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We still don't have Kamara and Miller, and Penning will likely play.
Count my ass as worried.

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The Panthers are expecting to be without CB Jaycee Horn for several weeks.

Good player but can't stay healthy.

Don't know who the backup is but I hope we target them all game.

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Dang it, a thought just hit me! I watched the first game at a bar and we won. I d rather stay home and watch Monday night’s game at home than go back to the bar! If we lose it will be my fault.

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I watched the first game from the stands and I'm not going to Carolina to sit in their stands. But the guy with tickets right behind me said he's going to be at the Carolina game Monday so we should be fine. ;)

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I’d have to eat the same meal too. I had BBQ chicken pizza and a few Czechoslovakian Pilsners

Edit: Damn, I forgot….I already put on new underwear so the team is screwed anyway!

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I'm superstitious as hell too. But I've still got to wash my lucky socks and underwear. Hopefully, the mojo doesn't wash off.

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My new Guido Merkens jersey is 1-0!

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Carolina is another team with a good defensive front (Burns & co) & have a talented young QB who can escape & make throws.

Turnovers ultimately did them in.

An away game vs a divisional opponent ... will be tough.

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I said this before the Titan’s game; “This is gonna be a really tough game. We have no Kamara. The Titans are a rough, physical team.”

So, replace Titans with Panther and add that we are on the road. Panthers will be a wounded team licking their wounds for a nationally televised home game. They swept us last year. We ran the ball for squat last game (Despite Guido pointing out that we had RBs other than Kamara and Miller). Gotta treat this game like we are the underdog team.

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Let's not forget that the Titans were the #1 ranked run defense in the league last season, while Carolina was ranked in the bottom half. Carolina allowed the 6th most yards rushing in the league last week.

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That rookie QB ain't never seent a pass rush like he's fixing to feel, especially with Latt and Adebo locking down the WRs. Penning will progress much faster than we realize. He just needs the reps.

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On paper, we should demolish them and that's what I'm afraid of. Public money will likely pour onto the Saints as well. I'm just hoping we can pull out a win on the road. I don't really care if it's pretty or not.

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Monday night will help the team get up. I expect some big plays from the offense. Saints roll.

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Not forgetting anything. I’ve pointed that out several times. Fact is we are sub .500 against Carolina since Drew retired. Laugh all you want, this is going to be a tough game.

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Different active players on both teams. I never said it couldn't be tough. Although, I suspect we'll make a pretty good showing against a mistake prone rookie with a depleted secondary.

:bng:

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Championship … I know I know Rose colored glasses with glass 15/16 full fan since 1967. It’s always a choice.

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Amen, brother!

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Here’s to hoping the players aren’t taking the Panties as lightly as you are.

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How I take them matters no more than how you or any fan takes them. It means nothing.

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That’s why I said the PLAYERS dummy.

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No kidding. I was trying to point out that it matters not what any fan thinks about an opponent. The players are professionals and are going to be taking EVERY opponent seriously. Personally, I think we're going to kick their ass.

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Before anyone comes up with the same lame take of how the Saints ALWAYS struggle against rookie QB's in reference to Bryce Young, check out this article.

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Good grief I’m glad you guys said all that. Now I feel just as crazy as before but at least I know others are just as insane as I am. Lmao!!

I was just thinking how I had to put on all the same clothes I wore last Sunday for Monday’s game.

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This game is shaping up like Sep 19th, 2021 Week 2 of the NFL season. A game in Bank of America stadium. The Saints were feeling real good about themselves after a 38-3 drubbing of the mighty Packers to start the season. They then proceeded to let Sam Darnold have perhaps the best game of his career with a 300 yard, 2TD, 99+ rating day while drubbing the Saints by three scores. But hey, keep those memes coming. Nothing like disrespecting and taking your upcoming opponent for granted to prepare a team for a game. Worked great for Buffalo Monday night.

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I remember that one well. We were missing eight coaches plus players that week due to COVID. The team was also in their second week of being displaced due to Hurricane Ida. Ruiz was moved to center and the human turnstile, Throckmorton, was forced to start at guard. Ty Montgomery and Chris Hogan were our starting WR's.

That doesn't seem to shape up anywhere close to where we stand right now, does it?

:bng:

We gonna kick their asses!

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When it comes to Carolina it's best to completely forget what you think you know because the complete opposite is highly likely to happen.

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By the way, no amount of respect or disrespect by us fans of our team's upcoming opponent has any bearing whatsoever on the outcome of the game anymore than what pairs of socks or underwear we decide to wear that morning.

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I’m guessing you were saying the same kinds of things before the team played the Panthers back then too and it bit you.

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Carolina's starting guard placed on IR.

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Can't remember what I was saying, but what ever it was had zero effect on the outcome of the game. But, I would bet that I was extremely confident in a win regardless of the overwhelming odds against us that week, not that it had any impact. I'm always confident in a win.

:bng:

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I don't think that the Saints will be taking the Panties lightly. In fact, I anticipate a hard fought game. Hopefully, with no injuries.....and we should be 2-0 Tuesday morning.

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I'm definitely not going to miss facing Horn. Or for that matter, DJ Moore, who the Panthers traded as part of the package to get that first pick.

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Yup. Absolutely no way they take this game lightly.

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Obviously the team took the Panthers lightly twice last year. Why could it not happen again?