Captain Morgan

when do we get the video version of this? did I miss it? or is now considered TMI to let out

so dang funny https://twitter.com/i/status/1928199231543636390

gives a good update on the Saints salary cap situation. While it gets better, but their dead money situtation is frightening, and will continue for another 2-3 seasons. and this little excerpt about the Falcons is pretty much Falconing: Some of the worst decisions franchises can make come when the team's incentives aren't aligned with the people who work for the team. Seven years removed from their last winning season and with a quarterback who has all of three career starts under center in Michael Penix Jr., the Falcons should not be all-in. There are reasons to be optimistic about what the future might hold, sure, but they were not one player away this offseason. General manager Terry Fontenot, though, might have been one player away from having a new job. After the disastrous, virtually inexplicable decision to guarantee Kirk Cousins $90 million in March 2024 and draft Penix a month later, and its natural conclusion with Cousins being benched by the end of his first year in Atlanta, the clock has been ticking on Fontenot's time with the Falcons. With the former Saints executive batting about 1-for-8 (Drake London) on his Day 1 and 2 picks in 2021 and 2022, it seems as if Atlanta is treading water. He is only the seventh GM since 2000 to start his career with four losing seasons and get a shot at turning things around in Year 5. good summary on what we did, including this part " Carolina Panthers The superlative: Most likely to have definitely solved their problem this time, for sure Unlike the Falcons, the Panthers seem insistent on addressing their weak spot every single offseason. Since trading DJ Moore to the Bears as part of the deal for Bryce Young in 2023, Carolina has thrown asset after asset at wide receiver in an attempt to get its young quarterback some playmakers. Its moves for veterans have produced mixed results: Adam Thielen has been a reliably solid option and averaged a team-high 1.9 yards per route run over the past two seasons, but Diontae Johnson's brief run will probably be remembered only by obsessive Immaculate Grid users. The draft is where the Panthers have focused their efforts. After drafting Jonathan Mingo in 2023, Xavier Legette in 2024 and Tetairoa McMillan last month, they have invested top-40 picks on wide receivers in three consecutive drafts. They're the first team to do that in 20 years, but even they haven't gone to the heights that the 2003-05 Lions did: Detroit used three top-10 picks to add Charles Rogers, Roy Williams and Mike Williams. Two years later, the Lions added a fourth who stuck around slightly longer -- future Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson. The Lions went 1-for-3 at best with those three consecutive picks in the top 10. The Panthers are on pace to go 0-for-2. Mingo was dealt to the Cowboys before the end of his second season. Legette averaged a middling 1.3 yards per route run as a rookie, ranked 134th in ESPN's receiver score and generated 104 receiving yards below what an average receiver would have done with the same targets in 2024, per NFL Next Gen Stats, the 17th-worst mark in the league. It's perfectly reasonable to be patient with Legette and see what he can do in 2025, but it's also realistic to point out that he wasn't an impact player as a rookie. His most notable moment was dropping what would have potentially been a winning touchdown reception to beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Eagles. The Panthers will hope McMillan makes more of an instant impact. It's clear they're attempting to build a bully-ball group of receivers by adding Mingo (6-foot-2, 220 pounds), Legette (6-3, 227 pounds) and Jalen Coker (6-3, 213 pounds), an undrafted free agent who arguably outplayed Legette last season. At 6-4, McMillan is another big target for Young. At Arizona, McMillan was consistently able to leverage that frame into making tough catches. His massive catch radius and ability to create after bringing in the ball would be huge pluses for the Carolina offense if they translate quickly to the pro level. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45318618/2025-nfl-offseason-nfc-teams-best-worst-deals-contracts-draft-picks-superlatives

What could that unknown information possibly be? The theory most Panthers fans may rush to might involve three-time All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who is seemingly on the outs with the Miami Dolphins. Ramsey appears likely to be traded in the coming weeks, and raised some eyebrows with his recent praise of Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. Or perhaps Bates was thinking about another kind of defensive back. The Panthers should still be in the market for a starting safety, and have already met with free agents Julian Blackmon and Marcus Williams earlier this spring. Or, maybe it's not even a big move at all. Only Bates, and obviously a select few, would know. But whatever that information is, we may be very close to finding it out. https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/panthers/2025/05/29/panthers-nfl-rumors-daren-bates-jalen-ramsey-dolphins/83924733007/?taid=6838ada5733f4c0001828c7d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

the thing about the failcons, you don't have to make say or do anything...they do it all themselves

Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 2m Xavier Legette said the goal is to win games and whenever you can add a “masterpiece like that” (re: McMillan) “it’s great.” “It’s all smiles,” with McMillan, per Legette. He said he watched film with Rob Moore after the season. He said getting open wasn’t a problem, catching was.

