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Tepper changed his mind on a dome after COVID (for obvious reasons). There has been talk about something like Miami did (not fully enclosed but would protect fans from the elements).

Win or lose teams used to know they played us by the way they felt the next day (beat up).

That was Panthers football and we need to find our way back. 

Non-exclusive tag, let him entertain offers from other teams to set the market and then we match or get two 1st round picks in exchange.

3 hours ago, KSpan said:

60% of restaurants fail in their first year and 80% fail within 5, so I'd say yeah. that was trying something unique and it didn't work out, though I heard it was pretty good pizza.

It was really good pizza and Dan is a class act

Agree with OP 100% hated to lose but felt good about what I saw from Bryce and our pass rush.

Gettleman was such an asshole

On 7/10/2023 at 11:59 AM, ladypanther said:

 

This /story

On 7/4/2023 at 5:50 PM, chknwing said:

 This offseason has been exciting but now its time to turn the focus to the game day experience.  If you have been to a game in the past few years, it's bad.  Very bad.  The most exciting part has been the mixed reality Panther.  The music choices are questionable and alot of times kill the vibe.  The food is still ok.  Why is it so hard to get decent nachos?  Outside the stadium, there is hardly anything going on pregame, unless you want your face painted.

BBQ nachos are pretty good at the old JJR’s stand

2 hours ago, USDepartmentOfSavagery said:

And yet the Canes still have a Cup. Panthers have won nothing unfortunately. I don’t know why this is turning into a Canes vs Panthers thing but the Hurricanes are the better organization. Full stop. 

Championships have nothing to do with attendance or passion of the fans. If it did, the Bills would have multiple Lombardi trophies.

It's not a Canes vs. Panthers thing, I only mentioned Canes because they were brought up as evidence of Raleigh having more passionate fans. I personally have nothing against the Canes or Raleigh, but the idea that it's better market for the NFL than Charlotte is laughable. 

Canes can't even get people in Raleigh to show up unless they're winning. 

Between 2015-2018 avg. attendance was only 67% of capacity. 

13 minutes ago, USDepartmentOfSavagery said:

There’s 41 home games a year. There’s 8/9 in the NFL. Bad take. 

Using Canes attendance to suggest Panthers attendance would be better in Raleigh is an absurd take. 

Also…

Average ticket price for a Canes game is $60 with a seating capacity of 18k

Average ticket price for a Panthers game is $239 with a seating capacity of 70k

So using turnout at a Canes game as evidence of more dedicated fans is absurd.

10 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

That was in the 90's bro. Those people are old now. 

 

It has nothing to do with winning or losing. Even when we had that historical run in 2016 the stadium was still 60/40. It's the location. 

 

Raleigh has always had a strong fan base. We support our teams college and NHL. I promise you if the Panthers or Hornets were in Raleigh you would see a totally different fan reaction at the games. They hardcore and loud. Charlotte fans are laid back.

 

No disrespect to the city of Charlotte, but the fans are just not into their teams as we are. Come to a Canes or Pack game and tell me you don't notice the difference.

I attended every home game during the 2015 season and it was nowhere close to 60/40 opposing fans. 
 

it has everything to do with winning/losing. Show me how well attended a Canes game is after 5 consecutive losing seasons.

From a simple demographics standpoint Charlotte had almost 2x the population and a higher median household income, move would never happen.

But there’s nothing stopping all the dedicated fans in Raleigh from making the 2 hour trip to Charlotte and joining the fun.

We need to sign one of these vet edge players, you can never have too many pass rushers.

Bears desperately need a pass rush, take Will Anderson.

Texans take Bryce Young.

We trade up to 3 and take Stroud.

1 hour ago, TheCasillas said:

Brandon Smith is going to be the ideal ILB for us. 6'4 240 and he has wheels while being a big boy.

Could be an even better fit at 3-4 OLB based on his size/speed combo. 

Barno is another exciting prospect at 3-4 OLB. 
 

We are going to have to beef up at iLB for this scheme so they can take on iOL and stack/shed blocks. Chinn actually has the frame (6’3” 220lbs) to make that conversion, just needs to add 15-20 lbs like TD did.

I’m really warming up to AR, his weaknesses are all coachable while his strengths can’t be taught.

My heart wants Wilks... my brain wants Ben Johnson. 

I don’t think taking Russell Wilson as a value pick in the third round relates to what Fitty would do with a top 5 pick at the position.

If you feel the need to wear a bag over your head why even bother showing up?

On 10/17/2022 at 10:07 AM, jackson113 said:

If you hire a defensive coach with a bright OC. The OC gets snatched. Sign a offensive coach to prevent this...

Exactly this. Best way to keep a good OC is make him HC. That’s how things are done now with all the rules favoring offense.

Good read, always bothered me that Rhule came into the league with a manifesto to get Teddy. Giving him 60 mil and then cutting him after one season while repeatedly throwing him under the bus fractured my confidence in Rhule too.

Taken my kids as young as 7 or 8 and everything was fine

15 hours ago, Doc Holiday said:

I say this every time this subject comes up. 
 

Panthers ain’t going anywhere. Population and demographics dictates team placements, NC is the 9th largest state with  Charlotte sitting within an 1 hour 30 minute drive of many large cities in the area. 
 

team ain’t going anywhere. This is a dead subject.

I should have just quoted this.