Khyber53

Okay, if Smitty doesn't intimidate him, then we might, might have the next Delhomme coming into camp. That'd be nice.

We're once again at the "on paper" optimistic side of things. That side of the pillow warms up pretty fast around here and isn't comfortable for long. But hey, through training camp, we can dream a bit!

I agree and part of the point I am trying to make is that Cleveland's colossal blunder with Watson (and it will be massive) is going to work out well for us, probably in the way that Rhule had hoped Darnold would have worked out. The difference is that at the time, Mayfield was lighting up things and making Cleveland relevant. Wouldn't it have been great to have been able to look into the crystal ball and see this down the road for us back in Feb. 2021? If we had been prescient enough to tell the Browns, look, we will back out of the Watson hunt if you'll be willing to trade Mayfield for what we gave for Darnold plus a couple of additional mid-round picks? Both teams would have been better off. It's all a pipe dream, though. We have Mayfield now, at a reduced price, but after he'd been battered around and kicked to the curb by the Browns. Let's hope he's recovered and is ready for one hell of a rebound.

Because we'll grab for any hope when we're drowning.

Of course not, but the world around them is certainly changing. That's what they actively fight against, but it never stops change from happening. In truth, they've been fighting it for 30 years or more now and we may actually be seeing the final act of the play now. The tipping point is near enough in the future that most of us will live to see it and become part of that next day.

$14-18 million for playing back-up QB and riding the pine isn't the worst thing in the world for either guy. At some point, people will be calling for you to come in and you'll be the most popular guy on the team. Let's not spend too many tears for whoever isn't given the starting spot.

Best of luck to Cam.

Crazily it would have cost the same as Darnold, since their contracts are required to be the same. The trade might have cost us more than it did now, but probably along the same lines as Darnold's did now. Smart shopping can really make the difference I guess. If we just new what would be on special ahead of time.

Had they just made this deal last season...

The world, it is a changing and the oil producers know it. We're going to see a lot of legislation and efforts to protect oil production in the near future and they'll be the equivalent of trying to legislate better buggy whip prices in 1903.

Went from a 3 to a 5. I still don't believe in our coaching staff. Rhule has failed with two former first round QBs so far. A third isn't out of his wheel house.

fug Robbie(y) Anderson.

Well, okay, it's done. He'll be wearing Panthers blue and I'll be cheering for him. I hope he has the success with us that Drew Brees had with his second team. This is the best roll of the dice we've had at QB since Cam went down -- the most upside, the most wins brought to the table, the biggest axe to grind and make a name for himself, with one of the smallest costs. Mayfield played in a much tougher (physically and competition-wise) division than the NFCSouth and he was competitive there until injuries derailed him. He's gone through coaching changes and still outperformed what we've had on the field. He's coming off surgery on his shoulder, but that could have fixed the problems he'd been having. He did play through a lot of pain last year. Now, that being said... If Mayfield doesn't work here, Rhule will have to pack up and move. It's just that simple. In three seasons, Rhule has had three different first round draft pick QBs -- Bridgewater (32nd), Darnold (3rd) and Mayfield (1). All three were veterans on the field, two of whom had posted winning seasons in their careers and had been praised for their abilities. If you can't coach with basically three shots at a 1st rounder QB and plenty of pro tape on them, then you can't do the job. Good luck to Baker, I really want to see him shine here. I think if anyone needed a new home, he sure did.

CMC will break out of the injury slump and make another run at the combined yardage record. Cade Mays will have a starting spot on the line by mid-October and will flourish there. He'll be the White Buffalo reincarnated.

No matter our physical or mental strengths, we are all fragile, flawed and all too temporary. God bless us all, for we all need it.

We can go from walking on the Earth to flying to the moon in 200 years. We can harness atoms and peer deep into the universe to discover where it all came from. And yet we are still stupid enough to kill ourselves again and again in pursuit of temporary pleasures.

Biggest leap: Cade Mays. I think he starts on the line by mid-season. Biggest Fall: Johnny Hekker. I hope I'm wrong about this, but the guy was playing lights out for LA for quite some time, had a big leg, accuracy... wasn't terribly expensive. Hoping he's a stud here but afraid we might have bought a well-disguised lemon. Wouldn't be our first time.

I agree on Shaq, but there's one worry about Moton. He looks great compared to who we have lined up with him. Is he as good as we think, or is he just lots better than who we've had out there? I think he's good, but honestly, the other parts of the line were so weak, they just kind of had to send someone to keep Taylor busy while busting through the other gaps.

I went there a couple of times when I was a kid.

Fantastic man! You're making more than movies, you're making a path for yourself. Good work and can't wait to see it!

We coasted on the stats from our first three games. Our defense was creampuff soft for the rest of the season. I know the offense often put them in bad situations, but they couldn't get themselves off of the field, either. I haven't seen much to make me think anything is better coming into this season. And the defensive coaching is still outdated. Sorry, wish there was something better to say.

Resilient fellow, isn't he?

Because the con being run is different.

Perhaps a Preparation H -back session, too?

Well done, well done.