Predict The Remaining Schedule

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, Sasquatch said:

San Francisco is currently the last wild card with a 9-4 record and they own the tie breaker over us meaning we need a better record in the end. We probably don't make the playoffs without winning the division.

Yeah, it's been clear for a few weeks now that a wildcard team coming out of the NFCS is highly unlikely. 

[Gapanthersfan]

If they play Panthers football they can beat anybody, as we saw yesterday. The bye could not of come at a better time. Perfect time to get healthy.

This team beat the Rams to death yesterday. The Rams. They barely touched the ball in the 3rd quarter.  Nothing that I would call flukey. They made Stafford have a bad day. 

Healthy Chuba, Rico and o line will make for bad days for opponents. 

As long as Dave can finally acknowledge that Bryce is a game manager, we have a chance. 

[CRA]

5 minutes ago, ncsfinest21 said:

Its like every other game we get one of the two Bryces. So maybe bad Bryce shows up bye week and good Bryce shows up against the Saints. But Bryce last year played his best football at the end of the season. Lets see if he can do it again

I know what is inconsistent, the boards weekly takes on both Bryce Young and Dave Canales. 

but you can give me that, I'm like the reliable old lighthouse in the storm.  

[PantherChris]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, it's been clear for a few weeks now that a wildcard team coming out of the NFCS is highly unlikely. 

We wont win a wildcard because it would take running the slate basically (including the tie breaker over the hawks) and that would win the division and tampa doesnt have the tie breakers we would have vs rams and potentially hawks so yeah not happening like 1% chance.

[PNW_PantherMan]

41 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Panthers have to beat Tampa twice and win one of the two other remaining games. Unless Tampa drops a random game there's no other way to make the playoffs, and Tampa's schedule is cupcake. 

Its plausible they could drop one to Atlanta, but its asking a lot.  Sweeping the Bucs will be enough of an ask for us.

[CRA]

1 minute ago, Gapanthersfan said:

If they play Panthers football they can beat anybody, as we saw yesterday. The bye could not of come at a better time. Perfect time to get healthy.

This team beat the Rams to death yesterday. The Rams. They barely touched the ball in the 3rd quarter.  Nothing that I would call flukey. They made Stafford have a bad day. 

Healthy Chuba, Rico and o line will make for bad days for opponents. 

As long as Dave can finally acknowledge that Bryce is a game manager, we have a chance. 

Panther football in 2025.....is basically the Panthers needing things that are often completely outside the norm/expectations to happen.  I still contend, this is the most illogical season I have watched.  Which makes it very entertaining (which is all I ask). 

[PantherChris]

1 minute ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Its plausible they could drop one to Atlanta, but its asking a lot.  Sweeping the Bucs will be enough of an ask for us.

They havent looked hot lately and even with the saints and falcons sucking winning 3 division games in a row is a tall task... there games vs atl are always close and they have us the week after.

[L-TownCat]

1 hour ago, t96 said:

10 wins doesn't get a wildcard spot this year. I think our only path to the playoffs realistically is the division. I really don't buy into the Bucs at all but division games are incredibly weird regardless of how good the teams are on paper. I think we beat Aints, split Bucs and lose to Seahawks and miss the playoffs a game behind Tampa. Hopefully I'm wrong and we sweep them and take the division.

That makes the most sense.  This bipolar team finally wins 10 games and misses the playoffs.  Would be the perfect ending to this weird ass season.

[LinvilleGorge]

6 minutes ago, CRA said:

Panther football in 2025.....is basically the Panthers needing things that are often completely outside the norm/expectations to happen.  I still contend, this is the most illogical season I have watched.  Which makes it very entertaining (which is all I ask). 

Yeah, we feel like a bad version of last year's Chiefs. We're winning a ton of close games catching a lot of breaks. That type of winning usually isn't sustainable. It would be fun if it wasn't for the nerve wracking concern of Tepper doing something stupid like signing Bryce long-term.

[ncsfinest21]

12 minutes ago, CRA said:

I know what is inconsistent, the boards weekly takes on both Bryce Young and Dave Canales. 

but you can give me that, I'm like the reliable old lighthouse in the storm.  

I still dont think its him. Regardless. He hasnt shown me enough overall to warrant a long term contract. I dont live in the now when it comes to him. His overall body of work is not worth it.

[Jackson113.2]

It's December and we've still got a chance, for a change.. enjoy every minute of it,  hope it keeps going..

[Gapanthersfan]

10 minutes ago, CRA said:

Panther football in 2025.....is basically the Panthers needing things that are often completely outside the norm/expectations to happen.  I still contend, this is the most illogical season I have watched.  Which makes it very entertaining (which is all I ask). 

I’ve said it in the past that this team has found brief runs of success this season off of a player or few that decides to turn God mode on for the day.

Yesterday Chuba looked like the stud many forgot he was last season. Mike Jack ball hawked a pick 6 to the house? WTF? Derrick m-fin Brown.  Does anyone remember the last time a Panthers lineman closed out a big game? That play was classic Jenkins. 

Coker is a stud (we are VERY fortunate to have him). Tet is a stud. Brown is a stud. Rico is a stud. Ickey is a stud. The O line continues to play much better than they rightfully should be. The depth players by and large have been refreshingly competent. 

If they would have just played Panthers brand football all season they would probably have 9 wins but it is what it is. I think Bryce is far more comfortable in the game manager role, which for now is ‘ok’… for now.

A team that can run the ball at will and has an opportunistic defense is a tough out for anybody, home or away. 

 

[Navy_football]

They could really win out if Canales keeps his head on calling plays. They just beat the Rams without Jaycee, Moehrig or Rozeboom on defense. Running game is waking up and finally looking like what we thought it would be before the season started, with a great 1-2 punch running the ball. Bryce isn't focusing on TMac as much now with Coker getting back up to speed (he's really our best WR right now, but TMac has the higher ceiling). I think this opens everything up. If they can start taking some deep shots to Jimmy Horn, I think we'll start to see their best football. 

[Moonraker]

Impossible to say, obviously, but it will be an exciting end to the season. We are 100% responsible for whether or not we make the playoffs, couldn't ask for a better opportunity. And, if we pull it off, we will have a ton of momentum. If I had to wager...I'd guess we finish 2-2 by dropping the last 2 games. I think the Seahawks are a better overall team than the Rams, they lost by what, 2? And Darnold turned the ball over 30 times. I'm not saying we can't, but Seattle is much more physical.