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Luke absolutely was. He was almost as important as a quarterback. I don't know if they quantify wins and losses attributed to linebacker but if they do, Luke was undervalued. He was a top 10 player in the league for years, and should be a first ballot Hall of Famer. Had Luke played for the Ravens, he undoubtedly would have been a first ballot. Instead he languished here, and ultimately helped build a culture which the two Dave's worked to ruin.

The dude for the Colts was really good for a few years, I forgot his name. I know that Luke was a unicorn. That said, instead of finding even above average LB play in the middle has not been on the teams to do list, and it's shown. We went from one end of the spectrum to the other, and I really, really hate it. There is nothing more beautiful than seeing an ILB just blast out of nowhere into the backfield to chase a back to the sideline. Or take off upfield against a tight end and bat a ball away. As I said though, we have a Top 7 corner in the league, and we finished with the worst defense in NFL history. For everyone saying that corner is more important than defensive linemen and the interior of the defense, you're crazy. College corners are more important because the hashes are wider and you've got more ground to cover. In the NFL, the play action is condensed and that middle of the defense becomes that much more important. Note, Sweisenger is going to be the next great MLB in the league. He may not be Luke but he is that quintessential type of dude.

Why would the Cowboys care? Their receiving room is light years ahead of ours. The receiving room they have now is better than any receiving room the Panthers have ever had. 1. Lamb 2. Pickens 3. Tolbert Man those are three DUDES. What does a Cowboy fan care about Tet? I get really tired of people shitting on others they don't and will never know. So for tonight I hope Shedeur goes out there and proves everyone wrong, and I hope Tet goes out there and gets 100 yards on 4 catches with 3 touchdowns.

It’s the son of a Hall of Famer, and a former employee of the NFL Network that many of them watched grow up. They are excited to see a kid who they’ve known almost his entire life get his shot in the NFL. I believed everything I’d read about him, and his entitlement as well. Watching him since he’s come in the league and then going and watching some of their content, I think a lot of that was overblown. People thought they would fail at Colorado as well, and the first game he comes out and throws what, five touchdowns and for almost 500 yards? I’d say count him out if you want but I’ll reserve judgment for now.

I really hate that term… poop for that alone.

Who? man, who cares what someone who has nothing to do with anything has to say? This is my one issue with the internet. Everyone has a microphone. Some would say that’s great, I would say that everyone doesn’t need one.

The Browns got a middle linebacker in the 2nd round that is looking an awful lot like Luke Kuechly to me. obviously you’re not going to replace Luke, a Hall of Famer (in my opinion). My issue is that we didn’t even try. With Derrick Brown in place, our next move should have to been to evaluate and find an inside linebacker, then a safety, then you go outside. I love Jaycee but having a Top 7 corner in the NFL netted us the worst defense in NFL history last year.

TMJ was a bad pick but on paper and in evaluations he looked like a very physically gifted receiver. It sort of reminds me of Xavier except Xavier has a sort of cult following due to going to USC. It was his rookie year but bro straight up lost the Eagles game last year. TMJ never lost us a game.

Kony played well a few games I thought but man, he looked like he could be an All-Pro. Never again though.

I, too, do not remember the end of the game once it became apparent what was going to happen. The drinks began to flow.

They looked lost early, and then they figured it out. By then, it was too late. The NFL didn’t cause the strip sack TD directly but the missed Cotchery catch did. They missed multiple personal fouls on hits to Cams head. All im saying is that the butterfly effect is real. Ever since that call on Cotchery, the Panthers haven’t been the same.

Physically gifted. Better?

If the Colts are going to suck as bad as Jones and Richardson looked, you may as well suck with Leonard. Looking like the kid from Duke that took them to new heights, and then finally got over the hump for Notre Dame. Steichen shouldn't overthink this.

Also, Anthony Richardson's pinky was at a 90 degree angle. Broken probably, dislocated definitely. If he can't get coverages right in a Preseason game, he has no hope. The things the NFL will overlook for physical traits are absurd.

Tyler Warren is still going to beast. He looked the part.

