Mr. Scot

Honestly, they need the money just to be normal participants in free agency. So if you're expecting big moves, you might be disappointed. Keep in mind players would still have to want to come here.

Not really, no.

From the same article... I think the reality of Deshaun Watson's legal situation led to the relative crickets on his trade prospects. The unknown is scaring teams right now.

From the article on the McCaffrey trade offers... One team told me pending free agent pass rusher Haason Reddick is looking for a deal averaging up to $17 million per year. He's had 23.5 sacks in the last two years for two different teams so he's going to get paid. But that number explains why the Panthers aren't rushing to re-sign him. NFL Insider Notebook

Possible next one...

Not too many players tagged so far with only a few days left to do so. I know we had some fans of both Brown and Njoku on here.

I can't see the team going this route unless Tepper has given up on Matt Rhule. Hard to imagine a coach who's trying to save his ass agreeing to this.

Yeah, that stung me too.

Mike Sando on Trubisky (from the Pick Six article quoted in the other thread) 4. Speaking of QB desperation, perhaps you’ve seen reports Mitch Trubisky could be in demand as a starter, commanding an eight-figure contract. Imagine studying Trubisky’s career, noticing the Chicago Bears had a 35-25 (.558) record in all his starts and thinking that kind of team success might be replicable elsewhere with Trubisky in the lineup. Believing that requires focusing on the Bears’ questionable offensive coaching/personnel and thinking one season as a backup in Buffalo has helped Trubisky, while discounting quantifiable factors. The best thing about 2021 for Trubisky’s asking price was the fact he didn’t have to play. Trubisky is one of 55 quarterbacks to make at least 30 regular-season and postseason starts over the past decade. His Chicago offenses ranked 40th out of the 55 in expected points added (EPA) per game, according to TruMedia. His combined Bears defenses and special teams ranked third among the 55. If you’ve got a dominant defense/special teams, you might also win 56% of your games despite getting poor production from your quarterback/offense. If you do not possess those things and decide to sign Trubisky anyway, you’re betting on a Trubisky-led offense performing better than Trubisky-led offenses have performed across 60 starts in the past — perhaps much better, depending on how weak your defense/special teams might be.

Via Mike Sando in the Athletic... 1. Jaguars: Evan Neal 2. Lions: Aidan Hutchinson 3. Texans: Kayvon Thibodeaux 4. Jets: Kyle Hamilton 5. Giants: Ikem Ekwonu 6. Panthers: Trevor Penning 7. Giants: Devin Lloyd 8. Falcons: Garrett Wilson 9. Broncos: Jermaine Johnson 10. Jets: Chris Olave Regarding the Panthers pick... Penning does not appear in the top 10 of most mock drafts, but the GM thought the 6-foot-7 prospect deserved consideration even higher than this. “Penning won’t get past Carolina,” the GM predicted. The GM said he thought there would be sufficient tackle options at No. 6, including Mississippi State’s Charles Cross, for Carolina to stay in this slot and land one. Link: Mike Sando's Pick Six

Which is why that's what we'd like to hear him say...

What part of "the process is working, you just can't see it" sounded like an apology to you?

Suggested by Joe Person... Try out this potential Week 1 offensive line for size: Left tackle Charles Cross, left guard Andrew Norwell, center Pat Elflein, right guard Brady Christensen, right tackle Taylor Moton. What we learned at The Combine

Things were on the upswing in 2017 when he was fired. Of course that was a Richardson move so he could bring Marty back, so As far as the Giants, neither Gettleman-Shurmur nor Gettleman-Judge produced anything much.

"I admit it. I don't know what I'm doing" would be a good start. "I apologize for this sh-t show" would be a nice gesture too.

Pairing has a lot to do with it. Rivera-Gettleman worked. Rivera-Hurney didn't. Neither did Fox-Hurney, Rhule-Hurney or Pretty Much Anybody-Hurney. Wouldn't bet on seeing any successful pairings with Matt Rhule either, at least not at the pro level.

Marty had final say on the roster. As far as "a personal level" I don't know jack about Fitterer. What I do know is he has over 20 years of scouting experience. Marty had exactly zero.

What he's describing is the standard GM-Coach relationship, even among teams where the coach doesn't have final say.

Kinda hoping it does. Tepper being less involved with the Panthers could actually be a good thing if he leaves them in competent hands.

FYI: Someone else noticed

Think of it this way... Perhaps if he does want to focus more of his personal attention on the soccer team, he'll leave someone else running the Panthers. If it's the right person, that'd be a good thing.

The 500th attempt to shove Deshaun Watson into a thread that had nothing to do with him wasn't any more "fun" than the first 499 were. As others said above, give it a rest.

I think if you were to take a poll on it, most people would probably support moving Greg Hardy threads to The Lounge...or off the board entirely. And yeah, it'd be more because of Nails being a dumbsh-t than it would be Hardy himself.

Chase was the last of the fired coaches that was still unemployed. Of the eight that were fired or moved on, Blackburn and Brady are the only two that didn't get the same job elsewhere.