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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.

And the year before that, and before that, and before that, ad nauseum.

It's really something that the team not only sucks as they do and yet has so little space, but that this is sort of a Carolina tradition at this point.

My thoughts exactly. The last player they should be trading is the only proven, consistently competent player on the OL. I'd maybe add Chinn to the no-trade list as well, but that may just be me.

Is Rhule still coach? Yes? Meh. Need to see a lot of consistent improvement on the field to shed the apathy and cynicism. Until that time it's just lipstick on a pig.

I love me some Cam and that man dragged Carolina offenses up and down the field against their will for a decade, but...

Eh, Rivera had plenty of weaknesses. He's like an Alex Smith of coaches, decent enough to maybe get you somewhere with absolute perfection around him (a la Ron in 2013 and 2015) but not good enough to win many games on his own/elevate a team.

The problem is that his truth is likely colored by loyalty and subjectivity. He can say/believe whatever he wants, but the objective truth has been seen on the field for 2 seasons now and it ain't pretty.

PJ Walker, the guy that the staff refuses to play but keeps re-signing... Same as Colin here. Good for PJ and no hate on him but man, wtf is the staff doing?

I read through that earlier. No blame towards Thompson, as he's taking advantage of the opportunities presented to him, but what are the odds that he was suddenly good enough to be on an NFL roster after not making the cut from 2017-2019.

After years of windbaggery from Tepper and Rhule, at this point I don't really care what any of them have to say. Just show something on the field.

Cam ain't coming back to this cluster, and I don't blame him one bit.

Then Tepper better get used to being a loser, at least for the next few years, and for few other reasons beyond his own short-sightedness/lack of self-evaluation. If al he cares about is money then this is a moot point anyway. Given how vocal he was at the outset of his ownership he sure seems interested in being a winner as well. What's gone down so far sure ain't it and he unfortunately chose not to remedy a major immediate issue this offseason.

They're both scrubs, and while Teddy really showed it this year (letting Slay waltz on by...) Rhule has indeed shown himself to somehow be even more inept at his job. While moving on from Teddy was the right move and signing him in the first place a terrible one, Rhule and the FO managed to make the situation worse with an awful choice in Darnold. In a competent organization this type of ineptitude gets corrected, but the scrubbery and ineptitude seems to go even higher than Rhule.

Tremble looked pretty solid when he played and made some big-time catches. Lot still to prove but definite starter potential, if not more, IMO. I think it's more 18 pages about the knucklehead contract they just gave him and incredulity that Rhule continues to have a job than 18 pages about Thomas himself.