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Penix has been markedly un-Penix-like tonight. Let's see if he can get surgically accurate when it matters.

Not going to get too invested in this. Fitterer was supposed to be this and that, but sucked. We won't know until whoever it is is hired and moves begin to be made.

Like I said last week: hire James Joseph Harbaugh, and all will be forgiven.

Meh. If I hated him so much, I wouldn't have drafted him in fantasy football the last couple of years. Furthermore, you can say what you want, but it's all a matter of definition, and it always was. Some of y'all throw the #1 label around so casually, I guess there are 20 in the league. Some receivers like Moore need help to maximize their impact. Some guys, like Smitty, make their impact felt regardless. Double team, even triple team him, he still ate. You will never say that about Moore. Good, not great, does not equal hate, it just means my expectations are higher than yours.

Smitty? Moore? One is great, one is good. I'll let y'all figure it out. And don't make excuses about passers, QBs, blah blah blah. That's what WR1s do: they produce on a consistent basis regardless.

I'd be unpleasantly shocked if our new staff doesn't get Bryce some real competition in here. No HC worth his salt is going to accept this job if Bryce is being forced down his throat. If Bryce is subject to legit competition, how many people think that he'll actually win?

You should include pressure rate as well. But, yeah, from the eye test alone, I think we're simply better off trading him to the highest bidder. He's not a top rusher, and that fact has shown up better than he does on every down.

An NBA guy is consulting in their next hires.

Fitterer did the worst GM job that I've ever seen. He was atrocious.

Just heard it on Unsportsmanlike.

He is speaking like he doesn't know what the future holds, and like a lot of things are up in the air, including his presence in Carolina. He's not saying that he wants to go somewhere else, but realizes the reality of his and this franchises situation. If anything, he's just saying the right things which a pro's pro is going to do.

Good grief. We don't know the coaches or the personnel, but if you were to ask me today, I'd say 3-14 with five wins being our ceiling.

So true, and it's super frustrating. He floats balls way too much (which may be because of his arm, misjudging the speed of the game, or maybe an inability to see the field completely) and he does it on a regular basis. That's not going to fly in the NFL. It will ultimately lead to easy turnovers.

Bryce doesn't even look legit, so just about anyone young QB you can name, including Howell, appears to be a better option.

QBs do not make receivers or vice versa. It's a symbiotic relationship. I knew who Collins was as well as Tank Dell. Collins was bound to break out with a decent QB. They also have a decent TE (which we probably do not).

Bienemy has called some nice plays today. Howell has missed badly. He looks like a backup.

I don't know, but I want a new LT, a new center and a new guard.

Bryce sucked! The O-line sucked! I watched all the damned games. The O-line does not get a pass.

Most in NFL history. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article283646068.html

Luvu should get a good payday, but not top money.

Does it matter? No one should apologize for being hopeful. For anyone that saw this train wreck, here's a cookie: But it's far from anything worth celebrating.

From skeptically optimistic to thoroughly pessimistic within a month's span.

For me, if Tepper has the courage to hire Jim Harbaugh, all will be forgiven.

I can appreciate Tepper's strong desire to win. I still believe that he's going to do everything in his power to do that, but he's going to have to step out of his own pay. That being said, I think that hiring Jim Harbaugh would go a long way towards showing that Tepper understands that he needs to get out of the way.