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Posted: 2004-01-30 03:24pm
gahhhhh!! i say Pats 28 Panthers 17
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Except 10 of those wins were by a touchdown or less, a sign of luck not quality.Queeb Salaron wrote:How in God's name can anyone pick the Panthers on Sunday? That's just plain silly. The pats have won 14 in a row.
IN A ROW!!
Except their offense, which is almost non-existant, with a mythical running game to boot, can't do jack shit.Their defense hasn't met an offense that can handle them yet, except in Indianapolis at the beginning of the season, and on a rematch Peyton Manning was intercepted four times, three times by Ty Law, in a blowout.
Eh, no. Pats are good, Pats have a great defense, but that much of a blow-out against a defensive team that beat the crap offensivley out of the leagues first ranked defense? Not a chance. I see a close game, going either way, and it's either going to be a really high scorer, or a really low scorer.The NFC All-star team couldn't beat the Patriots on Sunday.
Yeah, that's right. I said it.
Pats 35-3
Call the goal-line stand against Indy luck.Straha wrote:Except 10 of those wins were by a touchdown or less, a sign of luck not quality.
I'll agree with you on the running game, but our passing game is as good as anyone's. Brady consistently puts up fantastic numbers. What you're looking at are the receivers' numbers, and the reason those are so low is because Brady throws the ball to 8 different receivers during the course of a game, and they all get about the same number of touches.Except their offense, which is almost non-existant, with a mythical running game to boot, can't do jack shit.
The only chance Carolina has to win is if they take out Teddy Bruschi AND Ted Washington early and have a killer running game. While I love Willie McGinest, he's no good at the contain game. Even then you STILL have to deal with Richard Seymour and Rodney Harrison, who have combined for 10 sacks and 176 tackles this season.Eh, no. Pats are good, Pats have a great defense, but that much of a blow-out against a defensive team that beat the crap offensivley out of the leagues first ranked defense? Not a chance. I see a close game, going either way, and it's either going to be a really high scorer, or a really low scorer.
and The SuperBowl is in TEXAS.....= BUSHKerry - Massachusetts/Patriots
Edwards - North Carolina/Panthers
Coincidence?
No, it's called good defense AND good luck.Queeb Salaron wrote:Call the goal-line stand against Indy luck.Straha wrote:Except 10 of those wins were by a touchdown or less, a sign of luck not quality.
You ignore something simple though. Carolina has a good D-Line, and the Patriots have absolutley no rushing game. Thus Carolina plays pure coverage with an occasional Blitz, and the result is a much slowed Pats offense, probably good enough to win but not good enough for a blow-out.I'll agree with you on the running game, but our passing game is as good as anyone's. Brady consistently puts up fantastic numbers. What you're looking at are the receivers' numbers, and the reason those are so low is because Brady throws the ball to 8 different receivers during the course of a game, and they all get about the same number of touches.Except their offense, which is almost non-existant, with a mythical running game to boot, can't do jack shit.
Except they played an easy schedule this year. Further more the sacks should be credited to the offensive line, which is now hurt, and the fact that they have no running game, and are playing a good defense means it's going to be a close game. Can the Pats win? Sure, but it's not a gimme victory.Besides, you name a cornerback in the league, never mind on the Panthers, that can catch up with Bethel Johnson, Diedric Ward or Dion Branch.
Ricky Manning. Of course because he's a rookie he'll get beat, but he's skilled enough to make the big plays enough times to make a difference.
Stephen Davis.Or flip the coin. Name a receiver who can get by Ty Law (Who's Marvin Harrison??) or Rodney Harrison. The weakest link in the Patriots' secondary is Tyrone Poole, and he has six interceptions, 57 combined tackles and 20 pass defenses on the year!
No, the chance they have of winning is by simply holding the ball for longer, and engaging in a game of possession. It'll be a close game but this is exactly what Carolina wants, and exactly what it can play too.The only chance Carolina has to win is if they take out Teddy Bruschi AND Ted Washington early and have a killer running game. While I love Willie McGinest, he's no good at the contain game. Even then you STILL have to deal with Richard Seymour and Rodney Harrison, who have combined for 10 sacks and 176 tackles this season.
