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16 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

Even beyond this place, the entire world was convinced it was Walker.

The day of the draft I was listening to a radio show and they were talking about how unpredictable this draft was going to be, that nobody really knew what was going to happen and that anyone betting on the draft was dumb and throwing their money away.

At the end of the segment the guy said something like, "well, everything we just talked about is true, but if anyone wants some free money tonight, there is one guaranteed surefire pick, go put your bets in right now, Jalon Walker is 100% going 8th to the Panthers."

lesson here (imo) is that anytime someone tells you a bet on the board in Vegas is a 100% lock, run far away. somebody is betting the other side of that and wants your money.

y'all I like Ransom already. he's got a legit Peanut Punch *right now* and he shows a lot of promise in reading blocking schemes to make a difference in run defense.

and for those saying he will start on ST--hell yes. he has blocked multiple punts at OSU.

love the pick.

I liked Mike Jackson and thought he was a good player. but hearing him speak in his press conference after getting his contract... man he's going to be easy to root for. he got me pumped up just how he was talking about his mindset. respect.

yeah I don't think the Panthers got Brown as a consolation prize from missing out on Milton. I think they hoped to get Brown AND Milton. now we'll see who they get to fill Milton's role.

ok guys, get the panicking about the 2 years, 20M out of the way now. if you wait too long, the details about the cap hits and guaranteed money will come out, and all that will have been for nothing

I'll go ahead and open up the high-rise window so fans can start jumping when they see the contract numbers

Milton Williams incoming

do yourself a favor and don't even think about the cap ramifications of signing a single digit millions guaranteed two year deal. they offered to let him hit the market, they got a sense of the market, and decided it made more sense to get it done before the start of free agency.

in terms of big picture roster management, this is a nothing burger. Tremble is a perfectly acceptable player with some upside who showed a lot more once the quarterback play got more consistent. funny how that works! 

he'll be either TE2 or TE 1B for the next two years. if he sees $16M, he'll have earned it and no one will complain. 

move on. the real insane contracts are coming starting tomorrow.

I know it's literally sponsored propaganda, but tbh this video made me feel, for the first time this year, that the culture of the team might actually be changing. all that talk from Morgan and Canales, and it might actually be happening

Robert Hunt is the biggest home run FA acquisition this team has had in a long while

6 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

A guy suddenly having a career year in contract year only to revert back to his norm after getting paid is a tale as old as professional sports. Don't be surprised if it happens again.

fans looking at the "up to $X" numbers on a contract announcement, doing simple division, and thinking it will be an $X/year cap hit is a tale just as old, though.

$15M guaranteed over 4 years. hope to see the numbers, and wonder if they even shifted any of the guaranteed money into this year since he signed mid-season. if he drops off a cliff then it won't be difficult to get out of that contract. otherwise he's clearly a cornerstone of the offense and they're rewarding the right kind of player.

deep breaths!

the constant "process blue" washing of the Tepper foundation's every dollar donated is corny as hell. I liked it better when you heard tell of nice things the owners did from a 3rd party. with some credibility and positive word of mouth. not tooting your own horn every time you give a little scratch.

I will say that the vibe I'm getting from the new coaches, and even from Morgan, as stiff as he is, is authenticity. not overshooting in their ambitions, practical in their coaching and in their thinking, and living who they are in every setting.

*looks around*

Trevin Wallace has a chance of being a good player

4 minutes ago, CRA said:

Mike is awesome at what Mike does.  

now after watching that highlight reel….can you imagine Bryce Young taking those throws that allowed Mike to make those plays? 

yes, and I don't think it's a question.

damn, I screwed up and watched a bunch of Mike Williams plays last night and now I want the Panthers to sign him. I don't think I realized how many amazing plays he has on top, top corners, and against double teams. his highlight reel stacks up against anybody's. I know he has an injury history but he has legit skills.

I wonder how much the allure of playing close to home matters to him.

watching some Dolphins footage and yeah, Hunt looks like a monster. a tone-setter. liking it.

thinking about it and wondering if the "Corbett to Center" talk is just the front office source covering up for what would otherwise be an obvious, visible from space, need to draft a center early, since there isn't one on the roster right now.

1 minute ago, MHS831 said:

Havent looked yet--a LG? 

Corbett to center?

that's what a source told Joe Person. Corbett to center.

Damien Lewis to Panthers

5 years, 63M guaranteed with 26 in a signing bonus means the contract is a lot more cap friendly than it initially appears. plenty of flexibility. the splashy 100M number is good for his agent to show to prospective clients. the cap number for the Panthers should be a lot easier to swallow.

I have no idea how good Hunt is. but obviously making a big investment in the interior OL for the 2nd year QB was always going to be the plan. not surprised it's a market-setting deal. but mannnnn they better be right holy crap

Robert Hunt to Panthers

I think a better coach and leader than Shanahan could make it work with an accomplished coach like Wilks. I see firing him after one season as a sign of weakness. yes he's a great offensive mind, but maybe he's not all that as a HC.

if Wilks was good enough to hire after righting the Panthers ship, then he's good enough to retain after a year that saw SF finish 4th in total defense and stifle KC in the first half of the Super Bowl.

I think Shanahan just didn't trust Wilks. with an offensive-minded head coach, Wilks had total purview over the defense. and yet here we are in the Super Bowl and Shanahan is calling time out because he doesn't like a play call that Wilks is making. literally his job. just a bad sign all around, to me.

raw deal is exactly what Wilks got.

Will Harriger QB coach