Khaki Lackey

I agree, and to be fair, damn near every player outside the first round is somewhat of a project. But without some patience, the first round projects are a waste of a high pick

Then he needs to stop drafting projects. Everyone knew XL was raw.

I know. My point is, IF he ever becomes a good player and shines on a widely viewed national stage, his press is going to go viral. Right now, he's just a regional cult hero based on personality alone.

If XL ever gets a post game interview in a playoff game, he's going to become a superstar.

Hopefully they'll cancel it before we ever have to do it

It's funny. Would probably be funnier if I wasn't a Panthers fan. A little bit of bad form, coming into Charlotte and ripping the local team, but whatevs, fam.

He's never played two consecutive seasons with the same coaching staff. Imagine trying to learn your trade with a new coach 3 years in a row. Ickey will be a top 10 LT in the league this year. Mark it.

and that guy has a conflict of interest that affects his assignment

Nice smoke screen. Glad to see we're not telegraphing our picks anymore. Warren it is.

Exactly. We always seem to value speed or physical measurables. Route running technicians almost always pan out and yet we never seem to draft them.

That’s revisionist history. Reich was pretty well respected in the league and had the same win% in Indy as Rivera did here despite crappy QB play, and a bad owner/GM situation. I’m not saying he was a good hire. Not by a long shot, but he was considered a safe hire at the time. Yeah, I think he realized that Tepper was just as bad, if not worse than Isray and he seemed to completely check out, but “guaranteed to fail” he was not.

Hell yeah. Now draft an injured RB at 8 and we're set. LFG!

Just when you thought you couldn't hate the Saints anymore than you already do....

Flux capacitor...fluxing.

Remember Norman and Bradberry? The front 7 makes a difference for sure, but it's not like elite DL grow on trees either.

For all the credit we give Matt's wife for drafting Chuba, it overshadows the fact that her meatballs were so good that it got that payaso hired.

My takeaways: Bryce is showing arm talent he rarely showed year one. It's as if he was hiding an arm injury. Gaining confidence and not playing tentatively seems to have improved his velocity and accuracy. David Moore is quality depth. With a little work, Legette and Sanders are going to be studs. For someone who was drafted for blocking ability, Tremble is gradually turning into a decent receiving TE. We need a defense. Bad.

Our personnel sucks. There are only two viable starters on defense and they can play in both.

Yep, add in the realization that his new boss is just as bad if not worse than his old boss had to be deflating.

Yeah, this summer I don’t want to hear about Netflix or “getting away from football.” If he puts in the work and plays well the first half of next year, I think he could be well on his way. From biggest bust in NFL history to viable NFL QB is a big-ass jump and I give him huge amounts of credit, but he’s still got a lot of work to do to be in the top ten conversation.

According to the huddle, any player that isn’t a hall of fame lock is “JAG.”

He’s a little more tolerable now that it’s not his entire life’s mission to take potshots at Jerry Richardson.

Chuba “Old Mother” Hubbard Chuba “Cabra” Hubbard Chubahumbug. (Christmas time only)

My conspiracy theory: he was hiding an arm injury. His throws look so much better than last year. (probably because he's actually throwing downfield with some confidence for the first time, but that's not as fun as a conspiracy theory.)

You may disagree or not like his delivery, but Fiz is one of the few knowledgeable posters left of this board.