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Cardinals or Panthers?

Toss up, going home team. This is the better of the conference championship games imo.

Will reserve my pick until gameday. This is a tough one.

Carson Palmer just hasn't looked right the past couple games (vs. Seattle in the last week of the regular season, and Green Bay game yesterday). If he doesn't improve, it could be a lopsided Carolina victory.

I would like the Cardinals to win only because I don't have a dog in the fight and would like to see Fitzgerald get a ring. That being said this is a really tough call but I went with Carolina based on the strength of their defense.

I have no idea, but I'm hoping Carolina.

Depends on if it's first half Carolina or second half Carolina. Cards won't have much say.

Carolina. For no specific reason.

Carolina has the defense and Carson Palmer (as was already stated) looks shaky at best lately

89Hen wrote:Depends on if it's first half Carolina or second half Carolina. Cards won't have much say.

Did Seattle have much say in the different Carolinas we saw?

Chizzang wrote:Carolina has the defense and Carson Palmer (as was already stated) looks shaky at best lately

Even looking "shaky" (and he certainly missed some throws), Palmer did still put up a 92 passer rating. About 12 points below his season average, but still good.

If this contest comes down to the passing games, and it might given that these are both top-10 run Ds, the Cardinals have to be favored.

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

Chizzang wrote:Carolina has the defense and Carson Palmer (as was already stated) looks shaky at best lately

Even looking "shaky" (and he certainly missed some throws), Palmer did still put up a 92 passer rating. About 12 points below his season average, but still good.

If this contest comes down to the passing games, and it might given that these are both top-10 run Ds, the Cardinals have to be favored.

Agreed
They have 3 very good wide receivers - and Palmer throws a deadly long ball
But Carolina has a way of making teams not play well

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

Chizzang wrote:Carolina has the defense and Carson Palmer (as was already stated) looks shaky at best lately

Even looking "shaky" (and he certainly missed some throws), Palmer did still put up a 92 passer rating. About 12 points below his season average, but still good.

If this contest comes down to the passing games, and it might given that these are both top-10 run Ds, the Cardinals have to be favored.

True. And Carolina is missing two of their starting DB's. Should be interesting.

AZGrizFan wrote:

89Hen wrote:Depends on if it's first half Carolina or second half Carolina. Cards won't have much say.

Did Seattle have much say in the different Carolinas we saw?

Honestly? No.

89Hen wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:

Did Seattle have much say in the different Carolinas we saw?

Honestly? No.

31 points in the first half
0 points in the 2nd half

That was all Carolina's fault?

AZGrizFan wrote:

89Hen wrote: Honestly? No.

31 points in the first half
0 points in the 2nd half

That was all Carolina's fault?

All, no. Mostly, yes.

89Hen wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:

31 points in the first half
0 points in the 2nd half

That was all Carolina's fault?

All, no. Mostly, yes.

And Seattle's 0 points in the first half, 24 in the 2nd. All Carolina's fault?

AZGrizFan wrote:

89Hen wrote: All, no. Mostly, yes.

And Seattle's 0 points in the first half, 24 in the 2nd. All Carolina's fault?

All, no. Mostly, yes.

89Hen wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
And Seattle's 0 points in the first half, 24 in the 2nd. All Carolina's fault?

All, no. Mostly, yes.

So, essentially Seattle had very little to do with the outcome of that game.

AZGrizFan wrote:

89Hen wrote: All, no. Mostly, yes.

So, essentially Seattle had very little to do with the outcome of that game.

Some. If the Panthers play the way they did in the first half, the Cards don't have a chance.

89Hen wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
So, essentially Seattle had very little to do with the outcome of that game.

Some. If the Panthers play the way they did in the first half, the Cards don't have a chance.

This.

Nobody be stoppin' de Cam Newton Express!

Ivytalk wrote:Nobody be stoppin' de Cam Newton Express!

We will see.


And Arizona doesn't need to stop it, just needs to have the better offense.

dbackjon wrote:

Ivytalk wrote:Nobody be stoppin' de Cam Newton Express!

We will see.


And Arizona doesn't need to stop it, just needs to have the better offense.

It will be an interesting game. Go Panthers!

Panthers have the better defense & QB - I go with Carolina.

I don't want to hear any whining from the Cardinals camp about travelling either with the storm, it wouldn't have been that hard to place a call to Dabo Swiney or South Carolina's coach & asked to use their facility for practice this week. Final Four time - no excuses. If they can't fly into Charlotte & have to bus it from somewhere else so be it.