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They were spot on saying it’s showing distinction within the organization

It’s unclear whether it was planned or inadvertent. Regardless, the Carolina Panthers have found a brand new place to dump bad news. Forget about the late-afternoon hours on a Friday. With the NFL constantly offering up a fresh collection of bright, shiny objects during football season, why not pull the sheet off a piece of bad news while everyone is paying attention to those objects that are shining brightly? The Panthers waited until 20 minutes after the start of the early games in Week 13 to announce the firing of offensive coordinator Joe Brady. It caused the move to not get the attention and scrutiny it otherwise would have received if it had happened, for example, last Monday morning, with 13 days until the next game. That’s the most confusing aspect of the move. It happened halfway into the team’s annual two-week playing break. Unless the decision was made and not announced early last week, if gives Jeff Nixon less time to prepare to take over the offense than he would have had. Regardless, it’s a sign of dysfunction in Charlotte, and it invites speculation as to what will come next. Some think that coach Matt Rhule already is on borrowed time. Maybe Rhule needs to string together some wins to keep that from happening. And while the buyout would be significant, owner David Tepper doesn’t seem to be someone who prolongs a situation once he knows it has gone south. From dumping Teddy Bridgewater after his first year to essentially dumping Sam Darnold during his first year, Tepper falls in and out of love quickly — and he doesn’t wait to file for divorce. If Tepper has concluded that Rhule isn’t who Tepper thought he’d be and if Tepper thinks he can get an upgrade, he’ll do it. Whatever it costs, whatever it takes. He’ll do it. He has said that the NFL is set up for every team to go .500, and that bending mediocrity in a given franchise’s advantage hinges on having a great coach, G.M., and quarterback. If Tepper has already concluded that Rhule belongs in the “not great” category, it’s just a matter of time before he’s in the “not employed” category, too. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/12/06/with-their-firing-of-joe-brady-the-panthers-find-a-new-place-to-dump-bad-news/

Ron is and always will be an 8-8 or 9-6 coach. He will bring terrible teams to middle of the road, and hold back talented teams.

Damn this is depressing. We haven’t even hit December and already focused on the draft.

Same here.

No question Horn will be an amazing player for us. I am happy with the pick although looking back we all know the impact a franchise QB has compared to a lockdown corner

Mac Jones becomes the clear favorite for offensive rookie of the year Five weeks ago, it appeared that Bengal receiver Ja’Marr Chase would definitely win the NFL’s offensive rookie of the year award. Now, the odds have swung dramatically in someone else’s favor. With PointsBet, Patriots quarterback Mac Joneshas overtaken Chase. Jones has -215 odds, which means that it takes a bet of $215 to win $100. Chase sits at +175. Since generating 201 yards against the Ravens in Week Seven, Chase has accounted for a total of 152 yards. He had six touchdowns in his first seven games; he’s had only two in all since then. It’s a byproduct of defenses focusing on taking Chase away, and of quarterback Joe Burrowtaking what the defense is giving him. Meanwhile, the Patriots have won six in a row, with an offense led by the first-year quarterback. No one else is even close. Steelers running back Najee Harris has moved to +1800. Next comes Dolpins receiver Jaylen Waddle, at +4000. Waddle becomes an intriguing option. He had the first 100-yard game of his career on Sunday. If he finishes strong — and if the Dolphins make the playoffs — maybe he’ll get some votes. For now, though, it looks to be Jones’s award to lose. If the Pats keep winning, he won’t. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/11/29/mac-jones-becomes-the-clear-favorite-for-offensive-rookie-of-the-year/

We are this far into year 2 and we have no identify at all. I cannot tell you what type of team we are on offense, and am now questioning our defensive identity.

Defense already gassed in the second quarter. They literally have one threat on the offense that you need to watch and that’s Waddle

I get that was on Cam but that’s the second turnover that you can put on DJ as well. He played extremely lazy on that route

They know our post season dreams depend on this game. It’s close to a must win and they need someone who has the assignments down pat…..that is all

It’s not an good sign….but let’s also remember we are sitting him to play another rookie. It could be grasping the playbook and blocking assignments which Smith is ahead of.

That has nothing to do with our horrible offense. That’s the reason for our record overall, not the defense

It’s almost like we have one of the youngest teams in the league.

Here in an update after the Dirty birds were destroyed last night in front of a national audience

I really dislike the Patriots but under no circumstance will I ever pull for a division rival to win a game. I hope the Falcons get destroyed.

Idk man. We will have to wait and see how Robby performs the rest of the year because after last game I’m already convinced that is was almost 100 percent on Sam. I know he had a few games where he had 89 drops but he looks like a different WR now that Sam is out of the picture.

He does not have the killer instinct and is just an okay route runner. Swiss Army knife is a good role but they don’t get paid like he did.

He’s always been slightly above average throughout his career and people just bitched because of his pay. It’s amazing to watch his transformation, It reminds me so much of when we saw the light switch for Thomas Davis as well in the role. I hope he stays healthy and leads our team for years to come. He’s already one of the top players on defense which has plenty of up and coming stars

I’m not opposed to using him if needed….let’s be realistic here, Cam has been with the team less than a week at this point. That’s asking a lot even for Superman. The sooner he’s behind center though the better, because the only way we have a shot at the playoffs is with Cam. This feels like a must win every week here on out if we want to make it.