Panthers lookin for some payback
 

5. Speaking of payback, the Panthers also owe the Saints a little. Remember how visiting New Orleans denied Carolina an NFC wild-card berth and a slice of history with its 21-18 Week 17 upset of the Panthers? With a win at home that day, Carolina would have gone 8-8 and become the first team to ever reach the playoffs after a 1-7 start. Instead, the Panthers' 7-9 mark was just another example of too-little, too-late. "We just ran out of gas," Fox said. "It took so much energy just to get in the position to make that game meaningful."

Carolina doesn't have to wait too long to avenge that loss to the Saints. New Orleans will be at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte for the Sept. 11 season-opener.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ostcard/1.html

Early 08 pick :

Panthers take it to the Saints in Carolina .

Brown vs. Peppers - Peppers is going to school Brown and set the tempo early as to why he should be the defensive player of the week .
Panthers will run the ball straight down the Saints throat in a ball control game . Saints run defense aint found the answer and won't find it in Carolina .

Panthers 24
Saints 17

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i disagree..horn will light up their questionable secondary with help from stalworth spreading the field..peppers will for sure pressure brooks through the rookie brown but brooks will get rid of the ball quick enough to where it wont matter..jake gets sacked 4 times ala grant..smith..howard..

Saints 17
Panthers 14

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Now that's what I'm talkin about Bee...........
We come out the gate throwin downfield...burnin' that defense to a crisp..
geaux saints!

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The Saints "upset" the Panthers? What?! We had the same record entering the game. We had won 4 straight, and last I checked, we did finish with a better record and ranked higher in the division... but sure whatever. No respect, it pisses me off!

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Thanks beeobee. Dman I needed something to make me laugh since my PS2 broke.

No Madden for you... :wink:

so whodi..what do you think..brooks is gonna get crushed or what..im not sayin hes gonna have the game of his career but.i dont think peppers is gonna be the game breaker for carolina..as much as you want A-Mac in there brother..it aint gonna happen anytime soon

I can play, it just takes two hours to finish a game. But I have been to toher forums, and more people are having the same problem. I am gonna take it back and see if a different one will work, I refuse to get it on Xbox cause they make you pay to play online. If not, I will have to buy one of the new slim ones.

What does this have to do with A-Mac? This has to do with Brooks' ineptitude, not a rookie seeing the field anytime soon, although it wouldn't make me as mad as some if he did. Brooks is the king of the 8 step drop on a 3 step pattern, rolling into sacks, spinning and going nowhere. Once the bullets start flying, we'll see it again. If Peppers is abusing Brown, and that's a huge IF, Brooks will give you guys some more excuses as to why he isn't the guy.

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No... I dont need reasons or logic, just NO.

We HAVE to win on opening day! We have to! If we can take down Carolina at home we are up in the Division and pumped up enough to keep it rolling. Otherwise, we are screwed. Flush the whole season if we lose week one. We will win. We have to. I'm past Faith and Hope. I'm on to desperation!