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Fields only had bad games when dealing with busted ribs (after out playing Trevor a second time) and when Ohio St was ravaged with COVID for over a month.

I think Darnold simply made sense given where the Panthers found themselves when they signed him. Who is higher on Darnold than Fields at this point that isn’t a Panther fan, Trojan fan, Sam’s momma, a clickbait talking head seeking attention. Kiper? Yeah, didn’t he promise to quit after Clausen predictably busted? NFL history says Fields has a better shot at being a franchise QB than Darnold. First round draft picks have a higher success rate…..than QBs who have busted and stunk for years.

his preseason wasn't magnificent in the limited work. But I still remember that preseason run he had for a TD vs the Bengals. It was special. That singular play sold be on he needed to be the dude week 1.

I think the arm talent narrative is greatly overrated. I still think the bust odds on Wilson and Lance are super high.

There was a reason Zach Wilson didn't know if he would even be the starting QB going in to this past year... Never got the narrative that went on this year with these college QBs this past offseason/leading up to the draft.

In 2020 we had to install a brand new offense and defense with a staff with little experience …in a COVID shortened world. and we lost legit studs like Luke Kuechly, James Bradberry and essentially CMC. I still think we overachieved as a team. No one thought we would be as competitive as we were going in.

yeah, Peyton tried to help us out. It ain't his fault.

I'd give 2011 the slight edge. 89 and Olsen > DJ and Robbie. 2011 then had Shockey, LaFell rounding it out. Think that trumps Arnold and a rookie slightly. Plus, 2011 had LEGATRON. but most importantly, the 2 QBs who pulled it off were better than Darnold.

Ok, but the 4k QBs last year in 15 were still largely the likes of Mahomes, Brady, Watson, Rodgers, Ryan, Allen. Herbert is basically the odd ball. Dallas had crazy deep and good WRs last year. But they had a washed up Andy Dalton at QB stepping into that O for the first time. For all the heat Teddy got and deserved by being a check down king. He still IMO helped us overachieve on offense by knowing the system and having command of it. Doubtful Darnold will have the O grasped like Teddy did as early.

I assume they are just color commentators. And Peyton and Eli historically are generally funny people that don't take themselves that serious. Good in commercials, SNL, social media (Eli at least). It's got potential.

I think about 8 QBs would have pulled off hitting 4K in just 15 games last year.

they won 10 games the year before. I don't think it was an outlier. I think they gave him a top tier WR to work with.

Josh Allen put up double digit wins the past 2 seasons and a very 2015ish Cam year..... I wasn't a believer but hard to argue over what he has done in back to back years.

I think Darnold needs to play a lot this preseason. He has struggled in the NFL to date and this is brand new offense for him. It makes no sense to "save him for the regular season". He needs the work.

3 phases in the game. And we have been talking about PR for over a decade. And I’m not talking about having to get a Devin Hester….but we generally are praying we don’t turn it over. Joe Adams was the last actual attempt to solve it in the draft. That is just life. They don’t all hit. The kid from Utah worked out pretty good for us though.

one day...the Panthers will just draft or bring in a guy that actually returns punts. Sounds crazy. But one day. Maybe a hundred years from now. They will figure that out.

They are just thoughts. They don’t really demand a response. football is just a weird space. That’s all.

So assaulting people and putting them in the hospital is bad. But not that bad. Well, bad if I did it. Not that bad if a football player does it vs all sorts of other things. is Watson getting off in front of women just trying to do their job better or worse than beating a pregnant woman? I’m not asking you to answer that. It is rhetorical. Point is simply NFL fans are consistently NFL fans….and it’s why Watson most likely plays again and everyone just moves on. I hope if he does….that opportunity isn’t here.

the right thing to do would be for guys who commit crimes or make the NFL look bad to lose the privilege of playing IMO. But that isn’t going to happen in the NFL. So we discuss the reality of what the league is. And IF Watson settles these cases…..he still will be back for someone. Decent odds of it likely having a Big Ben feel to it. But I am not a fan of Big Ben and sadly not of Watson. But he still deserves his day in court. But regardless of the outcome, his decision making is going to rightfully leave him judged, even a best case scenario outcome for him. I’m no fan of Darnold. But I’d rather pull for Darnold and bitch about his play than have Watson. And I was a massive Watson fan.

do they? what is your line on someone jumping someone, breaking their face and sending them to the hospital? Or sucking punching someone kneeling on the ground? or does it depend? all I am saying is the NFL is a weird space. And we have let a lot of dudes play that we probably shouldn’t in reality. I don’t see that changing

You said everything is different now because of me too and cancel culture. it wasn’t for Kareem Hunt. He was right back the next season. Got an extension too. You follow the Tyreek Hill path and not the Hardy one of continuing to be a problem….NFL fans still largely just move on.

I don’t want Watson. and I wanted Hardy gone. and I have never been a mega fanboy of 89 either. Because you know….he straight up went around assaulting folks and was horrible to people. Repeatedly. Still a great WR who does and did good things too though. But saying that generally makes you not a good Panther fan Most NFL fans pick and choose what there lines are. We all have them.

Brian St Pierre could buy me a 12 pack of Mich Ultra and I might catch one from him. I wouldn’t pay a dime. If I was mega wealthy and looking for a tax write off? I’m going to see the aliens with Jeff Bezos in space.

yeah, it was totally different for Kareem Hunt.

Ray Lewis is one of the most iconic and beloved players in NFL history. Also not a snitch. If OJ had been 25 and capable of putting up a 2k season….I’m not confident he wouldn’t of played again.