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You don't trade your young, talented first string wr. A QB needs weapons. We have JAG running backs who are consistent, a very raw wr in TMJ, a role player in Shi, and then you have DJ. Our TE room is inconsistent. You absolutely do not trade DJ unless you're trying to lengthen the rebuild by another year or unless you're signing a true vet #1 to replace. DJ is safe barring somebody selling the farm.

Went with the Sapphire Pulse 6800 non-xt and holy hell is it a beast. Enabling SAM has my CPU (5600x) ticking 80°c occasionally while playing through the mw2 campaign on max settings but GPU temps, after I adjusted the fan curve, stays frosty with a peak hot spot of 72°c. Probably need an aftermarket CPU cooler but fug, this is incredible lol

What's better for the health of a franchise? To tank for a lottery scratcher at QB, hoping you hit or to win the division/strongly compete for the division and start building a sense of pride and work ethic and winning culture? If you say the former, you've never been involved in sports to any serious degree.

I've said all year he is our #2. Now with Robbie gone, DJ can assume his true #1 role and flourish. Jaw Pain is gonna get comfy at flanker. Shi is going to be more open underneath as a result, and Tremble will get more opportunities finding soft spots in zones. This is the best case scenario.

So athletically good but fundamentally flawed? Got it. Get him the fug out of here. Gimme Boze. If Boze can't get it done, find somebody who can anchor it. Season's gone anyway, let's have tryouts

I am gonna need somebody to explain how Elflein has had a solid year because he blows blocks all game every game. Wtf are people watching?

You don't trade your WR1 on a whim after you've traded your best offensive weapon and RB. DJ isn't going anywhere. Any other receiver is free game though for a day two pick though.

I think Foreman could legitimately hold down the position for another year if need be, provided he protects the ball. He's a 4 ypc back I think, will never be a guy teams fear but he will do what we need him to do, which is be steady. No need to reach for a RB unless there's a can't-miss guy there.

I have a sick two year old and 8 month old, the two year old demanded The Iron Giant at 10 (and I'm a sucker when my kids don't feel good), so I missed. Somebody give me a quick and dirty run down?

Attitude reflects leadership. This team is led by fuging half assed idiots.

I for one welcome back the Jimmy Clausen era Panthers.

It's like we're trying to rip the rangers and devils and we tacked on the storm flag.

If our pk and pp units keep playing at a high level, this feels like a win but it is the one game this road trip I expected us to drop. We'll see

I'm just....why? fuging fire the guy who suggested this

I can't recall a single time CMC absolutely embarrassed a team, let alone a single player, like Steve Smith vs Fred Smoot. That poo was free comedy and it was like it's own side arc.

Either it works itself out or there's lingering pain there that will require some work (lul)

Steve Smith would tell you he's about to make you wish you never played football and then go for 150+ and 3 TDs. CMC is not that guy. CMC is dominant in his own right but Smitty in his prime was straight up terrifying. Vast difference in intensity which translated into plays.

It's not about talent, it's skill set. In my mind it's X: Moore, Shenault Flank: Marshall, Higgins Slot: Smith That's the depth as I see it. Could Smith play flanker? Maybe sure but I think you're better off working mismatches or pulling safeties attention with him.

Our OL is so much better than anything else recently. But watch tape. Moton has been getting worked in pass protection. Talking ball snapped, now the edge rusher has gotten four yards of depth. Elflein is a fuging tragedy a lot of the time. I have lost count the number of times he is just pushed into the QBs lap. Our guards are both decent/serviceable. Can be improved upon but it's not as necessary as replacing Moton and Elflein. Pff can say whatever about Moton. Average at best RT, and there's too many good edge rushers in this league to have an average tackle on either side. Icky is a rookie so he gets the year off from harsh criticism and gets to eat up praise where it's earned. He's played well week to week, showing improvement. A few mental/communication lapses have resulted in pressures but again, he's a rookie. If anybody thinks this OL is fine for anything beyond this season, you're fooling yourselves.

Will Levis

Keep a few throwaway guys that you don't mind getting ejected. Every dirty hit has a consequence.

Well when you handcuff the QB you trot out to not throwing farther than 10 yards, you have an OL that randomly let's rushers 4 yards into the backfield on the snap, you have WRs and TEs that drop half their balls....you'll have that.

He's a team cancer. Wouldn't even arrange a return trip for him. Tell him to get there on his own and do it better than the team since he acts like he's better than the team anyway

While I disagree with Wilkes doing it, I think I get it. Say he burns a timeout, fights to get a fg before half. Say that goes badly, we turn it over. Now PJ has his confidence shaken and they have a chance at points + ball after the half. It's coward's ball but it might be the move. Defense has been stellar, no need to press. Still wish we had given ourselves at least a first down shot, but oh well.

This team is actually playing at the level that we all expected them to in the off season. Are we a playoff team with Wilkes having the reigns from the start of the season? Probably not. So we look like a competitive team all year and look primed for next season? Absolutely.