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Rhule's next career and the mantra for his sells team. ]

I wouldn't trade for the sake of trading unless the haul is just too good to turn down. CMC stays unless the offer is just ridiculously good. Moore is in the same boat as CMC. Burns, I'm 50/50 on. He's still a liability in the run game and I say he's still better suited in a 3-4 scheme as a OLB. Plus he's coming up on a massive payday. Robbie Anderson I would definitely trade, but his contract makes it nearly impossible. Shaq I would trade too, but I don't see anyone clamoring for him and our LB depth sucks (thanks Snow).

I still can't believe there were a few people defending Rhule all the up to that 49ers game. I'm not sure if they were just homers that don't like people in this organization bad-mouthed or if they really thought Rhule was a decent coach. Either way, it was painfully obvious to the other 99% of the Huddle that Rhule was a joke. Dude would crush it on a used car lot!

Broken bone in his hands and that Detroit defense was not anything close to the Rams D we are seeing today. If the Panthers win today, our defense is going to have to play lights out, our running game needs to be clicking on all cylinders, special teams needs to be flawless and PJ needs to be close to 50% on 3rd down passes with no picks on the day. If ALLLLLL that happens, we have a chance to beat the Rams.

McCall did his thing again even in a loss. I mean, 3 passing TDs 358 yards, 0 picks and a 76% completion rate in a loss is pretty dang good. CCU had a sieve in their rushing defense...they gave up as many rushing yards as McCall had passing! Yes, passing yards get inflated when trailing big in a game, but usually the completion rate suffers and INTs happen. Neither occurred in this instance which is a very good indicator that he doesn't panic and is cool under pressure in the face of adversity.

Scrolled through 5 pages and the obvious couldn't fell out of the sky and hit you guys square in the forehead. The #1 likely isn't a QB, the #1 overall pick is likely a player that plays the same position as Burns.

If we miss out on the top 3 QBs, as people who go to the draft thread know, I'm on the McCall bandwagon. Not a cannon for an arm, but good enough and the kid is SMART. He doesn't make too many bad reads. He's mobile enough to run RPO concepts at CCU. Even the GOAT Tom Brady wasn't elite physically, but cerebral as there is in the NFL. No, I'm not comparing McCall to Brady, just saying I'll take a 'good enough' athlete at QB that 'gets it' over a stud athlete QB that can't make it to his second read.

This is a deep class, but not a star-studded class. The QB hype train is only two cars long this year and the casual observers will get snagged in that narrative. That's cool with me. Hopefully Wilkes pulls out several wins, we trade back grab Mayer and take a QB at the top of the 2nd round.

Ickey is a bust!!!!!! Didn't you all see his first rookie game starting at left tackle against a Pro Bowl defensive end???? He looked bad!!!!!!! Why he wasn't cut before his second game is beyond me!!!!!!!!!

Wrong, there's only two household names.

A unicorn situation is where there is a HC vacancy and there's an established, successful QB in place. In other words extremely rare if not a complete fantasy. Usually HCs don't get canned in such scenarios where there's elite QB play. Most newly hired HCs are dealing with some sort of QB ineptitude walking in the door.

I don't know, people get star stuck with big name QB classes and outside of Stroud and Young, there's not a lot of household names at the top this year. However, this QB class is DEEP. That said this is the perfect draft to take a stab on a 2nd rounder.

100% on Scott? No, but will he have a say like Hurney did? Absolutely. Tepper will obviously have to give his stamp of approval, but I think this time around he's going to lean on the GM to do the bulk of the leg work and give the final thumbs up or down. Tepper knows his finger prints were ALL over the Rhule hire. This time around I don't think he's going put himself in the position to be the fall guy if the next HC doesn't work out.

Michael Mayer in a trade back. Obviously not with a top 5 pick. McCall at the top of the 2nd round.

NO OSU QBs!!!!!!! System QBs with an embarrassment stacked talent surrounding them. The same with Bama QBs. I actually would like Young over Stroud if Young had Stroud's build. Young will be broken in a hurry in the League.

Tepper deflected any speculation about the end of the season, that was not unique to just Fitterer. I didn't get the vibe that Scott was in any immediate danger. He will get to pick his coach and likely at least a full season with that coach before getting the axe if the product stays abysmal. I'd say offseason 2024 would be the earliest Fitterer is canned.

They BOTH did on the same trip and it was a collaborative hire. Marty was just as impressed with the used car salesman as Tepper was.

Getting ON his hump.

Was saying winning that hard? Once a reporter called him out on the excessive use of "getting over the hump" he finally started to say winning.

Tepper did say the next HC would have a "balanced" role with the GM.

I noticed a difference in tone near the end when the guy asked about tanking. Tepper didn't catch what the guy was asking the first time (the guy didn't use the word tanking) but Tepper caught his drift when he reworded the question. That definitely pissed him off.

Tepper trying to dance around the 7-year contract. Without saying it, basically said he gambled (and lost) and would do more a 'traditional' contract next time. Big question (long winded version by reporter) about tanking (wihtout saying the word "tanking": Tepper wants to win now. Not that he would say the tank is on publicly anyway.

It's easier to find a competent DC than OC, hands down. That being said, could we for ONCE in Panthers history go after a offensive minded HC and just hire a damn good DC?

That's right, Cooper too. The few years at Baylor shouldn't immediately disqualify them. Their job security (at least the rest of the year) is more important than loyalty Rhule. Everyone knew Snow would be gone as soon as Rhule was.

And?