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CAR is one of NFL's best after beating 49ers- NFL.com


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Carolina Panthers one of NFL's best after beating 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers pride themselves on smart, physical, smash-mouth football. The Carolina Panthers are better at that style of play.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000279711/article/carolina-panthers-one-of-nfls-best-after-beating-49ers

 

Rosenthall has really been drinking the coolaid and he was the only one that picked us to win this game among his colleagues

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When was the last time you saw the 49ers so thoroughly whipped at the line of scrimmage? Not even theIndianapolis Colts did that when they came in and won by 20 at Candlestick.

The Panthers have the best front four in football, an ace middle linebacker and a secondary of outcasts who have come together in stunning fashion. That might remain a questionable unit for some, but Mike Mitchell, Quentin Mikell and Drayton Florence have come off the street to give this group an identity: they'll reroute you, use every inch of the fave-yard chuck zone and, if you get the ball thrown your way, better hope your chin strap is buckled.

This formula, along with a developing run game, the calm and collected Cam Newton (who rallied from a tough start and several drops to turn in another pro's pro game) and just enough playmakers make this a legit contender. Throw in some quality special teams, and we're talking about a sleeper Super Bowl club.

The NFC has been turned on its head a bit, and don't be surprised if the Panthers are in this thing until the end

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/dominant-panthers-defense-improved-cam-newton-could-strong-002940509--nfl.html

 

 

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The Glaring part of this game to me was that we were down 9-0 and what did the Panthers do? we say: fug this poo we're in it to win it! the Defense shuts the 49'ers down COMPLETELY and we Score 10 unanswered points in a game where points were at a premium. in a game like this one with two of the best Defenses in the NFL to go from down 9 to win is like being down 21 points in a shootout and scoring 28, this was a massive beat down from there out, a reason to be proud as a fan tonight!

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