Mr. Scot

I see a lot of fans get their heart set on one player, and then when we don't get that player they basically throw a tantrum and say everybody and everything sucks. The reality is there's not just one answer to a given question.

Tampa won one with Gruden. From what I've read, it sounds like a combination of Doug Peterson (and Jim Schwartz) doing an amazing job, Nick Foles getting hot at the right time and in some cases just plain luck. And then they basically dismantled everything they'd built.

I definitely see some parallels.

Delhomme was great. Beuerlein and Peete were good. Everybody else? Oy. But as others have said, they're not hired to do PR. As long as they can perform on the field, I don't care if they look like awkward sixth graders in front of a mic.

Word it is that both days are going to include some things specific to how Kyle Shanahan runs his offense. Honestly, regardless of how you feel about either guy, you could make a pretty good case for skipping these two pro days. They're not doing these to impress us.

Have said it before: One of the worst things you can have in any organization is a situation where the guy in charge who believes he's the smartest person in the room...is anything but. The Eagles have that squared.

Lurie is a very hands-on owner who doesn't know what he's doing but thinks he does. Roseman is a colossal ass kisser who's better at selling himself to Lurie than he is at making any actual football decisions. Pederson was grilled, questioned and criticized weekly (even after the games they won) by Lurie, Roseman and their head analytics guy And to top it all off, they're letting their analytics department override the coaching staff and personnel people on football decisions. Honestly, it's probably pretty close to what we would have gotten here if Tepper had won the argument to hire a "non-traditional" GM. We really dodged a bullet there.

Inside the Eagles downfall under Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman (subscription required) You might think to yourself that this story isn't Panthers related, and directly speaking, it isn't. But truth be told, it paints a pretty disturbing portrait of what could have been if we were still under Jerry Richardson and Marty Hurney. And besides that, it's compelling reading. Hell, you might even find yourself feeling sorry for Eagle fans.

11.5

They can restructure the contract to spread the hit evenly. Speculation has been that this is the plan.

It affects roster decisions. Lord knows it did with Ron.

I see "this guy is such a physically insane matchup nightmare that whichever team drafts him is guaranteed a Super Bowl" players on pretty much an annual basis. Some years later I see those same guys retire with no rings.

I kind of doubt we traded away a second round pick just for a one year tryout. That'd be pretty dumb, honestly.

By the way, Moss is now a Bengal. Cincinnati claimed him on waivers. (this is not clickbait)

We've heard more than one person say that when it comes to standards, Rhule is kind of a hard ass to both work and play for.

Also word that the Patriots are releasing Julian Edelman with a failed physical designation. Expectations are Edelman is going to retire.

Former UNC and Bengals RB Gio Bernard signing a one year deal with the Bucs. Doesn't sound like we pursued him.

So a reporter asked Matt Rhule today if he thought it would be fair to ask Teddy Bridgewater to mentor Sam Darnold. Rhule's response? "I don't really believe in fair or unfair in professional sports." Loosely translated: "I don't give a sh-t." Ron Rivera always wanted to help be sure players ended their careers on their best terms. Matt Rhule doesn't really seem to be especially worried about that. He appears to be more of a "do whatever it takes to win" guy. I'm curious which approach fans are more comfortable with.

I think it's more likely he'd finish with less than 20% winning seasons over his tenure.

Well if he follows his usual pattern, they'll just put him in a motion capture suit and superimpose Payton's image over him.

That's the first Panthers press... conference I can remember that included New York media.

Well, the GM that brought him aboard was kind of a dumbass so that one's understandable.

Andy Serkis

You're the only one here pathetically trolling a fan forum for attention.

Man, on this format, Darnold comes off seeming even younger than he actually is.