Panthers lose major defensive player to injury... Things are going to get much worse
The Carolina Panthers are the only NFL team that I really care about and it has been a tough series of years to be a fan since they seem to almost always botch anything good they ever manage to get going, which isn't often.
With a mere 3 wins this season and 8 losses, it has already been a tough road but now we find out that one of our best defensive players, has torn his Achilles and will be out for at least the rest of the season.
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His flowing warrior hair makes him easy to spot on the field and when he makes a hit it is always a crowd pleaser. He is instrumental in the defense and is a starting cornerback... well I suppose he isn't going to be doing that for a while.
He got injured, apparently, during the game against Atlanta that the Panthers actually won! It wasn't a get carried of the field in a stretcher type of injury but anytime one of your players limp off the field, it is always a cause for concern.
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Despite their abysmal record, would you believe it if I said that the Panthers are still in contention for the NFC south title which by winning that makes it almost guaranteed that a team will go to the playoffs. I guess the entire division is just terrible because the 1st place team (Tampa) in the NFC south also has a losing record. Go figure.
Well anyway, at this point i am kind of hoping that the Panthers don't actually make the playoffs because they will just end up getting spanked and sent home early anyway. Don't give me hope you jerks.
Every year about this time I will end up resigning myself to the fact that the Panthers are just going to suck again and hope for the best next year. Unfortunately "next year" comes and goes with the same statement happening over and over again. I think Carolina is just one of those teams that is there for the other teams to beat up on. The loss of Donte Jackson just makes this seem a lot more likely.
pretty cool your team may reach the playoffs exceeding any expectations you already had which was none lol. This happens and it is why sport is so unpredictable.
Well i guess so. I think we are going to see whoever advances to the playoffs from our division get quickly sent packing!
Well done on the mention in the showcase, which is what brought me here. I don't know much about American football, but I hope the Panthers surprise you and do well.
Ouch!!! I know the feeling as the football I watch is causing me similars woes. My team Arsenal are top of the league, but a crazy decision to have a Winter world cup means that unforeseen injuries could derail our season, we have already lost Jesus from Brazil for up to three months, if reports that he needs surgery are to be believed...
Not easy being a sports fan eh!?
I saw a funny quote the other day and it said "men will determine who their favorite teams are when they are between the ages of 8-11 years old and then they let that team ruin their day for the rest of their lives."
Did you become an Arsenal fan at a very young age?
Cut Baker yesterday too….Rough year for Carolina.
What do you think they need most in the off season? True #1 QB?
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man i don't even have any idea. Getting rid of Christian McCaffrey was a real shock to me as well. Years ago when they spent all of their draft picks on defensive players, a move that has only been done a couple of times in the history of the NFL, we, the fans, were told we would have one of the best defenses in the league. We did not end up getting that.
Sometimes I feel like the management at Carolina is trying to pull the same thing that the management in "Major League" was doing in that epic film. Sometimes I feel like they want to team to fail consistently so they can sell the team to another market.
They appear to actually WANT to remain an average team but then again, I am likely just jaded after years of disappointment.
A True #1 QB isn't going to make that much of a difference if the offensive line can only protect him for 1.5 seconds per snap and he doesn't have anyone to pass to. We saw Cam Newton get absolutely blasted play after play because of this. I would imagine that several years were cut off of his career because of those 2 seasons.