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Suzuki is an AHL guy at this point he's not ever gonna be a full time NHLer

WTF are you talking about? Most people are not even sold on Ickey at LT, especially with a new contract comibg up, and why is BC brought back for a year if he can't do what backups do? I have no idea if Ickey can slide to the right but if he doesn't make a big step in pass protection he isn't a lock to stay at LT for us or they would be working on a new contract already. Hell they signed an injury prone CB to a giant contrast but not Ickey. That says a lot.

The early rumors were T-Mac to us, but the staff did a great job subtlely playing that down so then the speculation turned to Jalon Walker. Carolina needs an edge and why not an edge/ilb? My guess is we were haggling w/ the Rams and 49'ers when the Jets took Membou.

Is that a problem?

That's would be interesting. Bringing back Bradbury off the street for the same move could also be a long shot option

Seems like we were gonna take T-Mac if he was available unless someone offered something crazy. I'm guessing the Walker smokescreen was them just guessing on who was going to be the most sought after guy at that spot if T-Mac was gone since he was probably out plan B if T-Mac was gone

I wasn't even crossing my fingers until 30 seconds before our pick, and I think we all know how badly I wanted T-Mac, lol. And I only came around at the end there when the guys on NFL Network using past tense multiple times that they thought we would have gone defense with out pick right before they announced it. The past few weeks of only hearing about defense had me 100% convinced we were going that way, whether it was Walker, Nolan, or a trade back for someone else, I wasn't even hoping for T-Mac once we got on the clock and he was there, I was just ready to be disappointed. I also think that's why it was so exciting for me, because I was so convinced it wasn't even a possibility, that it was a legitimate shock to me. LFG!!!!!!! bhahahahahahaha

Except we very clearly did not want to trade down, because we had the offers to do so and we didn't. The Walker smokescreen was so that teams like the Cowboys, Rams, or 49ers who all apparently wanted T-Mac, all thought we were only thinking defense so they didn't try to trade with the Jets to jump us for T-Mac.

Hell, if we're talking anything with Ramsey, I'd be more curious if they think he has the right skill set to be our Free Safety move. If he can make the Charles Woodson move from elite CB to elite S late in his career, then you might be cooking with some gas.

You still only do it if you don't have a serviceable backup RT and your only good backup OT can for whatever reason only play at LT. Protecting your QB's blindside is far more important than the other side, unless your LT really has no business being out there to begin with (which I don't see the case with Ickey), then it's just not a move I could see any team making mid season due to an injury.

Nalo is derived from Waimānalo, Hawaii, where he is from. There was a quote from Canales in reference to his experience with the Polynesian culture he was involved with coaching in California where he days thir nicknames are derived from last nakes or where they are from. Hence TMac and Nalo. Not Tet

Just depends on the player. Some people are more ambidextrous than others. That's why I was curious if he could make the flip or if it's doa. Gross was a great RT and he was just fine at LT. It's not the 60s anymore

Fair, but even with Ramsey and a healthy Horn for 17 games, we're still not a contender and still might not even be a playoff team anyways. So even if Horn goes down and we had Ramsey, we're still screwed. Which is why if it's make that trade or don't use the cap space, I'd rather roll it over to next offseason to have more cap room anyways. If we're talking about trading for a 26 year old with a big contract, totally different, but not someone who turns 31 this season.

It's a nickname. Just call him what you want. I use Tet because it's the shortest.

All good points but our depth behind Horn (who notoriously gets hurt) is horrendous.....I guess DM is gambling on our rush putting enough pressure on QB to help with inadequate depth/talent on the back end of our defense

He's from Waimanalo in Hawaii and I guess it's big in the either the Hawaiian or Polynesian culture that people refer to you where you're from, hence the Nalo from Waimanalo. Which while I get it, is why I'm also not a fan of it, because it just seems like a generic nickname that a lot of people from there go by, not necessarily specific to him.

T-Mac/TMac sounds better to my ear. Context behind Nalo might help but, honestly, I just hope he delivers. He's got the confidence, let's see that translate to TDs and a Superb Owl!

Horn is better than Ramsey at this point and I'd rather not use the cap space needed for Ramsey's contract and just roll it over into our cap next offseason to use for signing a younger player who can grow with the team. If Miami wants to trade him, given them having playoff aspirations if Tua can stay healthy (even though I still don't see them as actual SB contenders), then it's a sign that he's on a strong decline right now and not worth the contract.

The team said he would be 4 a week ago https://www.panthers.com/news/tetairoa-mcmillan-is-keeping-the-no-4-which-wasn-t-always-his-first-choice

I get it, but you have to draw a line in the sand somewhere when you're retiring or even just not using numbers. If we're not using 4, we shouldn't be using any of 1, 58, 59, 69, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, and I could make an argument for 17, 95, 20, or 30 in there as well. For me, you can't retire a number unless the player is (or really should be) a HOFer and spent most of their career with that team. 1, 59, 89, and 90 really should be our only retired numbers, if you're going to make an argument for a non HOFer and you can only choose one, I'd go 58 over 4. But I get it, everyone has their own opinions on that stuff.

Man DM needs to move on a Jalen Ramsey trade to help our young WR grow against a seasoned vet

Unless you have a left handed QB, you don't move your LT to the other side if your RT gets hurt, especially if it's to see if he can be moved there full time in the future if you wanted to do that and find a new LT.

I hated it when another kicker used 4 as well. You have your opinion and I have mine.

At this point in the offseason, unless/until there are some cap casualty cuts, pretty much any signing we're going to make will be JAGs. Which is fine, you can only upgrade so many starting spots in any given offseason with long term players, I think between FA and the draft we had a really good offseason, maybe our best in a long time. Show a season of growth, particularly if Bryce can prove to be a long term solution and then next season we focus on a few more key signings, a couple DB's and LB's, with the possibility of an elite pass rusher pending how these young guys do this year and we have the makings of a solid playoff caliber team.

Well it's been used since him already, and sure, he's a Panthers legend, but he's still just a kicker and not a HOFer, so it's just not a number I'd want to see go un-used again, it's not 89, 90, 1, 59, or even 58 or 88, all numbers I think should be untouchable way before 4. I'd have said 4 is a dumb WR number 4 years ago too, but I've become so used to watching him in the number the last 3 years that it just fits for me now. With his tall but slender frame, he needs to wear a single digit number or 11, I think anything else double digit would just look wide and wonky on him. Which really means it came down to 4, 5, or 11 if he wasn't going to try and pay for a number from someone else. I could see the argument for 11, it would look good on him, but again, I'm so used to him in 4 that I now like how it looks on him, so I'm happy with it myself.