Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D.

People on here just trying to hold on to their off-season hopium for as long as possible. I'm not going to take that away from them. I will say, I wanted to see something different from what went down. I am ready to see the Panthers play competetive meaningful football again. I just hope I am not tracking draft position by week 6 again.

You’re missing the point. Winning in preseason does matter, not for the record books, but for what it reveals. It shows who’s locked in, who’s hungry, and whether your team plays like professionals, top to bottom. And yeah, if our starters look great but our second and third units get torched every week? That’s a problem. Because when injuries hit, and they will, those same guys will be the ones protecting Bryce or trying to close out a real game in December. You don’t flip a switch in Week 1. You build that edge in August. So spare me the “he was gonna get cut anyway” stuff. If he’s wearing a Panthers jersey, he better be playing like it means something.

Look at the Lions. Over the past two preseasons, they’re 4-2. Dan Campbell didn’t walk in talking about patience or process, he came in talking about biting kneecaps and changing the damn culture. That team went from being a league-wide punchline to a perennial playoff contender. Why? Because they started giving a damn about effort, discipline, and competitive fire in everything from practices to preseason. You can say the score doesn’t matter, but when you set the tone the right way, it tends to show up on the scoreboard anyway. Winning is a habit. So is losing. The Lions chose to stop losing and it started with how they approached every single rep.

Nah, see, this is exactly the kind of excuse-making that keeps this team stuck in neutral. If you’re evaluating a coach or a culture, then yes, even how your 3rd stringers approach the 4th quarter matters. Because that mindset bleeds into the locker room. If you're cool with losing just because it’s late in a preseason game, don’t turn around and cry about “soft coaching” or “lack of accountability” later. That’s where it starts. You don’t get to cherry-pick when effort and outcome matter. Winning habits are built in the margins, even in the 4th quarter of a preseason game full of bubble guys.

Funny how some of y’all scream bloody murder at the idea of tanking in December because “you gotta build a winning culture,” but suddenly turn into philosophers when the preseason rolls around, “oh, the score doesn’t matter,” “it’s just evaluation,” “wins don’t count.” Give me a break. You either believe winning matters or you don’t. You can’t act like you’re Vince Lombardi when we’re 2–14 and then shrug off preseason games like they’re backyard scrimmages. Winning is a habit. Losing is too. And this team, this franchise, needs to start expecting to win every time it steps on a field, I don’t care if it’s August, January, or a damn joint practice. You play to win the game. You want to teach guys how to win? Then win. You want to build a culture? Then treat every snap like it means something. Otherwise, stop pretending you care about culture at all. Pick a damn lane.

Waived LB Tuasivi is here Nomura.

Was on the fence about going to the Texans preseason game. Guess I'm in now.

Ricky!!!! God I remember that game like it was yesterday.

I just placed 300$ on the Panthers for the season. 100$ that we win the Super Bowl (+15000) pays 15K 100$ that we win the division (+450) pays 450$ 100$ for Tetairoa McMillan to win ROTY (+1300) pays 1,300$ Now that my bets have been placed for the year, we can all get hyped! Buy at the bottom, cash out at the top yall. Lets Go!!!!! *I know these chances are low, but it makes the season more exciting!!!

Tre'von Moehrig is a Free Safety. I don't know what yall thought we brought him here for. Tre'von Moehrig primarily plays Free Safety. During his college career at TCU, he was widely regarded as a prototypical free safety due to his coverage ability, range, and ball skills. In the NFL with the Las Vegas Raiders, he has mostly lined up in a deep safety role, responsible for patrolling the back end of the defense, which fits the Free Safety profile. That said, the Raiders' defensive scheme under different coordinators has occasionally used Moehrig in versatile roles, but his primary designation remains Free Safety.

Damn. I had to upload the entire draft guide because it kept drafting 2024 players. I didn't even think about checking the draft picks

Went ahead and finished the draft. This was the rest of the mock 4 111 Terrance Ferguson TE Oregon 4 114 Charles Grant OT William & Mary 5 140 Jeffrey Bassa LB Oregon 5 146 DJ Giddens RB Kansas State 5 163 Jay Higgins LB Iowa 7 230 Spencer Petras QB Utah State

I was messing around with ChatGPT and feeding it a lot of information about the current draft. I think we came up with a perfect draft scenario for the Panthers. this was just a quick 3-round mock with a trade-back with Pittsburgh. TRADE RECAP Panthers send: Pick 8 Steelers send: Picks 21, 51, 84 Panthers draft with: 21, 51, 57, 74, 84 ROUND 1, PICK 21: Tetairoa McMillan – WR1 – Arizona (#12) Why it works: Gives Bryce Young a true WR1 with elite ball skills and separation ability Resets the WR room with a long-term outside alpha ROUND 2, PICK 51: James Pearce Jr. – EDGE7 – Tennessee (#36) Why it works: Gifted edge bender who can win off the edge with speed and twitch High-upside Burns replacement with flexibility to rotate early behind Clowney/Wonnum ROUND 2, PICK 57: Kevin Winston Jr. – FS4 – Penn State (#83) Why it works: True free safety with range and coverage instincts Plays faster than timed speed — perfect deep safety fit in Evero’s scheme Could immediately compete to start ROUND 3, PICK 74: Azareye’h Thomas – CB6 – Florida State (#51) Why it works: Big, athletic corner who can develop into a full-time starter Could play outside or nickel and provides much-needed depth with Horn’s health always in question ROUND 3, PICK 84: Darius Alexander – DT7 – Toledo (#61) Why it works: Fluid, active interior lineman with pass-rush upside Great value here — helps solidify the DL rotation behind Derrick Brown and Shy Tuttle Final 3-Round Mock Pick Player Position School Rank in The Beast 21 Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona #12 51 James Pearce Jr. EDGE Tennessee #36 57 Kevin Winston Jr. FS Penn State #83 74 Azareye’h Thomas CB Florida State #51 84 Darius Alexander DT Toledo #61

On a team full of pennies, two dimes may be a good trade for a quarter.

Why does this article read like Dave Gettleman is still our GM?

Anyone got time to put together a TLDR?

The Chiefs just lost the Superbowl due to poor O-Line performance. I'm pretty sure OTs are about to go early and often in this draft

Following the draft, I am bringing in a handful of UDFA QBs and allowing them to compete for the back-up role with Jack Plummer. I do not want to waste any of our draft picks or 30 mil FA money on a veteran, unless they can be had for near league minimum. If we are going to compete for the NFC South next year, we need to be all in on BY and utilize every dollar and pick on bringing in #1 WR and fixing the worst defense in NFL history.

The Team is officially eliminated from playoff contention. Do you predict any changes to the game day philosophy or starters now? IMO, this should be tryout time for possible future players. Would also love to see a reduction in carries for Chuba. He is signed long term and we need to save his legs. What do y'all think?

Why would you use a post June cut on anybody? Why kick the can? Think we're going to the Superbowl next year? Take the full cap hit in 2025. Go all in later, when the core is improved.

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Head injuries have different classifications. Concussion, concussion with post concussive syndrome, mTBI uncomplicated, mTBI complicated, TBI. Only the medical staff and patient should know the actual severity of his head injury, but being released from the hospital pretty much rules out the latter 3 options.

The fact that he is not Miles Sanders is what gives me hope

I have had him sitting in my Fantasy Football IR slot all season. Doubt it was worth it, but I am a homer.