Mr. Scot

I have zero interest in Okung or Short, and I suspect the Panthers have even less than I do. As to the rest of the bunch, they're free agents for a reason.

Speaking of free agent tight ends (slash quarterbacks)...

I wish you'd apply the second part of that advice to your posts. Rhule is not in any danger yet.

Confirmed. Damn.

No they're not. Tepper gave Rhule a big contract and plenty of leeway comes with it.

That and five bucks will get you a coffee at Starbucks. The only records I give a sh-t about are win-loss records. If we win games this season, I won't care about anything else.

Seeing rumors that Knapp has died. Haven't seen anything definitive yet but it looks that way.

Weaver is worse because his takes suck.

Well, if he's pointing to the Doug Farrar article that Tim Weaver quotes here as authoritative, I wonder if that means he also agrees with what Farrar has to say about Cam Newton in that same piece. (Newton is listed as the worst quarterback on five-step drops) Have said already that I don't know how Darnold's going to do (hope he's good, obviously) but I do know that Tim Weaver is one of the worst Panthers writers there is so I don't take anything he writes seriously.

Alex Marvez...

It's the same thing that happens to reporters. Circumstances shift, teams change their minds, misinformation gets out (or is deliberately put out) and it gets pretty hard to tell what's real and what isn't. It doesn't make someone a bad source.

Latest word has him on life support. Horrible to hear...

A player that used to be good isn't really worth much. It typically just makes them cost more than they're really worth now.

Kinda figured...

It's the most common scheme used in West Coast type systems.

Good analysis. The hardest thing about measuring football performance by stats is that there are so many things you just can't quantify. How nervous a particular lineman makes an opposing quarterback is one example.

And you're completely objective on this topic, of course...

That's why I'm not high on the idea. I feel like Daley would be Okung Part Deux.

That actually would have been my choice.

Matt Rhule said in a presser not too long ago that they view Brady Christensen more as a right tackle, or possibly a guard. I said earlier in the thread that I could see Moton moving left this year, then going back to the right side next year while we draft or otherwise acquired our left tackle of the future. But then again, if Moton plays there this year and looks good, well...

I'm pretty happy that they got a long term deal done without making him the highest paid at his position. I don't recall that happening for us a whole lot in the past.

I don't know if it's likely, but I do believe it's possible. It's not too hard to imagine a scenario where he plays left tackle this year then moves back to the right next season so we can draft a left tackle of the future.

Very interesting point. There's been a pretty big disparity between what was predicted to happen and what actually ended up happening on a number of fronts. That's one of the reasons I believe all the hyped up Watson talk was probably bullsh-t. The Fields talk certainly was. It may indeed be that what David Tepper wants might find its way to the media, but history so far has taught us that what Tepper wants isn't necessarily what Rhule and Fitterer are going to do. Mind you, being able to keep your plans quiet doesn't automatically equal correct decision making, but it's still a good thing on its own.

Happy to hear

Nope, because I was thinking of a player who started with us and then went to the Patriots, not the other way around. The first name most people think of would be Cam Newton but I didn't remember Newton saying anything like that so I looked up who did.