Julio

It makes sense, he got the bag now he wants a chip. Can’t blame the guy, good on him if he does want to move on. 

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

Baker would have been on IR after his first game. 

2 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

SS89 would be suspended for kicking the sh*t of someone already.  My money would have been on Robbie being the recipient. 

Imagining 89 with Baker

2 minutes ago, PantherFanInPhilly said:

Hmm. Definitely doesn't sound like a Mom that expects her son to NOT be traded. 

Yeah, I was in the corner that no one was going to trade for him/that contract - but this makes it seem like it’s not out of the realm of possibility. Hell, if anyone’s willing to part with a first round pick…

What are Marvin McNutt and Tiquan Underwood up to these days?

Higgins should be imo

He was making plays all camp long, it’s a damn shame he hasn’t been given more opportunities. 

https://twitter.com/AdamsonAshley/status/1582409157306482700?s=20&t=MmoNO_UCjtgf5RGAltY2aw

14 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Thats funny but I wouldn't even give him that much credit.  A good cover band can execute someone else's musical composition in a competent way.  McAdoo's offense is more like a crappy garage band that can't even play in time together.

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Which is a great thing to say after you spent the offseason building your offense around the idea you were gonna be run heavy...

Im honestly baffled at his ideology, if there is any? Why hire a Mike McCarthy disciple if you were so hung up on the running game? Now we are moving goal posts to hire an OC because no decent one wanted anything to do with us. 

The lack of running the ball and getting the pressure off Rodgers is what got McCarthy canned in GB. 

Yes of course, we are a run first team and we have to run the ball.

UPDATE 2022: It’s a passing league, so passing wins games according to Rhule.

Hang the banners!

Feels like we’re the Flint Tropics before they traded the washing machine for Monix. 

1 hour ago, poundaway said:

So has anybody heard exactly what Baker's incentives are?   I'm just curious how likely it will be to earn that money back.

I heard on a podcast, can’t remember which one, but they are based on performance/team success. I think reaching playoffs were one of them but not 100% sure.

10 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

If this $$ amount is what was reported during the draft, then I say hold off and let that number come down. Makes no sense to wait two months and lose a game of chicken to CLE.

If this is a new speculation, then Baker @ $9M on a 1-yr prove-it deal is fine by me. Darnold is a sunken cost from '21 that shouldn't really affect your financial decision making in '22 since we have cap. Hypothetically, if Darnold and his salary wasn't on the books, would you make the deal for Baker at $9M?

There's a good chance Robby is part of the deal to CLE and we would get out from under his overpaid salary (and declining attitude). 

I do hope that if we do grab Baker, that we also still get Dunlap. 

One deal should not be done that then hampers you from making another very important transaction.

Trading Robby would leave us with nearly $20m in dead cap over the next two years. No chance he gets traded.

3 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

I honestly don’t understand why you draft Corral with Sam on the team and then sign Baker as well. This would literally mean that Corral sees little to no playing time and we go into 23 not knowing what we have.

As it should be, Corral is nowhere near ready to see the field. All the rage is starting young QBs early now, I’m still a believer they need to sit at least a year, if not more. 

28 minutes ago, ellis said:

JA has been on top of this for a few weeks. By the way, I’m a big fan of Julian and his pod… Just thought I would drop this by, as we spoke with Jon a few days back on Fox Sports Upstate. 

 

Big fan of yours and Billy’s as well, listened to the latest one on the Camp Confidential before Julian’s. Great work, we’ve needed a Panthers podcast like a Corona needs a lime and glad we’ve got a couple now.

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Hell, we kinda have to because of all the money Darnold is gonna eat up.

 

Not to mention we need to roll over as much cap as possible if we want to extend Burns and not be bottom feeders in next years free agency.

Said it on his interview in Julian Council’s Locked On podcast. Joe Person previously reported that the Browns were only willing to take on 2-3m, so quite a difference.

16 minutes ago, Pakmeng said:

What is his price tag? 

There are rumors that the Browns offered a two year deal worth $24m. We’d need to match or beat that, which would near Haason Reddick territory at that point.

2 hours ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Really he didn't navigate the pocket? Considering his pocket was nearly non-existent in 2021.  His pocket presence according to people who actually scout these guys say it's pretty good.

Definitely agree with this because your opinion sounds more like a hater of the player for whatever reason than anything logical. 

 

I’m definitely not hating on anyone. I wish Sam nothing more than success. If I said something that triggered you on a personal level, I apologize. This is just my thoughts on a football player. 

8 minutes ago, Cdparr7 said:

No he didn’t. Talking about 2 reads max, not realizing most college level QBs get 1-2 reads max. 
 

Not bashing Willis because I like him but Howell makes better reads and his mechanics are about the same.

While that may be true, most college level QBs aren’t getting drafted into the NFL. Willis and Corral both run an RPO offense, and while UNC incorporated some RPO into their game - you can’t really compare it. Phil Longo designed his offense to make it varied upon the defense and simplified it to run max number of plays out of different packages. It is based on mainly predetermined defensive reads, rather than progressions. 

2 minutes ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

That's a false statement.  Everything I have seen and read about him says he reads the field well and makes plays.    His biggest issue in 2021 was he had no established WR.  All were new replacements for the ones who got drafted in 2021. 

Mechanical flaws I guess that depends on who says so.  He may have some but those can be coached out. 

My opinion, so it’s true to me.

#KeepPounding

10 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

You didn't watch any of the previous two years did you? 

Of course I did, this past year is just the most troublesome. He didn’t have the best protection nor an elite running game and it exposed a lot of his flaws. Instead of navigating the pocket, he chose to throw off-platform or flat out run outside of the pocket. While that may pass in college, it doesn’t translate to the league. He’s a project who maybe starting caliber in 2-3 years.