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Seltzer

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  1. I'm not trying to be mean, but I don't think you know what you're talking about here. This wasn't Cam throwing to Steve Smith or Greg Olsen or hell even Brandon LaFell out there. Guys were not getting open, plain and simple. If you're going to make statements like this, you need film to back it up. Bryce tried to fit a couple of balls in extremely tight coverage and paid for it. But you know why he was even attempting that throw- b/c literally no one was getting separation. You have the right to say whatever nonsensical things you want to say. But expect some push back b/c this is sheer ignorance. If you want to dump Bryce after one game (and especially a game where his receivers probably got the least separation of any group in the league), go ahead, but I can't take anything you write on here serious going forward.
  2. Bryce is near the bottom of the list of concerns. He made a couple of bad decisions, but when you're a rookie making your first start on the road and dealing with a receiving group that absolutely could not separate, how could you not trying to make something happen. His arm is fine. And his decision making for the most part. Lack of full speed reps showed big time yesterday with timing. No worries about offensive line, either. No line is going to look perfect down 2 TD's in the 4th in obvious passing situations. Anyway, yesterday was obviously disappointing, but most of it can be attributed to turnovers. The 2 things that concern me: 1) Passing game has to make substantial improvements to have any chance 2) Secondary depth is yet again a concern. That being said, our defense and the offensive line looked too good to just write the season off. Receivers have to be better, and they have to be schemed better. Bottom line. If guys get open, Bryce will find them. I know he missed Mingo on the go route, but it was the right read and it goes back to timing. Bryce certainly did not look lost out there at all.
  3. I'm as big of a Panthers homer as there is, but even I am taking a wait & see attitude this season. Since 2017 (and our last playoff appearance): Julius Peppers retired. Jerry Richardson was caught in a sex scandal and had to sell the team. Chronic mismanagement of Cam's shoulder and blowing a 6-2 start in 2018 ruined the season. An 0-2 start and Cam foot injury ruined 2019 from the start In 2020, Cam is unceremoniously let go and Matt Rhule was hired to start an even worse time period. Luke Kuechly sees where this trainwreck is going and retires. The 2020 Season brought early hope, but then we started to realize just how far out of his depth Rhule was in the NFL. In 2021, we ran Teddy off after signing him to significant money to replace Cam and gave up 3 draft picks to the Jets for the failed Sam Darnold reclamation project, only to sign Cam back in a desperate attempt to save the season and keep fans even remotely engaged. In 2022, Rhule's nonsensical QB carousal and undeniable incompetence led to another wasted season and his dismissal. Wilks brought some stability, but the season was too far gone. Obviously, there has been a lot of general positivity with the Reich hire and drafting BY, but there is just so much negative that has happened over the past 5 seasons of gloom. Given the WR injuries and Burns' contract, it is just mentally tough to get in the right space given how badly the last 5 seasons have shattered us as Panthers Nation. I'm almost annoyingly optimistic, but this has been a lot for even me as a fan. Objectively, it's hard to make a case that this franchise hasn't been the worst run in the entire NFL over the past 5 years. That's hard to accept, but there is a lot of truth to it. Only winning will cure this franchise of the cancer that has metastasized throughout this organization and fanbase since 2017.
  4. Didn't you read that Darin Gantt article about Juston Burris transitioning to being a coach after he was cut last year. That was a direct message and job offer to Cam Erving. Everyone wins... it's obvious Erving is well-liked, but his playing days are over.
  5. I was surprised he made the initial 53 man roster but like you said, he honestly looked pretty good from what I saw in the preseason. Regardless of whether he remains on the 53, it was the right move to cut Erving. Bring him back as a coaching intern.
  6. I don't know what more there is to add. Chark is electric when he's healthy and has the ability to put up WR1 numbers. The health has been and is the issue. You're not getting a WR with Chark's playmaking ability for $5M who doesn't have risk. That's the reason they also signed Theilen and drafted Mingo. You can't make everything perfect after trading away a WR1 like DJ Moore in one offseason, but long-term Bryce was definitely worth it. And all we can do is hope Chark can stay mostly healthy. He's fun to watch when he is, and if he can stay healthy (which is obviously a massive question mark), he's an incredible addition to this team. It certainly wasn't a mistake from a risk/reward standpoint
  7. If we do win a SB, I'm going to wear this to the parade
  8. If they want him that bad, trade YGM bc that's the guy he would be replacing. Otherwise, see if he's cut. Certainly do not give up a draft pick
  9. If Fitty can trade YGM and get this man I will be ecstatic... YGM can go back to 4-3 and it will get us someone who is a better 3-4 fit
  10. Really good point. Jamal Adams comes to mind also. "Positionless" sounds good, and it can be in terms of versatility. But at the NFL level, you need to be really good at least some things. A guy that can do everything but not do anything well isn't going to succeed. And as much as I love Chinn, we need to see this coaching staff figure out how to use him to justify resigning him to a big contract. I personally think he needs to be closer to the LOS of scrimmage more often than not b/c to me that's where most of his splash plays come (like that run play last week he stopped for like a 5-yard loss). Chinn has the versatility to cover guys, but he can't cover elite receivers and that needs to be taken into consideration. I don't like the idea of him ever being the deep safety. Von Bell & Xavier Woods need to be the traditional safeties. Anyway, we signed an "all-star" cast to figure this out.
