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The only real annoyance I have with Tepper so far is that he sat back that first year. If I'd just spent $2bn on a football team I'd be coming in with a new team and ideas. I wouldn't be assessing what was already going on - we knew what was already going on wasn't working. Especially considering I was a minor owner of the Steelers for years so I had first hand knowledge of how things should be run.

How do you think people become billionaires?

It also just occurred to me that we, essentially, got Darnold for a 2nd round pick. The Bucs got Trask. Yiiiiikes.

You do of course realise he went to Alabama, right? This isn't some small school kid that's going to grow when he hits the NFL. He went to a (disgusting) football factory that maxes out it's players physically. Our best hope is that he trims down to 320-330lbs and regains some of that athleticism as he looked immobile in Mobile.

I think his money position is C.

He only came on the last two years and even then he was a complimentary piece at best.

I mean it was a terrible pick.

Little chance of confusing the two when they're on the field though.

I'm surprised the rookies who are unsigned turned up.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/passing.htm Random year. The rules changes have distorted the game.

I remember when those were decent numbers for a starting NFL QB.

In a passing league, CBs are incredibly valuable. So are DEs (or pass rushing DTs).

You're missing the key component of this - what if Darnold becomes a Pro Bowler too?

I genuinely think they ditched Bridgewater so quickly because he wasn't taking the shots Brady was calling for him. Based on his LSU offence (admittedly he had two first round picks and a second round pick at WR and the #1 overall pick at QB), Brady can call an offence.

I think it's somewhere in the middle and it's mostly down to the QB. Based on the talent on the roster we overachieved by winning 5 games. The vast majority of guys on the roster last year I considered to be NFL talents are less than 4 years removed from their Draft class. We were in almost every game BECAUSE of the QB. Bridgewater was efficient and effective with the ball, moving up freely up and down the field between the 20s. Why we underachieved is also because of the QB. He couldn't turn those 3s into 6s often enough.

Apologies for not understanding the graph - I assume this means we very few prime time games?

Sewell is no guarantee either at OT either. Similar measurables to Slater.

For some reason that's made me think of "Shuffle off to Buffalo, Barry", which is from one of the all-time great shows, Burn Notice. That's going to be my go to for every Panther than ends up with the Bills from now on.

What I've said in private about previous jobs is completely different to what I've said in public - and I wasn't being paid $20m, nor could multiple people tear my story to shreds if they so chose.

So I was on the fence, but now you've confirmed to me that you're just full of bullshit.

Ok, having listened to that full interview, Rhule should march into the Social Media Manager's office right now:

I think they'll throw them all into the mix in TC and play the best five. Maybe this year Christensen isn't the best LT, but if he's one of the two best Gs he'll play there.

I think they drafted like you're meant to draft - take the guy you think is going to be an All-Pro when it's your pick, rather than the guy you 'need' but he's only going to be a solid starter.

He's already a fantastic Head Coach, just ask Baylor or Temple. What, exactly, about his time in Charlotte has made you question him as a Head Coach? 'Cos I saw him lead a ragtag bunch of young kids and washed up vets to 5 wins. If his QB had taken more of the chances they drew up for him who knows how many more wins he'd have had (this coming from someone who's defended Bridgewater all year).

You must have lived through a different off-season to me.