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That's got to be the most Falcon thing ever! Lol

2 hours ago, rodeo said:

I like Tet but our defense is gonna fugin suck again, unless we have a plan.

Well I mean did we think Walker was a generational talent like Kuechly was? I mean, that's the ONLY way one draft pick transforms a defense. It's pretty rare honestly. We'll find an edge rusher.

4 hours ago, Seltzer said:

Matt Rhule really thought looking like a slob was endearing...

Got to give the man credit... somehow he has convinced multiple people to throw millions of dollars at him

And somehow ends up with the best college football QB next year possibly.

On 12/10/2024 at 4:57 AM, R0CKnR0LLA said:

Everyone calling him a franchise QB conveniently cherry picks only the good plays and ignores all the bad ones as well.

At least I can say he's made good plays, he's made bad plays, he's still inconsistent and is giving you the same production as Dalton did. Doesn't sound like a franchise QB to me but you do you.

I mean, he is not even finished with his sophomore season. He probably only has to shave once per week. How many "franchise" QB's out there took their team to the top in their first two seasons throughout NFL history? Yes, here has been a few (and they had very favorable conditions), but overall, I'd say it's a very low percentage. How might Bryce look right now if we had a Smitty, Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, and a world beating TE with a top 5 defense? Before we call Bryce Young a bust don't you think the GM and coaches should come as close as they can to building that kind of talent around him THEN see how he fares? Bryce probably has 1 to 2 more wins and averages 30-40 more yards per game if he simply has a true #1 play making WR and only that. Say what you want, everyone has their opinion, and they're not necessarily wrong. Bryce is improving, but he needs more help across the board. I think the hypotheticals as it applies to him are not so far fetched. Let's see how the last few games play out.

7 minutes ago, Donald LaFell said:

He’s got work to do but you grossly underestimate his funny accent, that’s worth another 2 years at least. 

He can speak yiddish for all I care, as long as he starts showing big play ability. Interesting that he chose Devin Funchess's old number... honestly, that's who he plays like. I'm not bashing the kid, I honestly see good potential in him, but he does need to show some HR threat. That's why we drafted him where we did. What is his longest play so far... just curious? Does he have more than one?

18 minutes ago, WhoKnows said:

I was at the game and just an FYI, he wasn’t drifting the ball left. We were on the left hash mark on both misses and you can see a straight line down the hash marks is just left or right of the goal posts. He hit both straight as an arrow but on the left hash mark that’s a miss just left of the goal post. He needed to push those a little right rather than kick them dead straight. Regardless, he knows how to kick those correctly so he messed up.

Drift, shank, pull, choke... what's the difference? Field goal kickers make damn good money compared to what we make. Can we agree on that? Do your job! The one job you have, I mean serious, how hard is training camp for a kicker? Eddie signed a two year 4.1 million dollar contract with 2.2 million guaranteed... these games are WHY we pay them MILLIONS! I'm sorry, I do not have a lot of forgiveness for kickers. There is a reason the Tuckers and Kasays last so long. 

21 minutes ago, Sir Big Spurr said:

I can promise you that I was not wanting the Panthers to lose. There’s definitely something to a team learning how to win. However, today was pretty much the best case scenario. Bryce took more major steps forward today and that is really the only thing that matters right now. 

We also learned that Eddie Pinero does not have that clutch gene. After that first miss he kept drifting the ball to the left, which says the miss stayed in his head. I've been waiting for a game to see if Eddie can win us games because I do not remember a time when he has really been tested. Can allow one miss in a game, but lets be honest, kicking cost us this one.

1 hour ago, Cam2Ligit2Quit said:

Please show compassion and stop the sick joke.  As much as they are well paid to entertain us the are human like us. They are brothers fathers husband sons. It’s sick some of us have to be reminded. 

Not to mention he is showing signs that he COULD be the franchise's next Greg Olson. We should all hope he is fine. 

On 11/7/2024 at 7:57 AM, Martin said:

I really like the idea of him and Brooks together for a couple of years. We are solidifying the offensive pieces to put around our non-Bryce future quarterback 

Yeah, we need to get back to that "smash and dash" style of football that helped give the Panthers that "keep pounding" mentality. Also helps take pressure off your young developing or whoever QB. Nothing but upside to this if Brooks turns into what we hope he can be. Especially with our young TE starting to look like a stud.

Honestly, that cut he made for that 4th quarter TD against the Saints was what play making is all about. And quite frankly, it is exactly what this team needs. This kid has worked his ass off. Remember, he got to play with and watch Christian McCaffery. Seems like he has that same drive and mentality, so I am fine with signing someone that shows up every day ready to work!

14 minutes ago, Donald LaFell said:

Peppers had some poor showings or seasons sometimes too but was a lot stronger and able to break through double teams. Burns will only ever be a role player. 

Peppers did not disappear for the hall of fame ceremony. Lol, yeah, there is a huge difference.

3 hours ago, heel31ok said:

New to the game I see...

Yeah, brand new. I'm a futbol guy! Lol

On 10/21/2024 at 8:17 AM, Jon Snow said:

Yes. Look for number 80 and you will see how bad he is.

I know who he is but I never realized just how bad Ian Thomas really was. He's been with us for a bit now. Really says a lot about the overall lack talent on this team. How did it get THIS bad?

On 10/21/2024 at 11:27 AM, CRA said:

why would you design that play....and ask Ian Thomas to be the key block?  That's a better question. 

