Saturday, January 10, 2009

That's all she wrote

I have been through the 1-15 season in 2001, but this whis was the most humiliating moment for me as a Panther fan.

I was not a big Jake basher, but we may need to upgrade the QB position.

I am happy for one of my favorite players, Kurt Warner...doing his thing again back in the playoffs

This was a good a$$ kicking.

See you next year

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

I want a rematch

That was a heartbreaker, but we did some good things.


Rematch!

January 18, 2009

Same place with the same G-Men.


If we make it that far, we will beat them.

Saints next week is a trap game though. We need to shake this off and come ready to take the NFC south. If that does not happen, we can kiss our bye week good bye and take the long road :-)

This is a great year to be a Panther fan man :-)

Monday, December 15, 2008

The greatest regular season in Franchise history


If we beat the G-Men in NY this coming Sunday, we'll clinch the #1 seed in the NFC.

I am numb man.

I learned the rules of football early '96 when Dallas beat Pittsburgh to win the Super bowl. My dad got me into football. Shortly after that, it was decided that my 18 year old youthful energy would be channeled best outside the bright lights of DC.

On to Charlotte I went…

For whatever reason such as the great season this expansion franchise was having in its second season, I instantly took interest in the Carolina Panthers when they beat the 49ers to take the NFC West crown. That interest was cemented into full fledged fanaticism after they beat the world champ Dallas Cowboys in their 1st ever play-off game.

I have watched more than 90% of their games since.

The Panther blue I was injected in '96 is still pumping through the Veins of my skinny ass. That was the same season we went undefeated at our home turf of Ericsson Stadium as it was called back then. We never went undefeated again until...yes...this year.

Yesterday we achieved a perfect regular season home record at Bank of America stadium after the win over Denver.

After the glory in ’96 came one painful year after another with the exception of '99; the year of Steve Beuerlein's Lambeau leap and the sick offense we had during the 2nd half of the season.

And of course, there was the atrocious 1-15 season in 2001, which was my last year in Charlotte.

I got cable(DirectTV) for the sole purpose of getting the NFL Sunday Ticket and watching my team in the summer of '03. I was barely making rent and the monthly payment to keep DirectTV.

But that investment was rewarded man as the '03 season saw the cardiac cats and that improbable Super bowl run. I subjected my ex-girlfriend through a lot during that emotional roller coaster of a season. She had to watch the games with me. I made her record games and stuff. That season was capped with heartbreak in the Super bowl. The same super bowl that featured Janet Jackson’s titties, a naked streaker and a thrilling game that we lost :-(

Then there was the disappointment in ’04 after Smitty broke his leg in the season opener. Smitty came back the next year to get the triple crown (lead the league in yards, catches and TDs: a feat accomplished only by Jerry Rice and Sterling Sharpe). That was another great season capped by an NFC championship drubbing by Seattle. I still think we would have beaten them if DeShaun Foster didn’t get hurt.

Bad year in '06.

I watched our season go down the drain as Jake was lost for the season while rocking my raggedy-a$ Julius Peppers Jersey @ hooters in downtown Long Beach.


And now, this...

And now this???

And now This!!!

I don't know how to act man. I just need to realize this moment and enjoy the process. I've had so much love for this team since '96. I think this may be the year baby :-). This team will kill me one day. I can see myself having a stroke later in life while watching this team.

I would not have it any other way. I love this team.

GO PANTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/panthers/story/415413.html

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

We have arrived


-Complete domination of one of the best NFL defenses in the 4th quarter
-With that type of insane running game, we’re unstoppable
-Jake still needs to stop screwing around
-What a great win
-Even in '03 i don't remember being this pumped up
-This team will kill me one day


Let’s get Denver

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

We're getting' play-off ready

I've been gone 4 a while, but make no mistake about it. Panther fever is as high as ever until it kills me.

What a game against Green bay man. Smitty adds to his repertoire of spectacular catches. Not to take anything away from Jake, but what makes these catches spectacular is Jake's atrocious throws. Keep throwing it up Jake...Smitty will turn them into ESPN highlights :-)

I saw some grit in that game I have not seen all year. I was starting to think that we may be a one-and-out-in-the-playoffs team, but after that win...Maaan...

That reminds me of Steve Beuerlein's Lambau Leap in '99. Up until that win, I thought Lambeau field was impenetrable, the lions Den...The frozen Tundra ya know.
Last Sunday, I walked into the bar thinking we need a miracle, simply because of the way we have been playing.
That was a big time win. It's win like that that define your season. Mark my words. We'll be unstoppable.
Coming up...With the hated Bucaneers...On the national stage. We need that

Sunday, October 26, 2008

This is what Championship teams do

Somehow pull out games they struggled in...

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Sorensen: Panthers full of comebacks
Posted: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008
In My Opinion


Along with winning at home, here’s what else the Carolina Panthers are doing differently in 2008. They’re coming back.

The biggest deficit the Panthers have ever overcome is 17. They did it twice, against Jacksonville in 2003 and against San Francisco in 2004.

The second biggest deficit the Panthers have overcome to win is 14. The Panthers did that just once before this season, in 1995 against Atlanta.

The rest is here