Joe Person @josephperson · 1m Bryce Young had been around Tetairoa McMillan before their offseason throwing session, played vs him in HS. Said it was “music to my ears” when Panthers took him at 8. Joe Person @josephperson · 15m Dave Canales says he’s seen Xavier Legette smiling a lot this spring, so he knows he’s in a good place. Also: “He looks big and fast.”

Joe Person @josephperson · 3m Other injury notes: Jalen Coker (soft tissue), D.J. Wonnum (back). Both precautionary more than serious. Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 5m TE Tommy Tremble had successful back surgery last week, per Dave Canales. They fully expect him back for training camp. OLB DJ Wonnum had his back flare up so they kept him off the field. WR Jalen Coker is dealing with a soft tissue injury. #Panthers

Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 2m #Panthers will have joint practice with the #Texans in August, per Canales. He said heat will be good to prepare for with Jax in Week 1. eason game at Houston.

Joe Person @josephperson · 3m Practice ends with a Bryce Young completion to rookie tight end Mitchell Evans. Keep it here for post-practice updates. Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 4m Bryce Young hits Mitchell Evans for a diving 15-to-20 yard completion to end 11 on 11 work and the OTA workout.

Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 2m No, typically they mix and match in OTAs so everyone builds chemistry. Quote Palpably Unfair Acts @Palpably_Unfair · 9m Replying to @mike_e_kaye Should I be reading anything into the fact that Sanders was playing with the 2nd team? Joe Person @josephperson · 3m Kicking on tight goalposts or not, rough outing today for Ryan Fitzgerald.

Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 1m 7 on 7 ends with Jaycee Horn breaking up a short pass by Bryce Young to Tetairoa McMillan. Legette and McMillan obviously getting a ton of targets today. #Panthers

Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 11m Chau Smith-Wade just picked off a pass (couldn’t see QB) over the middle to McMillan in 11 on 11 drills. Bryce Young comes in and immediately hits McMillan on a slant over the middle. #Panthers Joe Person @josephperson · 11m Chau Smith-Wade made a great break to pick off Bryce Young in team drills. Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 9m #Panthers TE Ja’Tavion Sanders just made a heavily covered catch over two defenders off a throw by Andy Dalton (it was perfect placement). Rifle can still sling it.

Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 27m #Panthers of importance I don’t see: Tommy Tremble, DJ Wonnum (OTAs are voluntary***) #Panthers of importance working off to the side: Derrick Brown, Taylor Moton, Jalen Coker Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 12m Xavier Legette just made a catch on a deep crosser in 11 on 11. As he got to the sideline, he playfully threw the ball back to Tetairoa McMillan and they celebrated their way back to the offensive group. #Panthers

Joe Person @josephperson · 31m Update: Taylor Moton working on the side today. Joe Person @josephperson · 27m Derrick Brown is back practicing eight months after meniscus surgery. Big development. Do not see Tommy Tremble. oe Person @josephperson · 12m Brown is not doing team drills. Just as well.

Mike Kaye @mike_e_kaye · 40m Sam Martin is by FAR the best punter at #Panthers OTAs…

your Panthers are on the field https://x.com/KassidyGHill/status/1927395130840957284 And DB is back on the field! https://x.com/daringantt/status/1927393134947819901

Off season workouts. Doubt we'll get much news, but it's something. Depends a lot on media availability. We can run onfield drills and practice, but no contact. Maybe we'll get some updates on some situations. Maybe not. But it's something. OTA Offseason Workouts May 27-28, May 30, June 2-3, June 5 Mandatory Minicamp June 10-12

One of the Carolina Panthers' newest defenders thinks their pass rush can go from worst to first. ESPN's David Newton recently chatted with outside linebacker Pat Jones II, who signed with the Panthers as a free agent earlier this offseason. Jones comes over from an awfully impressive Minnesota Vikings defense—one that ranked first in takeaways (33), fourth in sacks (49) and second in QB pressure rate (44.4 percent) this past season. And despite a historically-bad campaign by Carolina's defense in 2024, the 26-year-old seems to believe his new unit can be similar—or even better—than his last. "I definitely think we could do something similar, if not better," Jones said, via Newton. "I've seen it before, so I know what it looks like. I look around the building and see we have exactly what it takes to do that." https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/panthers/2025/05/24/panthers-pat-jones-vikings-espn/83840667007/?taid=683219b347846900018fa10a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter It's the offseason. Let hope spring eternal. (actually, I think we are much closer than this board thinks)

we probably aren't interested (I would be). But with the massive improvements on our DL via FA and the draft, the DBs will have an easier job this year

Asked about the rules for CBs being so hard for them, but how technically good they are now...guess who pops in his mind first? Jaycee https://packaged-media.redd.it/vutuyym8f62f1/pb/m2-res_720p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1747954800&s=23d6fb859fa87b7e4ece7f032923c3639f65cf29