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Near the bottom for sure, but at least we have a lot of new faces to watch this year so it should be entertaining at the beginning of the season.  My Sundays aren't dedicated to Panthers football any longer until they can prove that the product is worth my time.  Too much great weather in the fall to stay inside to watch bad football.  

3 minutes ago, amcoolio said:

Thankfully, unlike the NBA, it doesn't matter as much to players, they only care about most guaranteed money with a little bit of playing time/fit mixed in. But Kansas City has to be below Carolina, Washington too. Their stadiums are complete dumps

Facilities and not the stadium.  Players care more about the training facilities than the stadium because this is where they spend their time.  They are only in the stadium 12 or so days a year.  

The Panthers are a complete crap shoot this year like any team that has a brand new coaching regime and tons of new players on offense and defense.  Us hard core fans are going to have to print a roster so we can follow the players because there are so many new faces.  

He's a likeable guy and we'll see how he responds when the bullets are flying.  I'm cautiously optimistic but the Tepper regime has made sooooooooooo many bad moves that it is tough to trust anything he or his wife are involved with and I don't believe for a second that they didn't participate in this process.  

I have friends that work for several NFL teams and they say Dan Morgan is the real deal so this is encouraging.  

It is pretty shocking that municipalities still fund stadiums in 2024.  

Catching ability is the only thing that limits any NFL RB from being an every down back.  This is a strength of Brooks or at least it was in college.  He'll be an every down back for sure.  

For people that give Brady a fair shake, I suspect he'll be fantastic and he'll attract a non-football audience that no one else can.  We all love Greg, but Brady's popularity is worldwide like Tiger Woods and there aren't many sports players in the world that have this kind of draw.  

It is the offseason and I thought it was great.  I laughed out loud a couple times and the comedians were much better than all of the athletes for sure.  You could tell the non-comedians were very nervous and I don't blame them because comedy is hard.  

Last year was a complete train wreck with the coaching staff, OL, and WR play (outside of Thielen).  Bryce will get the entire season and if he shows improvement, he'll be the guy in 2025 as well.  If he looks lost and confused, the Panthers will be picking 1st overall in 2025 anyway and they'll be taking a QB.  

I quit dedicating my Sundays to Panthers football until they prove to me that they are worth watching.  So if they are terrible again this year, it really won't impact me.  Tepper is very unlikeable and the Panthers keep trading all of my favorite players.  Dan Morgan is giving me hope again.  

I'm not sure he deserves a roster spot, but I'd take him on the practice squad.  The effort didn't seem to be there last year and this is when I start giving up on players.  I hope he can turn it around and have a productive career.  

For someone that isn't on here every day can someone elaborate on the bot b/c I'm curious?

15 minutes ago, Panthero said:

Yeah but only looking at last season is misleading. His average salary the previous four years (not last year) is around 9.2 million, so it's not that far off. One of those years it was 12 mil, so removing that it's like 7.5 to 8. 

The market is different now plus we don’t have the Aaron Rodgers or Mahomes factor where players will take less to get a shot at a Super Bowl 

9 hours ago, strato said:

I feel the same, 2023 and prior. Not as sure for 2024 and feel like we are going to see exactly how much Burns was sandbagging. He is going to post numbers.

edit: Dan though, that was a good job. Replaced Burns for less and was paid in picks to do it.

Burns is going to put up impressive sack numbers this year. But taking it easy in 2023 while demanding $30 million a year lost me as a fan of him. I won’t miss him. I will miss Luvu and his energy. 

I refuse to get excited until we see results on the field. We’ve been off season champs many times and then only won a couple games. 

Gilmore will be next with this signing.  Getting the band back together!!

I don’t understand how anyone can bash Mingo after just one season and especially with the complete train wreck he experienced with the coaching. It’s no secret that the WR position is one of the hardest transitions from college to pro and why most WRs need 2-3 years to transition. 

We won't rank high on any of these lists because we gave up Burns.  Everyone that actually follows the Panthers, knows that trading Burns was the right move.  

2 hours ago, MHS831 said:

Yes, but the draft has to have the answer at QB---early indications are that the QB group next season could be the worst since the Kenny Pickett parade rode through.

This would be the Panther's luck.  Let's hope Bryce works out otherwise it is going to be a very long road before the Panthers are relevant again.  

The rookie salary cap is designed for teams to be able to move on from a high pick that doesn't work out.  If Bryce doesn't show considerable improvement this year, the Panthers will likely draft another QB next year.  No one should write off a rookie QB in year 1, but after year 2 is a different story.  I'm pulling for Bryce.

Herbert is not going anywhere.  Harbaugh might be controversial, but he's not an idiot and he wins everywhere he goes.  

I'd let him play out the last year of his contract because injuries happen.  If he's unhappy doing this, then pay the man because he deserves it.  We should have a ton of money to pay players until it is time to re-sign Bryce assuming we re-sign him.  

This has to be depth and not our starter on the other end.  

This is a solid signing and he's young.  Let's grab Clowney on a 2 year deal and our edge will be much better this year.  I suspect we won't miss Burns.  

If Evero is helping pick the players and I suspect he is, I think our D will be improved.  He's the only coach that I have complete confidence in based on what he did last year with marginal talent.  Plus, I think our offense will be better and the D won't be on the field for the entire game.  

Combs said exactly what most fans, including myself, were thinking.  I refuse to get excited for this team until the Panthers start playing competitive football.