45catfan

Maybe Stroud can break the OSU curse with NFL QBs. It's real.

He's under contract and has rebuffed the Panthers offer for a new deal, which they DO NOT have to give right now. If Burns wants Bosa money, he can go to a team that wants to pay him that. If he's betting on himself, call off the negotiations and hit FA signing with the highest bidder in the spring. Obviously he's testing the Panthers and I hope they call his bluff. Dragging this into the season is complete BS. Again, this is BURNS causing this distraction with his demands, not the Panthers.

Hopefully we do the same with Burns, a short term bump. I DO NOT want a long term deal with the way he's handling this and on the heels of the Bosa deal. It's not like the Panthers aren't at the table, Burns' camp just ain't biting at what the team is offering. Amend his current contract for a pay raise this year and revisit before the onset of FA. If he's still sniffing around Nick Bosa type money, let another team pay him.

Eh, Boas is getting paid now, and his twin brother Nick Bosa. Seriously, once these dudes get paid, it seems like they aren't hungry anymore. His stats were pedestrian at best yesterday. That's what scares me about Burns. I'm cool with him getting an extension, but he's probably looking for a monster payday.

No, just the past couple. I was willing to see the Darnold experiment, at least year one, through. What I have been harping on for the past several drafts was OT (check--Ickey) Safety (Chinn?) and TE. Add WR to that list now along with edge rusher. With the M*A*S*H unit at corner, might as well get some insurance there too.

Wouldn't have to tank and the QB class is much deeper than this one. I hope Bryce works out, but several teams are getting some great QB prospects in next year's draft. I was in the wait camp, but alas, it wasn't to be.

Snap counts: https://www.panthers.com/news/snap-counts-week-1-at-atlanta You can see why we signed Wormley, the defensive front is THIN...basically 4 guys held down the D-line all game (Ray got one play). For those big boys, they had to be gassed. Kudos to Brown for playing all but TWO defensive snaps at 320 in the game. You know his butt is tired today.

At this point, take a swing at some veterans since we are not on the hook if they don't work out. There's few guys on the 53 that can be cut and will most likely clear waivers.

Hopefully not. There's an open PS spot and we are really heavy at 3 positions when looking at 53 man and PS. I've already stated my preferences.

If, big IF, that was the way to go, we should have done it game one and then eased Bryce in after a few games. At this point, there's no going back.

So starters play 100% of the snaps and all the STs reps? Cool to know. Thanks!

Yup, and it's largely not the backups with the hammy issues, but the starters who were held out most or all of preseason.

I used to go to Panthers camp every year until recently and yes, some dudes don't take stretching seriously. Maybe it was just at camp. While stretching doesn't prevent hammy injuries, it sure does lessen the risk of one. If coaches are letting these guys go into week 1 without going full speed at least some reps during camp or preseason, that's on the coaches.

Injuries happen all season, but to my recollection, I can't remember this many hammy injuries even for week 1.

Yes, Ridder did look timid, but in that timidness took what we gave him. Don't get me wrong, I think Ridder sucks, but the dink and dunk game can be effective even in it's boring simplicity.

On a side note, what is with all the hammy issues around the Leauge? Do the trainers not really enforce pregame/pre-practice stretching anymore? Sure they go through the motions, but are they really stretching. I remember my track coach busting our balls for not stretching properly, especially the sprinters. He knew they were the most likely to pull a hammy and watched them close during warm ups to ensure they actually stretched properly.

The Falcons had no problem with the dink and dunk passing attack. I think Ridder only had one completion over 20 yards himself, the one to Pitts.

Not having a first rounder is going to hurt especially with the crop of WRs coming out, but we are hardly pick poor. I'm looking at FA for WR because in year two of this evolution of the Panthers, we can ill afford having a guy whose not an immediate WR1 as a rookie. Plus, our track record of 2nd round WRs is very suspect. Moose, I think, is the most accomplished and that going WAAAAY back and there's not a close *pun* second. That second round pick would be great value for a RB, DL, CB, edge or TE. For the sake of our sanity and Bryce Young, we need a FA stud at WR.

The first INT, yes, Bates jumped the route. The second one was thrown pretty much right to him.

It's all good, but I don't do the continuous back and forth posts anymore like I would have in the past. I think we understand where each other was coming from now, so it's moot to further it. Have a great Monday sir!

One big run (HUGE hole) one good run and the rest, meh. I'm not sure one superbly blocked play is enough to say dude is all of a sudden a legit RB.

You win dude, go buy a latte in celebration. I was comparing RBs and removing Waston's stats to prove a point among RBs. Not a single person in their right mind--as you say-- would suggest QBs rushing stats are somehow trivial or don't count, but when comparing position groups I'm pretty sure QBs and RBs are different. Pat on the back bro, I'm done.

Does Reich even use a FB? I saw a fullhouse set once yesterday, but the hand off went to one of the RBs. I know Ricci is the token FB, but dude is NOT a real FB. Ben Mason on the the Raven's PS could fill the same role as a TE/FB, but is a true FB that can play TE.

I wanted to draft him and I wanted him in FA before the Falcons snagged him. When they did, I said to myself, 'Sh*t, they got a dude that's going to be a thorn in our side.' Don't blame me.

Com'on Mr. Scott, of course for depth and as a compliment/injury insurance. We are injury away from the Ian Thomas/Tommy Tremble show. Hurst has not been the most durable guy throughout his career. We need a bulldozer RB too, even if it's just a handful of snaps a game.