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Maybe in the future when we have picks. We really have to stop this perpetual win now roster building. Do a proper rebuild finally. Getting tired of absolutely wasted years of limited salary cap and losing draft picks.

I think we press the pause button on trying to compete for a playoff run. Let's pile up some draft picks and clear out some cap space for contention in 3+ years imo.

Yikes... all below average basically. I'm assuming the Shenault number is skewed by how he's utilized off the line for the gadget plays.

I'm impressed so far, but also have tempered expectations. This roster needs work and it will take a couple of years imo.

Damn - those Rams draft picks sure do look good right about now (they also looked great at the time of the offer too).

I have a legitimate fear that we'll never have a better chance. I don't want to live another five decades and never see the Panthers win a Super Bowl.

More so a plutocracy, but general idea is the same.

This is how YOU kicked off replies to this thread. Stating emphatically that a 2021 Cam is in an entirely different tier than all other recent back-up QBs we've had. You INJECT foolish talk into threads. When called out, you play victim and point to others with rational thinking as "Cam haters."

The dense crew here just throws out garbage false equivalencies and abandon logical thinking if their idol is besmirched. I loved having Cam as our QB. I also love signing the best players we can to our roster and Cam is not one of them. Ship sailed, guys. Retire your 2015 NFC champion shirts and hats.

You can still be a Cam fan (like myself) while also understanding he is not a viable QB in the NFL in the year 2023. Stop being dense.

I will gladly be on the side of "dude stfu, Cam isn't the answer" in 2043.

We'll have fans still thinking Cam's ready to lead a team to a Super Bowl in 2043.

Burns would have to become a monster impact player for me to change my mind about passing up on that trade. A desperate Rams team giving up those picks (about to be yearly basement dwellers) and the savings of not having the huge contract.

He was many Panthers fans' version of Patrick Mahomes as well.

Delayed AI bot infiltration?

Thinking about it from a team-building view, I think a very good strategy would consist of: 1) Bring in a rookie QB and develop for a year 2) Sign a bridge free agent to a 2-3 year contract Assuming great coaching and solid roster, a free agent QB could significantly boost their market value in a one-year showcase year. You then trade that QB for draft compensation and you start that second-year QB. You then get three years of a rookie contract plus the one-year extension, which is huge for salary cap purposes.

A vet QB in the room is different than a 1-2 year bridge starter. You think all these QBs are not day-one starters?

From comments I'm hearing, it does sound like AR would require a bridge QB. Queue the incoming complaints from the people wanting a top QB and no free agent "retread". Some people can't be pleased.

No it is not. Bennett is a shrimp compared to those former 6th/7th graders.

I am nearly numb to worst case scenarios playing out. Yearly occurrence.

Sam ain’t playing. So glad he’s gotten a chance with the new roster this year.

Shaq’s laughable tackle attempt led to the later peanut punch. Lucky.

I still remember when threads were saying Teddy didn't care about winning and that he wasn't passionate about the game. Then, he goes and puts his body on the line to fight for a late-game running first down. He was absolutely crushed in the process. Teddy was alright and I'm not one that believes it's a requirement to have an elite QB. If you're franchise is banking on that above all else, you're going to have a shitty team more than you're going to have an above average season.

Greg Hardy could have been a mainstay on the UFC roster but just had the most unusual series of mishaps: DQ from an inhaler use (dumb cornermen), DQ for kneeing or kicking a downed opponent (inexperienced fighter), and comeback KO losses.

The Rams are an excellent case study here. They sold out to go big in a short-window Super Bowl push. It worked (could have easily failed) and now you'll see what happens to a roster that does not have rookie contracts and/or ring-chasing vets. They are going to the bottom of the pile. Right next to us.