Ricky Spanish

I've also had some poo happen to my family over the summer that puts a lot of things into perspective about what is and isn't worth getting upset about it life. The Panthers are like my lotto ticket. You don't pay for the lotto ticket expecting to win, you pay for the dream of how fun it would be to win. I don't follow the Panthers expecting them to win, I follow them for the dream that one of these moves they make will make them good enough to win.

That's kind of where I'm at with fit right now. I don't hate the aggressive nature, it just feels like his instincts aren't all there. I don't know where rhule's ineptitude ends and fits begins, but someone mentioned looking at his moves thus far and looking at them from a distance, there really haven't been a ton of wins and quite a few losses. But it's only week 1 of his first year sans Rhule so I don't even know at the moment. I will say if we did move on from him I wouldn't be upset, and if we decide to keep him again next year, I also won't be upset.

I wouldn't call it half full, I just don't take the first month of the NFL as gospel, let alone the first game. With the limited practices and off-season time teams have these days, things look completely different from week 1 to week 5. If we came out and stomped Atlanta my expectations would be tempered the other way. This is a completely new coaching staff with a new complicated offensive scheme, and receivers who aren't very good at getting separation. Ive been saying for months that if we look good, it won't be until the second half of the season so we played about up to my expectations today? I'm not sweating it though. Everyone else seems to have the unrealistic expectations/overreactions. I'm not worried about it until we look like complete poo into late October

Remember when we were 3-0 with sole position of first in the division with Sam Darnold under center and Matt Rhule as our coach? It's such a shame that we can't be as good as that team was that whole season and that we are doomed to be this bad the rest of this season. It's a shame the first game of the season is how you look the other 16 games. Such a shame that rookies never get better as the year goes on. Just a damn shame

Bones are there it's just going to take time. They didn't look incompetent, they just made mistakes and need some time to work some poo out together. I'm not freaking out until next month

Tee is a legit #1 receiver though. That's why it was seen as a luxury pick to take Jamar Chase instead of Penei Sewell in the draft. Turns out Chase happens to be elite, but Higgins himself is still a #1 level receiver. I'd put him on the same level as DJ Moore If not better, because I think Higgins runs better routes. It'd be a boon for us to somehow get him.

Higigns is legit and I hope we bust down his door handing him a contract next offseason if the bengals don't re-sign him.

I remember when it was a big deal that Cam wasn't a captain right off the bat.

Yeah, but he never beat anyone, murdered anyone, assaulted women, or was even arrested like some guys that were inducted like Ray Lewis, Lawrence Taylor, and Michael Irvin.

There is definitely a way he doesn't get in first ballot, he "only" played 8 seasons. Patrick Willis who also "only" Played 8 seasons and has a very similar resume to Luke still isn't in the hall (and should be as well): Luke: 5x 1st team AP, 2x 2nd team AP 7x Pro Bowl HOF All 2010s Team 2012 Def RoY 2013 Def PoY Willis: 5x 1st team AP, 2x 2nd team AP 7x Pro Bowl HOF All 2010s Team 2007 Def ROY Luke has the DPoY which may help nudge him in quicker, but Willis stepped away in his prime just like Luke and he has been waiting a few years now. Willis also played for a bigger market team in SF so he had more media attention, and he still isn't in yet. Both should get in eventually but don't be surprised if he isn't in first ballot. The writers are ass clowns when it comes to voting these guys in based on arbitrary reasons - Case in point, TO was not in first ballot even though he's a top 3 receiver in damn near every major category, mainly because he was a dick to the media.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this entire situation is reminiscent of the Charles Johnson situation back in the day. We overpaid for CJ, but he still had a solid but not spectacular career through that contract. Hopefully Burns takes that next step once we pay him. He's a top 10ish Pass rusher in this league, and those top 10 guys tend to reset the market once their deals come up. In a year or two he will have a top 5 deal, and in another, he'll have a top 10 deal.

If you watch it, you'll understand we aren't missing anything.

It ain't pretty:

As things stand right now, we essentially gave them two picks to let them have Matt Corral.

I mean this entire situation, even if it doesn't amount to anything, is way better resource management than us.

That is exactly what I have been saying is going to happen. We aren't this year's Giants, we are going to be this year's Jaguars.

I personally, don't think Fields is going to progress much at all and that Bears fans will be upset that they didn't keep the pick and take Bryce. Fields just doesn't see the field well. Runs like a monster though so it kind of makes up for it to an extent, but I don't really think he excels as a passer in the modern NFL. S'pose we'll see. I hope I'm right and we ended up making the right call all along.

Wilks really did get shafted out in AZ, and I was happy to have him as interim HC for us last year. It was nice having an adult at the helm again. Having said all that, the track record of retaining Interim HCs in the NFL is not good, and after all was said and done, we were still only 3 years removed from his mentor/friend Ron Rivera. Keeping Wilks would have just felt like going backwards to "the good ol' days" of Rivera, and I didn't want that. Plus I really don't think he could have put together a coaching staff like the one we have assembled here. I'd rather have Evero than Holcomb as my DC. I'd rather have Thomas Brown as my OC than whoever he would have chosen since Brian Johnson got promoted in Philly. We also have a wealth of knowledge by being able to bring in Dom Capers and Jim Caldwell due to Reich and Evero's relationships with them. Then there's being able to bring Duce Staley as RB coach, McCown as QB Coach, the staff, on paper at least, is top notch and not something I think Wilks could have put together. I understand why a lot of people wanted Wilks to stay coach, nostalgia and all, but I didn't want to start dating my ex gf's younger sister just because it felt comfortable.

I'm completely fine with cleaning house if this iteration doesn't work. Get rid of both at the same time, start over with a GM, let him hire his Coach.

It Was I dunno, seemed like Rhule and Tepper were all in on getting Corral.

He uh... He kinda went off the deep end. We had to cut him off.

Someone check in on rippadonn please, make sure he's ok.