I came here to see exactly what is being said.

 

Like every forum you have the blantant homerism that no matter who the home team is playing they are going to obliterate their opponent.

Some haters (Your fans not ours) that think the home team couldn't beat a high school team.    We have them on our page too.  

 

Then there are those that know what they are discussing and base their comments on logical and well thought out comments.   I am here to rebuttal some of the comments but in no way am here to be disrespectful in any way shape or form.

 

I spent 1 year in Jacksonville during your Heyday 1998-99 and listened to sports talk radio all on my way home from Cecil Field.  (I was with VFA106 before they close her down)   As a diehard Panther fan it was tough to listen to but I still listened.

 

I have no doubt that the Jaguars are an up and coming team.  You have a Franchise QB in Bortles and are adding some quality talent around him like Yeldon.  Your defense, well I will leave that up to you to tell me how good it is.

 

What I can tell you is this.   The Panthers defense top to bottom is very good.  The addition of Shaq makes our front seven arguably the best front 7 in the league.  Take a look at the run we had to the playoffs.  This was a younger defense than what we started 2014 with.  Once we went young things changed.   Now we bring in Tillman from Chicago and Coleman from KC/Philly.  Both are ballers and fits our scheme well.  So the defense is much improved from the defense we rode into the playoffs.

 

Someone mentioned your playcalling earlier.  All I can say is I hope he has plan to beat this defense because it isn't going to be easy.

 

Our offense is still suspect.  Sometimes we look like we could beat anyone.  Other times I wonder if Shula fell asleep.  Cam excels in a hurry up offense.  Something they want to employ more often.  Not Philly hurry up, just a quicker pace offense. 

 

First before I give you my opinion.   ANY GIVEN SUNDAY.... That is and always will be the NFL.  When it looks like it is impossible for a team to win.  They do.

 

For Jacksonville to win: Going to have to score first.  This is a great game for that to happen.  This is after all game 1.  Nobody is going to be perfect and mistakes happen (blown coverage or missed assignment)  The Panther defense is stout and you'll see Sunday.   Keep Carolina's offense in check.  Carolina's worst attribute in 2014.  Redzone offense.  Far too many FGs.   Keep Carolina to FGs and capitalize on defensive mistakes.  Jacksonville will win.

 

If Carolina scores first and builds a 10-14 point lead. Game over.  The defense will tighten up and force Jacksonville into mistakes and could get out of hand easily.  Look at the Atl and N.O. games during the Panther's run to the playoffs last year.  You'll see what I mean.  They got ahead and blow-out ensued.

 

My opinion.  The defense is up gearing up.  Shut down Brady last week and even the second teamers shut down Pittsburgh last night.

 

I won't put numbers up because we all wing it when we predict.   Panthers take the W in Jacksonville.   Homerism, maybe, but at least I gave valid points.

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