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I am really not trying to be funny, but it appears like some of Scots titles are becoming a little Special Juan-esque (with the unnecessary mystery).

These guys don't know what's going on on Mint St. What James Jones is suggesting doesn't even really jibe with the owner's comments. Within that same vein, I'll take a hardcore fan's perspective about the state of a team over these B an C list national types any day of the week.

I mean, it's not like the tweet really gave any new groundbreaking information, or purported to, it's just more of an update. I believe that the point is is that it was so inconsequential that it wasn't even worth posting here.

Well, to be honest, a certain percentage of SJ's threads are about nothing. The titles are apparently the most compelling part for many. We love him anyway.

Good! Rhule & Fitt better toe the line and not step one foot further. If they do then they'll have entered sap territory.

Enjoy!

For all you fathers out there on this special day, if you're a hardcore Panthers fan like I am, it's OK to accept that Panthers gift, whatever it is, with happiness and pride. I could be wrong, but I feel that a more competitive season is coming. We'll be able to don our gear and not be disgusted. That's something. Have a good Dad Day!

The four to five weeks between OTAs and TC has always been the worst for me as an NFL fan, and even more as a Panthers fan. I think that it's worse when your team has had a string of recent down-years, and you don't know when or if you'll be getting off the treadmill of suck. This is the period on the Huddle when you have to maneuver through insignificant fluff or trite, repetitive threads about how the HC sucks, the OC sucks, or this player sucks and how the coming season is an ode to a lame duck. Sure, you try and garner something new from the rehash of old information, and you can pay attention to whatever general soap opera is going on the NFL at the time---this year, just like last year, it's Deshaun---but even that gets old and tiresome. Without the occasional signing of a prospective, old crafty veteran, or a tainted, but possibly talented youngin (at least that's what you try and tell yourself), this period of the NFL offseaason is one big void of virtual nothingness. There's no more NBA finals. Hockey is over, not that anyone watches it other than the occasional playoff game. Baseball? Golf? Soccer ()?How boring in comparison. Tennis, maybe! I don't know. It's a good period to spend quality time with the family, boys and gals! Take a few trips, go for walks, the gym, the lake. Cook out on the grill, have a few beers, some good wine, and put all these worthwhile things on the forefront of your mind and that omnipresent desperation for NFL football on the back burner. It will help you get though this dry spell.

If I fully expected it, or at least thought it was a very real possibility, the Browns FO had to also I'd think. It's really not a surprise. As for Mayfield, it has been reported for months that that bridge is burned. It is ash.

Yeah, surely they've moved off of that. Rhule and company can't accept that now lest they look like they were just needlessly posturing for going on two months. If they take that deal, they'll not only appear weak, they'll rightfully earn that reputation. I think the word is "posers".

Rhule's approach is stupid.

The play calling was abysmal and affected them all. For the record, his contract looks pretty good right now in my opinion. I'm not begrudging him that money. I think it's fair considering WR salary inflation.

DJ has left a few on the ground, as per normal, including in the end zone. And it's not for lack of opportunity, regardless of the QBs. He needs to improve his route running and score, particularly when it's crunch time. If he can do those two things, he'll be worth his salary. My hope is that he outplays his salary, but I can't help but think that if he doesn't step it up this year in an appreciable way in those two areas, that we're probably seeing his ceiling.

It's simply too early to say...on both accounts, but I will continue to say that it's only a matter of time before the room is Corraled.

It's OK not to believe...but you will.

L O fuging L! That's bad, but I can't blame you.

Oh, yeah, not only did Baker have really an exponentially better O-line and weapons in general than Darnold---taking Darnold out of the equation entirely, Mayfield still has thrown more interceptions than every QB in the league since he's been in...every QB. That's not good.

I mean, I understand that people don't like it, but Rhule is the lead dog until he's relieved of duties. For all the talk of Tepper taking away his power, just reading between the lines and seeing the draft night on Panthers Confidential, you could easily see that Rhule was still ultimately the one in charge, but you also saw him trusting Fitterer to do what he does. Bottom line, Fitt works at Rhule's pleasure. Now of course Rhule could be acquiescing to someone else's demands (probably not McAdoo's), but it leads me to think that he's behind the Baker thing. And, well, he's the one fighting to keep his job. By most accounts, Fitterer has done a good job drafting, you can see it in how GMs have been ranked recently; I know there has been at least one article (if not more).

You do realize that the emoji means sarcasm? Still, notwithstanding the higher-ups not pulling the plug (which could very much be customary in the NFL), at the end of the day, Baker can't blame anyone but himself.

Yes, you can. The team is still Rhule's.

Well, you heard Baker, it was his right to make the call.

True, but just to keep things in perspective, he's also been in a much better situation, especially in regards to offensive line and offensive weapons. One could easily argue that he was the weak link on a championship team. Darnold's teams were basically terrible.

It's just taking another swing and giving your team the possibility of improving the coming season. For as much as I suspect that Mayfield is not a legit top-shelf QB, there's always a chance that I and others could be wrong. I think that Baker could have a negative effect on the locker room due to his entitled attitude though, and that shouldn't be downplayed. For me, bottom line, is that he's been in a damned good situation and just didn't succeed because of his own decision-making. He's the only QB in the league who has thrown more INTs than Darnold since they have both been in the league, and that's bad.