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Winners and Losers


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Winners and losers from todays game vs the Cardinals

Winners

Cam Newton- Broke the record for most yards by a debuting QB, rookie or not with 422 yards. Also threw for 2 TD's and ran for one. Hushed his naysayers. Really brought some respect to Carolina. No brainer. :cam:

Steve Smith- Got his swag back. 178 receiving yards and 2 receiving TD's. (had him on my fantasy team) These two are going to have a BRIGHT future together. No brainer as well.

Brandon Lafell- 4 receptions for 70 yards. Came up with some HUGE catches. Showed that he actually does have hands. Showed that he MAY be capable to be our #2 while Gettis is out. He has a HUGE opportunity with this team and the situation we're in.

Chris Gamble- Proved that he can still be relied upon as a #1 corner. Only allowed 3 catches for Fitz.

Greg Hardy- notched a sack and forced fumble and had a ton of pressures. Was in Kolb's face often. Going to have a bright future!

honorable mention: Greg Olsen- Played great for his Panthers debut. Exactly what we expected of him.

Losers

O-Line/Running game- No holes all night. Only 74 rushing yards.:(

Run D- wasnt as bad as some expected but we still gave up too many big runs to a no name RB.

SPECIAL TEAMS- essentially lost the game for us with that punt return. Couldnt do much with our returns either. No confidence in Mare? Punting from the 40 yard line???!!!

Team as a whole- Was explosive in the pass game but was very 1 dimensional. With a run game and a run d, we would have easily of won this game.

dishonorable mention- pass D. Played a lot better than we all thought that they would but gave up too many big plays in crucial moments.

Thoughts?

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Just watched the Cardinals post game presser. Perhaps the biggest loser of all time is Patrick Peterson. He said, (on pass defense) "I feel like I had a pretty good game. He made some plays, I made some plays..."

WHAT???!!!

Steve "Peterson's Daddy" Smith

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