SmokinwithWilly

Looks like he knew Evero's defense sucked worse than we did.

Parsons to Carolina made no sense if we were going to try and give him what he wanted. If it was 2 1sts, DB, and that contract, there was no feasible was to build around him in the next 4 years, especially with Bryce still lacking a full season of productivity. GB has their QB. We aren't certain yet, though the end of last season was reason for optimism. Parsons is an elite talent, but unfortunately we're not in the position to make that type of move for him. That's a put you over the top SB window run type move.

My only concern is if we're not actively trying to get better which we don't seemed overly concerned with doing. That's more of an organizational thing than a player thing. Great teams and coaches are always looking to find the smallest gains. We're content to settle. That bothers me.

Im sure he had to pass a physical as part of the deal. The Packers had to have known to pay a price that high. If they didn't, there's no lemon law in the NFL.

The Panthers make the Hornets look like geniuses sometimes.

A competent GM could have turned that Burns trade into 4 or 5 day 1 picks and still ended up with BY. Fitts was just so fugging bad.

Hes talking about turning down 2 1sts and a 2nd for Burns

I think back and what we could have done with them. If we had traded those 2 1sts with Moore for BY, kept our 1st and had it available for Jayden Daniel's if we so chosen or what we could have gotten in trade. Ah the possibilities from simple common sense found on a fan message board.

I saw two 1st rounders. Didn't see any additional picks so far. Fittershits was exceptionally stupid for rejecting the Rams offer for Burns.

Everyone says AT was old and slow but the one thing he could do consistently was get separation. That takes skill and it's been a huge issue in our WR for years. And while Moore may be a great locker room guy and our WR coach may be a 12 year vet, he's not playing in the game. Vets like AT do what they do because they can see things others don't and exploit it. The DB interview I mentioned before was with Stephon Gilmore after his DPOY season. He was pulling the younger DBs aside showing them things you wouldn't even think you'd be able to tell from the way the receiver was standing. Seeing what a DB or LB is biting on in game that can give you that half step advantage is huge and we don't have that experience in our WR group right now and I think it could end up hurting us. None of our receivers have lined up against NFL corners successfully on a regular basis. Having someone that can walk over and give you a tip to get a half yard separation can be a difference maker.

But Frank had the option to choose his personnel. He wouldn't have to adapt his scheme for Stroud nearly as much as Young. It makes no sense to draft a player then have to redesign everything you do when your boss isn't known for patience in delivering results. Plus his demeanor changed after the draft. He lost interest. Frank wasn't my choice for HC, Ryans was. It's all really irrelevant at this point, Bryce is our QB and if hope he's successful.

That's why I never understood the Bryce pick for Frank. He never fit a Reich offense. Stroud was far more of a fit for Frank than Bryce ever was. Thats why I always thought Bryce was a Dave/Nicole pick instead of a coaches pick. It never made sense from a scheme perspective.

THE David Moore !?!?! We're saved. I expect TMac to have 200 catches, 3k yards, 20 TDs and be uncoverable this year with all the information he can get from watching our HoF WR David Moore.

Been my thought as well for a while. Got to address the QB2. Dalton is meh as a backup but we really need to try and do better. Unless you luck into a Brady, Dak, Cassel, etc you're not likely to get a starting caliber QB, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. We don't have a lot of luxuries after years of bad drafting, but we can't ignore it forever.

BY shouldn't be the guaranteed starter for a few more years unless he earns it. That's how bad teams stay bad. If he does well, great. If he doesn't, it's time to look at the draft again. He's a sunk cost at this point. We, meaning coaches, have to be honest about his progression as a QB. If he's not the guy, as painful as it might be, bite the bullet and move on. I want Bryce to be successful. That means the Panthers can be successful. I just don't want to be attached for another contract just because we're afraid to look for something better.

How to read DBs and their body language. How to use small movements to get open in tight coverage. How to recognize tendencies by certain players. I remember watching a special a DB gave about how he could tell where a particular WR was going to move by the way he tilted his shoulder pre snap. It was fascinating to listen to the stuff these guys could see and react to. Its one thing to do in practice against 3s and 4s. Its another to do in real games against starter level coverage players and schemes. That's where I think we'll miss AT most.

Huddle GMs making too much sense today.

It'd be hard for Cam to be the leader in the locker room with Smitty's personality. That probably had something to do with the trade as well.

Who would he get to come in at GM? Remember, he hired a firm to hire the best candidate which just so happened to be the only candidate mentioned. Pepper has been rejected by multiple coaches and I'd assume multiple GMs if we follow the coaches pattern. Could we see Marty Hurney 3.0?

When youre limited by the people who will actually take the job because your owner has the track record he does, you end up with the Carolina Teppers.

When I think about guys to tutor WRs, David Moore is not who I'm looking at and thinking he's someone I want my guys to be like.

Cut no. Bench year 1. Definitely.