Mr. Scot

I can think of a better word for what you're throwing.

Perfectly reasonable take...

Your first comment in this thread was to call people who are optimistic that he could be better "delusional". So who's trying to sound "superior" here? As mentioned, some of us are just open to the possibility that maybe he can be better.

Re-creation of the Creation painting by Michelangelo?

Really cool video. Fun to watch the conversations with the guys they drafted, as well as the discussions about Darnold. Watching Rhule and Fitterer go back and forth about the picks was interesting too. Saw a lot of Matt Allen. I previously thought he might be on his way out, but it definitely doesn't look that way. He seems to be well respected in the organization. One thing you come away with from the pre-draft discussions: Justin Fields was never in play. Rhule lists the players that they liked at #8 and he's not one of them. Confirms Joe Person's report that our reported interest in him was just a smokescreen to fish for trade offers.

Thanks, "dude"

Pretty much.

Yeah...that's a huge reach that you're using to try to fit a narrative.

The story is that the GM was looking to trade him, not that Anderson was looking to be traded. And heck, we're not even sure that story is true.

I'll be interested to see the context of the war room shot here. Guessing that was part of a trade negotiation.

I think his results to date have been bad. That's a fair statement. Now, whether the problem was coaching, Darnold himself or the team around him is a matter of opinion. So is how he's going to perform from here. That, plus in general way too many people frame their opinions as "fact" and "truth" when they really are just opinions.

I can imagine.

That's fine. However, if his case is stupid, he can expect it to be treated as such.

There's a difference between framing an idea as something you hope for and framing it is a suggestion to the team. The team isn't taking suggestions from fans.

People's opinions are not "truths".

You do realize the Panthers aren't actually interested in your input, right? You can make a hundred more of these stupid threads on this board if you want and it's not going to make a damn bit of difference.

On the subject of cap space...

No, but it's fun sometimes Old Mom's Mabley joke: "They always tell me that if you're gonna talk about the dead, you should say something good." "He's dead. Good!"

I never thought Brockermeyer was all that great.

I'm pretty sure we already knew him. Probably a recycled Teddy troll. (which is kinda pathetic)

Christian McCaffrey got injured last year. Will it happen again this year? Come on, "go out on a limb" with an actual prediction There are cases where I'm perfectly comfortable giving an opinion if I think the evidence points in a certain direction. There are also cases where the genuine answer is "You know what? I don't know." This happens to be one of those. Yes, Darnold has been bad in the past, but all of the mitigating circumstances that have been discussed as nauseum are equally valid. So who can say? I know sports talk these days is all about everyone having their take and "this is my opinion, come at me" and hall that bullsh-t, but I'm a little old for that and frankly, I find it boring. You think he'll suck. Our braintrust thinks he's worth a shot. We'll see who's right down the road.

Is agree, especially since he and Darnold seem to have good chemistry. But hey, that's football.

Here's my opinion. I don't know the future. Not sure why that's hard to understand. And no, your posts aren't "triggering" me, but they're definitely making my shake my head and wonder why the heck you're so emotional about this.

The one thing that makes me ponder the possibility is that if I recall correctly, Anderson is in the last year of his contract with us. It's not unusual for GMs to try to get something out of a player in his final year if they don't think they'll be able to re-sign him.