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We did. He got cut early.

If that happens this season, zero missed kicks will be Joey Slye's fault. 100% of the missed kicks will be Matt Rhule's fault.

We should be bringing in every single kicker that gets cut.

But at least he might have made the active roster. Edit: We'd have a starter versus a guy that won't make the active roster. Currently Smith has played more preseason reps than injury prone signings Cameron Erving and Denzel Perryman combined.

Lance will likely see mostly the bench this season. I think the 49ers have a longer term view of him. If the Bears were smart they would do the same with Fields. Both of those guys have veteran QB's already of them that give them the luxury of sitting. Lawrence and Wilson are fuged. It just is what it is. Better learn quick, rookies.

It was definitely a group effort. I don't think we are constructed at the moment to win many of those goal line or short yardage battles by going hat on a hat. For all our criticism last season of Brady getting cute in the red zone, I think those reps showed why we are likely doing that, because we have to. Perhaps some years from now we can construct an offensive line(and TE corps) that will win more of those than they lose.

I didn't see the ranking of the rookies, was that another article?

All jokes aside, Charlton is really a big boost to our special teams.

Considering the history of RB's and those records, hard pass. Typically they get injured the next season after those record breaking years due to the extreme usage to get them.

That's a 2 to 4 years from now final answer. I don't think it helped that he went to a team that didn't need him to play his natural position.

He doesn't have any less potential than he did when he was drafted but neither does Josh Rosen. As a buddy of mine once said to me, "Potential just means you haven't done poo yet." So, we will see if he can do some poo. We all get to suit up on Sept. 12th and hopefully watch the beginning of the continued march forward for the franchise, whether the steps be small or large.

My point being that passing on Fields doesn't mean we will never have a chance at a QB again. There are multiple avenues to obtain one that don't involve top 10 picks. Perhaps with lower chances of happening but they do happen. Our franchise future isn't over because we may have passed on a single prospect. Let's let this all play out. I am at the point where my speculation is low and my anticipation is high. Football is right around the corner and we will get all the answers we want on the field every Sunday.

I would have taken Fields or Slater too but that's in the past now. We'll have many years to talk about the big miss or how we nailed that move. My point being that even if we don't have a high draft pick in the future to spend on a QB, it is still POSSIBLE to obtain one and even a very good one. If we build a great team here, we could potentially attract a top talent.

Can't be him. No one around him is groveling at his feet. No self respecting Panthers fan wouldn't prostrate themselves before him.

The mental gymnastics are rampant here these days. Robby Anderson not wanting to be here, Super Bowls being won and lost by our lack of playing Sam Darnold in the preseason, this year fielding a top 10 defense, the 2021 draft picks being the best in Panthers history, etc, etc. I get discussing and debating but it isn't all polar extremes. Darnold has been a bust, so expecting him to continue to be a bust....is pretty fuging logical. Doesn't mean we all can't hope he is the outlier. If so, great news! We have our guy and much rejoicing! But, really, is this any different than last season? I definitely remember the level of mental gymnastics that were going on about Teddy Bridgewater. poo, that lasted until about 10 games into the season.

Yeah but we had a lot of those. It was an "L" we were supposed to take and we did. In a painful fashion.

Remember, they believe it is impossible to doubt him and still hope he succeeds. Doubt = pure hate. It's Huddle 101.

Eh, the Falcons and Broncos losses were kind of a letdown.

I share the same concerns. We will see if he learns or not. If he doesn't, it probably won't bode well for his NFL career. You gotta consider in college he only ever had two QB's. PJ Walker and Charlie Brewer.

By the end of year three we need to have a winning record, I think that's the bar. It is for me, anyway. The QB situation....well, that just depends on what we have access to. If we don't have a top 10 pick or a QB doesn't fall to us(let's just get past the Justin Fields thing, nothing can change that), it's going to be tough sledding there for a while until we find the guy. But, not having a franchise QB doesn't mean we cannot build a high caliber team that can eventually lure away a franchise QB in free agency. There is more than one way to accomplish obtaining one. Look at what Tampa was able to do. The Rams were just able to acquire a franchise QB, as well. So, I don't think that QB situation is a hard line for getting rid of Rhule. Winning is the hard line. If we aren't winning after year three, the heat will be on in a big way.

Yeah, was going to say this. That's actually why teams tend to kick short after that rule was changed.

These are mostly processing problems, not footwork issues. Even in our last preseason game, it was highlighted the fact that he threw the ball away instead of trying to force a play that wasn't there. Every QB can always clean up some technical or mechanical problems but the bulk of Darnold's issues are between his ears. That's what we have to wait weeks and weeks of games to see if it has improved.

I'll take any advantage we can get. You don't get extra wins for facing a team at 100%.