SmokinwithWilly

Because we're only one player away...

One of the picks that cemented it for me that Scott Fitterer had no business being an NFL GM. Complete panic pick.

1st thing we need to look for in a WR is can he catch the freaking ball. This is a basic fundamental we seem obsessed to ignore. We're not in position to take guys with upside over guys with fundamental football skills. Maybe once we've had a winning season or 3 in a row, we can afford those risks.

They went 11-5 and missed the wild card, but any other year that record is getting you in.

If Brooks ends up not playing another down for us, does he replace the Eric Shelton?

No. Bryce playing with confidence and actually getting it done as an NFL starting QB over an entire season is what we need. Teams are going to have more footage on him too post benching, so hopefully he responds well to the new things being thrown at him. It's just about new contract time after this season. Middle of the road performance is the thing we need least from him.

Im in again

DB and a pick would be an interesting option depending on what the pick was and how the contract was written. DB is a game changer in the center, but having Parsons wreaking havoc with 2 young bucks learning behind him. That's damn tempting.

I wouldnt say weve gotten through it with Bryce. He played better in the 2nd half of the season, but thats hardly conclusive proof he's the guy going forward. We may look better on paper, but we haven't seen a game played yet. The Horn contract was Hurneyesque, potential vs production. We're paper thin at LB and we haven't had a winning season in so long it's hard to remember. Morgan hasn't proven he's the guy yet either. It's going to be hard to build a competitive franchise with the cost of Parsons, for the Panthers at least. You're talking about a Rams/Burns level trade cost, a record new contract, and a lack of ability to build around Parsons, which is what he wants. There's a few journeyman QBs out there, but do we really want to build around a Jones, Darnold or Baker type? We've put a ton of resources into the offense. It'll be hard to do the same with the defense the next couple of years missing those 1sts and 2nd(s). If BY had given us a year of solid performance, I'd say go for it. But with less than half a season of success, i just dont see how we can. If it goes wrong we're going to need a franchise QB, another GM, be on a nearly decade long losing streak, and likely have an unhappy Parsons to go with it. And wed be trusting Tepper to fix it. I'd consider that a wreck.

Hate that it's true about BY, but I agree with you. We don't know what we have with him yet, and while we've seen glimpses, it hasn't been a full season of recognized potential. Trading for Micah and then having BY not fulfill our QB needs would wreck this franchise. I know pass rushers dont grow on trees and you get them when you can, but we're not really in a position to do it. Feels like buying a Tesla when your power just got shut off because you couldn't pay the bill.

It can be painful just bending over and compressing the area. I can't even imagine taking a full hit from a NFL player at full speed to the gut. Dude was tough as hell to be able to play at all under those conditions.

Time to go hunting for LBs

If there was a way to do cap compensation for elective retirement or injury forced retirement like Luke or Oher, I could see less argument for guaranteed.

Nothing wrong with starting to look for bodies early. It's a long injury filled season. I doubt we get through unscathed.

3rd should be probably half guaranteed. The failure rate is too high for full guarantee at that point in the draft.

Proving all you need to be a reporter is some keyboard and hallucinations.

I liked Cota. I think it was his contract offer from NO that I first heard of the poison pill.

Sad when the WWE is less scripted than the NBA.

Correction. They were already up by 4 so it would have been a 5 or 6 point lead.

There was a game many years ago, I want to say it was GB and Atl when one team went for 2 with 2 seconds to go up by 4. They converted. The only thing this did was cover the spread and saved Vegas from losing 300 million. It made no sense to the point the announcers were calling it out and were pointing out covering the spread. I was a much younger guy then, but that was my first clue that there was outside influence in this game.

Our day 2 track record over the past 3 decades has been abysmal. We've had a couple of hits, but there has been far more head scratching than a bad case of head lice.

AR was never ready to be the opening day starter, just like Bryce. These rookie QBs are rushed into service when they really need time to develop and learn without the pressure of being the immediate team savior. I liked AR with the right HC, not Frank, and always thought he'd need some time to get up to the NFL speed and competitive level. He probably would have learned over the course of the year that running repeatedly into NFL defenders as a QB is a recipe for a short career. Cam was the exception, not the rule.

I predict that if/when he does, you will begin a topic on the matter with yet another non embedded link.

When Tony played coach seats weren't designed for Calista Flockhart.