Mr. Scot

Wow

He looked good back in Indianapolis but didn't seem to replicate that performance in Houston.

Do you actually think Matt Rhule would have been involved in the Daley and Little trades? The reality is that Rhule has final say on all decisions. That fact makes him ultimately responsible for the team's success or failure. He does not, however, do all the work. His own statements confirm that. Scouting draft eligible and free agent players falls under the personnel department, which Fitterer runs. He doesn't do all the work there either of course, but he's in charge of what gets done. The vast majority of what happens personnel wise would likely fall under Fitterer. There are, however, also things which occur at the direction of Matt Rhule. Extending Robbie is most likely one of those things. likewise, the emphasis on signing versatile linemen was per his (and perhaps Pat Meyer's) preference. And yes, the head coach is going to be much more involved on quarterback decisions than others. That's true pretty much around the league. Mind you, Rhule didn't negotiate the deals themselves (Sulieman would be the guy there) but like pretty much every coach in the NFL, he writes the "grocery list" with input from assistants like Brady, McAdoo, etc. The problem with your approach is that you want to put everything personnel related on Fitterer. And in a traditional coach-GM dynamic that would have some validity, but with the structure we have you just can't rightly do that. Now, it equally doesn't make sense to assign the good to Fitterer and the bad to Rhule. That's absurd. But despite what you've said, everyone who disagrees with you isn't doing that. Fitterer has certainly made mistakes. Every GM does. But when I and others look at the team's personnel decisions vs the team's coaching decisions, it's not at all difficult to conclude that Fitterer is better at his job than Rhule is at his (which is pretty much what most are actually saying). With that in mind, a lot of us don't want to see the baby thrown out with the bathwater. If Rhule is fired, I'm on board with Fitterer (and Morgan, that's important too) staying and picking his successor. Also prefer that Tepper institute a traditional dynamic rather than the "head coach is god" college model we have now. Now, if Fitterer fails then, he fails. But at least we're not rebooting everything at one time. If that doesn't seem reasonable to you, not sure what else to tell you.

The hell?

Same report on me, but I know the source. (she lives with me)

Long as he...nah, I'm not gonna say it

I think that's like three or four teams that have dumped two backups, in a couple of cases leaving nobody behind the starter.

Are you right about this statement?

Can't really dispute that much...sadly

Like what?

Forgot about that

Like you're doing trying to absolve Rhule? I get that you wanna be right about Fitterer but that's pretty tough to do without also defending Rhule, which like it or not is what you're effectively doing.

If you can't get the video, here's Ellis Williams' summary from the Observer article linked on page one. “You ran into Baker Mayfield, the former Browns quarterback, recently,” Hanzus said. “I was hoping you could share an exchange that you had.” Frelund responded by sharing her on-field interaction with Mayfield after the preseason finale between the Panthers and Bills. “I was like, ‘Kick some butt.’ I didn’t say that word,” she said laughing, as she recounted her conversation with Mayfield. “... Go kick some butt, especially Week 1, I like cannot wait. And he uses some expletives. ... He’s like, ‘I’m gonna bleep them up.” Hanzus asked Frelund, “’I’m gonna f*** them up.’ Is that what his quote was?” Frelund said, “I don’t say curse words on air. I do not want to get in trouble.” Hanzus again asked Frelund, “But was that the quote?” She responded “yes.” The full article can be read here (no paywall)

Damn. I like Zylstra. He was one of those guys who could come in and get a big catch right when you needed it. Hate to see him go. Hope he either sticks on the PS or finds work elsewhere.

Didn't check it earlier, but Ellis Williams article actually links to the video of the Around the NFL podcast where Frelund originally reported it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovx6s2KZnIw (FYI: the clip won't embed; you have to click the link to watch) The conversation in question starts a little after 36 minutes in. About 40 or so seconds into the discussion is where she states that he told her he was gonna "bleep them up". Dan Hanzus asks her to clarify if that was the exact quote. She hems and haws a little because she doesn't want to use foul language on the air, but does indeed confirm that yes, that's what he said. So there ya go...

Not a cap guy, but as I understand it, bonuses that are spread out accelerate (i.e. they have to be paid all at once) when a player is traded. Sometimes teams agree to take on part of a cap hit either to move the player or acquire him.

Not a cut, but some interesting info...

Fans of acquiring him will not

Had the same reaction a while back when Zod took a post I made about Fitterer's hire and pulled it out for a thread

We've read stories about guys like McDaniels, McVay, Reid and others making crazy on -the-fly adjustments in games that turned out to be brilliant. Be nice to have someone that could consistently do that sort of thing.

Pretty much...

To be clear, she says they're not being shopped. That does not mean the Panthers haven't taken calls.

One of the most fun things about having him was watching when he'd spot something and go ape sh-t right before the play

It'll have to be updated by a mod as well due to the the edit function time limit,