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It actually is close. Look at the numbers! It's not like Robby has been playing with Kurt Warner. Moreover, Anderson is going to get a raise as well! 10-11 mil is selling him short.

Two things: Drew Brees was markedly better than Darnold ever was before being released to free agency, so the Saints didn't have to use any draft capital. Desean Watson's situation will have to really eclipse the ordinary for him to be considered before the draft, as far as time and circumstances. I would think that the ONLY chance he has to even get off, much less before the draft (even perceptibly) is for his defense to prove that even one person is lying. If that were to happen, though somewhat of a longshot, then that may impugn the whole lot of them.

From what I gather, he is a solid move TE with a big frame, decent speed, and a nice catch radius. IDK that we should expect a lot of YAC, but if he can improve it would certainly be a bonus. He will move the chains if given the opportunity (14.1 YPC in 2020). Pretty good value signing.

According to revengeofthebirds.com, when throwing to Arnold, the passer rating for the QB was 128.9. His nickname is Big Dan BTW!

Exactly what I was thinking!

I can't be the only one that initially saw "Sam Darnold" when I got a notification.

I'll just say that I believe circumstances are about to change.

No he hasn't! This stuff has mushroomed like nobody's business within the span of essentially three days. Nobody saw this coming except for the ambulance chaser. Even Watson was blindsided from some perspective! Schefter is likely now a bystander rubber-necking just like the rest of us at this point. The only person's credibility at stake at this point is Buzbee's, Watson's, maybe his enablers' (if he had any) and the supposed victims! And Watson obviously has more to lose than just his credibility!

At this point, even I would lean toward accepting that that ship has sailed. If and/or when Watson becomes available, I think that his market will have taken a major hit, so all the talk of two defensive players, this that and the other looks like a wrap!

Just when I thought about making a general thread about how sneaky good our defense could be, David Newton pens a decent article on how our new additions may benefit the Panthers' unit and give Phil Snow even more flexibility that he obviously covets! Newton touched on what Rhule has spoken about more need for--not speed, which I'd argue was an obvious focus as well considering our acquisitions, but pressure. "Pressure as in reaching a one-year, $8 million deal with former Arizona edge rusher Haason Reddick, who had 12.5 sacks last season, and reaching a two-year, $8.1 million deal with former Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Morgan Fox, who had six sacks last season." And, to be totally honest, I didn't realize Fox had that type of ability, which one could argue may have only been a product of playing among some great NFL talent, but I feel that he may surprise. It's not like Spiderman, YGM, Brown, Roy, Shaq, Perryman, Chinn and others are chopped liver. I expect he will surprise. He may even be at least as good as Obada (whom I'm still hoping will return). Plus, he's younger than Obada. And, he also has that versatility of being able to play from DE or DT (as Newton noted). "Adding Reddick, Fox and free-agent pickup Denzel Perryman at middle linebacker to a lineup that already includes 2020 sack leader Brian Burns, 2020 NFL rookie of the year candidate Jeremy Chinn, 2020 first-round pick Derrick Brown and 2020 second-round pick Yetur Gross-Matos should give Snow the talent and position flexibility to throw almost any scheme he wants at opponents." "Flexibility" can't be understated! And some may disagree--hell, I did before I really thought about it--but Snow did a helluva job with such youngins sprinkled with glorified JAGs on defense, so I can't wait to see what the burgeoning mad scientist comes up with once he "gets into his new bag"! You better believe that Reddick will play a major part. Not only does it make sense simply because we acquired him and paid him relatively well for a year, but because he let it be known, as stated in a PFT article by Josh Alper, exactly what he was looking for before signing with someone. “I want my number to be called,” Reddick said. “I want to be one of the guys that’s called on to make plays. I want the fit and the feeling to be right. I want a mutual understanding between me and the coaching staff about what’s expected, what’s to be done, and the effort I’m going to give." And, who better to call his number than the guys that believe in him and understand what he can do and is about? “I love Haason,” Rhule told an Arizona radio station in 2017 after Reddick was selected by the Cardinals with the 13th pick. “He’s everything that’s right with college football. He’s tough, he’s hard-nosed. ... He’s relentless. “In a day and age where guys on defense don’t run to the football anymore because of all the tempo, and guys don’t play hard all the time, Haason set the standard for our defense.’’ So strap up boys and girls, I'm predicting a fun ride, and that's before we've even seen the last move in free agency! I suspect we'll find a good pairing with Action Jackson... https://www.espn.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/34837/panthers-building-defense-behind-versatile-pass-rushers-in-free-agency?device=featurephone

Their eating gummies and brownies!

Not quite understanding your last statement here. We should get "that" QB and draft a QB? What QB? As for the one-year prove-it deal, I am a fan in certain situations. It depends on your circumstances (which obviously won't be the best). I was telling Snow in the thread that if we had stuck to a one-year prove-it deal as opposed to what was essentially a two-year prove it deal with Teddy, we wouldn't be in this situation (and that not necessarily only means this specific possible lame duck situation with Teddy where we really don't want him, but maybe the greater situation with drafting outside of the top 5, because Teddy would likely have been a Bear).

Yessir! It seems like drafting a "franchise LT" is almost as hard as drafting a franchise QB! If a tackle is that good you have to take him! But...you better get it right!

I wouldn't say it's crazy, we just couldn't afford him. Samuel played more because he's a more versatile and dynamic player! Good receivers will find their way on to the field (under most coaches).

But is he though? The best "bad" option left just may be the young kid whose play birthed a new mania.

That in conjunction that we gave him security a year too long. I didn't mind the money as much as what amounted to a two-year (as opposed to the standard one-year) prove-it deal. It's like, "Who came up with that sh¡t?" Somebody (or bodies) creatively reinvented the damn wheel for no good reason...Only because Teddy wanted them to? fug that! He just would o' been a Bear!

Not saying that this really means a whole lot, as they may have just been trying to upgrade on the cheap, but Seattle did acquire Josh Gordon as their 3, but of course he just fuged it up. I think they gave Moore an opportunity to be that guy, but for whatever reason he just never got the overall production. If you look at his stats, they're very much pedestrian. Now it could've been his situation, or maybe Wilson just didn't need to rely on him as much, but I wouldn't expect the guy to legitimately move the chains like Samuel. I know Seattle runs a lot, but so do we (or at least we used to). Maybe Moore is on the verge of a breakout, but I've seen him play and I see him as more of a JAG receiver who has his few moments. This is not to take away from what he does, but I think his salary reflects my thinking about him.

Depends on what he does. He's a WR4 tbh that may be able to play the 3. It's average.

Well, be could play the As-a-Christian-I-believe-in-forgiveness card.

It's BPA all the way!

I thought he might be a legit target. If nothing else, dude seems to know how to get open in the end zone.

I mean, first it was a total of 6 complaints that Buzbee said he'd file. Now it's 9? Really? Next it will be a dozen. This is weird!

Not saying that you won't end up right, but not saying that you won't end up wrong either. There are too many unknown details and a highly suspicious situation to draw conclusions at the moment. https://www.carolinahuddle.com/topic/168742-per-adam-schefter-“in-speaking-to-some-teams-i-don’t-think-this-is-going-to-deter-anyone’s-interest-in-trading-for-deshaun-watson”/

Well, you gotta use your head.