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  1. 7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

    I guess with this type of mindset we'd still have slavery. LOL 

    Slavery was WRONG on so many levels, how that comparison works who knows

    Weather ur team that is still in the playoffs gets a home game is no where near that lvl

  2. Leave things alone. This is like the OT rule change to make it "fair" but all it did was make it unfair because the team that gets the ball 2nd can just go for all 4th downs if need be.

    Change for change will always have consequences that may not have been thought of.

    Winning ur Div should mean something. You are a champion so u should get a home game.

     

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  3. 45 minutes ago, Icege said:

    Looking Back at the 2021 Panthers Draft Class
    An NFL player's career on average is said to last just slightly over three years, and because of that, it's considered a general rule of thumb that by Year 3, a team knows what kind of professional football player a pick has developed into. While there are always exceptions to the rule, that's not the point of this topic. This is about the players who are still on the team after being picked up in the 2021 draft (or as UDFAs). Only four remain on the roster today: Jaycee Horn, Chuba Hubbard, Tommy Tremble, and Brady Christensen. Two of them signed significant contract extensions with the team (Horn, Hubbard) while the other two (Tremble, Christensen) received short-term deals that aren't cap-heavy.

    It's worth mentioning the conditions these guys entered the league under Matt Rhule's second year and Scott Fitterer's first. A ton of players were brought in that year, including a long snapper who didn't make the team… instead of Trey Smith, who just happens to be the Chiefs' starting guard (hey... to be fair to Thomas Fletcher, he did have a fun draft day phone call). These four survived Rhule and Reich and were seen as valuable enough under the first-year combo of Morgan and Canales to be rewarded with second deals.


    Jaycee Horn (Round 1, Pick 8.)
    Horn has all of the traits of a true CB1: elite footwork, physicality, and the ability to mirror WR1s... but his biggest challenge has been staying on the field. He's never finished an entire season, though to be fair, it's been rumored he wouldn’t have been shut down for the final two weeks of last season had the team been in playoff contention. He's got just 37 career games played over four seasons (with 15 of those coming in Morgan/Canales' Year 1). The team gambled on his production after seeing that not only can he lock down WR1s in man or match quarters, but he can also be dependable in a heavy cover-3 zone scheme like what the Panthers ran last season. With the recent free agent and draft additions made this offseason, expect Jaycee to go back to eliminating WR1s from the game rather than shutting down a third of the field like he was recently asked to do.


    Chuba Hubbard (Round 4, Pick 126)
    Originally seen as a depth pick with linear speed, Hubbard has outperformed expectations and emerged as the team's RB1 over the past couple of years. His 2023 breakout laid the foundation, but in 2024 he cemented his role as the lead back, showing much-improved vision, contact balance, and decisiveness in outside zone. He finished top-10 in missed tackles forced and yards after contact per attempt, all while holding his own in pass protection and producing on screens. Chuba doesn't have elite burst or wiggle, but he's carved out a spot as the leader and tone-setter in the run game. Not bad value for a Day 3 selection—positional value be damned.


    Tommy Tremble (Round 3, Pick 83)
    Tremble has been the kind of player every team needs but few talk about: dependable, physical, and quietly versatile. When he was drafted, he was already known for his blocking chops and has steadily improved as a receiver. He experienced his most complete season in 2024 with a 79.3% catch rate, 10.2 yards per reception, no drops, and a 108.9 passer rating when targeted. Not only that, he's been a consistent special teamer since coming into the league. He's a natural fit as a TE/FB hybrid in 12 and 13 personnel, consistently handling the dirty work in both run and pass situations.


    Brady Christensen (Round 3, Pick 70)
    BC has played all over the line both as a starter and as a back-up. We haven't seen the "short arms" come up as often as Rhule was worried about, especially against ATL and WAS where he logged over 100 snaps at center and posted his best grades of the year (76.0 OVR, 73.8 PBL, 75.8 RBLK vs. ATL; 85.2 OVR, 72.9 PBLK, 86.0 RBLK vs. WAS). While his overall pass-blocking grade (56.1) and lack of a consistent position might mean that he's the perfect OL6 rather than a long-term starter, he's been dependable when given his opportunities.

    The short arms(BC) thing was always silly. Try the guy out at the spot and see if he can play his more natural position.

    BC seemed more a LT then G or C 

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  4. On 4/6/2025 at 6:41 PM, jfra78 said:

    Never understood the Chinn comparison,why not compare him to Luvu which makes more sense?  Oh i know because we used Luvu well so that doesn't support your argument

    I have heard Luvu left because he felt he could be used better in the Commanders D. (Car wanted to keep him, he turned them down)

    He was proving right.

    Was got more out of Luvu and he fit there scheme well.

     

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  5. 1 hour ago, La Pantera said:

    Brady has minority ownership in the Raiders.

    Yea he can't go to pre-game practice or talk with other players. Getting paid all that money but can't do the full job.

    Fox should get that money back since he can't even do his job correctly since he is part of ownership. 

  6. I'm sure Pittsburgh wishes it could give back the Superbowls Big Ben help win just for the warm cozy fills of doing the right thing and should not have take that QB.

    Also if someone says you did something that you was NEVER charged with you don't deserve to work or make good money.

    This is football if you are not getting arrested I couldn't care less what you do off the field. None of this has affected his play on field or in the locker room.

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  7. And everyone always ragging on Hurney about picking non premium players but want a off ball LB in the top 10. So we are back to picking outliers for top 10 picks if they think he is a rush end. A lot of draft people don't even rank him with the edge players. Then some complain about Burns run stopping but this guy is smaller.

    6'5 250 vs 6'2 245

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  8. Good move. Good player.

    Ppl need to stop hating, not his fault the Panthers didn't use the TE much his 1st 3yrs.

    Good speed, can block very well, also coming on as a pass catcher. Also can be a move TE/H back

    Develop our draft picks, don't give guys with up side away for nothing and him and Sanders are a ok 1-2 TE room to build off...

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  9. 15 hours ago, jfra78 said:

    Or the next Greg Hardy

    That was always BS what they did to Hardy and the Panthers all over a tape of some other guy tripping out...

    I could use a lil crazy in my edge rusher. I'm not trying to hangout with anyone or have my kids lookup to the guy, winning games is what matters

    Also any and everyone can allege something happened but no court case play ball..

  10. 4 hours ago, SaltAndPepper said:

    Now, for those who don't know, Charlie from WalterFootball.com basically as a source that's allowed him to basically know who our pick is going to be for the last 4-5 years or so (if I can remember), so I track what he says about us. For the last 2 weeks, it seems he's finally focused on a player for us, and hasn't budged in his last three mock drafts... so... welcome Mykel Williams? Plus, Dan Morgan did say the following...

     

    “Yeah, I don’t think we needed the Eagles game to understand that,” Morgan said with smile. “I think, both sides of the ball, you have to win the line of scrimmage. You have to be bigger, you have to be tougher, you have to be more physical—and that’s what we’re looking to do around here.

    “We’re looking to build that defensive line like we built the offensive line last season. Give the fans a good product on the field, give us a good product on the field. And we’re excited. We’re excited about the guys in free agency, we’re excited about the guys in the draft, and we think we can fill some of those holes.image.thumb.png.15773542f8697ba577538e2d57b75ee0.png

    Last few years it seems he at least gets the top 10 spot on.

    Trust his mocks close to draft as it does seem like he does have inside info. 

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