Timmy...take a phonics course or something...your reading comp. is really poor. as i said before...they were lesser due to missing players....once again in case you missed it...lesser because they were missing players!
If you think Carolina is as good without Morgan and Smith as they are with them then you are absolutely retarded! At full strength Carolina is a damn good team....but missing key defensive players and Smith they aren't nearly as tough...who is? But the Carolina team you played couldn't beat the Bears w/o Smith and Morgan...no way, and definitely not in thier own house. Washington was missing players also, but they aren't as good as Carolina or the Bears for that matter.
Dude...check yourself, other Vike fans are starting to compare you to a Packer fan...next your going to start wandering around in the snow banks...pounding down cheese curds and brats....muttering ......Our QBs not old...he's got plenty left...then you will have turned the corner completely