Some thoughts on Sunday’s matchup:
-- The 10-2 Falcons have to be salivating at the idea of facing 1-11 Carolina twice in the season’s final four weeks. They will play again in the Georgia Dome Jan.2, which will be the last game that coach John Fox and most or all of his staff will be employed by the Panthers.
-- The two teams really couldn’t be more opposite. Atlanta is tied with New England for the best record in the NFL. Carolina has the worst. The Falcons have won six straight. Carolina has lost six straight.
-- Atlanta isn’t blowing people out like, say, New England. The Falcons have won seven games in the fourth quarter or overtime this season. And they are only one game up on New Orleans (9-3) in the NFC South race, however, meaning the Falcons’ playoff position could be almost anywhere. Atlanta would be No.1 if the season ended today, but could drop all the way to No.5 if the Saints overtake them. So this game means a lot to Atlanta – and Jan. 2nd likely will, too.
-- The most damning statistic about quarterback Jimmy Clausen right now is that he’s thrown more touchdown passes to the other team (two) than to his team (one). Clausen is not throwing enormous numbers of interceptions – and he’s got to lead the league in throwing the ball away – but the ones he does throw seem extremely costly.
-- Watch Atlanta on third down Sunday to see an offense -- and a quarterback in Matt Ryan -- that knows what it’s doing on football’s most important snap. The Falcons lead the NFL in third-down conversions – they are successful 48.1 percent of the time. Carolina gets third down right 32.4 percent of the time (30th in the NFL)
-- I’m 9-3 picking Panther outcomes this season. This one would seem to be almost too easy, but Carolina actually plays the Falcons tough most of the time and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the game stay tight for a half. Bottom line, though: Falcons 24, Carolina 10.
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Jim Harbaugh get ready for a low ball offer from the Panthers. Andrew Luck you are appearing to be the savior of the Panthers.
Everybody, let's cheer on the Falcons this week! Let's play hard, but just don't score enough points to win and we can have a chance at both Harbaugh and Luck joing the might Carolina Panthers.
Go Falcons!!!!!!
After the meltdown in Seattle, for the first time in his tenure as the Panthers coach, I think Fox may have finally "lost" a team. This is a commendable accomplishment because there have been teams in the past that could have folded after a horrific start but didn't. I am inclined to go in the opposite direction of Scott's prediction. It won't be close. I see a blowout. I hope I am wrong.
Why have I not heard of the Panthers considering Cam Newton?
Because Cam Newton will likely turn out in the pros like the two college players he is most compared to: JaMarcus Russell and Vince Young.
GO Falcons!!! help us get Andrew Luck
Yeah lets get a guy from JUCO college stealing laptops as our new QB. Talk about great character and his dad pawning his son for money. I'm sure he'll end up great!!!!
guy who steals laptops and writes his name on random girls paper or valedictorian of his high school...... ehhhh please lose, jimmy
I agree that character matters but he is the best QB in the Nation. We don't need a boy scout we need wins. Also with the exception of his dad doing the "He Got Game" shuffle, Newton's character issues are pretty standard and tame for a College student. If you doubt ask Campus security at UNC-Charlotte.
I see Newton being more like Vick than Young and Russell. For all you fans who think Luck and Harbaugh is the answer to this team's problems, you are as dumb as Hurney and Jerry R. I will guarantee you almost any amount of money that both will be booed out of the stadium by Week 6 of next season, if not sooner. This team n eeds a ton more than a inexperienced coach and quarterback. Jerry R. dosent want to win, hell he dosent even want football at all as he wants a lockout or strike so he can brag to everyone how smart he was to not spend any money.
Anyone have any comments about Russ Grimm taking the coaching spot for the Panthers next year?
AND, I just have to say" step the hell off Jimmy C. He has thus far haven't been given a fair chance.
"I will guarantee you almost any amount of money that both will be booed out of the stadium by Week 6 of next season, if not sooner".
Amen to that.
Over or under:
One million cheesy "Luck" puns courtesy of headline writers prior to the 2011 NFL Draft.
Will Amanti Play?????????
I have a prediction....Scott will produce that same dry, retread "5 Things I Didn't like" article on Monday...Copy and Paste Scott, copy and paste.
Easy to make guarantees anonymously.
I think Grimm would be a nice fit with the general philosophy of the Panthers. I also think Harbaugh would bring some good things to the table but in the end 4 SB rings should close the deal. Since I expect the Panthers to trade the number one pick for more picks I don't see Luck landing here therefore hiring Harbaugh has no real immediate upside.
the games that worry me are the last 2 being played against the Steeler's and Falcon's second and third teamers. We could win and lose the number 1 pick.
"I think Grimm would be a nice fit with the general philosophy of the Panthers".
Russ G as head coach? Sorry buddy but why hired a former OLine coach (who Line sucks with the Cardinals)as head caoch? Jeff D should be head coach(sarcasm) as well since he was both an Oline and offensive coordinator.
Jim H doesn't have coaching experience at the nfl level, even though he played 15 years in the league.
Luck would be thrown under the bus from his lovers if he was to suck after 4-7 games.
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