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It would make more sense if it was after a practice but random general soreness seems a bit concerning.

That’s valid, New England did protect him really well with the plan they had in place. I could actually see Corral succeeding in that same type of plan but Rhule knows he has to win this year and while Corral could give him a chance to win he probably feels more comfortable with Mayfield right now. However, come next week, if Corral comes in and is lighting it up then things could change.

If you think playing football in HS and the NFL are similar then there’s no reason to even have a conversation.

Zach wasn’t ready to play… it showed week one against us… hopefully the Jets didn’t ruin him like they ruined Darnold. Mac was ready and also came from a more pro ready offense. It’s going to take a while for Corral to get up to speed. Our offense and verbiage is miles ahead of what he was doing at Ole Miss. It’s great that Corral has that mindset, he still has to earn it. I said in a post earlier that Wilson made the Seahawks move on from Flynn but they didn’t do so until the end of camp. Corral wasn’t going to come in and be the guy on day one. There’s a hierarchy I place and Corral has to climb it. In a week or so he’ll probably have jumped Walker and then we can all sit back and laugh at the sky is falling chicken little a in here.

Fugging foot injuries, I wouldn’t even risk it with him. Tell him to study the playbook, and we’ll try again in late August.

If you put Darnold as third on the depth chart on day one then you’ve lost the team. The only guy to say it is Robbie but if you start assigning players spots without making them earn it then the team effectively realizes that there isn’t a point in competing because the coaching staff has made their mind up on day one. Have you played or coached any sort of organized sport? It doesn’t even have to be at the college level, HS level is fine… The older veteran players usually get the early reps and things start to shake out as camp progresses… there may be a few elite talents that shoot up the depth chart right away but not on the first day. It took all of camp before Russell Wilson stole Matt Flynn’s job, the Panthers aren't just going to magically give Baker the QB1 spot and Corral the QB2 spot on day one. If anything our fanbase needs to be ecstatic with the way Darnold is starting, the more positive news out of camp for him and the better he plays in preseason, the easier it is to move him once Mayfield wins the job.

This is a little odd… would have thought they’d have tried Ickey at first team LG, I can’t imagine sitting him for someone like Jordan if Christensen were to win the starting LT job.

Some guys that the Panthers really need to step up this year (Wilson, Tremble, Thomas, Taylor, and Burris) seemed to make some plays today… hopefully that continues.

You can’t just not give Darnold reps… they’ll start to skew one way or another as camp goes on but it’s day one man… In coach speak, our QB competition is open and the coaching staff needs to make it appear that way until Mayfield steps up… otherwise Rhule will lose the locker room on day one if he’s going to hand out starting jobs today.

Looks like Darnold is slinging, also nice to see the TE’s involved early which McAdoo will certainly like. McAdoo’s TE’s usually feast in the red zone.

Did CMC just truck Igo?

In actuality he’s making Mayfield earn his keep which is the right thing to do to someone who has been considered entitled during the entirety of his football career.

Obviously not what most of you want to hear.

Good God… some of y’all forgot to take our xanny’s this morning. If you legit thought Rhule was going to name Mayfield QB1 and trot him out there first after being in Charlotte for two weeks then I have some beachfront property in Kansas to sell you. Mayfield will be the starter soon enough but it ain’t gonna happen on the first day on camp.

Sure would be nice if Wilson developed into something. He’s average in coverage and his missed tackle percentage is pretty high but if he can become just a bit better in coverage and drop his missed tackle percentage then he could develop into a real nice player. He certainly has a nose for the ball.

Damn that’s fuged up, but at the end of the day, if I had Sam’s money I wouldn’t care too much about what a bunch of fans had to say. Hopefully he keeps his own mental health right.

If Kemba is brought back then Cody isn’t playing the 1. He did that at times last year when guys had injuries or covid but that all but stopped as soon as IT came in. So you have five guys (Rozier, Martin, Hayward, Oubre, and Bouknight) for four rotational spots… the odd man out is Bouknight.

Hahaha touché.

