NanuqoftheNorth

Looks like Foreman ran out of options.

35 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Pretty unbelievable that we've really only drafted and developed three legit starting NFL WRrs in Smitty, Moose, and DJ in 30 years. We average one a decade.

To be fair to Marty, his specialty was RBs and LBs. 

20 minutes ago, Ivory Panther said:

yes, I think he knew it was very bad deal for Carolina & he had no business making that money. 

There are 3 deals that FIT made during the Rhule era that should have never been made: 

Extending Robbie after we drafted Terrace. Fit fixed it after Rhule was gone.

Extending Ian to 3yrs $16.5M...Fit just fixed it with a pay cut.

Extending Donte Jackson 3yrs $35M...Fit needs to get Donte to take a big pay cut.

I think Rhule forced all of these moves & now that he is gone, we are slowing fixing them.

#4) Don't forget picking up Sam Darnold's 5th year option as well.

I'd say Mr. Tepper has gone a long way in redeeming himself by finally realizing he isn't going to outsmart and outplay 31 other teams by bringing in an outsider with virtually no pro football experience.

I would have thought it would have been obvious from day one that Mr. Tepper's only real advantage over other teams was an unlimited budget to hire his coaching staff.  So, why not try and hire the most experienced and successful NFL coaches you can find?

It took him five years, but the good news is, it appears that Mr. Tepper and the Panthers are finally heading in the right direction.

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

Last years team has been blown up. This team will be completely different as it will consist of a lot new players in starting roles. They have to install a new scheme and philosophy on both offense and defense in about 4 months.  The coaches are 99% all new and a lot of them have never worked together before. On top of that they are putting their hopes in a rookie qb that they hope they can get ready by game 1.  Sounds like we should expect the playoffs at least. 

All of this^^^sounds an awful lot like teaching, learning, physical workouts, practices, competition, cooperation and coordination. 

Just way too complex in this age of instant gratification. 

Don't tell me the truth. 

Tell me what I want to hear!

12 hours ago, Carolina Cajun said:

no, he has 5 games to win 3 super bowls!

12 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

That's reasonable

Who are you trying to kid?  It's not even close to reasonable.

5 games, 5 Super Bowls!

Anything less should result in a house cleaning at Panthers HQ by the end of this year!

Sounds like the Panthers offer to Foreman is still on the table if he wants it.

Just now, Wolfcop said:

Foreman had similar stats except for the insane number of TDs that Williams had. That had a lot to do with the Lions offensive prowess. 

Wouldn't be surprised to see Foreman picked up by Detroit after the way he ran all over them last season.

Here ya go...

What the Hekk-er?

16 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

We are now officially 5 minutes into the Lamar watch.

Did not know until recently that any team interested in negotiating with Lamar is REQUIRED to create the needed cap space for his contract PRIOR to beginning negotiations.  That likely means restructuring existing contracts and not resigning players that you'd otherwise keep.  No small task, with little realistic chance of signing Lamar. 

That alone would likely discourage many potential suitors.  

https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/lamar-jackson-franchise-tag-possible-outcomes#:~:text=It requires a team to,him to sign a deal.

Lamar was offered guaranteed generational wealth, despite his history of injuries and production trending downwards.

I don't know if the players union is giving Lamar bad advice or it's his close friends and associates, regardless this sort of situation is reason #1 why having an agent to cut through all the noise is well worth the expense.

Should be obvious, but "No doubt in my mind" tells you a whole lot about David Carr's thought processes and next to nothing about what the Panthers are contemplating at the moment.

Begs the question, who cares what David Carr thinks?

3 hours ago, Cary Kollins said:

The original two glove QB David Carr is convinced we take Bryce Young. He goes on to say how the game has changed to favor offenses and he’s not concerned with Young’s size. 

All aboard the Bryce train baby.
https://www.nfl.com/videos/david-carr-s-best-nfl-team-fits-for-top-2023-draft-qbs

I've always enjoyed short stories.

Scuttlebutt says:

Dalton insists on being paid with ginger bread. 

12 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

I think this just signaled Stroud or Young.

Agreed. 

This signing makes it LESS likely that the Panthers draft anyone other than Young or Stroud.

Dalton is a backup NOT a bridge.

41 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

That's a common thought, but I actually believe the story about them having conviction on more than one guy is true. And when you think about it, that does fit in with Reich's way of operating ("diversity of thought" and such).

They moved up to get whomever they ultimately decide on, but that decision isn't made yet. And honestly, prior to the pro days, visits, interviews and all that, it probably shouldn't be.

Making sure they check every last detail before coming to a final conclusion is smart.

Does this mean no more cookies?

Nuyk, nuyk, nuyk!  Did somebody say pie fight?

What's that song?

If he can't make it there, he can't make it anywhere, San Francisco...

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

Fortunately, the Panthers signed Sam to his 5th year option, so he's got that going for him.

Does he stay or does he go?

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

If he leaves, there will be trouble

If he stays there will be double.

Early test of the new regime.

Panthers have traditionally dedicated too much of their salary cap towards RBs.

Meet the new boss same as the old boss?

13 hours ago, frankw said:

And let's be real. Doug Flutie was drafted on 1985. If you are stretching all the way back almost 40 years ago to find an example that's not a good sign.

Agreed.  Also, in general, today's NFL players tend to be bigger, stronger and faster than those back in Flutie's time.  I'd suspect, being a small framed, lightweight QB, in today's NFL, would make it extremely difficult to find good life insurance coverage.