Stuart Smith

I sure hope you are right. If Elflein and Michael Jordan start it will be bad news.

If I remember correctly Steve Smith was thinking Shi might be a find. Guess we’ll see how that goes.

Does anyone have any information of what decisions if any have been made on the future of Damien Wilson and Shi Smith with the Panthers?

Every season there are teams that are predicted to do well, but for different reasons have much worse records than predicted. If you look strictly at strength of schedule it is formidable. However, by the same token there are teams that rise from the ashes. In 2014 the Panthers were 7-8-1. In 2015 the Panthers were in the Super Bowl. We shall see.

To be fair, didn’t he get a lot of double teams?

Thanks for sharing this. The 93 defensive line was awesome, the entire year was amazing. Great memories!

I have the same thought.

I will never forget Bountygate. Remember Cam Newton was on their “bounty list.” Payton got suspended a year and rightly so. That speaks for his character. Hard pass.

I just don’t see the pessimism I have seen the last two days. The Panthers have retooled the OL, McCaffrey will be helpful. Much stronger coaching staff and and the quarterback room has improved. This will be a much improved team. The tweet by Skip Bayless about the Panthers being dysfunctional and the one place he did not want Mayfield to go will come back to bite him like so many of his comments. Career wins: Deshaun Watson 28 and 26 Losses. Baker Mayfield career wins 30 and 30 losses. Cleveland paying $55.5 million for 2 quarterbacks this season. One is in Charlotte and one will be suspended. Who is dysfunctional?

Duke would fit in the big East which is predominately a basketball league. Wake and Va Tech?

I may be alone in my thinking, but if another team has a quarterback go down in trading camp I can see Darnold being moved. This may seem unlikely, Carolina would have to take back a lot of salary. Also, is Sam considered so damaged no one would come calling? I know the “competition in training camp” is being talked up, but I believe Mayfield was brought in to be the starter.

I cannot think of another team in the NFL that has changed their quarterback and offensive line as drastically as the Panthers in such a short time. I know there are some negative Nellies but I am impressed.

PJ hoping Sam goes elsewhere now or he’s (PJ’s) gone.

Good question.

Few times the way this team played you could have said that, better days ahead!

If McCaffrey stays healthy this is a 10 win team. I believe it.

I think he has some performance incentives in his contract. How do you put them in someone’s contract, he has to be starting.

I don’t agree they are far superior without Watson, we will find out quick enough. A lot depends on who the starting quarterbacks are for both teams.

Will we be able to get a compensatory draft pick for the loss of Stephon Gilmore? It seems like I remember that was mentioned as one factor that went into signing him.

Anyone care to predict any Panthers moves at quarterback over the next 2 months? Will they be conservative and sign a lesser known back up? Or, are we set with Darnold, PJ, and Corral?

I hope if Bozeman performs as expected we keep him more than one year. We still need depth, as soon as training camp starts in earnest injuries across the league will happen.

You are correct, thanks for the correction.

Chris Collinsworth, Brian Billikens. But you are right, most did play.