team will move us back up to mediocre. 

 

Damm, at this rate, we may never get to contender status.

 

I think your interpretation is what's convoluted.

[frankw]

Only one week off knowing how things went last year with his injuries seems risky. I would be inclined to let him rest this week and return the next. It's never ideal to miss time but there are some stout opponents we will be facing in the back half of our schedule. Cardinals Bills the Bucs twice and the Saints in New Orleans. Some of those matchups may call for a heavy use of McCaffrey but it would be good to see this staff and offense win some along the way without having to run him into the ground.

[iamhubby1]

16 minutes ago, ChibCU said:

I think your interpretation is what's convoluted.

 

Nah...well, maybe...Nah it's @Waldo

 

Edit to add. I was going to edit, then decided not to. But it said I did edit. So now I am going to. 

 

Edited October 8, 2021 by iamhubby1

[shaqattaq]

1 hour ago, ForJimmy said:

Fine! Chuba was an afterthought anyway. I’ll call Rhule and tell him to play CMC…

Want me to tell him? he lives in my condo complex.

[TheMaulClaw]

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

Should is the key word. If not then someone's fugged up. Their D is not very good and I don't really respect most of their O. 

Beating bad teams just tells us we cleared being bad. Next comes mediocre, then good and finally contenders. We can hope and pray all we want, we will know a lot later in the year which we are now. 

It doesn't work like that.  There's isn't a firm hierarchical tier of teams we must defeat to prove ourselves against the gauntlet.  It's the NFL, it's about getting hot at the right time and avoiding injuries.  Plenty of SB teams have had bad losses. Plenty of non playoff teams have beaten playoff teams.

[Waldo]

47 minutes ago, iamhubby1 said:

 

Nah...well, maybe...Nah it's @Waldo

 

Edit to add. I was going to edit, then decided not to. But it said I did edit. So now I am going to. 

 

[Moo Daeng]

1 hour ago, ChibCU said:

I think your interpretation is what's convoluted.

It's spot on. People worried too much about the exact standing of the team at any given moment instead of just watching the games and seeing where they end up.

[trueblade]

1 hour ago, iamhubby1 said:

 

Nah...well, maybe...Nah it's @Waldo

 

Edit to add. I was going to edit, then decided not to. But it said I did edit. So now I am going to. 

 

[Waldo]

38 minutes ago, TheMaulClaw said:

It doesn't work like that.  There's isn't a firm hierarchical tier of teams we must defeat to prove ourselves against the gauntlet.  It's the NFL, it's about getting hot at the right time and avoiding injuries.  Plenty of SB teams have had bad losses. Plenty of non playoff teams have beaten playoff teams.

That was my evaluation hierarchy of our team with what little is know still about this year at this point. In the end it is win vs loss but until then it's just trying to figure out what we really are, we will know for sure at some point. I emphasized the should because of the any given Sunday affect and that I think this specific matchup that favors us. 

[NanuqoftheNorth]

A win against a bad team counts just as much in the standings as a win against a good team.

If all the Panthers do is win their games against the also rans this season, they will likely secure a spot in the playoffs.  After that, with a few lucky breaks, anything can happen.  Ask the 49ers or the Patriots.