kungfoodude

Those WR, TE and D-Line takes are, diplomatically, WILDLY optimistic. I certainly hope that is the case but I think you flip through 10-15 teams 2 deep charts that is going to look less probable. I definitely hope you are right, I just don't look at those rosters and see anything close to that.

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I don't think it's unwarranted to think that he might be better than some of the guys we have signed/drafted(maybe even all of them, in the worst of all cases). However, he has very limited time left in his career and we are not going to be competitive during that minimal amount of time. There was really little benefit to continuing down that road. You don't make the signings and draft the players we did and still having him getting significant snaps. I just hope we have clearly upgraded at the end of the season.

It was a weak C draft class. If Zabel ends up being a C and panning out, there might only be one starter from the bunch. Wilson from UGa is of questionable NFL starting caliber, IMO.

I am glad he improved greatly but there needs to still be more improvements, ultimately. I definitely am not anywhere near convinced he is The Guy, even as a Bryce stan.

There is a difference between being at 100% and playing 100% of the games. I don't doubt Moton has some significant wear and tear, but that may not force him to miss games. TBD. Either way, it's highly unlikely that would be a net positive result in replacing him with BC, unless Moton is completely unable to perform in 2025.

If the rumors are to be believed, than perhaps not. I would caution that the three games Moton missed last season are literally the first three games he has missed in his career as a starter.

Horn has yet to be better than Ramsey to date. I am sure that will change eventually but Ramsey is still(including last season) a better CB than Horn. I don't think you will see Miami move on from Ramsey this season anyway. The cap hit would be pretty extreme. That is a more likely move next offseason.

How long before we hear a Tet Offensive reference in a broadcast?

I am not convinced he will ever really shine under Evero.

It does seem like there haven't been a ton of good centers come out recently. Luckily for us, we passed on every one that DID pan out at least once in their respective draft classes. #TepperMagic

BC is what he is, a backup caliber player. Hence why this offseason when he was available, there was basically zero interest from the other 31 NFL teams. I am glad to have BC back as a valuable depth guy but he would get his lunch eaten as a 17 game starter. That's why he is still here as a backup. He is not anything close to an answer at LT or RT. If we move on from Moton and/or Ikey, there has to be a valid replacement.

Yeah, you want actual Panthers fans to succeed. Same with poor Will Levis a few years ago. You just wish the local ACTUAL Panthers fans(very rare in the first place), pan out. But, alas, it is what it is. I don't know if it is as simple as having Ikey switch to RT immediately. I think the cleanest switch would have been to attempt that for him as a LG. But, we spent a fuging shitload of dough on our IOL.

Yeah, it's gonna be a dicey situation depending on how it breaks. You don't want a Burns repeat where you are selling at absolute rock bottom or a Horn scenario where you are drastically overpaying for production that hasn't yet shown up. Also, I think a lot will depend on how quickly we can fill that hole. The absolute last thing we want is to be replacing Moton and Ikey at the same time. That's a recipe for utter disaster

He just didn't fit with what we were attempting to do at the position. TBQH, he was an average to below average guy. Hence why Baltimore moved on. Sucks it didn't work out but we have been searching for The Guy since Kalil retired. Gross Search 2.0

Luckily it also sounds like he isn't chirping about the wait on the deal like some others have in the past. Also we have the flexibility of the franchise tag.

Eventually we will be forced to quit fuging around at center and find an actual long term solution. It's inevitable.

INB4 he chases after the next frontrunner like he did the Pats.

I think those confused feelings are a result of the blood flow you are attempting to justify.

I agree there nuance. But in general reaching that milestone should not be a difficult task given our situation.

I think there is room for reasons WHY it happens but they can't just be, "didn't perform up to expectations."

Well, I am not in the camp that thinks Wallace is the future either. I ultimately would understand the decision even without the injury, if perhaps not completely agree.

TBH, without the Achilles tear there would be no comparison between Wallace and even this version of Shaq. Wallace was a so-so rookie and Shaq has been an extremely productive and capable veteran. Now price however......

Wait....you are Bert Kreischer??

Sorry man, I am not really buying what your are selling. This isn't like XL, IMO, who was obviously never going to work out. I believe McMillian is the best WR in this class so expecting him to get 1k yards(or very close) shouldn't be some crazy stretch. Again, if our offense overall just struggles, I get it. As for AT, love the guy but consistent 1k+ seasons are likely to stop happening in the near future so I just don't buy that as justification for why T-Mac would be unable to get the targets necessary to produce. That scenario is either he isn't working out as well as anticipated or the offense isn't working out as well as anticipated.