Doubters take heart! Here are 12 reasons why it's an absolutely wonderful time to be a fan of the carolina panthers

[Estrada]

What scares me is who is gonna cover Fitzgerald? Carson could light us if he has enough time to throw

 

Yeah... if

[CarolinaCoolin]

Yeah... if

Our line played horribly against the bills so it could happen

[PhillyB]

Our line played horribly against the bills so it could happen

 

against buffalo and seattle we were facing mobile quarterbacks against which the defensive line was coached to crash the backfield first, diagnose second, with the goal of simply disrupting the play. these types of breakdowns are more escapable for mobile quarterbacks who are more likely to make a play by either escaping the pressure and running or gaining time to hit an open man. to this end we were also playing a cautionary contain strategy against wilson and manuel.

 

with eli we saw a different strategy, and i don't think it just worked because the giants line is bad (they aren't world-beaters but they aren't as bad as advertised.) our next four quarterbacks are carson palmer, christian ponder, sam bradford, and mike fuging glennon (followed by matt ryan, who, while the most dangerous of the group, is just as immobile as the worst of them.)

 

i expect this defensive line to get hot quick.

[Zod]

Good post, Phil.

 

My only disagreement is I don't think Jerry's commitment to win is 'newfound'.  People that have worked with him would tell you he's always wanted to win.  I'd say he just hasn't done very well at knowing how to make it happen.

 

Having Gettleman around should be a huge plus on that front.

 

While his commitment to winning has always been, its possible he now realizes his personal involvement has a positive impact on everyone.

 

It was really strange watching him walk around the field and so close to the players doing the drills. I've never seen him do that. The players definitely noticed him. He pulled Charles Johnson aside and spoke to him. Not sure what he said.

[FattyFatFat]

Don't look now but the bucs just promoted a statue QB to starter.

Defense, he's all yours!

[FattyFatFat]

Our line played horribly against the bills so it could happen

Arizona has issues with their right side of their oline. I think it's a favorable matchup for our D line.

[rayzor]

While his commitment to winning has always been, its possible he now realizes his personal involvement has a positive impact on everyone.

 

It was really strange watching him walk around the field and so close to the players doing the drills. I've never seen him do that. The players definitely noticed him. He pulled Charles Johnson aside and spoke to him. Not sure what he said.

 

management by walking around. it can have a very positive effect on the employees.

 

i hope he keeps it up. i'm sure it would mean a lot to the players for him to do that, although i know he's kind of limited in his ability to do that all the time.

 

[FattyFatFat]

he only said that once. we should wait until he says it two more times before getting too excited about it

Phil, how do you make the spoiler thing with your post?

[PhillyB]

While his commitment to winning has always been, its possible he now realizes his personal involvement has a positive impact on everyone.

 

It was really strange watching him walk around the field and so close to the players doing the drills. I've never seen him do that. The players definitely noticed him. He pulled Charles Johnson aside and spoke to him. Not sure what he said.

 

years down the road i think we'll look back and realize this is the moment when cam had a paradigm shift as far as his role on the team and perception versus reality. that thomas davis story about the weight room speaks volumes and makes sense of cam's personality as an introvert and how it's affected his interpersonal relationship with the team. i think it's clear he's broken away from that, has learned what it takes to lead a group of men, has learned how to be one of the guys while also standing out as a leader.

 

can't wait to see what happens the rest of the year

[PhillyB]

...wait i just realized you were talking about jerry. lol

 

whatever, it applies just as fittingly to cam.

[BigBoss]

Alright. Fine. I'll bite one more time. But if we lose to the Cardinals, then I'm outy 5000 and really do not want to see another hype thread for this team again.

 

[Red Zone]

Well written. Refreshing post. I enjoyed the mostly positive comments as well.

 

Go Panthers!

[SZ James (banned)]

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