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Did you vote for in the 2020 election? Sexual predators are sexual predators. From some perspective, whenever I look into the mirror and see a shade of brown that has origins on a genetic level that were the result of sexual predation, I see some irony in people who try to get up on their high horse in these types of situations. I think at least abstaining from making such harsh value judgements is warranted. Moreover, not to be overly specific or cynical, as a black man in America, I can make all kinds of judgments, but I go on and try to see the good in people who either don't appreciate and support black people themselves, and/or support all kinds of people who don't support black people.

Of course you have to factor in positional value and BPA. Linderbaum may be a helluva center, but he's a center. No way anyone is going to convince me that there isn't a better CB, DE, and WR (for example and in reality) prospect better than Linderbaum in the top 10 or 15 players in the draft. You're not going to spend a dollar on a Hershey's kiss when you can get a Hershey's chocolate bar with almonds for example. Do you believe teams would really skip out on a player that they thought was going to be really good at a position even if they really didn't "need" that player? We arguably didn't need Luke. The 49ers arguably didn't need to spend a ton off draft capital on Lance. The Cowboys surely didn't need Lamb, and neither did the Bengals need to draft Chase. Basically, there are lots of factors to take into account, and each draft is a different animal on it's on. It's not an exact science, but certain things have held true over time (like not overspending on a center).

I halfway expect it to happen anyway, and I'm good with it.

I wouldn't take him at 6, and I don't give a sh¡t what his size is. Positional value is a real thing. As for me, it's too early to be making conclusions on the QBs. If you can't make a trade-down that makes sense, you stay where you are and take the best player available. This is my take, and I'm sticking to it.

Well, he did catch the first TD of a Super Bowl of which they only won by 4 points.

No one is safe...well, Thomas and Darnold and Walker and...

With the young receivers that we have, it makes sense. The devil is in the details of course.

We're going to trade some people...

Fitterer is the best of them...even if he too is full o' sh¡t.

Sounds like classic b.s. of the lying season. "Even if it's a reach" and "dead set on" don't jibe with the NFL draft

If this doesn't do anything else, it should stop people from declaring that Watson doesn't want to come here. He obviously is considering it. Like I said yesterday, the situation is fluid.

I wouldn't have believed this in a million years. Now, I'll believe anything. I hate trite sayings, but it's really a damned circus. Our team is competing with Ringling Brothers. Hell, that's probably an insult to the circus, they're competing with carnies!

Sorry, I don't accept FAs not coming here as an excuse to make mind boggling contracts. I don't mind them re-signing Thomas, but at that number--it just doesn't make sense. Fitterer is leaking any cool points he had. Rhule? He just doesn't know what the hell he's doing.

They signed him for his blocking ability I guess. Still...doesn't appear to be a good value from where I'm sitting.

The situation is certainly a fluid one. Things may have changed and may change again, but national types have indeed said that he would come here in the past also.

J.T. I've moved on because he had to. "Ibe understands how bad the hit looked, but as he did the day it happened, he insisted he wasn’t trying to hurt Kirkwood, that he simply was trying to make a play on the ball. "He asked trainers to apologize to Kirkwood and later issued a statement through his agent, Ray Haija, that said, 'Truthfully, I feel terrible for the play. I’m glad Keith is doing fine, but as a teammate, I’m supposed to protect my brothers during practice and I didn’t do that today, and I let the team and coaches down. 'I was aiming for the ball and didn’t think I hit him that hard or launched into him, but looking back at the clip, I didn’t choose the most efficient way.' Ibe also talked to Kirkwood personally to apologize. 'He’s like, "Dude, that’s just the media. They have to eat that story up. I know you didn’t do it on purpose,"’ Ibe said. "But you don’t hear that side of the thing because it’s not what gets clicks." Haija said he’s never had a client released that quickly over one play or one mistake. 'The intensity of [the Panthers’] actions was a little more intense than it needed to be for that moment,' he said. 'Generally, they don’t end up losing their opportunity because of that.' Tarnished images Ibe still considers himself "physically gifted enough" to play in the NFL. He also feels branded by the image of his hit to the point that no team will give him a chance. And even if a team did, he likely wouldn’t take it. 'Being honest, I just don’t respect the business,' Ibe said. 'Why would you want to be a part of a business that does that to your image? I understand business, but [what happened to me] changed my opinion of the NFL.'" I understand why Rhule axed Ibe, but I really thought it was harsh then, and I still believe it now. Disagree if you like, but in hindsight that should've been another indicator that Rhule is just kind of a power hungry prick. https://www.espn.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/36143/j-t-ibe-refuses-to-be-defined-by-hit-that-ended-his-nfl-dream-with-carolina-panthers

No one in their sane mind would roll with Sam...

Slow news period.

That's not going to work due to supposed expectations put upon Rhule. Honestly, I'm thinking that it may have been better to give Rhule two more years as opposed to one if you weren't firing him this offseason, because at least he could've made rational decisions in fitting with the longer term wellbeing of the franchise. Now, he's essentially backed into a corner with a gun pointed at his head. Desperation is really his only answer, and the ship may not be righted for three to five years depending upon what transpires. We should really be hoping that we're all wrong and that he and Tepper are right, or we're just going to have to look to brighter days somewhere along the line of 2025 or 2026.

Not for long.

Adonis Silver on Etsy, buddy. https://www.etsy.com/listing/983402854/panther-silver-ring-unique-design-925 The one below has its mouth open, but you're gonna pay for it! https://www.sapphirestudiosdesign.com/1159-sterling-silver-black-panther-mens-ring/

It was normal silver color. I had the jeweler darken the cat, make the ring grey and add the blue sapphire stones in the eyes and sides. He could've made the ring blue, but I'm kinda hard on my rings. Well, not hard, but don't want to worry about keeping it pristine.

People just need to accept that Rhule has the authority to run the team. It's in his contract! Tepper is not going to stop him, war room or not, unless he fires him, and he hasn't fired him, and realistically that ship has sailed for the 2022 season. We're going to have to deal with whatever Rhule decides. If it has future repercussions, we're just going to have to put our big-boy pants on and deal with it.