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I like early 2025 Mendoza, hoping he continues to play at this level the rest of the season. I am also warming up to Moore. It’s nice to have choices and not just settle. No more franchise killing trade ups, please.

This suggests that Canales has job security through next season. A coach on the hot seat with a ‘win now’ mandate typically is not focused on player development.

To this day, I’m not sure I really understand what role Caldwell had in firing Reich. I thought, perhaps wrongly, that Caldwell was a advocate for hiring Frank but after the firing, I’m not so sure.

I have some hope that the 24 draft will eventually be seen as modestly successful by NFL standards. Remember that the Michael Barrett pick ultimately netted us Michael Jackson. I’m willing to give Morgan one more draft and offseason to prove himself. Unfortunately, Morgan carries the residual stench of Fitterer. It’s hard to know for sure if Morgan was an accomplice to or hostage of Fitterer.

“Lies, damnable lies and statistics.”

After?

Frank Reich should be an honorary mention on that list, as well

A few more hospital balls from Bryce and Renfrow may start rethinking his decision to return to the NFL...

If he is, we’ve entered the seventh circle of hell…

Is it wrong to long wistfully for the days of Jerry Richardson? Asking for a friend…

Black Cat mascot

Rise!

Well, someone had to take a bullet for the fiasco in Jacksonville. I’m just not sure that ‘football communications coordinator’ sends that message.

“No, it’s Iowa… “

Indeed. The sooner, the better.

I think they’re called ‘coaches’. Many (not all) were players, themselves. Having both veteran players and coaches that can pass that knowledge on to younger players is the ideal. Thielen did that well from the limited anecdotal evidence we read and the recent Coker interview. If Renfrow can be brought back onto the active 53, he can fill that role, too. If not, we’ll just have to rely on Moore, Idzik and Canales.

“There is a thin line between genius and insanity… “

Ouch! True, but ‘ouch’ none the less…

'Panties in a wad' is the most current form of the previous 'panties in a bunch' or 'panties in a twist'. If one were to classify 'wad' as V3.0, which of 'bunch' and 'twist' would be V1.0 and V2.0? Anyone old enough to remember and admit it? Well, we're still waiting for the Panthers cut list, what else do we have to discuss? Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

Makes sense. The rap on him at Colorado was that he held onto the ball waaaaay too long trying to make something happen.

Well, he would make our safeties look better in intra-team practice…

Sometimes happens when you start thinking about extending the play / YAC before you have secured the ball.

Consistency is a virtue, I guess…

This!