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I mean, we're all Panthers fans, so...

Did Huddle legend Butker miss again?

It was a very disappointing effort. No one, except for maybe Piniero, rose to the occasion today. No one on the sidelines or on the field. But the coaches did not do our players any favors. That's how I see it.

We got manhandled! The Steelers absolutely took our lunch money in front of a crowd of Terrible Towel-waving fans who made BOA stadium sound like the Southern version of Heinz Field.

I've always been skeptical. This game just adds more skepticism. Our coaches inability to make adjustments is telling. I think that it's pretty obvious that our staff can't hang with Pittsburgh's or any good coaching staff in the NFL.

Where is Hayes?

We miss DJac and Henderaon

Manhandled!

He almost said "Jeremy Quinn."

To the announcers point, why in the fug would you run a QB draw? "Well, because the boss said that he wanted Darnold to use his legs today." I kid, but I can't explain it any other way. The coaches are being so elementary. No one can win like this.

It's embarrassing, especially when you're getting your ass whooped! I told my son that they sound like they're playing in Pittsburgh.

The damned announcers are horrible. Sam Darnold is playing for the Steelers and Chuba Howard is our running back.

The defense looks like poo! Like I said in the game day thread, playimg tje same exact dog poo defense that didnt really work in the first half in the second half is not indicative of good coaching. You HAVE to make adjustments when you're getting run the jell over and allowing a man to sit in the pockets of a soft zone and catch balls at will. The inability to make adjustments is average to bad.

These guys out here looking like they're going through the motions.

But The soft zone bullshit did not really work the first half, so what do they do? They run the same poo in the second half. That's not the hallmark of good coaching!

Getting run the hell over. What the fug is going on?

Got damn! Zoft zone bullshit!

Nice catch. Better throw!

My brother-in-law mentioned it at our little get together last night, and I was like, "What?!" I couldn't even fathom how an NFL team can have a 33 point lead and lose. Sorry (not sorry) I missed it.

The only thing that I hated about Pennsylvania was all the damned hills on I80. It's a mental workout driving a truck on I80 across the state in the winter.

LOL. Not gonna lie: I love Pittsburgh. Why? It's a large city with a town feel. I used to love the houses on the sides of hills, the bridges, the view of Three Rivers Stadium, as well as the sight of the PPG building and Mount Washington, the winding roads with a mixture of mom-and-pops establisments and old to mid 20th century residences in spots. My family lived there for a bit 36 years ago in the North Hills area. The only job I ever walked out on was Eat'n Park on McKnight Rd. Downtown was alive at night. I'd spend some nights with friends in the Hill District (Pittsburgh's hood), never deterred by the hype of real and imagined crime. I had good times in Pittsburgh.

Wishful thinking is more about thinking something that you do that is not likely can affect your future positively. I think the OP was more just simply wishing based upon what's already happened. Purdy obviously is a 49er, and that's likely where he'll be at least for the next few years.

But it's really not apples to apples. Purdy had substantially more practical experience than Lance. Lance is more physically gifted and had more perceptible traits, but he has a certain amount of rawness--more than most because of his collegiate career arc. Now with the injuries further stunting his development, Purdy may have passed him not only on the curve of development, but also the curve of expectations. Purdy has at least muddied the water. I wouldn't count out Lance just yet though. QBs develop at their own pace if given the opportunity. The problem, at least in my mind, is that NFL types are indoctrinated in the mindset that higher picks are always better and more deserving than the lower round projects. In addition to that line of thinking is that no one wants to be patient anymore. So there are the preconceived notions and a lack of patience, and unfortunately this leads to a lot of wasted talent and missed opportunities. The guys farther down the totem pole have to work harder, be ready, and sometimes be lucky--including being drafted by the right team in the right situation--in order to succeed.

I don't think anyone said that he'd be doing the same here. Hell, he may have been cut here, or hurt, and not had any type of development. As for wishing we had got him in a trade, there's really no harm in that. But, even if that's the "issue", address that, don't just throw the kid in with people whom you perceive are failures.