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Sign him to a 5-year deal...

... and draft a QB.

If rather have the offense in 4-wide sets than trade for a TE right now. 

Now, if a good DLineman is available...

What should happen...

Trade Darnold for a bag of used footballs. 

Keep PJ on the practice squad. 

Grab Skylar Thompson from Miami. I might give a late round pick for that. 

I think my chances of winning the lottery are almost as good as the Panther's chances of winning the Super Bowl...

...but I could live with either. 

It's all about injuries. 

The team has talent enough to compete for a playoff spot IF they stay away from serious injuries to key personnel (CMC, Baker, Burns, etc.). They aren't deep enough at the talent positions if one of them is hurt for an extended period.

Just bear in mind, not a year goes by where teams aren't affected by injury. 

I'm sure Rhule doesn't care for the penalty but sure did like seeing how many guys wanted to celebrate that touchdown. Just seems like a more cohesive unit this year...so far.

I guess most just skipped over the part where Corral is going to play the 2nd and 4th quarters. 

I mean, I get people like to be mad, but dayum.

I'm sure there's a team looking for a reasonable backup. As Sam is sunk cost, might as well see if you can get a draft pick for him if you pick up most, if not all of his salary. Kinda like the Browns did with Baker.

PFT reporting that PJ will play the 1st and 3rd quarters, Corral will play the 2nd and 4th.

UPDATE 11:28 a.m. ET: The Panthers announced Walker will play the first and third quarters with Corral running the offense in the second and fourth quarters."

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/08/19/report-p-j-walker-is-expected-to-start-at-qb-for-panthers-friday-night/

Baker named starter?

Where's my shocked face?

14 hours ago, stirs said:

Released this early?

No need to bring here

If you read the article, it mentions him being signed because of injuries last year. He played well, but the injured players returned so he was cut. 

Incomplete for all. The coaches that need to stand out are OLine, DLine, TE and WR.

I don't think our WRs or TEs are all that, which is why having Marshall tend towards bust is a blow. If the coaches can help, we may have an offense. 

Could use some depth there...

Well, I guess we know why PJ is still on the team.

Think they still have Will Grier's number?

Just now, Catsfan69 said:

PJ is soooo bad

It's not good for a QB to lock on to a receiver 2 yards passed the LOS and throw late?

Give Baker and Sam one good series each or the 1st quarter, whichever happens first.

PJ plays the second quarter.

Corral plays the second half.

OLine, DLine and LB play. On paper, the team looks like it could be a .500 team, but that only happens if those three units come together quickly.

Re: 2 minute drill...

Was the offense bad or was the defense that good?

5 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

so he's gonna do a year in studio is what you're saying

Auburn (SEC) and Nebraska (Big 10) would be intriguing options for any coach. Their names still carry weight.

Need to be looking to see if there are any decent college football coaching positions coming open this year. If so, I wouldn't be surprised in Rhule jumped ship before the year is over with McAdoo being handed the reins (at least temporarily). 

How I see this going, potentially.

- NFL/Harvey level the suspension at one year. Justification is, the original arbitrator ruled on four cases only whereas the NFL is taking into account the remainder of the cases. Settled cases do not indicate innocence or guilt, but the number of accusers filing suit is considered in the decision.

- Watson and attorney go to court to contest the decision. This would likely last the entire NFL season.

- Goodell places Watson on the exempt list.

Question is, would a court injunction overrule the commissioner's exempt list? 

Edited to add...

Have to wonder if Houston is going to be handed a pretty massive fine (including the loss of draft picks) for their actions. I don't think Cleveland has done enough to warrant a fine against them, unless you can fine a team for utter stupidity.

The NFL is in a tough spot of it's own making. The process was setup to provide the appearance that an impartial 3rd party would make rulings, then the NFL did the worst thing possible - they only submitted four cases. 

Why?

Likely a couple of reasons:

1. Timing. This needed to be completed before the season started.

2. They expected that the evidence in the four cases would be enough to result in a significant penalty. The problem is, the arbitrator chose to include precedent. Her hands were essentially tied to previous bad decision making and the amount of evidence couldn't override the precedent (in her mind).

It gets worse. If the NFL imposes a stricter punishment, lawsuits will be the result. Watson will play until the case makes it way through court. This could take a while. In the meantime, it is very likely Watson would be able to play THE ENTIRE SEASON this year. Court processes are not speedy.

Many are missing the point that the ruling was based upon FOUR cases, not the entirety of the accusers cases.

Why? Time. They interviewed several of the accusers and found the best evidence with four of them. They knew they needed to submit something and have a ruling applied before the season started. So this is what they got.

If the NFL appeals, they are undermining the very system they put in place. And now, most of Watson's cases have been settled. After reading that, I don't know that there will be any further penalty. 

Bear in mind, the NFL only submitted five cases to be reviewed. I could easily see the NFL stating that this was the penalty for those five. For the other umpteen cases out there, an additional six games (or more) could be applied. 

The five cases had the most evidence, so they carried the most weight, but the sheer number of remaining cases makes adding more games reasonable. It's not reasonable to delay a decision while all of the other cases are explored further.

12 games is reasonable for ALL of the cases. Six is not.