CPcavedweller

Play tight? When they play tight coverage and you're sacked within 2 seconds on almost every play what do you think that's going to do to his field vision?

It'd all relative to what you're used to. Most guys are basic, plain Jane types that have zero substance beyond talking about football. Mick may say some ridiculous things or make some crazy, off the wall comparisons but it gives his calls depth that others lack. It's not robotic. Personally, it's the end of an era. Another long serving member gone that will be a reminder of how quickly time goes by. I was 13 when he got the job and remember listening to the radio through many important moments of my life: high school, graduations, college drinking games, birth of children, purchasing a home, etc. There's a lot wrapped up in teams you follow closely for a long period of time.

The only thing worth trading for is a Pro Bowl level offensive linemen and a draft pick. Otherwise, you keep CMC. He's well worth the investment when he plays.

Great, another political tool for the New York Times. More cultural tyranny rather than straight sports coverage.

I just haven't watched closely. Once Cam played at Miami and I saw the line, then I saw the headlines blaming Cam, I turned it off. This problem is not Darnold or Cam. It's the offensive line. Darnold and Cam are both good enough to make playoff runs if the line play is average and right now we have the bottom 1%. Silver lining: we have the two tackles figured our, you can get decent guards in Free Agency and the draft, so all you need to figure out is Center.

Hm, has he had success? Every game I've watched since McCaffrey went out sees whomever is playing QB on the ground within 1.5 seconds, whether they throw the ball or not.

Would rather take Grayson McCall in 2023. No QB is worth drafting this year. Let Darnold play out his contract and go HARD after the offensive line. Hopefully you can snag two worthwhile guys, let them play out 2022, by 2023 they will have some experience and then you draft a QB. No need to draft a QB in 2022 if you can't address the offensive line. Darnold would be fine if he wasn't on his butt every other drop back. Getting hit with that frequency will result in poor decisions when there is no pressure, as we've seen and he's been criticized for. But there is an element of trust missing and Darnold can be sure that there are high odds a defender will be in his face almost every snap.

One objective of the Social Justice change platform accomplished.

Darnold isn't the problem. Cam isn't the problem. Hell, PJ Walker isnt the problem. The Panthers entire offensive line except for Moton needs to be scrapped. He didn't have time to throw on every, single, drop back in the 2nd half. What do you want him to do? Get hit literally every time he drops back to pass. Darnold could be fine with even an average offensive line.

This comment is much ado about nothing. Literally nothing.

That "finally" becomes a successful head coach? What about his tenure with San Francisco was not successful?

Should've kept Rivera and let him build out the 3-4 the way he wanted. He bled black and blue and that counts for something. You don't fire people just for the sake of firing them and Rivera was proven to be a good coach. Rivera with Fitterer would've likely enabled us the ability to turn things around.

They have a 50/50 shot here.

So in QB years, not a lot of difference there. Darnold could be a guy. The Panthers could've drafted Fields and we would still be just as screwed. This offensive line is horrible.

What is Rhule's buy out? What are the odds the next guy who comes in doesn't have to start a new rebuild process and set Tepper back another two years? I'm inclined to think Rhule is given a 3rd year. If he could address the offensive line, and maybe turn over everything non-coaching related to Fitterer, the Panthers may be fine. Though I personally believe rhat firing Brady is grounds for termination. Would rather them have fired Rhule and kept Brady as interim.

Reason or no reason, I'd think the same rule applies anywhere. If you win it all, odds are that if you return everyone you're likely to be the favorite again so why doesn't everyone do it? I haven't seen a truly "lightning in a bottle season" since 2015, when the Panthers made the game despite having possibly the worst WR Corp in the NFL. Other than that, most teams who made it were built to get there and made it. So for a team like Carolina, you understand the turnover. For Philly, KC, Tampa, New England, etc. I don't.

I know you've been here a long time. We've seen dark times.

Just Fields and Sam Darnold are the same age, or close to it, I believe. Sam would've been fine if the Panthers had resolved our OL issues. Instead we brought Darnold onto a team where our offensive line is worse than the Jets. What's that thing about the definition of insanity?

When it nets draft picks, and your season is lost, screw it. Take the L for the future W, just don't make it obvious.

Not every team. Tampa brought back literally every starter from 2020.

Rhule won in college.

I'm beginning to think that Rhule should've been fired and Brady should've been made the interim. If you're going to lose, at least lose finding out if Brady is truly a prodigy or if he's a JAG. The problems with his offenses weren't Brady but rather the offensive line. You can't scheme ANYTHING around the weakness of this group. You just call what you call and hope for the best. Now a potential generational talent is gone and we are left with Rhule and his high school coach friend.

How long have you been around? How long? I've been around since I was 5, in 1996. I've closely followed the Panthers in some aspect since then (as much as you can in those various ages). I've lived through 1-15, post Tommy John Jake Delhomme, JIMMY CLAUSEN, RODNEY fuging PETE. But I was also at the Green Bay game in 2011 to see Cam break the rookie record for passing Yards in a game; watching him heave a 65 yard bomb to Steve Smith off of one foot. I remember the crosser to Ginn against the Saints on 3rd down after going 0-fer the entire game and the stadium shaking after the touchdown later that drive. Beating the Patriots on Monday night football. An Asian guy in the stands in 2003 during the Detroit Lions game saying "We going to HOUSTON" in a stereotypical asian-american accent (don't flame me, the guy have immigrated here and was excited). Sure as poo, we went to Houston. The Vikings game when Culpepper tore his ACL and Smitty made Fred Smoot his bitch, even going so far as to row the boat. I'm not going any fuging where. You want to go? Go. No one will miss your negative ass. GTFO and take your God damn fish with you.

He probably doesn't want to go to jail either.

They probably have a private airport closer to Clemson. Oklahoma would certainly be sending an executive jet.