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Panthers fans have been downplaying Robby since he was signed, and I always told Huddlers that he is better than given credit for on this forum. I think he proved that, despite playing with a QB who in no way played to Robby's strengths, at all. I seriously doubt that he'll be a 3rd or 4th option, and I also doubt that there's any validity to these whispers--more akin to voices in someone's head--unless we're getting someone of note in return, as it makes zero sense. If nothing else, next year he'll garner us a third round compensatory pick, and we'll be throwing that away by releasing him.

It's not even a question to me. He could read offenses just as well as opposing QBs. He's a lock to get in. Just watch!

I don't think that being smart with CMC automatically means he's not worth the contract. Just like LT was, CMC is someone that the defense must account for at all times because he is so dynamic. And, like you alluded to, he opens up the offense for other players. That's worth it's weight in gold in and of itself. His contract becomes less of the pie from a cost perspective as time moves on, but he has to be available for us to get the value. I would argue that his value is not in using him as a crutch or panacea for uninspired--or--sometimes down right bad playcalling like in the Rivera era, but in the ability to maximize his elite offensive skills among other talented weapons in a more explosive offense.

Selling Chuba short already? He was drafted in the fourth. I think CMC's rushing usage will purposefully be kept to somewhere between 15-20 carries per game. Although it seems hard to keep him off the field, I believe that last year was a lesson learned by the brass, and as such his load will be monitored. I believe that Chuba was drafted with spelling CMC in mind in as seamless a manner as possible because of his potential to be legitimately dynamic in his own right. He is at least as fast as CMC and can catch. I'm not sure if he's as lightning quick as CMC with the jukes (including hops), or has CMC's great field vision, but at worst he's a marked upgrade over the older and slower Mike Davis. He is dangerous once he gets to the second level, but he does run with some power, and can pick up those 5 yard runs in between the tackles.

Complaints of sexual harassment or sexual violence. That's what it means, but that being said, this is the first time I've heard even a sniff of that. I researched these supposed off-field issues, and I have yet to find anything that serious. It's gotta be something though I suppose, but wtf it is, it's crazy hard to find and confirm.

Economical, or full o' sh¡t... Just messin' with you, @TheSpecialJuan!

"Crappier players..."? Everything is not so cut-and-dried in the NFL. Some of these players will likely outplay those whose career begins with greater expectations.

They were trying to maximize value across and irrespective of positions (BPA).

We'll get the answer as the weeks roll on. Interesting, maybe, but Matthew Stafford played under not-so-great conditions for the lion's share (oh, snap, I didn't even see what I did there) of his career. When you start breaking down stats, he was pretty damned good, though on a sucky team. Darnold wasn't good...but, he was in an even worse situation. Darnold began his career in a clusterfug of a situation surrounded by ineptitude and disjointedness in pretty much all respects. But there were just enough flashes, however imperceptible to casual football fans, for the professionals to give him his Matt Stafford-opportunity though he is on the bottom of the career curve--which really plays in his favor--and Stafford is somewhere near the the top of the career curve (playing like a top five, or at least 10 QB), plucked from a mess, and now expected to legitimately compete for championships.

Otah was good until he got injured. He wasn't the quintessential bust

Just messing, or he wouldn't have "quickly deleted" his post on social media.

First off, it's not clickbait because it was said on Cowherd's show. Secondly, Watson hasn't confirmed nor denied anything since this whole process started, so what you're saying is a nonstarter.

Yeah, I think, much like any owner, he will let his underlings run things to a point. I don't think he'll allow them to run things into the ground before sticking his nose in. He just doesn't strike me as that kinda dude. I definitely think that he's personally monitoring the Watson situation. As an aside, I think people have forgotten that Fitterer said he's going to be in on EVERY deal, and he said it emphatically. What that means if Watson were to again become truly viable is anyone's guess. I do believe Tepper would have to give a nod to any deal involving Watson.

Make no mistake, Watson is likely guilty of some very tawdry behavior, but in the eyes of the criminal law, he may just be guilty of being a dumbass. That being the possible case, then you have to determine if he's worth the trouble (which someone will), then it becomes a question as to whether he's learned his lesson, and the issues of acknowledgement of misjudgment, a degree of wrongdoing, repentance and redemption may begin to arise.

And I'll leave this here too. Some Huddlers want to think this is a black and white issue and that Watson is guilty as sin. That's called rushing to judgment. I've tried to communicate to y'all that this case is problematic from both sides, likely because people on both sides don't want everything to come out because there are plenty of skeletons in closets here.

FWIW, apparently Peter King thinks we're still frontrunners (along with Philly). https://www.google.com/amp/s/thespun.com/more/top-stories/2-teams-reportedly-frontrunners-deshaun-watson/amp

The truth? The truth is that it is what it is. The coaches and GM likely believe that either Darnold is a better overall answer than Fields, and they surely believe the team will be in a better overall position with Darnold and Horn than Darnold and Fields. We weren't the only QB needy team that passed on Fields, so several organizations didn't believe in him enough to draft him. That's the truth, period! Handle it!

Not really. The smart FO doesn't scout players in a bubble. What I am hearing from him is that, "I'm butthurt that they chose Darnold over Fields." Darnold won in college too. Moreover, to compare Fields who ain't done sh¡t in the pros to Deshaun Watson sounds a little crazy & nonsensically wishful at this point.

Why do at least two articles say that he started kneeling after the Denver talks? Why do you think the NFL settled with him if he wasn't being blackballed by the league? Furthermore, this thread isn't even really about Kap. That was an aside that apparently triggered some feelings (and rightfully so...). His protests began in August of 2016.

After learning of him this morning, I suspected Lano had a good chance. Now, if I only knew who the other kid is.

Not hating, because organized sports is hard. But, honestly, a lot of jobs are hard, and the preponderance of the population is getting shafted in the earnings department. Just saying

Right from this very article: "The Broncos' contact with Kaepernick occurred when he was still with the Niners and before he began kneeling during the playing of the national anthem to protest social injustice and racial inequality." But if you need more proof, here it is: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/06/15/revisiting-the-colin-kaepernick-false-narratives/ Kaepernick turned down that offer as a regular part of business (over money), but it was pre-kneeling. As for the other, they were just talks and planned talks; not a thing came of them. Moreover, remember that the NFL settled with Kap for a reason... Come on, dude.

And others will. It's not about what I'd do. Like I said, if it is up to me, Sam Darnold makes our interest in Watson a footnote in NFL trivia. And, I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it

It appears that, ironically, Colin Kaepernick was the only untouchable 'offender" of note in NFL history, so whatever...