  11. I wouldn't have been mad had they traded a 7th rounder for Simmons, but where would he play? He's not taking Chinn's spot, and the only other role I could see would be the Luvu role, but again, Luvu has been light years better. Maybe Wink Martindale can find something. It's easy to bust on the Cardinals, but Simmons has simply never developed into anything close to what was imagined based on his draft position. Especially now that we signed Troy Hill (and hopefully Donte will be back by Week 1), I feel pretty good about the secondary and this defense overall, except for maybe the defensive interior. Adding Justin Houston, getting Haynes back, and seeing Barno develop make me feel ok at pass rusher. I just have nightmares thinking back to 2019. We had pass rushers galore (Burns, Addison, Irving), but teams figured out they could run the ball at-will up the gut and we couldn't stop it with that version of the 3-4. Anyway, time will tell, starting with Week 1. Desmond Ridder doesn't scare me as a passer, but the Falcons are going to run the ball, and run it some more, to set up play action. I hope we're ready to stop the run.
  12. Good find... hey, we all miss. I absolutely hated, hated, hated the Luke Kuechly pick at the time (as did ~90% of the people on this board). You would hope people doing this for a living are smarter at this than we are...
  13. You're right on one hand about the overall roster, but there are on 47 active players on game day, so you have to have some inactives on game day (usually 7 players). The 3rd QB can be technically designated as "inactive/QB3," but you can play him in an emergency, so he is the only one who can be designated "inactive" and still theoretically play, so this is an advantage there and will probably justify keeping him on the 53 man roster. The other option is to cut Corral and keep someone else on the 53. Hopefully, he clears waivers and you bring him back as a PS QB who you could elevate to the active roster before a game if Young or Dalton gets hurt (the chances of 2 QB's going down in 1 game is rare, but it does happen and did happen in the NFC Championship game which is what brought about the change). Anyway, hopefully that explains a little more. Honestly, had they not changed the inactive/QB3 rule, I think the Panthers would have only went with Young and Dalton. Given this new rule, I think Corral makes the roster but you can make a good argument against it also IMO.
  14. I feel better about the roster with the Troy Hill signing. Even with that, there's a lot riding on Donte Jackson being able to stay remotely healthy (which has been an issue) with the CB group. With Donte's injury history (and Jaycee's to a lesser extent), it was a welcome addition. I feel pretty good about the defense overall. The McCall cut was certainly a surprise, but in retrospect, the team has brought in a lot of interior defensive players over the past month so the team must have still been sorting behind the scenes. I think we are still a little traumatized and apprehensive about the last 3-4 the Panthers ran in 2019, and how we were good rushing the passer that year but couldn't stop the run to save our lives. I think Shi ultimately makes the roster as WR6. Blackshear could be our primary KR & PR. We will definitely keep 9 OL (maybe 10). I think unless we pick up someone from the outside, it's going to be what @MillionDollarCamsaid earlier: Ekwonu, Christensen, Bozeman, Zavala, Moton, Mays, Erving, Jensen, and McCray. McCray gets cut when Corbett is activated. OR if Corbett is activated right away because they think he’ll be back before week four then McCray gets cut outright. I hope Barno makes the roster- I think he has earned it. Hopefully, we can keep Kobe Jones & Eku Leota around on the PS. Only other intrigue to me is whether we keep a 4th TE/FB. Ricci has stuck around being a good ST player and versatile. And Stephen Sullivan has flashed as a pass catching TE. Ultimately, this team overall is a massive unknown. I am certainly happy with the overall strategic plan, but none of us know how this will really translate until the regular season starts... I am confident Bryce can deliver if he has time. Still, this is a brand new coaching staff and a LOT of new players when you stop and take inventory. I'm excited, but I'm trying to be realistic. If we can be in the division hunt all year, I will be happy
  15. This. Jammie Robinson is a great story, but he's finding out in the NFL most everyone has a chip on their shoulder and is playing for keeps.
