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For All That Went Wrong (AGAIN), Cause For Optimism...

Proudiddy

By Proudiddy,
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NanuqoftheNorth Grand Master

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Same here man, and this has been moral victory central for the last 4 years.

 

Unfortunately, beggars can't be choosers.

 

Panther football fans for the last four years, more often than not, have had to settle for moral victories or none at all.

 

Having said that, if our offense can get rolling, we could have the best season in recent memory.

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Mr. Scot Grand Master

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When a team scores 7 points there is no "slight possibility that we didn't play as bad as it actually appeared"

They didn't play well enough to win, but that doesn't mean they didn't play well at all.

Having your defense only give up twelve points is generally enough to win a game, and would have been yesterday if not for some of the offensive struggles and that last turnover.

Yes we lost a low scoring defensive struggle, but we were in it, right up till the end.

In a season opener, I'll take that over getting blown out every time.

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props to the front 7 for stuffing one of the better RB's in the game Lynch... he had like 45 yards on 20 carries... and WOW thomas davis is a freaking monster, he looked like he was 22 out there flying around, and I don't think he missed a tackle.

 

if we can just get the secondary figured out we are a scary D

 

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Anybodyhome Grand Master

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The Panthers lost.

 

The Panthers lost their opening game for the fifth consecutive time.

 

The Panthers have not been above .500 since December 2008.

 

There's a reason Ron Rivera was interviewed for head coaching positions by at least 12 teams... and not selected.

 

I'm so very happy DirecTV gave me Sunday Ticket free this year.  

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They didn't play well enough to win, but that doesn't mean they didn't play well at all.

Having your defense only give up twelve points is generally enough to win a game, and would have been yesterday if not for some of the offensive struggles and that last turnover.

Yes we lost a low scoring defensive struggle, but we were in it, right up till the end.

In a season opener, I'll take that over getting blown out every time.

 

And if defense was the only part of the team that would be fine. But when the offense has 7 points, and special teams has multiple stupid plays, the team didn't play well no matter how great the defense was.

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Mr. Scot Grand Master

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And if defense was the only part of the team that would be fine. But when the offense has 7 points, and special teams has multiple stupid plays, the team didn't play well no matter how great the defense was.

 

Minus one fumble, I think they would have scored enough points to win, and against a very good defense.

 

Sadly, we don't get to take those plays away :(

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Yet if Deangelo doesn't fumble and we pull the game off we would all be "Superbowlz!!!"

It was a hard fought game that we lost against a good team.

Accepting that and realizing there is still 15 games left is not a losing mentality.

It is not "accepting losing" to undertstand we weren't going to go 16-0.

It isn't about moral victories, it is about maintaining confidence and knowing we should have won that game.

If we get beat by three TDs I would be on board. And I do understand the aggravation of losing another heartbreaking game. But maintaining a level head and seeing the bigger picture == losing mentality. It is actually the opposite.

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Yet if Deangelo doesn't fumble and we pull the game off we would all be "Superbowlz!!!"

It was a hard fought game that we lost against a good team.

Accepting that and realizing there is still 15 games left is not a losing mentality.

It is not "accepting losing" to undertstand we weren't going to go 16-0.

It isn't about moral victories, it is about maintaining confidence and knowing we should have won that game.

If we get beat by three TDs I would be on board. And I do understand the aggravation of losing another heartbreaking game. But maintaining a level head and seeing the bigger picture == losing mentality. It is actually the opposite.

 

How is that not a moral victory?

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Anybodyhome Grand Master

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"Moral victories" do not get you into the playoffs.

"Moral victories" do not show up in the W-L records.

"Moral victories" do not earn the head coach any vote of confidence.

 

"Moral victories" are for kids and recreation leagues, not for multi-million dollar athletes playing for millionaire/billionaire owners and the big-money sponsors.

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Aside from losing my biggest concern is our passing game was anemic. For whatever reason I felt our passing gme looked the best in the Cam Newton era when we had Shockey at the other TE. Was it Schocky, the scheme or just having bigger targets I do not know. If we only have two receivers targeted it makes it easy for the defence to limit us. I am not ready to blame all this on LaFell but we have to mix it up with a second wr and rb. I saw very few deep patterns which is playing to Cams strenghs and very few passes to DWill.

 

As far as the loss I am less concerned about the fumble which was a tremendous defensive play and more concerned about the secondary and the passing game. I cannot believe LaFell Hixon Ginn and Edwards are only good for one pass.

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For those of you that think Seattle being a good team justifies losing well you better tell us next that it ain't no problem missing the playoffs again because we've got quality opponents out the wazoo on our schedule this year

"THOSE 9 TEAMS ARE GREAT TEAMS WE SHOULDN'T BE ASHAMED THAT WE COULDN'T EVEN GET TO .500 SO SACK UP ALL YOU CHICKEN LITTLES"

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