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Taking too many goofy shots.

He's talked about because he has been the Panthers starting quarterback. How many days are you guys going to wail about a post one person made? Did they say they were glad he was hurt or he deserved to be hurt? Enough with the victimhood this man is set to make 18 million dollars next year no matter how he plays.

OBJ on your Madden team is profit. OBJ on your real football team is a nightmare.

Or we could have just stopped trying to run him at the goal line like he was 2015 Cam. It was always going to end with a big hit sooner or later a defender was going to look to make him pay. The Falcons were dirty enough to be the first.

Cam deserved some criticism for when he was inaccurate. But beyond that he was a proven starter and a franchise qb. As of now Sam Darnold is not. Facts are facts.

The sensitivity level here over Darnold is wild. You can't even talk about his faults. Honestly my friend if you're up at 3 in the morning venting about this I think you may be the one getting trolled. Hope you slept good!

The comments to Rodrigue were foolish and definitely put him in a bad light but that was also a little overblown honestly and so much more worse things have gone on with players in this league. I've never seen such a big deal made out of press conferences or postgame attire since Cam Newton. You can take from that what you will but it's never been something that has concerned me personally. If he were a bad teammate that would be a different story but he was the opposite and never sought to deflect blame to any of his teammates in failure. But it's all the past now his chapter here has come to a close. The day that we have another player with a presence like his on the football field will be one to celebrate. We need a spark like that again.

The receivers have had some truly ugly drops but I've seen a number of passes downfield sailing over receivers heads or out of bounds. Sam has not been very accurate deep to put it lightly.

Off the field as in what if you don't mind me asking? I can agree with you about certain tendencies now within our culture due to social media. But I myself do not want to see anyone injured. If you were expecting good manners I've got news for you. I saw many Panthers fans gritting their teeth for a decade every time Newton won a game and then when we lost all hell broke loose. In that regard honestly people have been pretty easy going on Sam there are still some here who are unwavering in their belief in his abilities and their opinion. I have no idea what the future holds for Sam but the Panthers have and will look out for him he is financially secure. I just hope next offseason we have a plan A B and C if necessary at quarterback because this year we blew it.

Actually when I suggested the defender be penalized for leading with the helmet on that play you attacked me. Who is really moving the goal posts here? You aren't making much sense.

When was the last time he had much game time? I'd be thrilled with a mid rounder but that seems unrealistic.

You can whine about it if you like but none of us here were the ones who put him in that situation and I said those runs would end up in a big collision eventually.

That's up to the original poster to expound on his thoughts. I even defended Sam for the hit the defender led with his helmet. I don't understand why you don't like Cam but feel the need to speak up so much for Sam it doesn't reconcile but hey that's your prerogative. But the simple fact is unless we see a drastic change Sam does not appear to have a future in this offense. They just ran a full game where they did everything they could to limit his gaffes as a passer and It ended up getting him hurt in the process. Do you see the Giants still putting Daniel Jones out there with training wheels? Eventually you have to face facts.

I knew that big hit was around the corner sooner or later when people were calling him Sam Newton apparently our staff didn't for some reason. Our coveted front office duo deemed Cam Erving worth 10 million dollars on the first day of free agency. They set the qb up for failure from jump street.

Oh relax with the drama. Nobody wants to see any player injured. We don't know what his future holds as the starter here but until shown otherwise it doesn't look particularly bright rn and acknowledging that is just reality. We obviously can't wait forever for the light to finally come on for a fourth year pro.

Blurt out strawman a few times and head for the exit. Very compelling commentary.

It's hard to talk playoffs when we've been jostling with the Falcons for dead last in the nfc south for the last two years. Yes I am happy we defeated them but that was the bare minimum expectation going into this season. If we hadn't been blown out by the Giants the week before you might see more optimism. Most fans probably want to see how we do against the Patriots and that is understandable.

What's your honest take on Rhule? I like him I've been patient yes we've been often critical but I'm not one of those who has called for his job. That being said it would be very inconsistent to overlook issues like this when we were quite brutal on Rivera for his repeated flaws early on and his coordinators falling on their swords for his teams inadequacies. From the looks of it this Panthers staff could really use some nfl experience. When we hired Rhule most here had a big sigh of relief bc he sounded open to any and all new methods instead of falling back on the same tired approach to a fault. Hopefully we see more of that through the second half of our season.

I hear you but the only thing that would make any difference would require too much draft capital and we've already traded too many picks for this defense. The 2022 offseason should be make or break for our decision makers.

If just blaming Sam Darnold for everything is considered lazy and hating then Joe Brady shouldn't be the only target either. He didn't hire himself and his boss wasn't catered to and paid 60 million dollars to pass the buck. If it's an issue and has been all season figure it out. Otherwise this is entering Ron Rivera pass the buck waters.

You're a Jim Rome guy huh?

If people are coming back that's all that matters there will always be negativity when a franchise is stuck in a rut. Do you really think the Browns and Bills were all sunshine and rainbows and cartwheels when they were still in the midst of their drought? You're just seeing it more now because social media is more prevalent but if we had this back then it would have been just as ugly.

The resiliency at the end was impressive but it would be great if they could not keep digging a hole in the first half. This is a fun young team though hopefully they'll get better with more time.

We would have to get the Titans general manager blind drunk just to entertain that trade scenario.

You have to admit it's been a rough couple of seasons for Shaq to get to this point. But I will acknowledge I was wrong he is and has earned every penny this season. I am very glad he has stepped up not just in his performance but as a leader. Credit where it's due and hats off to him. I just hope he stays healthy.