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Man, that was my freshman year of college... But I always enjoyed Halo more. Cooler story/universe, and the shooting experience was lightyears better than Golden Eye. And warthogs

I guess a better question might be if BC has the ability/trajectory to be an elite LG? Or will he be a good enough tackle? If he's looks like he'll be the same value as an OT or OG, then I still think you pick the better OL. I don't think you can hurt yourself as much if you pick the best LT prospect at 6. If you WHIFF on a QB.... not only have you missed an elite LT, but you've also screwed up the QB position, again!

I will say that Star Trek stuff has been fun! Some better, some worse, but overall I've enjoyed it. We watch a fair amount of CBS shows, so it was just cheaper to get it, and I've found a few things I like on that as well.

What do you mean bad business decisions? Tepper's worth has increased by billions, right? He was at $12B when he bought, now valued at $16B? Sounds like lots of great decisions for himself. Team wise? Well...that poor horse has been beaten to death here...

I've been watching the new Halo series the past three weeks. Generally, I've enjoyed it. I look forward to each new episode to see this different story for Master Chief. I've seen a TON of complaints about the show online, and a lot of it centers around the deviation from Halo cannon in a lot of ways. As a fan of the games, but far from an expert, I'm not totally sure about some of the more esoteric complaints. Generally they almost all derive from seeing the Chief with his helmet off. I get that in a game, that's easy, but in a longer form media like a series, you need human characters to drive it forward. Master Chief had to become John. I know some folks won't like it, and that's fine. I'm enjoying the production values, the art, the characters, and the fact that while this is Halo, it's not xbox Halo. If that makes sense.

I don't see it as being a viable solution right now. Sure the Rock Hill stuff is going sideways, but then again Rock Hill wasn't ready to commit to a project that big and ambitious. But they will get things worked out sooner rather than later. Tepper knows that the area is ripe for making a ton of money. He'll get money from CharMeck for a new stadium. Moving a team is very expensive and a lot of communities see that the value add of bringing a new team in isn't as great as it has been in the past. Thanks cheaper 65" TVs. Right now, the NFL and Panthers are one of the most popular events in town. Moving out means starting over, and there's just not the market there was 10 years ago.

I enjoyed it. It was different. Oscar Issacs was very fun as a character, and you could tell that everyone was having fun with the entire production. I can't wait to see more of it. I'm not sure how the whole thing will look at the end of the show, but so far, I'm very interested.

Man, this reminds me of a dad group I was in (Dads of Destiny) were we'd all compare how many kids we have and time to play. I think one guy said he had 3,800 kids and enough time to hear the opening note of the title screen before he had to leave. Yes, we were a bunch of dad jokers I do love my quest markers in some games, it just makes it easier to experience to quality story content (like in the Witcher 3). From games are wonderful to me. I love playing, but I never make it far. Like I had a Dark Souls save where I go to the boss of undertown, died a few times, played something else and never came back... I tried once and got confused I'll pick up Elden Ring this summer when I have more time to die repeatedly until I get good or get smart.

It's an interesting listen, that's for sure. What does it mean overall? Everyone has their warts and the things they do well. Who will we pick? No idea.

What a sick, sad man Urban is. Feel for his family. It's just so crazy to read what the players and coaches said. How can you work with or for someone like that? How does he keep getting jobs? Ugh. Hopefully that's the end. But I know it's not.

I finally saw the movie this weekend. While it had a few moments that drug along, this was one of the better Marvel Movies to me. While a bit meandering, the plot was satisfying because it was about Peter taking responsibility for his actions instead of playing it all off as "I'm just a kid." I will say he and Zendaya have crazy chemistry - go figure they are dating. Though you could have cut Ned and nothing would have really changed. The spectacle was great, though I was watching on my TV in a dark room. My main issue with most superhero action sequences is the lack of mass that everything has. Sure, you can have superhuman strength, but when it is so broken with world physics. I have a hard time with that. Like, even Pacific Rim made is feel somewhat based on reality when the mech walked through water - though they could never work underwater due to the density and stuff. Long story short, it just kind of broke my expectations too much. The biggest thing for me is the circular story arc - I really loved that. We saw Peter make a TON of mistakes that cost him. We saw the consequences of his actions from a social/legal situation which was nice. Sure, a lot of it was window dressing, but on the flip side, the losses he faced were profound. I did love the Spider-Bros, and Andrew Garfield was a total scene stealer. I will have to go watch his movies and see what the heck happened there. But coming back to where it started and Peter having to give it all up for the sake of those he loved was a great moment for me. Sure some might say that is was too cookie cutter, but that would only have been if MJ has magically remembered him. The fact that he was completely alone again was actually really refreshing. Not so much a happy ending. Now the franchise is free to go wherever. To introduce a different spider man. Heck, to bring in Venom (mid-credit scene was hilarious). A new chapter awaits for Spider Man, and that's only a good thing.

