Enemy Fan Forums: Carolina Panthers

Zimmers probably salivating at the thought of our ol but if they hold the back half can be exploited. Provided Sam doesn't bring us The Best of New York Jets Darnold feat. ROB again.

Kirk Cousins might be the bitchiest of the overpaid average qbs. And remember that's a contest that includes Matt Ryan.

Time to find our collective asses and take a win.

The Panthers players and coaches should be required to stay on the field during halftime until they get their second half play together.

I'm starting to wonder if the team is "exercising caution" with McCaffrey so they can trade him. It makes some sense for an analytics FO with limited draft picks. Plus I kind of like Chuba.

I wish his hands were a little better, but it doesn't help when your quarterback throws everything 100mph.

You really want to see Carolina win this game. With Philadelphia, at least that team is building. The Vikings are disintegrating and their coach might not make it to December. They have injury issues at WR. Cousins is basically a lame duck.

Stop f*cking around and win a game.

no panther running game

no panther win

Run the damn ball (AND BLOCK) like your lives depend on it!

The Panthers defense might roll over this Vikings offensive line. It's one of the few lines as bad or possibly worse than the sh*t we've been watching all year. The one caveat is that Minnesota does that outside zone running sh*t, and the Panthers struggle to stop that no matter who the head coach is.

If you contain all of that bullsh*t, the Vikings look like the team that lost to Cincinnati and barely beat Detroit. If the Vikings get Cook rolling, they can beat any team. It's really that simple.

This is one of those games where I'll know the outcome by the end of the first quarter.

This is our get back on track game.

Panthers 24
Vikings 17

Honestly…

we look decent on offense in the first half. Defense plays great. We go into the half with the lead. We forget how to play football in the 3rd quarter. We remember how to play in the 4th but it’s too late and we lose a close one.

How could you predict anything about this team. Always so up and down, here and there. Only real pattern is taking the 3Q off.

Wouldn't surprise me if we won 33-14 or lost 38-17

This is a game where Joe Brady shows us something. Opens it up and shows us why "he's special". That's my prediction, not sure if I can call it bold or not :/ since we haven't seen much special from the offensive play-calling.

I think i'm gonna hold off on a prediction for this game for now because I truly don't know which version of the Panthers will show up.

I predict a first half lead provided by dominant defense. Until he proves us otherwise, Brady forgets how to adjust his game plan resulting in a lackluster scoreless 3rd quarter allowing the Vikings to get back into the game. The 4th quarter is a close back and forth defensive battle but again, Rhule leans too heavily on the defense leaving them gassed. Brady goes conservative on offensive instead of being aggressive trying to put the game away allowing the Vikings to bring it to within 2. We hang onto a 2 point lead until the final 2 minutes of the game punting the ball away instead of going for a 58 yard field goal. Vikings drive down the field against a tired Panthers defense and kick a game wining 52 yarder to win by 1.

No CMC again, offensive line almost gets Sam killed, and we see pretty much the same crap we’ve seen since Dallas.

But hey, we had an amazing practice on Wednesday, right?

No CMC and they have Cook

31-20 Vikings

This is a big game for both teams. Both see this as a winnable necessary game to make the playoffs. Both coaches are going to pull no punches.

We can run on them, so we will, CMC or Chubba will get yards.

Passes will be short and quick.

Our D will be hungry and Snow won't make the same mistake he made in the Dallas game.

If the zebras play fair, we win, but it will low scoring.

17-10 Panthers

As of right now I doubt CMC will play. So I’ll predict accordingly.

Vikings: 20
Panthers: 10

Defense does it’s best to keep the team in the game. But the O-line and Darnold doom the team. Darnold throws 2 more picks and is sacked 3 times.

Chubba scores the only TD and the team is leading 10-3 at halftime.

If CMC plays I think this game is a toss up. Vikings are better then their record and have a top 10 defense.

I convinced myself before the season that Sam would be due for a bad game or two this season (I don’t think the cowboys game was a bad game for Sam), just like many quarterbacks. I am expecting a bounce back game this week against the Vikings. I do expect (and hate to admit it) a loss. However, it won’t be because offense doesn’t do their job. I think we struggle against the run to set up the pass offense this weekend.

final score:

vikes : 33
panthers: 31

field goal as time expires.

Danielle Hunter and Patrick Peterson. That’s the only two names we need to care about for this game. Will this oline be able to keep Sam clean? And, Sam has been the best QB to play against if you’re a corner trying to rejuvenate your career.

Going into this game with low expectations but would love to be surprised.

