Panthers finally lost their cherry

[Matt Foley]

What you saw last night was terribly disappointing, but as a long time observer of the NFL, I have to say....you're lucky it hasn't happened until now. Every team suffers disappointment in the playoffs. Every franchise. The Panthers have been extremely fortunate in that department...until now. But no one is immune to the parody that rules the NFL.

The 49ers are 5-0 in Super Bowls, but ask them about all the heartbreak they used to suffer in the early 70s at the hands of Roger Staubach, or all the NFC Championship defeats at home. The Cowboys have won five SBs as well, but their list of heartbreaking postseason defeats is as long as anyone's. The Steelers? They were great in the 70s, but before that they were the Cardinals. Since then they have lost five or six AFC Championships at home.

There is only one franchise that hasn't suffered this heartbreak in the postseason...the Houston Texans. Would you trade places with them?

[Snake]

Haha good point. Kinda makes me feel better in a way.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Hindsight is 20/20.

Speaking of 20, isn't that the number of points you thought we'd win by?

[WUTKE]

Yeah and the lions just went 0-16.

[AKPantherFan]

quit being rational. Everyone kNOWS we are Suppose to WIN EVERY game and if we dont we should FIRE EVERYONE

[AKPantherFan]

Also think of it like this. In Delhommes 1st season with his new offense we went 12-4

and 2 games away from the SuperBowl.

Thats a good foundation to build on.

[Matt Foley]

Hindsight is 20/20.

Speaking of 20, isn't that the number of points you thought we'd win by?

I'll admit it straight up...I never saw what happened last night coming. I mean, maybe against the Giants or Eagles, but the Cardinals? I was stunned.

[SteveSmitty]

That's exactly what I eluded to in another thread. We've been fortunate thus far and the game last night was probably overdue. We've been spoiled for along time and it kinda shows with how everyone here on the board has responded. With our running game next year, steve smith and select defensive stars we have a team that will compete for awhile.

[SnarkAttack]

Lost their cherry?

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I'll admit it straight up...I never saw what happened last night coming. I mean, maybe against the Giants or Eagles, but the Cardinals? I was stunned.

Hey, I on the other hand thought it was going to be a close game (I think I predicted 30-24).

So I was no more right than you were.

[Matt Foley]

Lost their cherry?

Yes. Every team in the NFL gets ****ed by the football gods. The Panthers were virgins until last night.

[AK47 PANTHER]

What you saw last night was terribly disappointing, but as a long time observer of the NFL, I have to say....you're lucky it hasn't happened until now. Every team suffers disappointment in the playoffs. Every franchise. The Panthers have been extremely fortunate in that department...until now. But no one is immune to the parody that rules the NFL.

The 49ers are 5-0 in Super Bowls, but ask them about all the heartbreak they used to suffer in the early 70s at the hands of Roger Staubach, or all the NFC Championship defeats at home. The Cowboys have won five SBs as well, but their list of heartbreaking postseason defeats is as long as anyone's. The Steelers? They were great in the 70s, but before that they were the Cardinals. Since then they have lost five or six AFC Championships at home.

There is only one franchise that hasn't suffered this heartbreak in the postseason...the Houston Texans. Would you trade places with them?

Actually, the Texans appear to be a franchise on the rise, and they beat us last year. They are making changes to improve themselves. We keep doing the same things with the same people and expecting different results.

[PantherDude]

Lost their cherry?

That what I'm thinking too. I hate cherry though.

[Proudiddy]

I'd feel better about it if we were consistently good year in and year out... But, we're not, or at least haven't been. So the anxiety grows greater with the thought of what next season brings...