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I would rather have Sewell and the rest of our picks than any of the QBs besides Lawrence. 

It's a great show. I say it's worth it. You have the benefit of already knowing that the final season is extremely underwhelming compared to previous seasons. You're not going to be as pissed/shocked when you finally get there, and that will allow you to enjoy the really good parts of the final season. 

I don't think there was a way they could end the series that everyone would like. Like ol' Bryan Flanagan says in the 80's classic Cocktail, "Everything ends badly, otherwise it wouldn't end."

I love Ted Lasso as well, but your strangely glowing endorsement for like ALL of their programming makes your post feel a little like: 

YUB! NUB!

This entire board has severe trust issues after decades of Marty Hurney reaching for players three rounds too early. No one in the Panthers org is drafting Mac Jones in the first round. If they get him it will be in the later rounds. I still think all the Senior Bowl chatter was a combo of Rhule trying to gas him up in a nice way, and sports writers being lazy, unoriginal hacks. 

7 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

your avatar fits my mood perfectly. 

What are you guys using to buy? I was using robinhood and they locked the stocks down today. Pissed me the hell off. 

I already had a Fidelity account and they never stopped allowing trades. I didn't buy into GME, but I increased my positions with several of the other stocks wsb has been discussing. 

No one is selling, at least not in large numbers. The big fish are manipulating the market right now, but I guarantee the wackos on WSB and the like are not selling right now. They're all angry because they haven't been able to buy the dip. 

1 minute ago, Happy Panther said:

That subreddit was locked for an hour or so. It's up and active as of now.

Good. Everyone deserves to enjoy those awesome GME memes they're churning out. 

20 hours ago, Happy Panther said:

My question is is it sustainable? It doesn't seem like it but this could represent a watershed event in how trading is done. 

I think once the mob realizes paper gains are paper gains until you sell this will crash. 

That's the beauty of the WSB degenerates...they already know this and the majority of them don't care. To many of them this is a kamikaze mission. 

15 hours ago, Happy Panther said:

LOL, I've been lurking there for about a year, but just joined yesterday. Looks like I got in just in time. This is a smart move as they were about to be inundated with bots intended to fill the page with content that would allow Reddit to justify shutting them down. 

We're not drafting Jones. Rhule is just being nice and trying to help out guys who are trying to increase their draft stock. 

I wouldn't do it, but if Rhule and Fitterer have done their due diligence and decide it's worth it, I'll be really excited about it. If we can keep our later round picks to rebuild the line, it just might be doable. 

Anyone else think Matt Rhule sounds like a more polished Bubba the Love Sponge?

I appreciate his sentiments, he just got way to descriptive with it. He went for both kneecaps; you never go for both kneecaps. I think he'll be a good coach for the Lions, and I think, like Matt Rhule, what we may find corny, players will find motivating, once it's all meshed together with the effectiveness of his coaching philosophy, the way he treats his players, etc.. 

1 hour ago, Raleigh PF said:

Don't think of it as 3 first round picks - it's not.

Think of it this way. The Panthers would use their #8 pick this year on a franchise QB. So, instead of it being Lawrence, Fields, Wilson, etc, change that name to Deshaun Watson. So you've used one of those three picks on the QB. Essentially, the Panthers are giving up TWO future 1st round picks for Watson. 

Now, isn't that easier to swallow?

I absolutely see where you're coming from, but in my opinion: No. We've had a better version of Watson in Cam, with a borderline elite defense and patchwork o line and we were feast or famine for the entire ride. I don't want to do that with/to another QB. If we already had the other pieces in place, I wouldn't have a problem with it, but we've got major issues we've still go to deal with, first one being the offensive line. Still, I have a much higher opinion of the guys doing the drafting for the Panthers now, so if they decide to pull the trigger on a trade like that, I'll trust they've done their due diligence and have a plan. 

I want Watson, but not for three firsts. We don't have the draft capital to make a trade like that without it hurting us for years to come. We're not a QB away from being a complete team; not even close. 

If we can get Stafford for a reasonable price, I say do it. Rebuild the line through this draft, give them a year to gel with a proven QB under center and if we get to the playoffs, we package future picks together in the 2022 draft and go get Sam Howell or whoever is a good fit. 

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Long as we're talking about former coach connections, there's a guy who's connected both to our assistant OL coach and our new GM, specifically Cedric Ogbuehi. He was with the Jaguars two seasons ago, the Seahawks last season.

 

Yeah I know, not that exciting.

Sparano has also been coaching our old friend Andrew Norwell for the last few years, for what that's worth.

Would like Ogbuehi. I thought about the Norwalk connection too, but isn’t he like only two years into the 5 year contract that made him the highest paid guard ever? 

I can absolutely see the parallels between Johnson and Rhule. I don't see the potential for a Jones/Johnson type of rift though. 

The Jerry Jones/Jimmy Johnson dynamic was unique in that they were college teammates. Both loved football, but only one of them was actually good at it in any meaningful way. Tepper is almost old enough to be Rhule's father, and he's already a billionaire. I just don't see the 'sibling rivalry' that caused the rift between Jones and Johnson being possible in Carolina. 

1 hour ago, Doc Holiday said:

I know letting Bradberry walk and over paying Shaq looks terrible but honestly I didn’t want and still don’t want us paying too money for a luxury position CB’s are Luxuries. I think Shaq was just in the right place at the right time. If we didn’t resign him we were screwed more than we already were at LBer.

CB's haven't been a luxury pick since 2004. 

I can't see Watson doing all of this to get out of Houston only to end up in NY. I wonder if this is Caserio trying to start a bidding war for him since it's likely he's leaving. Get everyone to bring their strongest offer so they don't 'lose out to the Jets.' I wonder how it will play out. 

Edit: Also happy for Robby. Life is about more than your job. Making millions of dollars doesn't mean poo if you're miserable all of the time. He's been by all accounts, a great teammate and a huge boost to our WR corp. 

3 hours ago, chknwing said:

after hearing everyone cream over this place, I finally tried it out yesterday.  Worst bbq I have ever had.  The only thing decent was the smoke wings we got as an appetizer.  Pulled Pork was dry and bland, the vinegar based sauce wasnt mixed right and was overly bitter.  ribs were dry and bland,  brisket tasted like a fatty pot roast.  Macs is way better than this, hell my own bbq is better than this.

I have yet to find a chain restaurant with good BBQ. I ate at the Jim N Nick's on King Street over a decade ago and it was okay. We were excited back when the one opened up in Steele Creek, until we actually got there. Everything had that mass-produced taste. It reminded me of a BBQ themed Applebee's. Franchising really ruins what makes a restaurant great. Just look at what franchising did to Tupelo Honey. 

Have you tried Sweet Lew's over in the Belmont neighborhood? Only place that smokes over real wood in Charlotte. I usually make my own BBQ, but if I'm going to buy it, it's going to be from Lew's. 

On 1/1/2021 at 12:58 AM, Porn Shop Clerk said:

it's a shame because doom patrol is phenom

The consensus online seems to be that while Marvel has nailed the comic-based movie format, DC has way better television shows. I probably need to check out Doom Patrol. I was happy to see Brendan Fraser back onscreen, doing well. 

We watched it Sunday night. It was terrible. Just awful, on every single level. 

So no one's had the glitch where your character's dick hangs out of their pants?

https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/10/22167349/cyberpunk-2077-penis-glitch-breasts