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I don't believe this crap for one second. We'd be much better off taking a chance on drafting a QB than giving up something for a proven loser. No ******* thanks.

If that happens I will sh!t my pants.

Rhule said he was surprised Teddy's agent didn't fight for more money. Rhule is not exactly a genius.

Rhule wants to use his college strategy for success in the NFL. The NFL is a QB league, so you as a HC tie yourself to a QB, and that QB decides your fate. Right now Rhule is tied to Teddy Bridgewater, so Rhule wasn't so bright right out of the gate. Now we're stuck picking 8th instead of top 3, so it's harder to justify getting rid of Teddy. The QBs who will be available at 8th are super risky, like Trey Lance. The culture Rhule wants for his coaches is going to be (work your ass off from 5am until whenever you're about to drop dead, then go home late at night and pass out, and the players will see that and work hard as well.) How else is he going to make their lives as difficult as possible? He's going to rapidly churn the bottom of the roster, so that the coaches are always struggling to teach new guys the system. This is in the hopes of finding lower tier gems, which Rhule thinks is one of the difference makers in winning. None of that hard working crap matters if your QB is Teddy, and when the coaching staff gets sick of it expect coaching turnover, unless the coaches have no other options. That plucky "hey guys let's just work harder than the rest of the league" stuff is not going to fly if we keep losing. Basically we have to land a great QB to turn this around, and another losing season with Rhule preaching crazy hard work is not going to fly. Losing + hard work = discontent. Rhule can probably already see this starting, and that's why we're in PANIC MODE to find a QB.

The Rams are idiotic. Things are so bad for us that we're pinning our hopes on landing Watson (pipe dream), drafting a flawed QB and making him into a star, or rolling with Teddy. What an idiotic plan lol. Seems like a joke but it's real! OMG......

When we brought in new coaches and staff members I expected smart moves. We made dumb moves, from Teddy to the WFT game, and now we're in QB limbo. Not good. Now we have to make really difficult decisions that might not pan out. We're behind the 8 ball, and our new staff put us there. We're in trouble, and it could be multi-season QB limbo kind of trouble. Like not having a winning season for the next couple of seasons trouble.

When you press the panic button as an organization (for making dumb moves) the results are usually terrible. Believing Stafford was the answer is purely born out of panic and desperation. Hell even thinking he'll stay healthy is a hell of a gamble, but it doesn't matter because a dumber team was willing to give more, and Stafford wanted no part of the Panthers anyway.

It's painful but it's also kind of funny. All Rhule had to do was lose the WFT game and we wouldn't have to go around to other teams, hat in hand, and offer 3 first round picks and players and anything they want. It's so stupid. We could have been smart and played our cards right and tell Detroit and Houston to take a hike. We could be in the drivers seat if we were smart about it. But now we're stuck and in panic mode. TAKE OUR NEXT 3 1ST ROUNDERS AND MORE! Kind funny but also painfully stupid and sad.

It's sad that we were in a position where we had to beg for washed up Stafford. It didn't have to turn out like this.

I want coaches who use the current NFL system to move us up the draft when the season is a train wreck and we're mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Things like integrity, winning culture, and winning for the fans don't mean anything to me. Utilizing the rules of the current system, the more you lose the higher you pick, is what I want. When the starting QB poops the bed and we're no longer in playoff contention, then I want the backup put in to increase the odds of losing. That's the smart move. That's common sense logic, and it makes football sense as well. The dumb move is to win the game and move way down in draft position. Why did Rhule want to win the game? Because he thinks his staff's teaching ability is so incredible that winning that game taught the players how to win in December. No I am not joking. He is that arrogant and delusional. The main thing that matters is our draft position because the main player that matters is the QB. Landing a great QB is the key to everything, and Rhule is going to learn that the hard way. His wonderful teaching isn't going to do jack crap if we don't land a top QB. He might be panicking now when it's too late given that fact that we offered a crazy deal for Stafford. We're in trouble now because of Rhule's dumb move, but fans don't want to hear that. They want to hear that Rhule is a genius and we're going to be great due to the coaching staff, not the QB or draft position. Well that is not reality. Sorry.