I'm so relieved. There's zero doubt that Watson would be a mega upgrade, but the cost in picks, players and cash was just too much. Watson still has those 22 civil cases to deal with, and guaranteeing that much... Just wow. I'm glad he's not in the NFC South, and I'm glad he's not a Panther. If he had chosen us, I would have cheered, but still felt I'll doing so. So glad that's off the table!

Man, I thought this was going to be about the increased number of experts popping up when talking about everything associated with Watson. 1/10 Thread, skip... Just kidding. It is interesting to see in practice the idea that there's no such thing as bad publicity.

Yeah, good luck with that Houston. If the Panther do that...oh man... That could be a franchise killer. Not just the PR, but you would take away all the assets to build around Watson with his expensive cap number. Not a good move. Why would Watson want to come and play for a coach for a season? No. If Watson has to make a choice, figure out how to get the Steelers to pony up the assets. Watson has some serious legal issues that are going to start to get heard as well as all the civil cases. Watson has some bad personal decision making. @CPantherKing made some really important points about Watson's wins and decision making. He might be more hype than anything at this point, after sitting for a year. Hopefully, we don't go down that rabbit hole and make those mistakes. I'm fully on the roll with Darnold and clean house for 2023.

I wouldn't be surprised if we drafted Willis. Who knows how good he can be? Lord knows he has the tools to be a high level NFL starter. It's going to be a bumpy road for him in the first year or two. But that depends on how we manage to address the OL in FA. Can Brady C be a NFL LT? Who will play guard? Center? For me, I'd be thrilled to draft a stud LT, trade down and draft more OL help, or even trade down and pick Willis in the late 1st. Who knows. This is prime smokescreen time. Everyone has nothing but good things to say about everyone...

Of all the news shows, the is the one I want to watch again. They hit humor and action so well together. John Cena has really matured as an actor and is going to be fun to see what else he does. I love he doesn't take himself seriously. I love this show. And it introduced me to Wig Wam (the intro song). They f'ing rock if you're into that power/hair metal crazy from the 80s but with an updated sound.

Cousins will always put up good looking stats, but he doesn't help you get over a hump. Look at Minny's record over those four years: 33-31-1, 1-1 in the playoffs. How do you throw 124 TDs and only win 33 games? I was listening to the Locked On Panthers show when they had a dude from Minnesota come on and talk Cousins. He was not very high on him. The long and short of it is that Cousins wants to get paid and he doesn't care how that hurts a team. He's going to put up great stats, but when you need him to make a play, he's going to check down. With our shoddy OL, I'd rather not have to trade first for Cousins when we already know that he's a short term bandaid. For what? Keeping Rhule in a job? No thanks.

Why not just trade Moore and Burns? Not like they are proven NFL players. The more draft picks, the better, right? I enjoy the thought processes and mental games here, but I don't see any reason to trade DJ at all. DJ is our best WR, and one of the best weapons we have. He plays hurt, and he's not a diva. He's had to deal with some absolute poo regarding QB play. He's also losing RZ TD chances to CMC. I just don't see an avenue for improvement that's going to cost less than keeping DJ Moore. It's about the QB, which will happen in the next two years.

But what will I do with all the free trials with $5 of Crypto I have? I was holding those as a great investment! I never understood the appeal of any of the currencies.

Considering our OL and the NFL in general - you are going to get beat up in the NFL. Corral has a slight frame and has been hurt a lot. Then you add in his personality... Yeah, that's a hard pass here. Fix the OL. Then trade up a bounty for a franchise QB.

