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Jambalaya and swordfish belly(maybe with a mango salsa).

Possibly. It is tough for our WR's with the OL/QB situation. It isn't like DJ is blowing up either.

That's what I mean by dropping weight in a healthy way. Anytime I(or anyone I have ever known) have cleaned up or improved my diet or exercise regimen, the weight cut wasn't negative. Quite the opposite. More stamina, more energy, etc. The issues happen when you aren't doing it properly(poor diet, not eating properly, not eating enough, poor exercise habits, improper exercise habits, etc). Very rapid weight loss can be dangerous if you aren't doing it properly. In his case, he has lost this 30ish pounds over the course of roughly 5-6 months. That is something just about anyone at his size should be able to do quite easily and quite safely. I have a friend that was at 297 lbs November of last year(heaviest weight of his life) at 42 years old. Now he is slightly less than 200 lbs and in the best shape of his life(former college athlete, BTW). But he did it the right way. 30 lbs in 5-6 months is absolutely nothing.

There is no option B in 2021. There probably isn't in 2022. Sam is clearly not a franchise QB but he might be a bridge QB if we can protect him. Currently he would be on pace for 20 INT season, so I don't know how long we can do that without making a change. He can't control the dumpster fire of blocking in front of him, but he can control not making stupid throws to the wrong team. Perhaps we can get some upgrades in 2022 to the OL that will allow us to mitigate his history of poor decision making. It's hard to say, he might have David Carr Battered QB Syndrome after this season.

No doubt. From an organizational standpoint, I don't think we were ever going to re-sign him. From a fan standpoint, I know there was a small contingent that thought he was the guy we should keep.

What is he down now, about 30 lbs? That's probably 8-10% of his mass. Not an extreme amount, even for an athlete. If you are cutting weight properly, his endurance and heart should be getting healthier not getting worse. What you are describing is if you quickly cut weight in a very unhealthy manner. That can be very, very difficult on your body.

2 G 1 GS 5 targets 4 receptions 19 yards 0 TD 9% of offensive snaps 3 years $34.5 mil In fairness, he has missed almost the entire offseason and season with a nagging groin injury but....sure looks like we missed a bullet on that contract.

We get it, you have a crush on Sam Darnold and can't see any of his flaws.

With the Jets OL, you are gonna keep seeing Jets Sam. It wasn't Adam Gase making him throw to the other team for 3 straight seasons any more than it is Joe Brady making him throw to the other team now. He's a gunslinger that doesn't make great decisions under constant pressure. We are a team that is going to provide him with constant pressure. It just is what it is.

Well, that's why a lot of us were concerned about having the highest paid RB in the NFL combined with a very, very, very high usage rate. The history of those two things has not been kind. I'll make an odd statement about it......it actually sucks that CMC isn't just above average. Had this just been a Hurney/Gettleman overpay, we could have just cut our losses and jettisoned him already. In a strange way, it's unfortunate that he is arguably the best RB in the NFL and definitively the best dual threat RB in the NFL. His greatness may make us hold on longer than we should if the next couple of seasons are also injury plagued. I am not predicting that nor certainly want that, just pointing out that it is a real possibility.

I'd rather he sit 5-6 games and come back healthy than try and make it work and then play a game, miss 3 games, play a game, miss 3 games, play a game.....

Small picture(week to week) this is true. Big picture(17 game season), it's not a must win game. But....the more games you lose, the more games start to become "must win" if you want to have any meaningful success. I went into this season expecting 6-9 wins, so we are already tracking pretty well for my expectation level.

The NFL uses college football as an unaffiliated minor league system but bitches about the quality of the players produced by the unaffiliated minor league system. Imagine that.

I love that your "ranking" on this board is how you identify as a "fan." I don't really even have to do anything but goad you into showing everyone how much of a "fan" you are. Robby hasn't been perfect but I don't think many are questioning his "effort" except a certain Darnold fanboy. The truth is(keep in mind this is for actual Panthers fans, so you can stop reading if you'd like), Darnold has been better than any of his doubters thought(myself included) but we are still seeing Jets Darnold all too often. The blame going largely to Gase and the Jets is going to start to fade away if that continues for 12 more games. It's actually unfortunate because he has far greater weapons and supposedly a better scheme yet still has Jets-like protection. Not quite apples to apples but too close for comfort.

I am up for any amount of shuffling necessary at this point. Normally I am all about stability and whatnot.....but this poo is just bad.

Oh boy, "Message Board Status/Activity" as proof of fanhood. Need I say more?

Our resident non-Panthers fan/Darnold super fan is up early today. Darnold deserves as much blame as Robby.

Remember to the Jets those guys are legends.

I think some of that is true about Brady but our OL personnel quality is also a big factor. It would be interesting to take a look at the CMC vs. no-CMC stats in 2020-2021, as well.

Hopefully a lot in the draft

That is what I am banking on, that they have been good at adjusting and realizing mistakes on personnel.

Panthers 27, Vikings 24