Why Not The Panthers?

I think our offense is absolutely primed and ready to go. We’re gonna get our best deep threat back, and with Cam’s arm, I see multiple plays where we tell Gettis just to simply out run his man and let him run under the ball. LaFell entered his zone last year and seems like a fantastic slot/possession reciever. Not to mention the possibility of having one of the best RT’s in the league at full health for the first time since 2009. I see HUGE things from this offense.

The great part about the defense is that we’ll improve by default, getting Beason back is worth 1-2 wins alone in my opinion. At worst we’ll have TD as a rotational LB maybe alongside a draft pick or cheap FA pick up, and defensive tackle should improve even if we have to throw McClain and Fua out there again, which is unlikely. In all likelihood we’ll be selecting our #2 corner with our first pick, which leaves only one gaping hole on defense, which is free safety. I think this will be our largest signing in free agency, and should at least have us back to having a respectable defense at worst (I’m thinking 12-18 range in YPG and PPG), which will be enough to get us into the playoffs.

That doesn’t mean we will, but it is plausible, and I think many analysts will have us on their “watch” lists. Will Cam have the dreaded “sophomore slump?” I doubt it, since he’ll actually get to go thru OTAs and TC. Defenses will be out to stop him, so Chud needs to add more wrinkles, which will happen.
On defense, I fully agree that having a healthy Beast in the middle will make a huge difference. If Otah can stay healthy, and TD can at least be a situational sub, then all we need is to fix the Safety problem. Martin may still be effective, but not as the starting FS. Get Barron or (my preference) Iloki, and we could see a completely new defensive team. I’m feeling optimistic — thank God for cheap bourbon.

its can we keep a fair amount of them on the field. I think if we could have done that this year we could have made the playoffs.

I think with our D being healthy, Cam having more experience, a good draft and Free agency.. We wil do big things. My prediction for next year.. Panthers Vs Steelers Super Bowl but unfortunatley I think we lose :( My 2nd prediction is Panthers/Texans SB with a W over the Texans. Im actually not joking or being a homer, I really think next year’s SB will be us against the Texans or Steelers.

Honestly, one thing needs to happen to make this a reality more than any other…

Cam cannot turn the ball over 17 times through the air again. Now, the good thing is that when Newton is good he’s great, and when he’s bad he’s not. By this I mean that Newton’s INTs came in bunches 10 of his TDs came in 3 games. Cut that number in half, and all of a sudden he goes 6th in INTs throw all the way down to 18th, tie with Tom Brady.

When Cam doesn’t throw an INT, we are 6-1. When he throws even just one, we are 9-0.

The other side to that is that we simply can’t give up 426 points. That’s 26.625 points per game, good enough for only 27th in the league. Fun fact: we gave up almost as many points as Indy did this year. Let that sink in a moment… It’s a two way street though. When Cam doesn’t throw a pick, we only give up 20 pts per game. So is Cam throwing picks because he has to throw the ball since our defense isn’t stopping people? Or is our defense not stopping people because Cam is loose with the football?

I dunno… The truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

My thinking on this is that near the end of the season, who really though the Giants would be able to go all the way? How about midway through the season? Honestly, this was a team that was so hot and cold that you weren’t really sure which team would show up on the field. To me this proves that what the team needs the most is leadership from the coaches, confidence, and a major hot streak to end the year.

Do players and their talent level matter? Of course, but as I said, this wasn’t a Giants team that was setting the league on fire this year. Even with the trio of WR’s and the nasty line of DE’s, they still had trouble winning games this year.

Do we have the personnel needed to win a SB now? No, I don’t think so… but I don’t think we are as far off as it seems. With some re-additions of injured guys on D, a now 1 year vet QB with a full training camp under his belt (not to mention the whole offense getting into sync), some FA additions, and a good draft, well, we just might be closer than many pundits and armchair GM’s and QB’s think.

We can do it if the Giants can.

Why so may people point to adding a wide out as a major issue… Don’t we have bigger fish to fry? Do we not have an emerging Lafell and a speedster in Gettis coming back? All on an offense that was 5th in scoring and 7th in yardage? Logic dictates that the majority of our energy, capital, and draft picks on fixing the holes on def, and adding depth at a few positions like tackle, and defensive end. Just my opinion

We finished 7-9 and lost a series of close games. I remember going into the 2003 season thinking that we could have a really good team if Delhomme could improve the QB position.

To get to the Super Bowl you have to have a great QB, a healthy team, and a little luck.

If the Panthers stay healthy our defense should be good enough. We don’t have to have the shut down defense in the past because our offense should be much better.

At least we have something to be excited about… since that loss to the Cardinals in the playoffs it’s been bleak.

on a C-note with me and the 50-1 odds? I would take a gamble on that with someone if anyone is interested.

what the heck, man? let the falcons fans think that, but we need to have more confidence, bubba. it’s absolutely possible. watch the way my soul brother ron rivera turns that defense around. we’re going to be a handful for anybody. just watch, and get your popcorn ready:)