We had a discussion about Hurney. I thought that Hurney should be fired due to our win/loss record over the years. We mostly failed under Hurney, and so I ultimately wanted him gone. Hurney had some great draft picks, and did put together some good teams, but overall he wasn't good enough.

Ron is a victim of the Peter Principle. Rhule still could have benched certain players to insure a loss.

The Texans are unwilling to trade Watson. We're stuck in the bad position of drafting a flawed QB, or rolling with Teddy again thanks to Rhule. We're not going to accomplish anything anytime soon unless we hit on a QB in the draft. That's a long shot, but Rhule will be held accountable as he has a 7 year contract, not an unlimited one.

Bringing in Teddy was a mistake. Everyone already knew he was a game managing QB who could never win a SB. We should have either let Cam play his final season here, or even better had Grier start all season. That would have put us into position to draft Lawrence, Wilson, or Fields, and we wouldn't be in QB limbo. This isn't hindsight 20/20 because we knew this is what was needed to to be done at the time. Later we're granted the good fortune of having a top 3 pick despite our foolish move of bringing in Teddy. What does Rhule do? Everything he can to beat the WFT and ensure we lose our chances of taking a top 2 or 3 QB. That win makes me question Rhule's overall intelligence and leadership ability. Now we're in a bad position at QB, and we desperately offer way too much for an aging middle of the pack QB who has never accomplished anything. Well our GM completely fails in getting this soon to be 33 year old QB. Yikes. And makes an offer that is crazy stupid over the top and STILL fails to get the QB. Good QBs with options don't want to come here, and you can bet we won't get Watson either. We're in a bad position in the draft because of Rhule. If Rhule had benched Teddy for the WFT game we'd be in a great draft position, but he screwed up. Plain and simple. Now we have to take a long shot at QB, like Lance or Jones, and we're in danger of making a busted pick. Or we're stuck with Rhule's blunder of Teddy for another season, and you can bet Rhule will win just enough games again to keep up from drafting a top QB. We're in real danger of multiple seasons of 8-8ish records and QB limbo. This is why we need an innovate free thinking coaching staff and GM who are focused on draft position when the season is clearly lost. We don't have a savy deal maker who can go out and snag a top QB in free agency. We don't have a coach who cares about draft position, and thinks Teddy is acceptable for a 3 year contract for big money. Things are not looking good for the Panthers with the current coaching, and the record reflect that. Expect 8-8ish at best with Teddy back at QB thanks to Rhule.

The new sheriff failed to get his man. So we're starting with failure. Great. Couldn't even get a 32 year old QB who led his team nowhere.

The desperation in offering a horrible deal to Detroit (if we were on par with WFT) is revealing not only in what little faith we have in Teddy, but how much we don't like the QB options at the 8th pick. The run on QBs before we pick might just force our hand in trying to trade down, or selecting some other position. That would put us in line to possibly draft Mac Jones if he falls to the second round.

"Less thinking = talent take over." Not for this guy. His motto should be less thinking + less talent = me.

It's sounded like someone was telling him what to say in an earpiece and he was repeating it, but the earpiece was malfunctioning.

Not 3 first rounders. NO.

We need to be as aggressive as possible and trade the farm for Watson. Two 1st round picks, this years second round pick, and they can pick from DJ or Burns. If they reject that offer then I want to see the offer they take.

Paradis can play out his contract as we address other areas of need. I think we're going to trade down in the draft and pick up a lot of players. Guards, CB, TE, and pass rushing DT are all on the shopping list. Expect Teddy two gloves and Paradis to be back in action next season with an upgraded roster and an 8-8ish finish to the season. UNLESS.... we land Watson. Then we'll draft LG, C, RG and kick some ass.

The Panthers would be near the bottom of my list. Teams ready to win now like the Colts, 49ers, and Saints would be at the top.

Don't kick field goals when you're up against Mahomes.

Go for it! That's Mahomes!