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With the money and draft picks we have spent on our wide receiver group, and with the way Canales has said he wants to run the ball, a breakout season for a Panthers tight end could be 30-40 catches. For him and Tremble, quality will matter more than quantity. Make some clutch catches, be a solid end zone target, and that should be sufficient.

I am beyond impressed thus far. Dan has shown an eye for talent, but this draft has been my favorite to date. Big guys from big schools who show up on game day with big plays against other big schools. Consistently. No project tweeners from schools nobody’s heard of. Just dudes. Gamers. Combine numbers and metrics took a back seat to film. Love it.

I was bored at work, so I did 50 draft lottery simulations: #1 pick - 12% #2 pick - 26% #3 pick - 8% #4 pick - 10% #5 pick - 8% #6 pick - 30% #7 pick - 6%

There's nothing wrong with Sanders, he's a good receiving TE. Canales just doesn't use the TE that way. He won't get the looks to break out.

I thought he had a few really nice flashes. I can see him showing out this year

I have heard that before--when standing in front of a full body mirror at Old Navy. I said it, actually. Seriously, Let's go on what we know. There is reason for optimism that exceeds random opinions and negativity: 1. Last year, the offense was the priority and the interior offensive line was the focal point. Morgan addressed it in free agency and the draft. They improved. 2. Last year, Canales pulled Young after 2 games and replaced him with an established veteran. Instead of giving up on Young, he developed him, primarily focusing on his footwork and timing. Continued development in his fundamentals should result in improved play. (this is significant because some athletes rely on natural ability and do not adapt well. They resort to old habits. This means that Bryce is "teachable" and is willing to face adversity and fight through it. That is what you want in a QB.) 3. Morgan drafted a raw talent at WR; and we all knew he was raw. Huddlers are already calling it a bust, but his productivity numbers were in line with the other WRs drafted around where he was drafted. So, yes, he was a bit disappointing, but what part of "Raw" is not understood here? Evil Bryce, then inconsistent Dalton, then good Bryce--all while facing the top defensive backs--and let's not forget about his lingering injuries--and we should understand XL's productivity. Morgan was looking for a home run based on XL's 1-season productivity and his freakish athleticism, but I always thought we would not know what we have until year 2. TMac alone will make XL better--a solid #2. 4. If you blame Morgan for drafting XL, you must give him credit for making Coker a priority free agent. In my view, he addressed WR in 2024 pretty effectively in the long view. 5. Let's look at the rest of the draft. Brooks? The best RB in the draft in round 2? Morgan was attempting to build a solid run game behind Bryce. Wallace was a very solid third round pick at LB. Sanders is a strong TE for a fourth round pick. 6. Not much is being said about the development of Chau Smith-Wade. His improvement mirrors Bryce Young's, actually. In his first 8 games, his PFF rating was 36.5. In the final 9 games, his PFF rating was 66.7. 7. With so many needs, Morgan hit the UDFA market with success. In addition to Coker, Demani Richardson got 400+ snaps and had a 60.1 PFF grade, including an interception. 8. In free agency, Morgan spent big bucks on Guards, a move that made his QB better. He added David Moore, Nijman, He signed Clowney, Wonnum, Robinson, Jewel, Chaisson, Fuller, Scott, D. Jackson, Dionte Johnson, etc. A few years of Fitterer left him with more holes that players. Some did not work out, but he did all this on a budget (after he splurged on Lewis and Hunt). It is hard to get a free agent to come to a team that loses--so in some cases, Morgan had to overpay or accept questionable players. Morgan's first year as a GM demonstrated an understanding of the game like we have not seen since Polian, before his lost it. Canales, on the other hand, should be rated by the improvement of players. Zavala, Ekwonu, Mays, Young, Smith-Wade, Coker, Wallace--all improved. He had to overcome major losses such as D. Brown, Shaq, Dionte Johnson, Corbett--and we saw growth. Despite all this team went through, after 8 games of disarray, This team finished 4-5 with close losses to both Super Bowl teams. Frankly, I do not know how he did it. This year was better. The WR room is solid with depth. The OL room is solid with depth. The TE room is as good as it has been in a while. The RB room has the potential to be as good as it was when we had 28 and 34. DBs? Better. DL? Better. Edge? better. The bottom of the roster? Much better. We really don't know what we have yet, and that makes this offseason exciting.

Here you go. 2 yards. Bryce Sneak.mp4

Its Matt Cooke all over again. Dude should have been lifetime banned like 20 different times. They don't care.

Well, let's hope someone from Toronto pulls a Bertuzzi on Bennett and ends his career. I think most hockey fans would smile with glee seeing that piece of poo never be able to play hockey again

Bettman won't do poo until someone dies on national TV.

Really excited to see how old man strength takes Aho's game to another level!

Pretty sure baby came on Friday... Luckily for all involved, Aho's have impeccable timing!

the thing is even the Authentic jerseys are trash now, they are this weird stretchy fiber instead of a mesh jersey. Definitely more fragile than old jerseys again Nike/Fanatics is ruining jerseys

Daddy Aho

As dirty as the hit on Freddie was, Bennett's cheap shot on Stolarz was 20x worse. The fact this turd continues to get away with dirty plays like this is crazy. NHL is such a joke of a league Hopefully Toronto gets revenge and ends Bennett's career and/or life for all I care. World would be a safer place if Bennett didn't exist

a little context would help if you are going to keep posting that

Is this for the whole season or just after his benching?

Ghost

If he just stays the same, he'll be good enough to win a lot of games, with an average defense and an improved cast of skilled players around him. And let's be honest. This team was at the bottom of the barrel in that department the last 2 seasons. Hopefully, they've inserted a little more juice this off season. No knock on Adam Thielen, but if he's your number one option at this stage in his career, something is very wrong.

Honestly, I wouldn't care if he Pele kicked the ball to the receiver. As long as he makes the play.

One thing I’ll say about Koochie, try that on him and he will fight.

Married women are going to be less likely to want to get pregnant. There are lots of single women that would view Smitty as a cash cow. Get pregnant, have the baby, get 50k a month in child support for the next 18 years. It's Hoenomics 101.

I'd love to see the cherry pick that has Bryce Young as a top 10 QB. But I mean, if you are going to cherry pick it down to 3 games......then he isn't going to compare to the others if you were to afford them the same cherry pick logic. His best vs their best is still going to be.....miles apart. but that's the Bryce Young game at this point. And if you got to erase 85% of someone's play to make the argument.......that's not a good argument. I don't see the real gripe to be honest. I just think he has a low ceiling. I'm not advocating to bench him, get rid of him, or anything. In fact, I said, I think he can be a serviceable starter. He just doesn't have the tools IMO nor has shown enough to IMO to believe he can be much more than that at this level. Therefore, he isn't a big picture solution.