  16. For all our sake... TMJ is fine...
  17. Interior offensive line play is what I'm watching the most b/c that IMO is the biggest concern heading into the season. Secondarily, I'm interested in how our edge rushing and secondary depth looks. Obviously want to watch Bryce, but I'm not going to freak out one way or another based on what will probably be a small sample size on Saturday.
  18. The signing of Deion Jones was the death knell for Brandon Smith making the roster, especially with how well KGH played. And it sounds like from the beat writers Chandler Wooten will make it based on ST if they keep 5 ILB's (which I'm skeptical they will). I do think with the draft investment and potential they might try to bring him back to the PS if he clears waivers, but I could also see him wanting to go elsewhere. I don't see any conceivable way he makes the 53 man roster this year (unless there's an unfortunate injury over the next few weeks). Making (and staying) on an NFL roster is not easy. A new coaching staff (especially if you are a fringe guy and they didn't draft you) is a tough hill for anyone to overcome. I wish Brandon Smith the best, and I certainly won't be disappointed if he ends up back on the PS here to continue to develop.
  19. Now's the time to vet stuff out, but yeah, that is the thing that will keep Hubbard from ever being a true RB1 IMO. He's developed so much as a runner and is a good RB2, but he won't ever be a 3 down back with his brick hands. Still, for a 4th round pick, he's been a good pick. Much stronger now than when he first came in. As a fan you get spoiled by a special guy like CMC that can do it all. There's not that many RB's that can. I'm hoping Sanders will be our pass catching RB as well as a great runner.
  20. Loved the practice today. As a coach, that's how you want it done. Protect the QB's, but let the guys compete right up to the edge of (post-whistle) confrontation. You have to practice hard to prepare for real games, and it's much more fun for any team to hit someone else rather than their teammates. I think both coaching staffs handled this really well. And thank God for no injuries...
  21. Yeah, Fitty has been in his bag this offseason. Signing Deion Jones & Justin Houston were incredible moves for veteran leadership (and these guys can still play). I feel so, so much better about our ILB depth with signing Jones and with the emergence of KGM. Houston & Burns instantly have top-10 Edge rushing potential. Will let the young guys (YGM, DJJ, Barno, Kobe Jones, etc) continue to develop and push for reps. And on top of all of this, we still have plenty of money to extend Burns & others. And we will have the flexibility to be active again next offseason. I'm forever a homer at this time of the year, but damn if I'm not excited about this roster. We have come a long, long, long way since the dark days of 2020... Luke's retirement, the debacle of hiring Matt Rhule, the un-ceremonial & disgraceful way Cam was let go... and of yeah, a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic that practically ripped our society apart... We got to enjoy this Panthers Nation, b/c we deserve it!
  22. **Updated 8/9/23 after Byrd injury and depth chart released Starters in Bold Offense QB: (3) - Young, Dalton, Carrol RB: (3) - Sanders, Chuba, Blackshear WR:(6) - Chark, AT, TMJ, Mingo, Viska, Shi Smith TE: (3) - Hurst, Thomas, Tremble OL: (9) - Icky, BC, Boz, Moton, Mays, Nash Jenson, Zavala, Irving, McCray AC (PUP list) Defense DE: (3) DB, Anderson, D. Williams DL: (3) Tuttle, McCall, Ray OLB: (5) Burns, Haynes, DJJ, Houston, Kobe Jones ILB: (4) Shaq, Frankie, D. Jones, KGH CB: (5) Horn, DJAX, CJH, Taylor, STO SS: (3) Bell, Rowe, Jammie FS: (2) Woods, Franklin Flex: (1) Chinn ST (3) Heckler, Pinero, JJJ
  23. Dalton legit is probably the best backup we've had since 2016 before DA became more interested in golf than football.
  24. Thank you!! There is no game planning... If the offenses can't connect, that is a bad, bad omen... I'm much happier to hear that our offense is looking good against what everyone nationally assumes will be a top 10 to top 5 defense than our defense getting picked apart in a practice by a 1st ballot Hall of Famer. In the words of A-Rod... "Relax...."
  25. Pepperidge Farm remembers. The Dolphin beat writers were clowning us and saying they had to take it easy on us b/c we couldn't hang... Big market bias is real, but none of that matters come the regular season.
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