Mr. Scot

The wild card with the Bengals is that Joe Burrow is reportedly pushing hard for Chase, who in all likelihood will be available with their pick. My response to that is "Dude, you got snapped in half last year and you want a receiver? Yikes!" But I'm not him, so...

Once you cross the "permission to seek a trade" threshold, it's pretty certain that your days are numbered.

I fear the Bengals more than I do the Lions, but both are possibilities.

Fair enough. I'm also neutral on this. I can see why it was done, but I'm not going to pretend I know how it's going to work out. I know how I hope it works out.

The cap guys negotiate the specifics, though the GM often sets parameters. Major contracts might be run past the owner, but that's not guaranteed. Most head coaches don't have that much to do with actual contract negotiation. Their contribution is to say whether they want a certain player or not. Where does this come from? From years of listening to interviews with coaches, GMs, etc. Some years back, Floyd Reese gave an extended discussion about coaching / management relationships that was very informative on the topic. More to the point in this case though, Roaring Riot has an extremely reliable record when it comes to knowing inside details. You don't. So yes, I take his word for it, and that's because he's earned it.

It's a West Coast system, basically the same as the Saints have been running for years. It's also how Drew Brees used to drive us nuts, four or five yards here and there which didn't seem like much, till all of a sudden "sh-t, we're at the 10 yard line". You're going to have big plays in a WCO, and having a quarterback who's a threat to make them is important because otherwise you turn into a horizontal offense (like we did last year). It's just not as big play dependent as the Coryell offense we used to run.

You know sometimes in a dream, a banana is just a banana.

It's relevant to point out here that we aren't running a "big play" offense. We run a "get it to your playmakers and let them do the work" type scheme. Mind you, we can still benefit from a big play every once in a while, but our attack isn't predicated on it.

I don't need inside information to know that GMs who regularly deal in contracts don't run them past college coaches (and assistant coaches) who have no experience with them at all.

I would say this much. His skill set is a fit for the offense we run.

I mean, what...

Well, as compared to working with Adam Gase...

If you really want to continue debating who knows more about the organization between you and Roaring Riot, I can pretty much guarantee you're going to lose.

...which blows the narrative that this was a "desperation trade".

Do you think the head coach or the offensive coordinator set contract terms?

For those who have been wondering... “I think me and Sam had very good chemistry,” Anderson said. “I think that really stems from communication and just trust. I think if you look at the growth between me and Sam, you notice toward the back end of me being with the Jets, him throwing the ball up in double coverage and just throwing the ball up. That came with time and just trust in me making those plays and coming through for him in the clutch.” Anderson said he doesn’t think Darnold had “the best supporting cast around him, the best coaching to get him to his full potential” while with the Jets. The Panthers are hoping that Anderson is part of the solution to the former while Matt Rhule and offensive coordinator Joe Brady take care of the latter. Anderson ready to rekindle "very good chemistry" with Darnold

Jeremiah Mock Draft 3.0 Five quarterbacks go in the top seven (Lance to the Falcons, Fields to the Lions or a team that trades up with them). Bengals take Kyle Pitts. Sewell and Slater both available to the Panthers at 8, Panthers take Slater. Sewell goes to the Broncos at 9.

Darnold already earned it. Bridgewater's not competing for anything here.

Ouch

To the public, maybe. People he's coached and people that have worked for him characterize him as a hard ass.

Daniel Jeremiah did this same exercise and had him behind only Lawrence and Wilson.

Riddick seems to have become a big Matt Rhule fan.

There are some former Panthers, and one likely soon to be former Panther, who might disagree with you.

"Aggressively shopping him", eh?