Are you all in on a Panthers Playoff Push?

[coffee]

Right now, this team is Brad and I'm yelling "HOOOOOOOVE!!!"

[Mr. Scot]

8 hours ago, Donald LaFell said:

The cowboys being dominant in the regular season, but having to travel to the worst division winner and choking away another opportunity would be hilarious. 

Not for those of us whose spouses are huge Cowboy fans

[Killah_Ray]

Might as well be at this point. Hell the way the team is playing we could surprise a team like Dallas I think…

[Burnout189]

14 hours ago, raleigh-panther said:

If that’s what you got out of the post, that’s on you 

You must've missed the sarcasm.

[raleigh-panther]

53 minutes ago, Burnout189 said:

You must've missed the sarcasm.

Then I sincerely apologize to you 

it’s in vogue not just on this page, but life in general, to be miserable instead of having a little bit of joy in the moment about anything 

I don’t know if they will win another game, just as a long time PSL Holder, I’m glad for the fans, the coaches and players to have something to cheer for in December….  

….with Sam Darnold, no less i mean my god, it’s a miracle.   Granted he tried twice to give it away but by God, he didn’t 

 

Edited December 14, 2022 by raleigh-panther

[Burnout189]

23 minutes ago, raleigh-panther said:

Then I sincerely apologize to you 

it’s in vogue not just on this page, but life in general, to be miserable instead of having a little bit of joy in the moment about anything 

I don’t know if they will win another game, just as a long time PSL Holder, I’m glad for the fans, the coaches and players to have something to cheer for in December….  

….with Sam Darnold, no less i mean my god, it’s a miracle.   Granted he tried twice to give it away but by God, he didn’t 

 

Ah, no worries.

And I honestly agree. I was one who was going along with the Tank train when they were losing bc all we could look forward to was the possibility of getting a franchise QB in the draft. But it's so much more fun and enjoyable when the team, and fans, want to win.

Like you said, the fact we're doing it with Sam Darnold of all people is praiseworthy in its own.

[dave-o]

A guy I work with seems to think if we win the Division there is a chance we could host The Cowgirls in the first round....  

[trueblade]

7 minutes ago, dave-o said:

A guy I work with seems to think if we win the Division there is a chance we could host The Cowgirls in the first round....  

It's likely going to be Dallas as the top wildcard facing the NFC-S "champion".

Washington can catch Dallas for the top wildcard, but only if Washington runs the table (NYG, @SF, CLE, DAL), and Dallas (@JAX, PHI, @TEN, @WAS) doesn't win another game. But that seems highly unlikely.

There's also an outside chance that Dallas could catch Philly for the division. Dallas would have to win all their remaining games, including having to beat Philly Week 16, plus get Philly to lose to either Chicago, New Orleans, or NYG. If Dallas did catch them, then the NFC-S "champion" would host Philly.

[Toker Smurf]

[Seltzer]

I think a lot of the tank crowd never actually attends games.  I have 2 boys that really just got old enough to start watching the Panthers in 2019.  Obviously, we sucked most of 2019, couldn't attend games in 2020, and were absolutely wretched offensively at home last year.

People complain about the environment at BOA and selling tickets to opposing fans, but then actively root for us to fail for some imagined future, all the while it destroys the engagement of the fanbase.  It's absolute lunacy.

I want my boys to witness BOA like it can be when we are relevant.  Hosting a playoff game under any circumstance is awesome.  Absolutely nothing is guaranteed for the future.

After 4 seasons of utter failure, I want to live in the now and enjoy this with my boys.

And I'm also old enough to remember all the naysayers complaining about winning the lowly NFC South in 2014 and how it was going to be a bad thing long term.

In fact, it led to a SB appearance the next year.  Now, without a QB like prime Cam, that might not be the case next year, but this current group would benefit greatly from the experience.

CJ Stroud or Bryce Young aren't setting the league on fire next year.  I'll eat my words if I'm wrong, but they have the absolute feel of a Jamies Winston/Marcus Mariota vibe to me.

The NFC is as bad this year as any year I can ever, ever remember.  Other than the Eagles, there is honestly not one team in the NFC I feel like we would not stand a chance against.

So why not do this?  No one would have imagined we could take down the Eagles in the 2003 playoffs either.  In one game anything can happen.

Regardless, this is so, so much better than the last 4 miserable ass seasons.

[Mother Grabber]

assuming we win this week, the Lions will be a big test to see if we have grown into a legit team. they are firing on all cylinders right now.

[Seltzer]

5 minutes ago, Mother Grabber said:

assuming we win this week, the Lions will be a big test to see if we have grown into a legit team. they are firing on all cylinders right now.

I think that game will actually get some significant national attention, since we are 2 of the best underdog stories of the 2022 season.  

But, the only way to remain relevant is to keep winning...

[Shocker]

[mc52beast]

Might as well be, we’re slowly screwing up any decent draft position we could’ve had by tanking.