This is irritating. During the Pre-season I get the Ravens, Commanders, and Panthers preseason games. During the regular season, despite being within NC borders, I only get Commanders games. Right across the river, where I can kayak in about 30 minutes, I could get the Panthers games. The NFL needs to do something because there is no reason, as a resident of North Carolina, that I should be getting a game from a city two states away.

Quick: Tyler Warren is going to break rookie receiving records for all positions and Matthew Golden is going to be Rookie of the Month at least once. Tet will make plays but won't approach the heights of those two.

Who? I thought Huddlers has decided that only corners and edge rushers mattered to good defense now? Linebackers don't really matter man. Dime a dozen. That's why we replaced Luke Kuechly so quickly.... Our linebacker corp is screwed, and that's ironic to me. Get Ron Rivera in the building for just one off-season please.

What is bro even doing now? He literally just disappeared. Didn't know his personal story until now. Spent a lot of time in juvy in Middle School, graduated high school at age 20, got paid, got lazy. Could've made generational wealth and ensured his kids never endure what he had to and, he created personal wealth. Oh well.

I wanted to, and still wish we would have traded down. Retain Wilks, retain Darnold, retain the battering ram at RB, build out the offensive line and build a smashmouth offense with deadly downfield play action passing. Now what I'm describing is largely the Lions, but that's what worked in 2022. Instead I've had to wait three years of time that I'll never get back, in my life which is limited like the rest of us, for us to maybe be decent again. That's what people don't get. Sure, we are just fans. But many of us have been around so long that you have major life events tied to certain team events in your memory, right or wrong. We have sucked for 8 years. The Panthers have not had a winning season for my middle sons entire life. That is insane. Make it worth trading our time to support your product. Time is the only currency we have that really matters and we hand it out like we can go pick more from the tree in the front yard. Y'all got me all philosophical now.

My point wasn't to say that Chark has lived up to his draft status, which I'd say a 2nd rounder getting 1,000 yards is fine. It's more or less to say that we shouldn't crown Tet, or Legette, for that matter. Legette has produced for us but his drops cost us at least one win, maybe more. Horn Jr. is fighting for a roster spot still but looks likely to make it, still hasn't played a down. I also have to wonder how much of this is related to coaching? What would Chark and TMJ look like playing in a Canales offense? On raw ability, Chark and TMJ were uber talented receivers stuck here with poor coaching. Sort of like how Sam nearly carried the team, with Wilks and a smashmouth run game, to the playoffs. I'll wait to see how Tet and Horn perform, and if XL can resolve his catch issues or if he fades into Panthers 2nd round receiver obscurity. Too early to tell.

1. Adam Theilen was robbed of a touchdown against the Bucaneers 2. Cotchery caught the ball, and not overturning that call actually lost the Panthers the Super Bowl. Three plays later, Cam was strip sacked and the Panthers went down 10-0 early in the first, yet marched their way back. Take that free space away and it changes the entire complexion of the game, which the Panthers were beginning to figure out as the game went along. I still hate that, to this day, moreso for Kuechly, Davis, and Rivera than anyone else. Those were three dudes and should be in the Panthers Ring of Honor. They embodied what it meant to "Keep Pounding" and Luke's postseason performance was worthy of an exhibit in Canton as is. Feeling sentimental today. The refs wanted to get the Manning's their last Super Bowl, and they got it. The football gods know this as well and Arch will have to pay for their thievery.

Where did you attend college and learn to draw that conclusion? It means that the QBR when targetting XL was 86.3. That is a stat measuring Legette's play, not the QB's. Legette made is harder than 138 other receivers on his QB.

Other than Mingo for Legette, there isn't a huge difference in the first team. Chark is a 1,000 yard receiver, and Tetairoa hasn't caught a single pass in an NFL game. So you can't really say whether that is better or not. I also really liked Shenault for what he could do as a sort of joker.

Their goal is this. 1. Joe Flacco is the starter 2. Keep Watson on PUP because you can’t afford to cut him and you don’t want him taking up a roster spot 3. Gabriel and Sanders will be back-ups. Neither are going to the practice squad because someone will pick them up 4. Kenny Pickett is trade bait. If he isn’t a better option than Flacco, then you trade him 5. They can’t keep two veterans on with Watson’s whale of a contract already holding the team down. I believe it was a competition between Pickett and Flacco to start. Whomever loses either gets cut or traded