Naptown's Finest » carolina-panthers http://naptownsfinest.com An Indianapolis Colts Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Zippy and The Chippy – Panthers at Colts (Game 11) http://naptownsfinest.com/2011/11/28/the-zippy-and-the-chippy-%e2%80%93-panthers-at-colts-game-11/ http://naptownsfinest.com/2011/11/28/the-zippy-and-the-chippy-%e2%80%93-panthers-at-colts-game-11/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:04:46 +0000 http://naptownsfinest.com/?p=3076       Surprise!   The Colts lost again on Sunday.    Was this home game against the improving but still pretty bad Carolina Panthers the last best chance for Indianapolis to see winning football this season.   Only time will tell, but we do know who strove and who dove for the Colts this [...]

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Who is that masked Colt? It's the forgotten Donald Brown!

 

Surprise!   The Colts lost again on Sunday.    Was this home game against the improving but still pretty bad Carolina Panthers the last best chance for Indianapolis to see winning football this season.   Only time will tell, but we do know who strove and who dove for the Colts this week.

The Zippy

  • Donald Brown continues to continue to be the Colts featured back, and he actually looks sort of like a real running back.
  • Curtis Painter  had more passing yards than Cam Newton.
  • Reggie Wayne broke 100 yards receiving for the first time since he was the new Marvin Harrison.
  • Marvin Harrison entered the “Ring of Honor.”
  • Adam Vinatieri kicked two field goals.  Yay. Yay.

The Chippy

  • Dan Orlovsky was invisible.
  • Jim Caldwell and the Polians continue trying to lose … and succeeding.
  • Delone Carter, um.   Delone?
  • Take a KNEE!!!!!!
  • Painter threw two interceptions, one of which killed the Colts’ comeback attempt.

 

 

 

 

 

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]]> Have no fear, Colts fans:  The Streak is intact!  The Indianapolis Colts roared out of their bye week with a game at home against the Carolina Panthers, and, even though Cam Newton and his teammates did enough to keep the score fairly close, the outcome was never really in doubt.  Was it?

Nah, it wasn’t.   The score was tied at 10 going into the half, and the Panthers padded their lead by just four points in the third quarter, but they added another four to the margin early in the fourth.   That was due largely to a two-point attempt after Reggie Wayne scored a touchdown with about eight minutes to go.    Being down by eight meant that the Colts had to score twice, or actually convert a two-pointer later on, and the pressure was just too much.

Imperfection is intact.   The 2008 Detroit Lions still have their champagne on ice.  And Dan Orlovsky was nowhere to be seen.

]]> http://naptownsfinest.com/2011/11/27/colts-lose-to-panthers-maintain-momentum-out-of-bye/feed/ 0 The Trojan Horse: Colts v. Panthers (Game 11) http://naptownsfinest.com/2011/11/27/the-trojan-horse-colts-v-panthers-game-11/ http://naptownsfinest.com/2011/11/27/the-trojan-horse-colts-v-panthers-game-11/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:42:02 +0000 http://naptownsfinest.com/?p=3068 Each week during the season we’ll talk with the FanSided editor who covers the Colts’ upcoming opponent and try to get a better understanding of the enemy before us.    This time around, we sneak our Trojan Horse up next to the Carolina Panthers’ lair to talk with Slate Schwertner of  ”Cat Crave.” — 1) [...]

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]]> Each week during the season we’ll talk with the FanSided editor who covers the Colts’ upcoming opponent and try to get a better understanding of the enemy before us.    This time around, we sneak our Trojan Horse up next to the Carolina Panthers’ lair to talk with Slate Schwertner of  ”Cat Crave.”

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1) The Panthers have been in a lot of games and have a high-powered offense, but the defense seems to let them down.   Have you seen any improvements on D that give you hope for the future?

I think the defense was dealt a bad hand this season. The loss of Beason and Davis royally screwed us to the point that the only way we could fix our defense is through the next draft. Now, the team has began switching up formations; they are throwing in 4-3, 3-4, nickel and dime sets in order to get a new thing going.
2)  Which Panthers players have surprised you the most (good or bad) so far this season?
James Anderson is the player I like the most. Without Thomas Davis and Jon Beason on the defense, Anderson was expected to step up and be a dominate linebacker, and he has done just that.
Also, I’m loving Brandon LaFell this season. With no “for sure” no. 2 receiver behind Steve Smith, LaFell has stepped it up and developed a connection with Cam.
3)  What key match-ups should we keep an eye on this week?
Our O-Line and you D-Line. The Panthers can win this game if they keep Freeney and Mathis at bay. Look for a match-up in our Run defense vs your running game. Our defense has been terrible against the run and this could be a big game for y’all.
4)  Cam Newton has looked pretty darned solid most of the season.  How good do you think he can be?
Honestly, if we can get a defense to play on the opposite side of the ball, the sky is the limit. This kid has more talent in his pinky than the entire roster of the Cleveland Browns. So yeah, he can win a Super Bowl in Charlotte.
5)  Finally, what are your predictions for the game?
35-21 Panthers, while the Colts rack it all up on the ground.
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