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Meh, Tyrod is an even more vanilla Teddy. He would be a better option that selling the farm for whatever flavor of the week pops up once Watson goes somewhere else though.

That would be a very nonsensical move outside f Rhule trying to save his rear. Unfortunately, that's probably also exactly why it would happen.

The team also had a brand new head coach and fresh blood throughout. Somehow, not the case this year.

If there's one area that Carolina needs to invest in, it's mediocre and/or underperforming WRs.

Is there an award for total indifference like the guy sleeping on the couch in Half-Baked? That might be me.

I thought Abdullah looked pretty good last year, even better than Hubbard all things considered, but having him, Hubbard, and CMC all on the team is completely redundant. Seems like unless Hubbard cures his dropsies, dropping Hubbard for a more complete player like Abdullah, adding a heavier runner, and having CMC would be a better way to go. Who knows where this all shakes out though.

I don't disagree about Hubbard being a poor receiver last year - it was frustrating watching him drop ball after ball tossed right to his hands. I'm just saying that Foreman getting Jordan Howard-esque usage in the passing game year after year does not give a positive signal for his potential in the area, even if he doesn't drop the few that come his way. Time will tell, but at this point it seems a pretty limited signing.

Chuba and Foreman are also completely different types of backs, and Foreman's lack of receptions to date show he hasn't been suited to passing situations/catching the ball in his career. This isn't complicated.

Chris Manhertz caught 7 of 9 targets in 2019 and 2020. Doesn't make him a viable receiving option. If he did/does somehow break out in the passing game then great. His career to date doesn't project him as an asset on the field in those situations.

Foreman has 18 career catches in 4 seasons vs 1000 carries. He's not a receiving back.

Exactly - he's pretty meh. 4.1 career YPC with a whopping 5 TDs in almost 1000 career carries who doesn't catch the ball... I guess if they want a one-dimensional power runner for short yardage then so be it, but this signing is not a needle-mover otherwise.

Rhule's had enough talent on the team to at least look the part of an NFL coach and has failed to do so. Getting a shiny new toy in Watson at the cost of the future does not address that issue. There will be no leniency until it shows consistently on the field for the better part of a season.

He's not elite but is solid and plenty of other teams will be taking more than a flyer. Very surprised if he's an FA for very long.

Or they're moving him back to LB/Joker, where he never should have left in the first place. One can dream...

Just trying to massage the cap.

We're basically saying the same thing. I don't think it matters who Rhule drafts because he is not an NFL-caliber coach and I don't see him surviving the year regardless, so I'd rather have an OL to protect next year's QB than a wasted QB pick.

Sure would be nice to have a decent lineman instead of a Rosen-esque QB situation though.

If only because he costs a single first and the team can move on much easier. Frankly, the biggest red flag for me would be the staff's interest in him as a QB. Seems clear to this point that whatever this staff thinks they see in a QB, the reality is the opposite. Not even being dramatic here, as some people just have blind spots (Belichick and WRs as one example). Unfortunately, this one should have put Rhule out of a job by now but here we are.

Hell no, but there would be a sad, sad humor in it.

Confused him with Greg Robinson for a moment and thought the Jags were really out of their minds.

Based on the Erving and Elflein signings yes, it does indeed appear to be the way.

Not like it's a reach to say it. Carolina has been managed very poorly for several years now, with no visible sign of it turning around. Could the current group do just that? Maybe, but what evidence suggests that will happen? A bunch of new coaches were hired but assuming that will help is just speculation at this point too.