I was as shocked as anyone in how poorly we played in the first half. You don't spot a 15-1 team 30 points in the first half and expect to win. It proved to be too much of a deficit even for a team like the Seahawks who you can never count out of any game under any circumstances.
My hat's off to the Panthers for coming out and absolutely punching us in the mouth. They weren't just winning in the trenches, they were destroying the trenches. I cannot figure out why we looked so bad in that first half. What a shame because had we even played average in the first half we would have won this game.
Clock management is horrific. Absolutely horrific. Look, it's easy to type emotionally after a disappointing loss in the playoffs but I cannot quite get over how poorly they looked in every phase. There was comments about how loose they looked before the game. Maybe too loose. I won't say they underestimated the Panthers, I just think they expected to play much better and for whatever reason, we couldn't get going. We could not match their intensity, not by a mile.
In the end, they gave themselves too much of a mountain to climb to win the game. I'm proud of them for fighting back and making it interesting in the end but we were beat by a better team today and I can live with that.
I've never wanted to punch somebody in the face as much as I wanted to Cam Newton. Watching his big smug smiley face and arrogant smirks made me want to throw a brick at the TV. Still, I give credit to them for taking it to us for at least the first half, which proved to be all they needed.
Our OL was overwhelmed and it showed in Russ' poor throws. He snapped out of it more or less but he never quite looked himself today.
Still, my head is up. Very proud of our team and what they accomplished this season, especially considering their poor start. This is not a team on the downside, far from. We still have many years of great football ahead.
Onward 12's! Head's High!
My hat's off to the Panthers for coming out and absolutely punching us in the mouth. They weren't just winning in the trenches, they were destroying the trenches. I cannot figure out why we looked so bad in that first half. What a shame because had we even played average in the first half we would have won this game.
Clock management is horrific. Absolutely horrific. Look, it's easy to type emotionally after a disappointing loss in the playoffs but I cannot quite get over how poorly they looked in every phase. There was comments about how loose they looked before the game. Maybe too loose. I won't say they underestimated the Panthers, I just think they expected to play much better and for whatever reason, we couldn't get going. We could not match their intensity, not by a mile.
In the end, they gave themselves too much of a mountain to climb to win the game. I'm proud of them for fighting back and making it interesting in the end but we were beat by a better team today and I can live with that.
I've never wanted to punch somebody in the face as much as I wanted to Cam Newton. Watching his big smug smiley face and arrogant smirks made me want to throw a brick at the TV. Still, I give credit to them for taking it to us for at least the first half, which proved to be all they needed.
Our OL was overwhelmed and it showed in Russ' poor throws. He snapped out of it more or less but he never quite looked himself today.
Still, my head is up. Very proud of our team and what they accomplished this season, especially considering their poor start. This is not a team on the downside, far from. We still have many years of great football ahead.
Onward 12's! Head's High!
