Mr. Scot

Lemme have you put it into something lots of Panther fans can relate to. Compare and contrast Michael Crabtree with Muhsin Muhammad. Similarities, differences, better at this, worse at that, etc.

I'm not that big a Hakeem fan either. But if we signed him to a reasonable deal (i.e. in the range of half or so of what he made last year) I wouldn't scream.

Indeed

And I hate to be a downer, but a good rule of thumb to follow is never give value to anything Incarcerated Bob says. As a source he's as worthless as (insert metaphor for something worthless here).

Okay.

Could be anything from legal or family trouble to his deciding he'd rather play for us

That's basically his job. I'm not really sure what you're upset about.

That's a guy we're interested in too. Wonder what the "issues" are.

Isn't that pretty much what a reporter does? (plus interviews, of course)

More than I'd have paid, honestly. Structured that way, it makes more sense.

Inside information trumps religiously following, and there are only a few on here who can lay claim to that.

So much for "I'm taking my time"

Voth offers arguably the consistently highest quality Panthers coverage available. He definitely knows what he's talking about.

Fixed. This is where I started doubting you.

Robinson is one of those guys that some looked at and said "maybe he's in the wrong scheme" while others just said he was bad. Wouldn't mind investigating. He certainly showed talent early on, and Lord only knows what Rob Ryan was doing with his 'revolutionary defensive ideas' last year.

Fair enough

Understand, there was some supposed 'inside information' offered here last year that turned out bogus. With that in mind, don't be surprised if people take it with a grain of salt. Kudos to you if it turns out correct, but be aware folks (including me) are gonna be skeptical absent some sort of confirmation.

There is still plenty of time.

I guess what it reminds me of most is when the Saints took a chance on Dan Morgan. Unfortunately, it also reminds me of our deal with Chuck Smith. Again, if we go this route, I'll be okay with it. Hopeful that they would crank out a team friendly deal and check his health out thoroughly.

The Hardy move was the one big mistake that he made last year. That move had a domino effect that effectively kept us from going after better players. At the time though, it made sense. And there was no way to predict what would happen. As to Oher, he's here largely on the word of his OL Coach. On that front, I'm cautious but hopeful (which is largely how I'd feel if we signed Jake Long; only more so on the 'cautious' side due to his injury history). And I'd add that while free agency last year might not have looked so hot. free agency the year before looked pretty good. So I'd shy away from any suggestion that we know how good or bad he can be on that front yet.

I detect unhappiness in your tone, JR You're not on board with the overhaul?

The best rookie class in team history. a second straight division championship for the first time ever in the NFC South, a trip to the playoffs and our first playoff win in ten years, plus slowly improving salary cap space and solid footing for the future. Any questions?

How's his speed though? I've seen conflicting ideas on that.

I know. Just kibitzing

To be fair, it did work with one guy.