trucpfan

Major conversation starter especially with waitresses and massage therapist I definitely meet a gorgeous young lady who lived in high point awhile ago just from the gear and she made my weekend let's say. I'll be back wearing my gear again in twk weeks when I return to get my gamble on again.

Real fans stay loyal to their team I respect the loyalty I'd do the same. Shoot I was in Miami last week with a friend to gamble at the hard rock casino wearing my Panthers gear all weekend even though we didn't even go to the game I had to show my loyalty.

Very high on both of them to be honest, TMJ keeps running he has a 50-60 yard TD. Or Bryce connects with JM he has a 99 yard TD definitely a young star type of play one was on Bryce the other on the Wr they should be really working on their deep connections all week. That would've changed the game if he connects on either we'd be singing the praises of either WR so to say we've given up on them after one game where both had a chance to make a major impact but barely fell short seems a little premature. I'm judging players in a 4 game window we should completely know who's who after week 4. But I'm still expecting both WR to have big impacts the next few weeks.

Yup they definitely will until another player signs after them and tops their deal. It's just the way it goes I hope some under appreciative fans are ready to see them get a big bag. Sounds like a smart and reasonable plan.

Lolllll I'm dying laughing this is the most ridiculous take on here today hands down. A short term bump for a 25 year old elite pass rusher who's getting better in all phases in his game. The way he's handling it wtfff he wants a new deal came to camp gave it his all showed up week one and dominated the game until turnovers and short fields allowed Atl to put up points and take control of the game. The way he's handled this is a reason to give him a little more if you know football he's not missing anytime and still was our best defender week one how's he handling it to you because he's done everything it takes to be a company man now it's time to pay that man what he deserves based off the growing cap and range of salaries for players similar to his elite level of play. Pay that man and add more talent to this team if we plan on contending in the near future it's simple.

Naw if you watch Chicago last year or yesterday JF and their lack of playmaking helped them secure that number one draft pick. He doesn't scan the field and throw players open in his 3rd year. It's all check downs or him taking off running it's really an elementary looking offense.

Ummm guys this new defense might get Burns 32 a year omfgggg it's better suited for him and it f..... Shows

I believe this whole heartedly we're going to run the ball like the Jonathan Taylor era in Indy. Bryce will make plays but we're definitely going to run run and run some more. Sunday I estimate we could see close to 180 in rushing combined between the backs 120 for Miles and 60 for Hubbard. We haven't seen our top free agent addition in action yet and that leaves a lot of intrigue in the fan base.

Upon further review he definitely could be someone's number one I don't know if we're willing to pay the price to keep or obtain elite talents at the peak of their careers the way we've handled the last three we've had.

Tee Higgins isn't a number one WR it's similar to the Brian Burns arguments you guys wouldn't want us to pay him and he's looking to get paid as well. Its very similar he's not a top tier WR but a step below Burns is not a Bosa level DE but a step below.

I can’t let this be the narrative I’m a homer and all but what we saw a lot of missed blocks Oline men getting handled leaving BY no time and WR miscommunications where it seemed like they didn’t know what route to run. That’s not showing nothing that’s not all being on the same page after a full training camp. Definitely could and I’d say will look better with Miles playing but that’s not just showing nothing that’s a team learning a new system with new teammates still putting it together. As compared to a teams 2nd or 3rd year per say how much more comfortable Kenny Pickett looks this offseason.

Stack the box let a healthy Horn eliminate his man and double Pitts on longer downs 2&9 or 3&8 make other players make plays.

I thought it's a matchup league you exploit your opponents weaknesses to max. I understand what you're saying but usually you beat your opponent by exploiting there weaknesses. Remember teams running for 200 plus last season on us in this passing league but rarely passing for 350 or something crazy like that because we couldn't stop the run but have done well against good passing offenses.

Oh yeah they looked weak out there, question I have is if they looked like that and they traded for ISM is he worse than them (oh poo) or did they get it wrong and trade away a real playmaker?

It’s not going to hurt anyone or even the cap make it happen let trying to tell the team what to pay our best Pass rusher he might not be Bosa but he’s our key DE pay him and move on the cap will work itself out in the future. A deep playoff run would recoup whatever extra funds we kick out on concessions and tickets we got a lot of rookie deals still we’re ok to pay our DE 30 a year for now get 3 years of good work out of him trade or restructure the contract after that if he hasn’t performed up to standards.

Nope pay the man let's move forward as long as we structure it right shouldn't be any problems with the cap in the future.

