I'm sorry Mr. King... you said we're what?
by James Dator on Jul 26, 2010 10:51 AM EDT
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It doesn't take John Cusack to tell us that the apocalypse is near... especially when we have a more obvious sign here in 2010... this guy:
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That's right. Much to my amusement while browsing the stories of today Peter King mentioned the Carolina Panthers not once, but twice as his 'surprise team of the 2010 season' in his Monday Morning Quarterback column. Mouth agape I was reading King say positive things about the Panthers. Read the whole article to see for yourself what he's saying about other teams around the league (spoiler: The other surprise team is Seattle), but here are the two quotes that jumped out at me the most:
I like Carolina and Seattle to surprise. I think Matt Moore (last three starts last year: 3-0, 69.7 percent passing, 7-0 TD-to-interception ratio) will hold off Jimmy Clausen and be a good NFL starter.
The second mention of the Panthers came later in the article after several very Peter King-esque sidebars about rude people in elevators and what he ordered at Starbucks. This came during a story about running into Larry King in a deli:
Ran into Larry King at Nate and Al's deli in Beverly Hills. That's his breakfast haunt. "Who's your surprise team of the season?'' he asked me. I said, "Carolina.'' Expected him to say: "Charlotte, North Carolina ... Hello!''
So, no matter how the season goes at least we know that for this one week in July we've won over Peter King... which is surprising enough, and also maybe made a new fan; out of this guy...
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I noticed...
he’s going to be in Spartanburg on Friday. I’ll be interesting to see his take on the Panthers post visit.
The Rules and Regulations of the Game: 89, Bottom Line.
Dang. I had to do it. What's wrong with me? Please don't answer that...
Here are (the) King Peter’s predictions for 2009:
http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/peter_king/posts/75921-2009-nfl-predictions
He got one out of 8 division winners right. New England over Chicago in Superbowl.
I going the optimist route and say he’s due to get more right this year. After all, he’s what you call an expert.
Where there’s a will… I want to be in it.
Good observation, though, about Super Bowl winners only having 8-10 wins their previous years.
Shows that no expert knows anything, as all will pick this year to be won by a team that had over 11 wins last year. Human nature, I guess, to be over-weighting most recent performance, but in the NFL, there’s no longer anything such as a dynasty.
If we avoid the injury bug, our chances are as good as anybody’s, and with our easier schedule, better than most. (And speaking of that bug, what would the Colts or Saints or Pats do if their QB went down? Just sayin’)
good point...one that is mostly overlooked
John Fox builds his teams to win regardless of injuries. If Brees or Manning go down, those teams are 6-10, at best. Foxy’s old-school method, while it may be annoyingly conservative or predictable, at least we don’t put all our eggs into some delicate QB’s basket every year.
Running game and defense—expect the unexpected, so be prepared.
"If you ask Jets' CB Darrelle Revis, there is no one who is harder to cover one-on-one than Steve Smith. That has to mean something coming from last year's runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year."
Peter King is a clown
While it is nice he seems to finally know what he is talking about, he is still a clown, and his endorsement means about as much as any average Joe on the streets to me.
Unofficial Agent for Armanti Edwards, WR #10, Carolina Panthers
He only got one of eight last season?
I’m not sure I like being his ‘surprise’ team. I would simply rather he not dog us but at the same time I don’t want his praise, he might jinx us.
I guess thats cool
but I would much rather not be expected to be good. It would be great if our team could come out of no where and start winning without even being projected as a contender or surprise team.
I havent seen any analysts actually pick us to be a playoff team and honestly i prefer that. The Panthers usually play so much better with their backs against the wall.
"All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain
Yeah, we do play better in the undercat role.
So to Florio, Cole, and all the other naysayers, I say “Do your worst.” It’ll only make us better. And to Peter King, “Shhhh, it’s a secret, and we don’t want to be your pick.”
Where there’s a will… I want to be in it.
Undercat, Cardiac Cat, Wildcat, Thundercat, LOLcat,
There are to many cats in this litter box. =P
Unofficial Agent for Armanti Edwards, WR #10, Carolina Panthers
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