BlueBuck24

I just want James Pearce Jr. in the draft next year. Let’s make it happen.

I will always wonder how the past few years, and our roster as a whole, would look if we had just drafted Justin at 8 in 2021 instead of trading for Sam Darnold.

FIFY

This is the funniest part of some of this nonsense. Even John McClain (esteemed long time Texans best writer) said the same.

https://t.co/wQjwMWhwdn “The Carolina Panthers are expected to try to re-sign do-it-all linebacker Frankie Luvu. Both sides discussed a potential deal last summer and didn't agree, but those talks could heat up around the combine.” An absolute must, IMO. Spotrac has Luvu’s value at 4/45.

Scott Fitterer genuinely had one of the worst tenures for a GM in NFL history, Rhule or no Rhule.

1 year as an OC. 20th ranked offense in DVOA (-3.6%), 20th scoring offense, 23rd in total offense, 17th ranked passing offense, dead last rushing offense. Not particularly whelmed.

OC in Chicago is a lateral move.

https://x.com/josephperson/status/1747667915480916305?s=46&t=1SS8pKeca9SHOLyiUkQixA sounds like he’s not being blocked from OC interviews.

Hire a good GM who understands the importance of draft capital, roster evaluation and timing when it comes to roster building. Hire a good HC, who has a plan for Bryce and the offense (whether he’s the playcaller or an offensive guy or not, is aligned with the GM, and allow him to build his own staff. profit.

CJ would have if his FG kicker didn’t have one of the worst misses of all-time.

Thank you for the thread Verge, in particular the tidbit about Carolina preferring AR v Levis (very reassuring to me). I’ve disagreed with your QB evaluations before (in particular about Willis and Fields) but always appreciated the time and effort you put into them. Thanks for still being around these parts.

I think an interesting path, that I saw in a mock the other day, is moving up to 3 in order to move up to 1, ala the Eagles doing so in 2016. Would be very expensive, but some talk of the Bears not wanting to go below 4 to guarantee themselves 1 of Anderson/Carter.

Shane Steichen better get a 2nd interview.

I wanted to tank when Rhule got fired and thought Wilks would be a dumpster fire of a HC like in Arizona. Now? All aboard the Wilks bandwagon. I want to make the playoffs. This team is so easy to root for. They play tough, they’re physical, and the OL is a thing of beauty in the run game. Let him bring in a legit OC next year and let’s run it back. He’s a leader.

Trading for Sam Darnold. Justin Fields should be a Panther. Fields aside, knowing what Sam was, when we traded for him is when my faith in Rhule began to wane.

As an Ohio State alum I want to dump 3000 points on his head next year. I can also tell you definitively, through my own contacts that there is no love lost between OSU’s staff and Rhule after how they perceived his regard for Justin Fields 2 years ago.

Could’ve been our Jamal Adams trade. The springboard of a war chest of draft picks that propels the new era forward. 2 1’s and a 2? That’s an absolute no brainer for any franchise with a coherent plan when it comes to a player of Burns caliber. That’s more than Khalil Mack went for considering what the Raiders sent along with him. Massive mistake rejecting this offer.

Some posters in this thread are hilarious. So dug in to a take. Fields is progressing every week and he has made significant strides in the passing game and if you can’t see that, I genuinely don’t know what to tell you.

Iowa’s defense is actually really good. But Stroud showing on that last drive what he’s all about. My biggest complaint with Stroud is always that he doesn’t leverage his athleticism like he should. He’s 6-3 215 and pretty darn athletic for his size, but he’s so determined to throw it and not be a runner that he ignores open running lanes.

Ohio State hasn’t really been known for high QB picks until 2019 with Haskins. And Day told Haskins directly, along with all 31 NFL teams that spoke with him, that he was too immature and needed another year in college. FWIW, my OSU sources have raved about Stroud for a while now. Fields is more gifted in terms of athleticism and arm talent, but Stroud’s accuracy and anticipation are 1.1 quality. He’s the reason Chris Olave and Jeremy Ruckert didn’t enter the NFL draft after 2020. I think Bryce is really good too though. Frankly, I’m of the opinion to take whichever QB the GM/HC/OC believe in the most and build around them, whoever that is.

This does not inspire confidence in Fitt’s job security after the season.

Agreed. It’s like we haven’t learned the lessons of the past few years. Accumulating picks is valuable, especially when you’re going to be up against cap issues, and we continue to piss them away.

The cap is yet another reason why Fitterer needs to go with Rhule. I don’t want to hear the “cap is a myth” argument. That whole philosophy centers around kicking the can (in terms of the $$$ bill) down the road so you can maximize your competitiveness in the immediate future. It’s great when you’re doing it to make playoff runs. It makes absolutely zero sense when you’re going for 5 or less wins for the fifth straight year. Let a new GM figure out how to get us out of cap hell.

Panthers are actually set up quite well for a young QB, provided they make the right coaching hires. CMC at RB DJM WR1 6th overall pick at LT Christiansen looking good at LG Moton locked in at RT Corbett locked in at RG I left Robby out because his future is uncertain and idk what the rest of the WR room looks like. Sign a nice veteran TE in free agency, draft/sign a center, and it’s a nice nucleus.