There a long way to go before training camp. Here's where my arm-chair idiot with a keyboard thoughts are: 1. Allow Morgan and Fit to do their jobs. Look, Rhule's played god for two season and we have won 10 games. At a point, you have to step back and let pros come in and do their jobs. Even if Rhule is still making the final call, just rubber stamp them because you fugged up two years in a row. 2. I'd like to see some solid pros come in. I don't think we're going to be paying out of this world cash for FAs. There's just not the room. We need to pick up some competent OL who can be coached well by our OL coach. Unless something crazy happens, BC is our LT for 2022. 2a. Who do we keep? Pick two: Reddick, Gilmore, Jackson. It's going to depend on what the FA market is, but we'll see. Ideally, we should be able to keep two of the three. The rest are mostly JAGs to be honest. 3. Trade down into the Mid first. Look, there are a lot of talented players out there, and teams do dumb stuff annually. I'd love for the panthers to trade from 6 to 15ish and pick up a 2nd or 3rd round pick, both would be amazing. Then we can still pick an impact player, or Tyler Lindebaum - which would be a great impact player! 4. QB - Look Matt, you wanted TB, and he underperformed. You spent a fair amount of draft capital on Darnold. I think it's time you coached your boy up. Since Matt plays patty cake with Sam's criticims, it's time for Matt to own Sam Darnold's play. If it gets him fired, then he gets fired. He made his bed and now he can sleep in it. This leaves us with: 1 - a Solid (hopefully) OL, 2 - some good pieces on the D, and 3 - a good opportunity to see if one of our former HCs can right the ship. I'm rooting for your Wilkes!

Man, there's nothing like getting that right wire/cable management! You spend all that time routing, zip-tying, and making it perfect! Until you realized you left out a fan cable! Then you say screw it, and haphazardly put it out of the way, but in your mind, you know it's messed up... Nope, not ever happened to me....Nope, didn't turn around and tear it down to fix it three days later... That happened to me years ago. My current rig (on el cheapo) is an old i7-4790 based workstation. the first thing I did when I got it was took the whole thing apart, cleaned parts and contacts and replaced all the thermal compound. Then I put it back together, and I was like - yep, still a cheap box. But at least I can let it run Renders for days on end without worrying too much about it. I want to build a new, modern PC for gaming, 3D, and video editing. But I'm in a debt repayment free for all. And I want a new camera... God, I'm expensive!

How many millions did you spend? LOL, just kidding! I know the PC market is very expensive right now! Game Pass for PC is great, and MS doesn't care what box you play from. To them, it doesn't matter what platform you buy from, because you'll still need windows to run that PC. Also, seeing how Sony is starting to understand just how lucrative the PC marketplace can be is fantastic news for those of us who just want to play games. I hope there's some kind of re-alignment where there are fewer exclusives and instead things are more inclusive. Halo on PS, Spider-Man on Xbox? Why not? All of them on a PC...oh baby!

After the Senior Bowl, Willis has become a hot name. I mean, he looks like he can game. Then in the actual game, he showed off his running, less than his arm. He carried Liberty in college. When he played against top competition, he didn't look great. Is that because Liberty was so outmatched? There are a lot of questions, and it comes down to the projections. Can Willis read a NFL defense? Can he make plays? He's got a good arm, great athleticism, seems to be a good dude who has matured over his college journey. Those are all good traits. Can the Panthers be successful with a great athlete, who does a similar one read then run? Or do they cut the field in half to make it easier for him? Personally, I'd rather trade down, acquire more picks, trot Sam out next year and tell Rhule "He's your QB you wanted, coach him." Set him up to do SOMETHING.

Yep, been playing regularly...forever?? I've been usually doing my weekly bounties for a few of the main NPCs to gather Bright Dust. I dabble in the new dungeon, Grasp of Avarice, which is really fun. A dude in my clan and I went through with very limited understanding of wtf to do. We made it to the boss room, but I had MASSIVE wife agro for spending four-ish hours bumbling around in there. It's easy with three and someone with some knowledge, but for two morons, it was a lot of work. God knows how folks solo flawless it...Way better than me!