I've recently said that's probably our best strategy to win this week sell out on the run. Force Ridder to beat us, the best part of that plan is Horn as we know hom usually erases his man from the field so it'll only leave a good TE and one or two WR to cover. We should be able to scheme them out the game to some degree leaving us with a small advantage. Panthers 27 Failcons 20

Got Slam itttt pay the man let's wrap this up. I can't believe we're here 5 days before the season but deals get done before the season all the time we can make this happen. Fitts is a deal maker and Sul...our cap specialist have to be able to put it together they've done nothing but claim they want him long term through the non trade and all off-season dialogue indicates we're going to pay him. It's time to live up to all that big talk.

I agree but you have to factor in we looked bad against the Giants also and AT is our number one WR in most people's assessment he's old and kinda slow at this stage of his career. And no QB (even though we believe in him) has ever been this short and really successful outside of Drew Brees so there's arguments to make as far as to why we'll Not be as good as we hope.

Bingo who goes through training camp (risky), joint practices (extremely risky) and practices up until a week before the season starts and then decides naw I’m good I’ll wait till they pay me. The holdout factor makes absolutely no sense now.

Lol not me I’ll be making a easy 10k if you’re right.

I agree with both of you playoffs are obtainable not that realistic but obtainable if things go our way. Also I think he’s trying to lower expectations so if we over deliver it’ll be a major bonus for where we’re at in this rebuild. First yes we’ve been rebuilding for awhile but it was with a coach who doesn’t know how to build. So we had to restart the process to try to get it right. Let me jump into the playoffs now argument if we step outside of our team and scan the NFC it makes things a little clearer. I’ll try to give a quick assessment teams with elite talent all around and top notch coaching they should be put ahead of us as of now things do change in the league fast but we’re using realistic what we know now judgements…49ers Seahawks Phila Dallas NYG (you choose Minn/GB somebody has to represent the N both have playmakers a strong Oline and GB has a good defense) you could swap Det for the NYG that leaves one playoff spot left. Vegas and the rest of the nfl world has the Saints winning the division from the outside in it’s makes sense. Vet QB strong Oline multiple playmakers on offense (rookie of the year WR offensive player of the year MT) a top ranked defense and a coaching staff who’s returning not like us just learning a scheme. Or an aging but still good WR AT oft injured WR Chark and young inexperienced Mingo/TMJ. If you watch a lot of football it makes pure sense to say it can happen it’s obtainable but it’s more of stretch then we like to admit. Who’s more likely to perform better a vet with weapons all around him or a rookie with a few good pieces around him. No matter how large my homer glasses are it’s hard to say we with this roster out preform these teams weekly and make the playoffs when all those other teams are ahead of us in talent and cohesion and that’s what matters most. But I’ll still probably put 200 on us to win the NFC at Kings Mtn tomorrow because it pays out 10k and I’m a big time homer.

I like Nick he's usually on point with his opinions. The problem is the national media doesn't have time to really break down our roster and playmakers, but in his defense if you've watched any of our preseason games ummm I'd probably say the same. We feel different because one we're homers and two we're extremely optimistic about our team. When I talk to non fans or look up other people's opinions they have are WRs ranked about bottom 3-4 out of the entire league. If you've seen our Oline in preseason it looks like a bottom of the league Oline. Put those two together with a rookie QB and I don't see how we're not projected close to the bottom 5ish offensively. I want us to be good I'm bragging we'll win the South this year but it's going to be a major uphill battle based off what we've seen in preseason so far bad blocking no speed or separation in the WR room and no open lanes for our RB to get through. Yes I know it's just preseason so you don't game plan but if you've seen other teams you'll notice the Steelers go out and the offense looks effective. Saints looked good with their starters like the Jets NYG and countless other teams.

We needed to add speed at our WR position in a major way. Big-time upgrade Totally agree we needed some real fire in the WR room. I can definitely believe you have to find yourself before you can go out and preform at a high level. Is it possible he can take TMJ spot they're basically in similar positions in their careers I'm not advocating for it but his playmaking abilities with Bryce's accuracy could be a potential big play repeatedly. I like TMJ alot but I also understand playmaking trumps everything and returners tend to have that stop and go that make you miss type of playmaking. Which I think could put him in a position to get a few more opportunities then TMJ. Anyone else see this happening or am I just overly excited about having a new weapon on offense.

I’ll never forget the look on Fittz face he looked so dam upset.