Woody is out, torn ligament I think, meaning they'll have two back-ups in the line. And the player who could get by? Kris Jenkins, and Julius Peppers. Brady won't be on the coals, but he will be pressured constantly.On top of that, you STILL have to try and make Brady scramble, and if you can tell me who on the Carolina DL can get past the likes of Matt Light and Damien Woody, not to mention Christian Fauria who is a viable receiving threat as well, I'll consent that small victory.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! What just happened last week? A Bye Week! Anyways he wasn't playing a good defense before, and he had a craptacularlly easy schedule most of the year. He's going up against a good team now, especially not the Colt "a Score a Drive" defense (where the colts could have tied if not for the two pass interference calls, in a row.)Even when scrambling, Brady has pinpoint accuracy. He hasn't gone a game without throwing a touchdown pass since November 16th against Dallas, and that was coming off a bye week so he was a little rusty.
He has almost 3500 passing yards on the season, averages 7 yards per pass, and was sacked over 40% less than his 2001 Superbowl year. He's doing all this while throwing the most touchdowns in a single season in his career, having fewer sack yards, more yards per pass, more passing yards, and, get this, MORE TOUCHES!! He is hotter than he was the last time he went to the big game, and he will be unstoppable on Sunday.
Hey, I'm not saying they're going to lose here, I'm rather favorable to them (no matter how much I hate them for what they did to me that one night) winning the game. But I think it's stupid to say their going to win a blow-out when most of the best teams they played had an absolutley shitty defense. Further compounded by the fact that you won most of your games (including your away game against the Jets, and how the Indy game should have turned out) by a touchdown or less. Going up against a good team that's a recipe for disaster.Col. Crackpot wrote:Straha, New England beat the three best teams in the NFL. (Philly, Tennesee and Indy) Hell, they beat Tenesee and Indy TWICE! Twice!!! One win i can chalk up to luck, but beating them Twice? BAH!
League's number 1 defensem, and Carolina knocked them absolutley flat on their asses.Carolina's road to the playoffs included Dallas (ohhhhh! ahhhhh!)
They may not be the best team (I will say they are better then the Eagles though, no matter what/who is healthy or injured) but they are one of the best defensive teams. This is going to be a really good, close game. Either a high-scorer, or a low-scorer and it's way to close to call.Green Bay, and A Phily team that was worn down and lost its marquee player in the 2nd quarter. Don't get me wrong, they are a good team, but they are not even the best team in the NFC. <sigh> Oh how Philly would have been a more worthy foe. But hey, i've a case of Heineken on the game. straight up, no spread.yum. i'll be stocked for next weekend.
Col. Crackpot wrote:Straha, New England beat the three best teams in the NFL. (Philly, Tennesee and Indy) Hell, they beat Tenesee and Indy TWICE! Twice!!! One win i can chalk up to luck, but beating them Twice? BAH!
Carolina's road to the playoffs included Dallas (ohhhhh! ahhhhh!) Green Bay, and A Phily team that was worn down and lost its marquee player in the 2nd quarter. Don't get me wrong, they are a good team, but they are not even the best team in the NFC. <sigh> Oh how Philly would have been a more worthy foe. But hey, i've a case of Heineken on the game. straight up, no spread.
yum. i'll be stocked for next weekend.
Emphasis mine.Straha wrote:Anyways he wasn't playing a good defense before, and he had a craptacularlly easy schedule most of the year. He's going up against a good team now, especially not the Colt "a Score a Drive" defense (where the colts could have tied if not for the two pass interference calls, in a row.)
And a couple of those wins must be attributed to the absolutely horrid conditions in which were played, where the other teams weren't used to them.Col. Crackpot wrote:Straha, New England beat the three best teams in the NFL. (Philly, Tennesee and Indy) Hell, they beat Tenesee and Indy TWICE! Twice!!! One win i can chalk up to luck, but beating them Twice? BAH!