Well, that was going to be my very next question once it was confirmed that is who it was. Most pathetic lack of effort I've ever seen by a player and play by an NFL team. Was truly shameful.

Was he the one that missed the block on that 4th and 1 we went for. Just lets the guy go past him in the right side of the line? I saw the highlight but I could not see the jersey number. When I saw it I was just floored... how did he not even see the guy in front of him or even lay a hand on him?

9 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Yeah I’m going to disagree with comparing a 4th round TE struggling his first year to a QB we traded up to pick 1 struggling in year 2 after a horrific year 1. Big difference there. A 4th round TE shouldn’t be starting right now. As I already mentioned TE has the longest adjustment period of any position in the NFL. Now throw in Sanders having blocking as a weakness at Texas and we are asking him to do that a lot.  Expecting him to contribute meaningful snaps right away was just wishful thinking honestly. You have a “generational” talent in Bowers who is a glorified WR with 300 yards and 1 TD in 5 games. 

Actually, watching the games, his blocking has been his strenth so far. His problem is that he is getting opportunities in key downs to make plays and he is just droppng the ball. He's getting meaninful snap, it just seems like he's not handling the "bight lights" well just yet.  You are right, we cannot expect him to be David Njoku (who he was compared to entering draft) right now, but come on kid, those 3rd down drops hurt! I think he will be a good TE, you're right... development.

On 10/9/2024 at 10:34 AM, kungfoodude said:

But remember it isn't like we had any other options. You know, other than the 5th leading rusher in the NFL currently.

The optimist in me says this kid is going to be so much better than the TE we drafted from that same school that suddenly forgot how catching footballs work. Here's to hope!!

On 10/9/2024 at 9:21 AM, kungfoodude said:

He did legitimately give us a return to competent OL play for five full games. It's been a very long time since we had five competent offensive linemen starting. fuging crying shame it didn't last longer.

Nice job with that! We finally more than fixed our O-line. Just wish all the other peices could come together. This team needs the proverbial ball to bounce our way for a change (of course pun intended).

On 10/6/2024 at 6:21 PM, SmokinwithWilly said:

Just because you don't want to lose doesn't mean you know how to win. Tepper has no idea what he's doing and it's showed. We've been a revolving door at QB trying to find lightning in a bottle. We've got guys making major decisions getting it wrong more times than a freaking fan message board. There's no real plan in building a team. We're throwing poo at the wall to see what sticks, but the only thing we're left with is gobs of poo everywhere. 

You're absolutely right with what you are saying, but think about this. Revolving door at QB. How is Sam Darnold doing right now? How is Baker Mayfield doing right now? Both playing at an all pro, almost MVP caliber right now. Why did it not work here? I totally get that Tepper may not know how to win, but in the end, he's just the money guy. Talking about throwing things at walls and seeing if it sticks, I feel you brother. But why is it that nothing seems to stick? Look at this year, just when it seemed we had a glimer of hope our anchor on defense Brown, season ending injury. Do you think he would have made a difference in the last two games? And it's not just that... for some reason we just cannot get those diamond in the rough players in the draft that end up being those "Dogs" that Morgan speaks about. Players have to emerge, and YES we need better decision making. But unfortunately in the NFL, those decisions are like a coin flip. And it seems the Panthers are in an era where it's just not landing our way. Love him or hate him (mostly hate here, I get it), Tepper WANTS to win. He is hemorraging money with this team right now and the business man in him does not want to lose money. I get why everyone hates him, but even he needs a little luck when it comes to the offseason and trying to improve the team. This kind of thing is not easy to turn around. Panthers are not the only team. I mean, the Jets just fired Robert Saleh who I thought was a good coach 5 weeks in. I feel your pain, trust me, been here a long time with this team, all the ups and downs. I do think we have the right coaches and GM right now... we just NEED some damn luck at the QB position, and what would help with that is playmakers at WR/TE/RB! We have a top 10 Offensive line. But, we are decimated with injuries on defense. Just BAD LUCK... snake eyes. It wll all come together eventually, it has to... right?

4 hours ago, HardcoreHokie said:

Holy S*** they just showed Frankie getting the game ball in the locker room and he had the place LIT.

Reminds me of TD or Ray Lewis.

We can’t keep culture guys like that? 

Problem is... you have to have cultural guys in support. For some resaon this team has lost that type of culture you speak of. We can blame Tepper, but it's not like Tepper wants to lose. We just seem to strike out at every gamble. Guys cannot stay healthy at all. Someone needs to bring a shaman in to burn some sage or something. I don't know what it is, but we just have some bad juju.

18 hours ago, pantherclaw said:

You're a thief?, 

I suggest another line of work for you. Perhaps something you're good at. 

You're a good little troll aren't you! Adorable! 

10 hours ago, pantherclaw said:

Interesting that I chose not to comment on his play for a reason.  Yet you're so dense that you insisted on sharing anyway. 

Koodos to you, sir. Koodos. 

I'm pretty sure we got your pun Sorrry to steal your glory.

9 hours ago, Bear Hands said:

Im all for any way we can generate pressure. Current biggest weakness on the squad is our pass rush.

He has that same Bryce Young thing... too small for his position.

6 hours ago, pantherclaw said:

Although a much fatter bank account. 

And? such is life in the NFL. Doesn't take away from the fact that Burns and his spidey senses were/are useless.

15 minutes ago, Panthero said:

Wut?

The answer is on he roster! GD! Why don't they make those black helmets permanent?