http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/49 Recent articles about the Carolina Panthers en-us The Panthers have signed linebacker Kelvin Smith from their practice squad to fill the spot on their 53-man roster vacated by linebacker Thomas Davis, who was placed on injured reserve due to his season-ending ACL injury. Smith played in four... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:07:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_promote_LB_Kelvin_Smith_from_practice_squad_to_fill_Davis_39_spot/1539638 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_promote_LB_Kelvin_Smith_from_practice_squad_to_fill_Davis_39_spot/1539638 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_promote_LB_Kelvin_Smith_from_practice_squad_to_fill_Davis_39_spot/1539638 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e0486a25649289bd09f501f613caecd53b94eb8/small/Miami_Dolphins_2008_5dd8.jpg Alright dudes, here is your new and improved Prediction Results post that's now easier to read. This weeks predictions weren't really so great but we still had one member get all three correct. I have included other members that guessed two correct just to make it official. Yet again we failed to have someone exactly nail the final score.  You may begin the voting.    CSC Member Predictions Analysis vicvega26   1. No fumb... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Carolina_Panthers_20_New_Orleans_Saints_30_Prediction_Results_and_Voting/1539142 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Carolina_Panthers_20_New_Orleans_Saints_30_Prediction_Results_and_Voting/1539142 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Carolina_Panthers_20_New_Orleans_Saints_30_Prediction_Results_and_Voting/1539142 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/6/d64ba72b10470791361a225b474d632239a77679/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72126769.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D0DA9A9210D34175E9.jpg As I was watching the NFL.com highlights from the game I had the urge to point out some of the keys to the big plays that are being discussed or I just have a question that you may be able to help me with. As I watched the embedded clip (after the jump) I was left with the impression that our secondary gambled too much on the INT or simply just blew the coverage, something they had avoided pretty well most of the season. So take a look at the clip and then my comments and lets see if we ... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:24:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_vs_Saints_Highlights_Breakdown/1537100 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_vs_Saints_Highlights_Breakdown/1537100 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_vs_Saints_Highlights_Breakdown/1537100 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/3/f3ab048ef04ab4e938764cd66f4243ac996958fa/small/Carolina_Panthers_2009_a039.jpg More photos » by Patrick Semansky - AP Quarterback Jake Delhomme, center, is stripped by Saints defensive end Will Smith, behind, in the fourth quarter Sunday, Delhomme's fumble was one of several Panthers mistakes that helped New Orleans rally from a 17-3 deficit to win. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Browse more photos » For the better part of six quarters the Panthers played solid, smart football. They did not turn the ball over,... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:58:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Breaking_Down_Key_Panthers_Miscues_in_Sundays_Loss/1535341 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Breaking_Down_Key_Panthers_Miscues_in_Sundays_Loss/1535341 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Breaking_Down_Key_Panthers_Miscues_in_Sundays_Loss/1535341 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/a/3a07a735a1eb968416d3f78c28e9a34488fc61c0/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f77916139.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193907A801D6D91ECB93FD83F5682E058B6.jpg The Panthers today lost perhaps their most productive defensive player when tests showed weakside linebacker Thomas Davis has a torn ACL in his right knee. Davis’ season-ending injury came without getting hit in Sunday’s loss to New Orleans. He was backpedaling when stopped to plant and his knee buckled. He crumpled to the turf [...] Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:41:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_Lose_LB_Thomas_Davis_with_a_Torn_ACL/1535246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_Lose_LB_Thomas_Davis_with_a_Torn_ACL/1535246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_Lose_LB_Thomas_Davis_with_a_Torn_ACL/1535246 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/c/3ccce9dd2521af86331edb836315df744de3a464/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f75434668.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF19363B56E6106AAF102891E838E6106C56F.jpg The Panthers today lost perhaps their most productive defensive player when tests showed weakside linebacker Thomas Davis has a torn ACL in his right knee. Davis’ season-ending injury came without getting hit in Sunday’s loss to New Orleans. He was backpedaling when stopped to plant and his knee buckled. He crumpled to the turf [...] Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:40:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Weakside_LB_Davis_Lost_with_a_Torn_ACL/1535222 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Weakside_LB_Davis_Lost_with_a_Torn_ACL/1535222 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Weakside_LB_Davis_Lost_with_a_Torn_ACL/1535222 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d212d7cc43270bdd8d7a8c1c0d3d6d44f0bef815/small/Pittsburgh_Steelers_v_3e9f.jpg The Carolina Panthers lost perhaps their most productive defensive player Monday when tests showed weakside linebacker Thomas Davis has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Davis' season-ending injury came without getting hit in Sunday's loss to New Orleans. He was backpedaling when his knee buckled and he crumpled to the turf as Drew Brees threw a 17-yard pass to Pierre Thomas in the fourth quarter. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:21:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_lose_LB_Davis_for_season_with_torn_ACL/1532128 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_lose_LB_Davis_for_season_with_torn_ACL/1532128 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_lose_LB_Davis_for_season_with_torn_ACL/1532128 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/b/9bd4bc1fccdccd3c03f60721531fdb1af21d4d6f/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72852777.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D0E09B12EBF2D5216D.jpg This was the breakout year the Panthers had been waiting to see from Thomas Davis ever since they picked in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. Finally comfortable at the linebacker position and clearly an excellent fit for... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:04:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_loss_a_big_blow_to_Panthers_39_defense/1532249 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_loss_a_big_blow_to_Panthers_39_defense/1532249 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_loss_a_big_blow_to_Panthers_39_defense/1532249 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/7/f7d8d8d293bb18974e8d31c80502597897fbaed9/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f81968309.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193B7AACB11502DBF33C5766FBECE7BA86F.jpg Thomas Davis started his Panthers career at safety, but he found a home as a hard hitting weak-side linebacker. Carolina's second-leading tackler will now miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL suffered against New Orleans Sunday."He's played... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:53:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_linebacker_Davis_to_miss_season/1532556 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_linebacker_Davis_to_miss_season/1532556 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Panthers_linebacker_Davis_to_miss_season/1532556 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6ecef1c60624d255dd88c272f224b1ad15ec4b9c/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72852778.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D040B8AA9788B3F8B7.jpg The Panthers just announced that linebacker Thomas Davis tore the ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season. More info coming. -- David Scott Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:24:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_tears_ACL_out_for_season/1532250 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_tears_ACL_out_for_season/1532250 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_tears_ACL_out_for_season/1532250 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/3/83f2edf6486fe117a602e2456b0a7aa5862800a3/small/Pittsburgh_Steelers_v_5c30.jpg Panthers Await News of LB Davis Injury Fox offered no update on Thomas Davis (knee), but did say: "I feel bad for him and his family." Doesn't sound good. I'm not going to say it but we should be braced for the worst Panther fans. The turf has claimed many injuries in the same fashion. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:18:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_Await_News_of_LB_Davis_Injury/1530726 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_Await_News_of_LB_Davis_Injury/1530726 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_Await_News_of_LB_Davis_Injury/1530726 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/7/17d3f771567352204b3451f4522731c90e4aaaee/small/Carolina_Panthers_2007_9c3f.jpg Panthers coach John Fox said today the injury to linebacker Thomas Davis's knee hasn't been diagnosed yet. Davis left Sunday's game against the New Orleans in the fourth quarter and didn't return. Fox said Davis's right knee is still being... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:02:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/No_word_yet_on_Davis_39s_injury/1530450 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/No_word_yet_on_Davis_39s_injury/1530450 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/No_word_yet_on_Davis_39s_injury/1530450 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/6/366361a6fa630f9f3160183d24d798f17b5fd388/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72852758.