SmokinwithWilly

Agreed. But the reason they had to extend was they had just given up those picks and it didn't make sense if it was only a one year rental. The Darnold trade and 5th year was poo but it was driven by a lack of direction headed by Rhule and signed off by Tepper. You just can't put yourself in that position and realistically expect to come out ahead and we did it 3 freaking times.

They spent it because they had to save face. Tepper made a mess and it had to get cleaned up. They had to look like they were at least doing something to get better, because restructuring all those deals made things a lot worse. The RA deal was crap. We all know it. But mortgaging your teams financial future to go after a guy who never had any interest in playing for this team unless there was no other option was stupid. Darnold is gone after this year so the 19m on this years disappears too.

Part of the reason we are in cap hell sits right with the man responsible for hiring Rhule. In order to trade for Watson, we had to make the cap space available. All that restructuring and BS associated with it was the responsibility of one David Tepper. And if we fire Fitts, Tepper will be in charge of finding the guys to consult, then hire the GM and the HC. Fitts has been average, but Tepper has poo the bed, all over the walls, and the floors.

With no leverage. T2G was out the door and Rhule had made us desperate. That's not a position of strength to be negotiating from. The Jets could say no and we would still have to pursue it because the only other option was PJ Magic. The trade sucked for damn sure and I wanted no part of Darnold. I would have rather had Minshew for a 5th.

Developing any player and not just relying on their athletic abilities would be a big, big boost.

If he goes and lights it up, we might have to consider that Rhule and the leadership in this franchise is a problem. We are seeing now from T2G.

Panthers get the 1st pick and all good college QBs are staying put.

I ate some questionable cold cuts today that have resulted in the dog leaving the room due to air quality. This game stunk worse.

Because I want players to stay. We aren't going to be able to attract a good HC if all the offensive pieces are done and want out. Robbie is done but he has been. DJ looks like he doesn't care. We're going to end up creating a toxic environment no one wants to be part of.

Our offense is a hot mess. It's predictable. It's elementary. Its boring. There is nothing dangerous about it other than causing someone to fall asleep on the job. I know they say replacing an OC mid-season and implementing a new offense is difficult but how hard is it to upgrade this mess and implement some new schemes. McAdoo ain't it. This isn't a knee jerk reaction thread. I'm serious. How hard would it be to implement a new offensive scheme or get a new OC to expand the one we have? I realize getting anyone here would be very difficult given our current situation. But we can't keep doing this if we want anyone to not request a trade out of this hot mess.

It also has to do with his weight loss this year to be more effective. He was never really going to be a run stuffer dlineman.

After watching years of great offensive lines playing elsewhere, it's time we finally learned to invest in our own. We should be drafting at least 1 interior lineman every year. We should be drafting a tackle every 2-3 to make sure we have a backup we can rely on to play swing tackle or if one moves on in FA. It looks like we have a line. Now we need to find a fugging QB.

Passing is important but run game sets the attitude for offensive linemen. Run blocking is fun. Being able to establish that attitude always makes it easier. Finishing games running all over guys is fun. It's just the attitude and we haven't had a were going to dominate you attitude in too long.

This team has lost its swag, especially from 2015 Cam. It has no identity. I don't care if we lose the rest of the season, I want the identity of this football team back. Ground, pound, and hit you so hard you think twice about coming across the middle again.

Always here to help.

Cowboys will crush her dreams week 18 needing 1 win to secure a playoff spot with a field goal and 2 score lead then fumble the snap, defense recovers and scampers 68 yards for a TD to end yet another's season of hopes and dreams.

If I had to guess what dirt he has it involves players long term health, especially concussions, and fixing games.

Go listen to his BLeav podcast. Dude drops some serious knowledge. I've gone back and listened to most of his podcasts from the past year just because I like hearing him talk football.

Dude, everyone knows pancakes are superior to waffles for breakfast. They fold like a soft taco shell to stack your bacon, sausage and eggs complete with shredded cheese.

Are you saying he had an ample chest like someone else the Panthers are familiar with?

I live out in the PNW and RW was not well liked. He was seen as an egotistical asshole that held the franchise back after his SB win because his way was best. They're happy to have moved on and got better production out of Geno who is a better fit in what Carroll wants to do.

So did you notice that madden isn't in the break room anymore...

It's hard to know who was in charge of what because Rhule was a micromananger with his hands in everything. There were rumors that some of Rhules power was taken away during the off-season and we appear to have made some better choices. There was no direction in the HC office and that's clearly evident by the way the roster was handled. Hell, Dunlap wanted to come here but Fitts couldn't promise him a starting role because of Rhule's stupid camp competitions. Rhule loved reclamation projects. Notice how many of the trades involved reclamation projects Rhule thought he could fix. You could tell Fitts was done with Rhule at last year's end of season presser.

Most of it was on Steve Wilks, the kind of coach he is, the kind of man he is, and the kind of intensity he brings. Mentioned how he looked forward to his locker room speeches and he thinks he could be the guy for Carolina. Also mentioned that he thinks that bringing in Wilks and Holcomb was planned for this very reason which would go with the rumor Wilks wasn't necessarily a Rhule choice. You could hear the excitement in his voice. He talked some about Rhule and the locker room, but nothing extremely negative about the man. Thinks he's a great college coach but transitioning from college to the pros is completely different, recruitment vs FA, and his staff just didn't have enough experience.