Toker Smurf

This is exactly what I was afraid of when he gave it up. 

Fire Mitch. Fire Clifford. Trade Rozier and Hayward. Let us fantasize about what ‘might’ be to come. 

Count me in. I’m normally for being patient but the Colts are better without Reich and as hard as it is to believe, we are worse. We are actually worse than with Fhule!

Vikings about to go 2-0 with the backup QB they just traded for 

9 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Here's the thing though. All those other guys went to the worst team in the league. A team that earned the #1 overall pick. We traded up from #9. And we gave up a LOT.

These things are not the same.

We also got rid of our two best offensive players, last season. 

Losing by 20, at home, to the Wizards. 

Pineiro

Raiders up 24-0 after firing McDaniel.

I thought Tepper was going to lean heavily into Sports Science Medicine or whatever. Our entire defense is going to be on IR , soon. 

Not even mad.

13 minutes ago, Dave Gettleman's Shorts said:

I missed the days when we were at least good every other season

Yeah, everyone always complained about no back to back winning seasons, who knew we should have been thankful. 

Trade all 3 for a swap of 7th round picks?

28 minutes ago, frankw said:

What stream service is this being broadcast on?

Monumental Sports Network on YouTube TV. 

Is there a chance we put something in his contract to protect us?

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

From NFL.com...

Notable players who could or should be traded before the deadline

Burns is mentioned along with Chinn (which I can understand) and Frankie Luvu (which would shock me) as players The Panthers could potentially trade away.

Other team options I find interesting:

Danielle Hunter

Realistically, about the only way this likely happens is a straight up swap with Brian Burns. That deal only makes sense though if you think Hunter can be had for a more reasonable contract than Burns. He's arguably better, but also older, so it's debatable whether this makes sense.

As far as pass rushers, Frank Clark is also mentioned as a candidate to be shipped out of Denver, but I'm not that interested in him. Carl Lawson and Chase Young are named as possibilities also.

Garrett Bolles

If you're one of the people who believes that Ickey Ekwonu would function better at guard, then getting a solid pass blocking left tackle makes sense. It's also pretty clear Bolles wants out of Denver, but the question there would be what they'd want in return.

For the record, I'm not of the mind that Ekwonu needs to be moved to guard, but If the team insists on sticking with their current blocking scheme, It might become something to think about.

Wide Receivers

Several names are mentioned here including Cortland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, Mecole Hardman, Hunter Renfrow, Marquise Brown, Darnell Mooney,  Kendrick Bourne and Juju Smith-Schuster. Most believe the Panthers are looking for a number one type deep threat, but I'd suggest someone with speed and reliable hands doesn't necessarily need to be a deep threat if they can catch short passes and tile up RAC yards like a typical WCO receiver would.

There is also one tight end listed, Hunter Henry. Don't know that the Panthers are in the market for someone like that but I include his name here because it's at least possible.

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One final note: I know general speculation has been that the Panthers are in the trade market for at least a receiver, but I've also seen that report disputed by reliable sources. I know Dan Morgan had mentioned a while back that the team isn't really looking to trade away draft picks right now. Has that changed? Unknown.

 

Yeah, I know it's been discussed but unfortunately #1 WRs aren't available unless they want a big contract or are disgruntled with their situation and we are not a better situation. 

15 hours ago, FuFuLamePoo said:

I’m not about to defend Tepper, but this idea that Tepper “chose” Bryce just feels insane to me. Just like a far out conspiracy theory people are using to validate their preconceived opinions about this owner.

I have a long list of grievances with Tepper, but he’s said more than once he leaves drafting/free agency up to his football guys. I remember that look into the war room after the 2021 draft we even got league-wide praise for how clean our process appeared. Tepper was in the building but it seemed evident he stayed out of the way when we were on the clock. And there were plenty of rumors that he would have liked Justin Fields but ultimately left the decision up to his GM/coach.

Our best writers did a great job of covering the QB selection process this past spring, and not once did any of them ever suggest that this would ultimately be Tepper’s decision. There are loads of articles about how we scouted all of these quarterbacks and ultimately landed on Bryce. Spoiler: None of them at the time ever said it was because it was the owners choice.

I think McCown definitely wanted Stroud, but Reich and Fitt were in unison that Bryce was QB1.

We’re just trying to find excuses as to why we are 0-5 and potentially selected the wrong quarterback. 

The problem is that he doesn't have to say it directly. If he wants Bryce and they know it and they take Stroud and it doesn't work then he's pissed. If Bryce doesn't work, at least they were all duped and Tepper may cut them some slack because he was wrong also. And that's assuming it was close between the two options. Now, throw in the fact that we are 0-5 and no one was expecting that and it blows everything up.

No one. 

7 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

By what I saw in the 4th quarter from Bryce.

Look this is an absolute mess but let the kid throw and learn. He did some nice things in the 4th 

I hope next week they go in with the mindset of giving Bryce real game experience. They’ve been playing not to lose on offense and it hasn’t been working and Bryce hasn’t gained anything from it. 

We’re not a good team. So you might as well let Bryce sling it around and see if there’s hope

I was thinking the same thing. Just cut him loose. Can’t be any worse. 

Just now, CPantherKing said:

Evero needs to go

I mean, that’s not a crazy statement in my opinion but he’s probably been the best thing about our coaching staff. What does that say?

Can’t just assume the throw is available. Where is that big brain on that play?

Doesn’t even matter.  

I’ve heard of him but don’t really know anything about him and this is still the most exciting Hornets news this offseason. We’ll, maybe second to MJ selling the team. 

I like that!

He’s so bad, that he has surpassed Leroy Brown.