Panthero

Sorry. Maybe im unrealistic. But I dont make guys with injuries my luxury people. Too high risk. All players deal with some injuries, but for top dollar at a position? On anything other than a 1-2 year deal? No way. Im more cautious than most though, as evidenced by my continued (and annoying i know) griping about our 2nd round RB thats injured. 

On 9/1/2025 at 1:20 PM, raleigh-panther said:

from Adam Shefter    I  dont  think this has been posted 
 

Packers LB Micah Parsons has been dealing with an L4/L5 facet joint sprain in his back and he may take an epidural injection prior to Sunday’s game vs. the Lions if needed to help him play, per sources.

Before trading Parsons last week, the Cowboys prescribed him a five-day plan of an anti-Inflammatory corticosteroid, a prednisone to help him recover from back tightness. They also had him on a physical therapy program.
 
Parsons has been practicing this week and he is trying to play in Sunday’s opener vs. the Lions, though one source said it still is uncertain if he will.

And now you know the rest of the story. Lol. 

I had forgotten how shady the Patriots really were. Sheesh. 

On 8/30/2025 at 11:59 AM, ECHornet said:

Good question. He looked good in the extremely limited looks he’s had in a Panthers uniform. My hope is he becomes a knockoff J Gibbs in relief of Hubbard. 
 

My realistic thought is he’ll be a threat in the passing game over the next two years and then, if he is an asset, take a reasonable deal on a second contract due to his limited play and extensive injury history. 

He'll only take a reasonable deal if there is no market, which, again, is a sign it wasnt the best move. 

On 8/30/2025 at 11:42 AM, ECHornet said:

He was consensus RB1. We were able to draft him in the mid 2nd bc of his injury. Without it, we would have never had the chance in that spot. Call it whatever you like. 

Thats true but it also ignores the fact that the "market" said the number 1 RB wasnt worth going before that given the injury. We only have strong rumor that Dallas would take him. The end result is a guy who will only play half of his rookie contract. So even if he turns out good, we won't be able to monetize that. In other words you are putting yourself in a position where instead of a home run you have to hit a grandslam for the gamble to payoff. Bad odds. All im saying. Bad odds. 

8 hours ago, ECHornet said:

Don’t know how the front office could have foreseen a second ACL injury. 

Fair, but thats why drafting a rb with a knee injury isnt often done. Its a risk. Even if the %s are only slightly higher, averaged over enough drafts, those decisions begin to work against you. The pick for a bumber of reasons, was a bad % decision. 

4 minutes ago, ECHornet said:

Hopefully, you’ll be taking this back next season. 

Agreed. Hes supremely talented but that will still mean we used a 2nd on a guy that is halfway into a rookie deal before we get to use him. And then what? A second contract for a rb is typically a bad move. Its just a low probability move all the way around. May work this time, but its not the smart play generally. 

Better than drafting a guy with a collapsed knee.....IN THE SECOND FUGING ROUND! 

To just NFL draft. Amirite?

22 hours ago, CPcavedweller said:

Revis and Gilmore, along with Ramsey are the only two guys I can think of that really impacted games. However, what did those guys always have in front of them? A great front 7. 

Without a good front seven, any corner is going to have issues. Without a good front 7, you will still lose games, no matter if you have the best corner of all time. 

I get your point, but I follow the money. Corners are paid a premium. Why would teams do that if it wasnt a priority? 

31 minutes ago, CPcavedweller said:

Do you not remember what our defense was like with Kuechly? And then without him?

Cornerback is the least important position on defense, followed by safety.

The most important are DT's, then DE's, then ILB, then OLB, then safety, then corner.

You build inside out and front to back. 

You can build around corner. We actually had a pro bowl guy he was just on a song of a contract. He got mega paid cause corners are prized. Hint, they are prized for a reason.

Please have mercy great moderator kings. 

Sorry. 

Nah. He's a guy you bring in when you are one player away from a deep playoff run. Or you have a team that can make a deep playoff run, but have gotten sideways at just one position. 

6 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

https://deadline.com/2025/05/nicolas-cage-john-madden-christian-bale-al-davis-first-photo-1236396456/

Holy smokes, glad to see Cage getting to pair up with a great actor like Bale. Cage is hit and miss but when he's dialed in, he's incredible, imo. Here's to Bale being there zones Cage into another great performance. 

If you haven't seen bad lieutenant: port of call New Orleans directed by Warner Herzog (Cage is the main actor), watch it. One of my favorites. Be warned, its not for kids. 

7 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Bill, you don't pay them for the "service". You're paying them to shut up and leave.

On 4/27/2025 at 11:51 AM, Hoenheim said:

Yea it is early to evaluate the trade still but we've at least got some solid data to work with now. Bryce has completed 2 NFL seasons and Caleb Williams has completed 1.

I know he wasn't part of the trade but I also include CJ Stroud and the Texans into this as well, since we could have selected him in 2023.

As it stands right now, I feel like the trade is pretty much dead even. Bears got quite a few players from it but their team success isn't much better or worse than ours. Neither team has made the playoffs in the 2 seasons since the playoffs have started. 

Obviously the Texans and Stroud have been far and away the most successful team of all 3 teams, winning two playoff games in those 2 seasons and having winning seasons + winning their division 2x in a row. 

But all 3 teams have underwent significant change in the off season. The Bears massively upgraded their oline similar to what we did before the 2024 season, and also got a new HC.

The Texans overhauled their WR core. The Panthers got some very solid additions in the off season as well. 

I think the Bears are 2- 0 vs the Panthers since the trade,  but the Texans are 0-1 to the Panthers. 

What say you? Who won the trade thus far? Panthers or Bears?? 

Great stuff. Until Caleb hits, they aren't gonna be able to crow about any picks. The league begins and ends with QB which is why I don't mind us swinging for a qb. I wish we'd have gone after Stroud, but making the move we did for QB was, is and always will be the right move. 

11 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

Sounds like someone who got a bunch of Cs in school.  They never meant average

Oh boy. While I love the back talk, what do Cs mean then? Besides what they actually mean?

3 minutes ago, BlazeCarolina said:

I mean it is, but you have to think of it like a completely different system in my opinion.

It's not traditional grades, it is basically "this is how to feel about it" but using a letter scale we are accustomed to.

Yeah, true, but im trying to be an asshole about it. 

Damn that is one big mammer jammer. Love it. Guess he's the backup NT now. 

Didn't know washington had any NIL money to throw around. Guess it makes sense, given their history, but still surprised me. 

Just now, TD alt said:

But that's due to the physical nature of the position. Perhaps you will get what I'm talking about--another perspective--if you calculate how many times an RB actually touches the ball compared to other positions.

you are arguing a different point than I am. Took me a minute to figure that out so we're cool. Still gonna bust your balls though......cause you're wrong.