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Yeah the quality has gone down the tubes in many ways across the board. There are still some really good series on different streaming platforms but everyone has different tastes. I absolutely understand going back to older shows. I have Miami Vice on blu ray and I've already watched it once all the way through and will probably be doing so again soon. That is my #1.

Unfortunately the size talk was prominent before the draft and it is going to remain throughout his career until Bryce Young can prove he will successfully overcome that with great mechanics footwork accuracy and decision making. Still as it remains now we've seen the Panthers remove their first overall pick from the field and bring out an over the hill veteran for both the QB sneak and a hail mary attempt. And we can't just dismiss that as completely irrelevant. Still. 99% of the folks in this fanbase knows Bryce being successful means our franchise being successful. So they want him to have a great season in 2025 because everyone can agree we are tired of being the butt of jokes in league circles.

Looks like a subscription is required under the guise of a "free trial". Eh maybe later. Well that's not ideal for sure but in the meantime acceptable while he's on his rookie contract but there's no way we're going to get back to winning with an albatross like Brock Purdy's contract on us if Bryce's ceiling is predicated on top shelf talent across the board around him. Because until proven otherwise we are still mediocre at drafting talent and that's the only path forward in that scenario. This goes back to what I said about him needing to have a stellar third season. There can't be skepticism remaining he needs to look the part throughout the season.

I'll give this a listen later today. I think even with the size debate he could still be a successful QB based on our surrounding cast. Of course that's not what we were sold in the lead up to the 2023 draft. But that ship has long sailed. The question is will he return to his old habits with his footwork. If he does nothing else will matter anyways.

Yeah I agree years ago there were some gems but I haven't been even slightly curious to watch in a very long time. I suppose maybe that's a sign of the state of "reality tv" now?

Man there really has been no bottom to being a Panthers fan the last several years eh?

Another murderer? Juan you crack me up.

I honestly can't believe people still watch this poo.

The best things Purdy has are certainly important tools for any QB. His accuracy his timing his decision making etc. I feel like he is a high end Teddy Bridgewater. You can compete and win in the regular season with this especially in a weakened NFC but where his limitations come into focus is when you are trying to contend for a Super Bowl you are going against elite and in some instances generational QB's like Mahomes. And when the time has come for him to go up against Mahomes he simply can't get it done. Now certainly he is not alone in that regard and people will point to another highly regarded QB such as Josh Allen who also cannot get by Mahomes. But the difference I see is Allen is not IMO at a phsyical disadvantage in that matchup whereas Purdy is. And that is with what had been to this point a comically stacked roster around Purdy and let's be clear we cannot understate that regardless of which side of the fence we land on in this debate. Purdy has had a top 5 roster and a top 5 coach. And the last time they went to the Super Bowl they leaned on McCaffrey extremely heavily. Now with what they are having to pay him and divert limited resources elsewhere they face a steep climb to get back to the Super Bowl let alone actually win it.

Did you ever play the X-Files game back in the late 90's? 10/10

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40527838/ex-panthers-vp-adrian-wilson-faces-domestic-violence-charges

The college scouting staff for the Panthers have job security like teflon I've gotta hand it to them.

Well.....that was brief.

You do remember that Bryce Young's own father publicly pounded the table for XL right?

While there is an obvious strong emotional attachment to Muhsin Muhammed as he is a Panthers legend and a terrific man. I've grown used to not getting my hopes up about the feel good story kind of signings with the Panthers because I mean have any of them worked out in our favor in a long time? If he somehow follows in his father's footsteps that would be fantastic. I just see the likelihood of that happening being on the level of an improbable miracle. But I would be thrilled to see it.

Hunt and Lewis were two big swings we hit big on. Credit where it's due. We have Icky on the left and Moton holding down the right and our interior depth is solid. Unfortunately Center looms large. If we are to rewind back to just a few years ago things were pretty damn dicey at that position. While they have improved we are basically hinging the development of the offense this season on Cade Mays because at this point it's only a matter of when not if Corbett misses some time.

He was amusing but revealed himself to be a pretty rabid anti-semite so we're better off.

I don't think we're in a position to be dunking on other QB's yet. I mean Caleb Williams and the Bears took our lunch money and dunked our heads in a toilet then stuffed us in a locker last season and CJ Stroud sophomore slump or not had one of the best rookie seasons for a QB in a long time. Let's see Bryce and this offense at work on the road in their first two games and then maybe we can think about trying to thump our chests at the rest of the NFL if we look the part.

Best X-Files episode? Folie à Deux Pusher Home Any of the above.

The buildup of the Hunter Renfrow hype here is entering kiss of death territory if I'm being realistic.

I do agree. But it's worth noting we tended to think the same thing this time last year when we opened the season with back to back road games. We better be getting all these guys reps in the preseason

The best thing going for the receiving group as a whole right now is the amount of promising young and motivated talent. Now the question is can we actually develop them.

Realistically these rationalizations and justifications being given for poor to mediocre drafts are no different than the discussions through the early Hurney years. And I'm sure there were people then who defended it and insinuated any skeptics were just being miserable and negative.

I'm hoping the Bears implode again this upcoming season because fug them but there's a good chance they trend up with Ben Johnson. There's still a lot of talent on that roster. And let's not forget they obliterated us last season. And that was with a head coach that's since been canned. The "we won the trade" folks might want to wait and see how things shake out.