Khyber53

Didn't he sing with Hootie and the Blowfish?

So, we're sitting at #8 in a draft that could have five or six good QBs in it, a couple of which would even be available in the second round when our pick came in. We have no real offensive line. We're cheering defensive pick ups that have injury histories or just one decent season of work. Why the hell are we going to give it all away to try and nab a big name QB with a huge contract who will want to run the organization? Either Watson or Wilson will be that guy. Guaranteed if they get here and they will be surrounded by a team hamstrung for salary cap AND draft picks so there's no way to really build around them except for some street-level JAGs. We will have a further disgruntled superstar on a team that's going nowhere and you and I will be stuck watching them. And if this is what the owner wants, he's a dumbass who doesn't understand the sport, and he will have killed the career of the Head Coach he was willing to give anything to to get here. Just scout the college candidates, make a frikkin' pick at #8 or trade for the #1 pick. Quit dickin' around you stupid hedge wizard weasel.

Let's say I'm really intrigued by the defense so far. The play calling is going to have to be more aggressive this season.

One year wonder, and that had me worried, but a one year prove it contract seems like a really good idea. I like this pick up. Hopefully he and Burns can cause havoc.

He's going to shine there and good for him. He deserves a big payday -- last year's 1,000 yards was hard work for him. Hopefully they will be smart in how they use him. Still, wish we'd have been able to keep him. Good guy.

And now, there's another story out there. Like I said, wait for the follow-ons. Second one seems like there's going to be a paper, or text, trail. Sure hoping we take a hard pass on Watson anyway, but if not, we could give up everything, be on the hook for him and see him have to sit out part of a season on a commissioner's exempt list status a la Greg Hardy. Let's just draft someone instead.

That always injured thing... seems to constantly come up. Anyone know how many times it was for concussions?

No, he isn't Shaq good. Dude might, might be James Anderson good. Let's face it, the bar for linebacker play is set high here. And it should be.

I agree 100%. These are heart and soul guys, the kind who give it all and contribute throughout. They aren't stars, but they aren't JAGs either. Lunchpail guys, the kind that get you through the hard winter games leading to the playoffs.

Give it a day or two. If there's a history of this, there will be more people chirping up with their experiences. Some may not be very credible, but the old saying of where there's smoke, there's fire generally bears out. It's a messy thing, either way. Still, the NFL made similar problems with Peyton Manning and Brett Favre just go away.

Yeah, I saw the injury history and tried to adjust for it. On a per game basis, though, well I guess after being a Panthers fan since opening day I expected more from a linebacker. We've kind of been spoiled here over the years. I hope that we don't lose that as part of our identity.

He's a Panther now, so I'm cheering for his success, but... Looking over his career stats, I'm seeing half the time he's a starter when he's in games, half the time he's on the bench. Not many sacks, forced fumbles, INTs or even actual tackles. Played much of his time apparently in a 3-4 defense. Exactly why did we pick him up? Anything should be an improvement over Whitehead, but can someone point out to me where's the gleam here?

Yeah, like I said in my first post on the matter.

Not everyone in the field.

We won't have half the people we did last year. Probably trade away the best ones, can't afford the others and our first draft picks will begin in the third rounds. If David Tepper does this he is the biggest rube that has ever sat down at the NFL Owners Association poker table.

The curse of Twitter: a constant stream of the same old tweets being posted and reposted. It's the electronic version of a four year old telling you the same story over and over again.

You mean TV guys. Newspaper guys are less tied to an hourly tweet schedule.

Johnn McClain is the first guy I've seen comment on the trades that I can trust. Sure hope Watson is headed to Seattle.

Had to look up Rachel Phelps reference... you're good Man, good! And it fits perfect!

So, let me get this straight. A dude working in the organization of another team that is interested in QBs says Carolina is locked on Watson? Not a guy from Carolina's organization. Not a guy from Houston's management team. Not Watson's agent's barber's third cousin. And y'all are going apesh!t over this? Means nothing. And that's a good thing. If Tepper gets his trade and gives away three first round draft picks and three of our star players... Let's just say if you hated Jerry Richardson, you are really really really going to end up hating Tepper.

Always liked the guy, cool guy with a lot of potential. On the field, well, honestly, there wasn't a lot to cheer about when Rivera was coach and since Rhule took over we haven't used him that much or got much out of him. I just don't think our current OC uses FBs or even TEs very much. Hate to see him go to New Orleans, but what can you do?

It takes a lock of the commissioner's hair, a live chicken, two swamp toads, a gris gris bag and the most powerful Voodoun Mamba in the parish each year to keep the Saints cap rolling. To defeat this, it's going to take an old priest, a young priest...

Not saying he's bad, but that situation happens to a lot of players. Good position grouping, right schemes... sometimes even bad opponents (and that's something you have to watch for in "stars" from divisions like the current NFC East).

Good reason to draft your tackles instead of picking up FA ones. If you blow it and the guy straight up can't play, it's a whole lot cheaper to have him on a rookie deal than to be stuck paying OT full retail prices for multiple years. And if you blow it in the draft, just move the tackle over to the right side and pick again. Chances are you're going to have a high draft pick the next year, too if the guy was bad enough.

Kano back in the day... like 1992. Whew, that franchise had legs.