Don’t Feel Bad for Quail Hollow

I kind of did feel bad for the course on Friday.  On Thursday, the Observer was publishing bold articles talking about the city enjoying its week in the spotlight.  All eyes were on Tiger, but they also paid some attention to MJ and Fred Couples at the Pro-Am.  By Friday, Tiger had failed to make [...]

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Stephen Jackson Doesn’t Make Love to Pressure

Big miss for Captain Jack down the stretch.  His 3-point attempt wasn’t even close, bricking off the side of the rim, and it ended the series for the Bobs.  Game 4 is now just about pride.  I would have preferred that the Bobs take it inside – what was the whole point of fouling out [...]

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Is Pro Basketball Back in Charlotte?

I realize it may be a bit premature to say that the NBA’s woes in Charlotte are officially over, but I was pretty impressed with what I saw last night.  It wasn’t just the play on the court, although that was pretty damn intense.  It was what I saw in the stands that was stunning.  [...]

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From World Beaters to Bricking Dunks

The Charlotte Bobcats came crashing back to Earth this weekend, losing to division rivals Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic.  Boris Diaw and Nazr Mohammed literally bricked easy dunks in Atlanta on Friday night.  Diaw literally airballed a 6-foot runner in the paint against the Hawks.  That guy is an enigma.  One night he looks like an All-Star, and the [...]

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Sunday May Have Been the End of an Era for the Panthers

The Panthers got the victory on Sunday over the Saints.  This wasn’t entirely unexpected considering the Saints played their second string throughout the game.  The game wasn’t terribly exciting.  Not only was the game relatively uncompetitive, the fans who did not want to brave the cold and go to the stadium had to sit through [...]

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I Love it When the “Pundits” are Wrong

Scott Fowler finally acknowledged that Matt Moore has earned a shot at the starting job.  Really?  In my book, he earned a shot at it after Week 1 simply by virtue of Jake Delhomme’s awful performance in the season opener (not to mention the playoff loss to Arizona).  It’s funny how many people will come around [...]

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Charlotte Bowl Games Are Not Good to UNC

The North Carolina Tar Heels dropped to 0-3 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl with a 19-17 loss to the Pitt Panthers.  As the Observer article stated, this game had the lowest attendance in the bowl’s history.  My attention span reflected that.  I watched the game, but I was generally indifferent towards it.  The game just wasn’t [...]

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Jake Delhomme Still Gives Us the Best Chance to Win

When you are an anonymous blogger in your pajamas who is a rabid sports fan and who takes bold stances regarding his home teams, last night was a glorious night.  You see, some of us saw the potential in Matt Moore.  Others in the national media stuck with the status quo and even wrote it up.  [...]

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Penalties Doom Panthers

Isn’t it ironic that the play/mistake that officially killed the Panthers playoffs hopes was committed by the player Marty Hurney and John Fox traded away next year’s first round pick to draft?  That isn’t necessarily an indictment of Everette Brown.  He is young, undersized, hasn’t played much this season, and needs a year or two to bulk [...]

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Matt Moore Improves to 3-1 as a Starter

Matt Moore just won his third game in four starts, but that’s a perfect reason to not name him the starter for next week.  In reality, Moore didn’t do much to win this game.  My headline is not warranted.  It was the Panthers who beat the Bucs, and not just Moore.  Moore, however, also did not lose [...]

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Delhomme Officially Kills the Season

These games are no longer fun to watch.  I’m not even saying that because the Panthers are losing.  It’s how they’re losing that’s killing all of my interest in this team.  The offense is just so anemic.  There isn’t a shred of creativity by the coaching staff.  The games are just plain dull.  A lot [...]

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Same Old, Same Old

The Carolina Panthers showed off their futility at the QB position on national TV against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night.  The defense certainly didn’t help the cause, but the offense simply could not score.  This is the kind of game that may seal Marty Hurney and John Fox’s fate.  You don’t want to put [...]

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Panthers Give Themselves Another Shot at .500

The Panthers looked like the Panthers of old on Sunday against the Falcons.  Jake Delhomme passed for about 200 yards, primarily to Steve Smith but also spread the ball around to other receivers.  The running game led the way with nearly 200 yards.  The defense held its own, and the special teams actually didn’t screw it up [...]

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Kurt Warner Dresses Up as Jake Delhomme for Halloween

Kurt Warner’s play today reminded me of a QB who I know very well – Jake Delhomme.  Inaccurate throws, not holding on to the ball when he was clearly about to get sacked, tipped balls galore – some of which were picked.  Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse and he couldn’t throw [...]

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Opportunities Wasted; Season Over

This one touched all of my nerves.  My favorite kicker, John Kasay, badly missed two field goals from 36 and 43 yards.  I like John Kasay so much that one of my first blog entries ever was devoted solely to him and his choke antics.  Jake Delhomme wasn’t going to let some kicker outdo him.  [...]

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I’m Tired of Character Wins

Jake Delhomme is so bad; it’s really embarrassing.  He’s not even an NFL QB.  Look at this stat line:  9-17, 1 TD, 2 picks, and a whopping 65 yards.  How many game-winning drives do you see where the team does not pass the ball?  That’s how bad it was.  The coaches can’t even trust Jake [...]

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Panthers are 0-3; I am 3-0

The Panthers suck; I’m talking myself up to make myself feel better about this miserable season.  Have you read my three previews for this season?  They’ve been dead on.  It’s not that I’m some genius, but you can tell that I’ve clearly watched just about every game this franchise has ever played.  In fact, I’ve [...]

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Missed Opportunities

The Panthers were close this weekend, but they couldn’t pull through in the clutch against the Atlanta Falcons.  There were some familiar themes in this game.  Jake was so-so, but he couldn’t get it done at the end.  Smitty was a beast.  Julius Peppers was a no-show.  The Georgia Dome was half-empty.  This is supposed [...]

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Eagles Give Jake Delhomme a Game Ball

What the heck, let’s get to the good news first.  The good news is that I was dead on with my season and game previews.  I said Jake can’t fumble when he gets hit by the Eagles pressure.  He did.   I said Jake can’t throw picks when he gets blitzed.  He threw plenty.  I said Jake can’t [...]

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Observations from 3rd Preseason Game

I have gotten used to watching extremely mediocre football because of preseason.  Yesterday’s game was supposed to be the important one, but I certainly hope it didn’t offer a glimpse of what the Panthers will look like this season.  There was absolutely no motivation or spark in the team last night.  With the exception of [...]

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