Prowler2k18

Holy poo! Hornets making a statement. Now they need to commit to building this team around its best player.

Fitt made an interesting statement after they drafted Jammie Robinson: “We are one team. We stress that. There are no egos here…we’re never going to take a player and shove him down a coach’s throat or just because coaches want him. We want players the staff wants to coach.” This right here should get any Panthers’ fan fired up. Makes you wonder if this is what was happening under the previous regime. It appears the “square peg, round hole” days are over! I also like that Fitt, Reich and staff are not afraid to embrace players that have an edge, that “dog” mentality. Can’t wait ‘til the season starts!

It’s no use man. You can’t reason with the Scoot fans at this point. And I get it… Scoot will be a great player but it doesn’t mean Miller won’t be either. The off field stuff is just an excuse for the pro-Scoot crowd to hate on the pick.

Good for you! But I’m not the one blind by Scoot-colored glasses! Calm down, do some research and look at the big picture. Scoot’s a good player but this was the better pick for us.

The young man made a mistake! Law enforcement repeatedly says he was not an accomplice. Did he show really bad judgement? Absolutely! Doesn’t mean he’s a thug and didn’t learn his lesson. Let the 1st of us who hadn’t done something really stupid as young men be the 1st to cast the stone!

Give Tepper credit for encouraging their retention by the new staff. Both are outstanding coaches.

Yeah but you can’t really blame him. McDaniels is a douche to play for it seems.

Looking forward to his contribution to the defense. One question - why is he missing from the roster on the Panthers’ website?

Exactly. If we had stayed the course and stuck with Wilks, I doubt we’d move up to get a QB and even if we did, it’s unlikely we’d have confidence in the staff to develop him successfully as we have now.

You can tell by how emotional he got that he really took this loss hard. He put the blame on himself and wouldn’t throw his teammates under the bus, which shows real leadership. For guys who are competing at the highest level, these types of interviews can be really tough to get through.

Keep an eye on Derek Wright. He came to us an UDFA under the previous regime and looked good during his limited playing time last preseason (against the Commandos). Good route running and catches the ball well. Reminds me a Proehl a little. Will make nice strides in this offense.

True but remember the TE was rarely used much in the passing game during the previous regime. More like an extra OL. Reich is already known for using the TE more prominently in the his offensive schemes.

I can see Tremble playing a HB role, sort of a hybrid FB/TE Jack of all Trades blocking and contributing in the passing game. Ricci is a very good receiving TE but he’s not a blocker.

Let’s get ready to rumble!

At this point in his career, signing with a playoff/SB contender like KC or Philly or the other teams mentioned makes sense.

Yeah but we already have that in Kai Jones. Our problems shooting along the perimeter, the uncertainty with Miles Bridges and Gordon Hayward’s injury problems makes Millet a no-brained for us.

This if we didn’t already have an All-Star PG in Melo, I can see Scoot being the choice. His shooting concerns me, which is a problem due to our issues with perimeter shooting last season. The uncertainty with Miles Bridges and Gordon Hayward makes this an easy decision.

I understand how you feel. And I’m sure you can agree when considering the context - the OL was a mess. Too bad Rhule was too in over his head to fix it or anything else. And listening to this new regime as they lay out their plans is music to my ears.

Amen. So sick and tired of JV/JR College/DIV III level playcalling on offense we’ve had to stomach the past few years.

You can see the level and intensity of training and focus on agility is a total change from what we’ve seen in the past. Really excited for this upcoming season.

Thank goodness for that

Same here. And I’m willing to give YGM a chance with this new regime. DL coach Walsh may be able to help him reach his potential if given a chance.

Of the remaining FA EDGE/DE/OLB players, Leonard Floyd is the perfect fit for what we needed. However, it depends on his asking price and if he’s desires to be part of a team that’s resetting with a rookie QB, new staff and schemes vs a true contender. Yannick is not the edge setter DC EJ needs in our 3-4 scheme and neither is the overrated, injury-prone and potentially overpriced Clowney.

This with an experienced and renowned DL coach like Todd Walsh, Brown is going to be a force to be reckoned with.