This Vikings defense is 2nd in the league in sacks, if the O-line does not magically decide to get their poo together this week, pressure on Darnold will be a problem once again. Hopefully Rhule and the staff finally realize this current bunch isn't and never will get the job done, and keep trying different looks, but not expecting it.

Which is why having CMC back is so big, Darnold is clearly less comfortable without him because he is his security blanket when things fall apart. Look for the Panthers to go to him early and often on to avoid Darnold trying to do too much like last week, when the line inevitably collapses once again.

Joe Brady gets creative for a change and dials up a PA deep shot to Robby Anderson for a TD

Thankfully our defense has the ability to keep us in any game, and I expect our pass rush to torch Kirk Cousins and slow down Dalvin Cook considerably assuming he plays.

Bold prediction: The panthers score 10 points in the 3rd quarter.

This one will be close, and should give us a great indicator of where we are really at after these last 2 weeks.

Panthers just squeak this one out on a last minute TD and win 24-17.

Huddle trolls and pessimists in shambles.

Our defense can still have a great game, but we aren't facing a terrible defense either. If our OL plays like last week it'll be long. Or... I'd hate to put more pressure than there needs to be on Joe Brady but if he can draw something up to counteract our OL woes... then that's our chance. I think Robby was onto something. I know our OL limits what we can do and the kinds of route/plays we call, but I still hope guys are vocal and our staff is open to adjustments that players may suggest. Not just adjustments the coaches think will work.

Don't see this team winning tbh. Almost feels like it's implosion time. The lines are poo, Sam's regressed because of it, and the Defense is being asked to bail them out and it seems that Offenses have figured out Snow's schemes. Not feeling confident.

What the hell people? We aren’t losing this game! Panthers find some rhythm on offense and win 28-20. I want to read some optimistic fan takes! CJ Henderson is going to get a pick after starting to get comfortable in this defense. Also Burns is due a sack or two. Let’s go Panthers! You all better keep pounding!

Panthers winning at half 13-6.

Then Joe Brady’s famous second half failures pop up again.

Vikings 27-16!

I have zero faith in our coaching staff right now.... Vikings by 2 or 3.... We know how to lose close games !!

Going to be a near repeat of the Philly game without CMC playing. So far, I've seen no ability for the Panthers to play from behind. No two-minute offense to speak of.

Minny 23, Panthers 16

I predict this is a get right game for us. And Philly fought Tampa Bay til the last so maybe they're not the push overs everyone thought they were.

We've got our offensive line starters back. They're not great, but they're not the poo show we saw last Sunday. They don't have to be great. They just need to be mediocre to win. And we've got 3 wins to prove it.

The offensive finding their rhythm and sustaining drives means our defense won't be gassed, and I bet they make Cousins' day miserable.

I believe we win this on

Panthers 27 Vikings 13

Vikings 27, Panthers 12 (one missed extra point). The wheels come off the bandwagon a week before our next win.

Panthers never trail, win with ease, but low scoring game. Something like 24-14, with the last Vikings TD coming toward the end of the game. Offense sustains drives better allowing the defense to rest more and not be gassed towards the end.

Vikings 35 Panthers 21.

We don't have a corner who can stop Justin Jefferson

I have no idea what the score will be, but given the way things have gone for us the last three years, we will hang close, but lose it in the last minute or two of the game.

Ugh

Our D hasn't been able to get to the QB much lately but then I hear ..... Cousins is a statue.

Then see a tweet that they've been practicing Special Teams all week ..... Coach Blackburn better come up with new punt formations.

Our pattern of 3rd qtr let down is so obvious OC's are game planning for it.

But Coach Snow knows all this and this is the week he starts correctly anticipating halftime adjustments and shuts down any momentum swings. He's been challenged by Rhule. Offense feeds off this and the good field position our D gives them.

Vikings try to play a game of field position which doesn't work, never get any momentum or rhythm in the offense even in the 3rd qtr. Our Defense takes over the game and brings their lunch pail to work.

Panthers 23 Vikings 10

The only thing the Vikings win is the coin toss.

All I know is I wish I had more intestinal fortitude to not watch. Alas, I will watch and be pissed all week. We lose. Don’t know or care by how much.

im very down on this team until proven otherwise

eagles was a very bad loss

I predict a valiant effort by the good guys for most of the game. But in the end they will falter because they do not have enough experience to overcome once again.

Brady is getting predictable and it appears he doesn't think that he needs to. Not a good setup for a young and inexperienced team with a damaged QB.

I fear a similar game to the Vikings game last year where we control most of it but Kirk Cousins does Kirk Cousins things and pulls out a miracle fourth quarter come from behind win.