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D091F86FC7119FDAC4.jpg More photos » by Dave Martin - AP about 14 hours ago: Carolina Panthers coach John Fox reacts near the end of a 30-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints in their NFL football game in New Orleans Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) Browse more photos »   Good morning Panther faithful. We came close, very, very close... and that's why this win hurts more than it should. I said in Wednesd... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:47:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Carolina_Panthers_Monday_Morning_Optimist_11909/1529180 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Carolina_Panthers_Monday_Morning_Optimist_11909/1529180 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Carolina_Panthers_Monday_Morning_Optimist_11909/1529180 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/a/ea9a7c4d8e794a5b7dfd5b55d66d6eb7321d1a4e/small/Carolina_Panthers_2008_dc3d.jpg More photos » by Dave Martin - AP about 3 hours ago: Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme (17) sits on the bench near the end of a 30-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints in their NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) Browse more photos » New Orleans, LA- The Carolina Panthers looked like a team not ready to be leading 17-6 going into halftime in Sunday&#3... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:47:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/New_Orleans_Saints_defeat_Carolina_Panthers_30_20/1527219 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/New_Orleans_Saints_defeat_Carolina_Panthers_30_20/1527219 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/New_Orleans_Saints_defeat_Carolina_Panthers_30_20/1527219 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/3/f342017b67a44b5afe3cc2fa308690f6b6d2b71b/small/Washington_Redskins_v_bc16.jpg NEW ORLEANS -- Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis was walking without the aid of crutches or a brace after Sunday's game against the Saints. Davis hurt his right knee late in the game and didn't return. He said in the locker... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:08:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_walking_on_injured_knee/1526499 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_walking_on_injured_knee/1526499 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Davis_walking_on_injured_knee/1526499 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d212d7cc43270bdd8d7a8c1c0d3d6d44f0bef815/small/Pittsburgh_Steelers_v_3e9f.jpg By Charles Chandler cchandler@charlotteobserver.com NEW ORLEANS – The Carolina Panthers gave the unbeaten New Orleans Saints a scare Sunday, but couldn’t pull off a potential season-turning win at the Superdome. The Panthers scored first, led by 14 points at halftime... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:09:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Saints_rally_big_in_second_half_to_beat_Panthers_30_20_to_remain_unbeaten/1526121 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Saints_rally_big_in_second_half_to_beat_Panthers_30_20_to_remain_unbeaten/1526121 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Saints_rally_big_in_second_half_to_beat_Panthers_30_20_to_remain_unbeaten/1526121 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/b/db941d6359b3d6a0faba04eb79f28713c8347bdf/small/saints92901150.jpg Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis suffered an injury, apparently to his right knee, with 10:29 remaining in the game. He was attended to by doctors and was helped off the field. Landon Johnson took his place in the lineup. Davis was... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:31:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_LB_Thomas_Davis_injures_right_knee/1525912 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_LB_Thomas_Davis_injures_right_knee/1525912 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_LB_Thomas_Davis_injures_right_knee/1525912 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/b/9bd4bc1fccdccd3c03f60721531fdb1af21d4d6f/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72852777.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D0E09B12EBF2D5216D.jpg NEW ORLEANS -- The Panthers' inactives for today's game against the unbeaten Saints in the Superdome includes four players who stayed home with injuries -- fullback Brad Hoover (ankle), wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad (knee), tight end Dante Rosario (knee) and... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:36:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_39_inactives/1524670 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_39_inactives/1524670 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Panthers_39_inactives/1524670 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/9/890f1c1c444e88c875697ba9dcb9cd99d614016c/small/Carolina_Panthers_2007_803b.jpg Sunday's Carolina Panthers gameday links. Kickoff vs. New Orleans is at 4:05 p.m. on WCCB-TV Channel 18: After slow start, Panthers defense is rolling / Charlotte Observer Panthers remaining schedule not tough as feared? / Charlotte Observer A peek ahead:... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:23:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Sunday_39s_Panthers_Saints_gameday_links/1523159 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Sunday_39s_Panthers_Saints_gameday_links/1523159