That’s just being a poor manger of your assets though. At some point you have to get something for these players before letting them walk for nothing. Monk had the best year of his career last year and the Hornets have nothing to show for it. If they do the same with Bouknight then at some point the fans need to question what the plan is with our young guys.

Yep, agree with all this. Really have no idea what our plan is with our young guys. We always seem to sign players over them. Rozier’s new deal starts next year, and it’s a hefty deal to say the least. The Hornets will probably let Oubre walk next year and slide Martin to SF to be the backup for whoever is manning that position… but once again, this year is another wasted year where the only minutes Bouknight are getting are in Greensboro.

Add a few more to the mix. The Wolves roster will currently consist of some sort of combination of the below players. Forwards - Ryan Dzingel, Malte Stromwall, Mackenzie MacEachern, Lane Pederson, Jamieson Rees, Stelio Mattheos, Ryan Suzuki, Vasili Ponomarev, Noel Gunler, Blake Murray, Joseph LaBate (Wolves contract), Josh Melnick (Wolves contract), Eric Cooley (Wolves contract) Defensemen - Dylan Coghlan, William Lagesson, Max Lajoie, Cavan Fitzgerald, Ronan Seeley, Griffin Mendel (Wolves contract), David Farrance (Wolves contract) Goalies - Pyotr Kochetkov, Zach Sawchenko, Cale Morris (Wolves contract) Joey Keane, Jesper Sellgren, and Tarmo Reunanen have decided to go overseas. I’ve decided to remove Stefan Noesen from the above list because as of now he projects as Carolina’s 13th forward. That could change as the offseason progresses. Svech - Aho - Jarvis Patches - KK - Turbo Necas - Staal - Fast Marty - Drury - Kase Noesen I’ve decided to leave Coghlan on the list until Gardiner’s and Bear’s contract situations are resolved. That could also change depending the outcome of those two situations. Slavin - Burns Skjei - Pesce Gardiner - Bear Chatfield Andersen Raanta

I don’t think Bouknight was a waste of a lottery pick but I do feel like we might end up wasting him here. Earlier I mentioned that Golden State has become the model for how to develop and move on from players. They keep their stars, develop their young players, and either keep those young players if they become stars or replace them with younger players if they only develop into rotational players. Cody Martin’s best comparison is probably Gary Payton… what did Golden State let Gary Payton do… walk… who are they replacing him with… a younger player in Moses Moody (who was drafted just a couple picks after Bouknight). Additionally, they are going to do the same thing with Kuminga if he doesn’t become a star… and who is waiting in the wings… Patrick Baldwin. The bottom line is that the Hornets made a mistake paying Cody. I like Cody, but teams don’t progress by signing average players that they developed. They progress by signing the elite players that they have developed and letting the average players walk while replacing them with younger players in the draft. It sucks, but as soon as Martin was brought back, the writing was on the wall for Bouknight. I’m hoping that Martin becomes a 15/5/2 player for the Hornets because ultimately I think that’s the type of player Bouknight will become… I just think it will be with someone else. Once the dust has cleared on this Bridges situation, they should really consider trading Bouknight to upgrade the SF position in preparation for the inevitable Gordon Hayward injury.

Blessing is definitely an upgrade but for a team with our payroll… it’s looking more and more like Tepper is content with fielding an average MLS team that competes well but is towards the bottom in payroll to maximize profit. It’s becoming clear that he isn’t a competitive person in the form of athletics, he’s a business man and all that matters is the bottom dollar. I’d be shocked if we ever are top 15 in payroll.

So this is unfortunate but it looks like Wars might be on his way out. In reality, RBA should move out Jeff Daniels and move Wars up while letting Patty Dwyer become the HC of the Chicago Wolves… but it appears that the Canes organization is set to lose Wars.

Busio Blessing It’s a shame we missed out on Busio, having a potential member of the USMNT World Cup Roster patrolling the midfield would have been fantastic, not to mention he has roots in NC. Blessing is a decent consolation prize and deserves to start in the MLS but he’s behind a bunch of talent at LAFC. Unfortunately, Blessing probably doesn’t put us in the playoff discussion.