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Maybe I'm insane but I think Justin Fields would look like Jalen Hurts in our offense. Assuming we would have kept CMC and Moore, we'd have a nice power running game and legit receiving threat. You can say "Fields can't throw' but out of the 5Qbs that have started games for the Panthers in the last 5 years, Fields is no worse than 2nd.

TLDR: We'd be in a better situation had we just drafted Justin Fields

8 minutes ago, CPcavedweller said:

Wilks wasn't any of those things? I really hope people can appreciate the miracle that was finishing 6-6 with him as the head coach last year. The guy coached his ass off and got poo on for it.

The Raiders did the same thing. The team was a dumpster fire, the intern comes in and the team looks respectful again, they fire the intern to hire a retread, the team returns to being a dumpster fire. 

Why not ride the hot hand? What sense did it make to erase the oasis own as the Wilks era to hire a guy Jim Isray did not want to keep employed.

Like the Raiders we are a bad organization. BOA will also be 70/30 opposing fans every Sunday by 2025.

3 minutes ago, Brent Gregory said:

Basically Bryce is good with reading blueprints but horrible with a hammer and a nail....

And if history is any indication he will be the head coach of the Panthers in 20 years...

9 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

98 out of 99 on the S2 cognitive test plus this

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well, we'll find out

Bryce is going to be a test case on whether elite mental tool can make up for subpar physical ability. And yes, I realize the above RAS is only factoring in physical size but let's be real... Bryce dipped out on drills and athleticism testing for a reason.

This is why it was worth it to draft him imo. IF they can figure out a way to make it work we would have a sustainable path to contention for the next decade, maybe more with the way QBs are protected in todays game. Him not needing to rely on his physical ability to win FOOTBALL games is an absurd trait to possess and impossible to defend. But if also isn't a complete statue in the pocket either. Bryce may pan out, he may be a huge bust, but he was always worth trading up for and drafting.

If you look around the league most fans have the same complaints about their “owner” that we do Tepper. How many times do we hear “it starts at the top” in regards to multiple NFL teams and their everyday struggles. Half of the league has “issues at the top”. What NFL franchises other than maybe the Steelers and Patriots (Because of Brady)  can honestly say that the owners of the team add value to the franchise and to the sport of football?

The incompetence of NFL front offices would be a complete non story if these same people weren’t also robbing the tax payer blind. It is absurd. Mind you, the NFL isn’t “health care” or “education” or “emergency services”. It’s no different from WWE, or anything other trash reality show on TV. It is essentially a big TV show, yet they receive billions in subsidies with no clear financial benefit to anybody other than the aforementioned owners. The tax payer sees no return on the stadium subsidies, and I would argue that the average person is actually made poorer as a result of subsidies as they artificially drive up prices. So you get fuged two ways. This is also called a “train”. 
 

If municipalities are willing to spend billions in stadium subsidies, why not just buy the team? 3 months ago the city of Nashville gave the Adams family 2 billion dollars to build a new stadium. Why not put together a bid to buy the Tennessee Titans so it can be publicly owned, profits used to fund public work projects, and hiring/staffing decisions can be transparent? You probably can’t even imagine a completely transparent NFL. How much more interesting would the NFL be if the Green Bay Packers model was actually a real thing, and “shareholders” could vote on hiring and firings, draft picks, signings etc. 

 I’ll make a few assumptions.
 

1. Americans love professional football

2. professional football will generate billions of dollars in revenue each year 

3. The competence of any organizations front office is largely irrelevant as it concerns profit/loss

4. Municipalities are willing to spend billions of dollars in subsidies to these organizations 

5. The outcome of the games are largely irrelevant to world affairs 

Assuming these 5 assumptions are true, there is no reason why NFL teams shouldn’t be publicly owned. You would get a more engaging product and more equitable share of profits to generate the public at large. 

7 hours ago, Castavar said:

Well, considering Tepper was already enamored with Bryce when he met him at the superbowl and told him he would love to see him in Carolina. Not to mention his wife "falling in love" with Bryce, I'd say he and his wife pretty much made the decision. As a new coach, are you really going to go against the grain of your boss man and his wife? Yeah, no.

If this was the scenario than Reich is weak and not a leader of men. He is already a millionaire and likely set for life. He doesn’t need to kiss the bosses ass as if he is a part time McDonald’s employee desperate for more hours. He has all the incentive in the world to bang the table for “his” QB if he favored someone other than Bryce. The idea that he would blindly go along with David Tepper and his fuging wife infuriates me for some reason lol

I think we are going to get killed

35 minutes ago, OneBadCat said:

To be honest it's the officiating that has taken a lot of my passion out of it. It's clear the NFL does not care about making the correct calls. There is just too much bias and incompetence to 100% believe that the best team will win. 

I think this is a huge factor too. I had the 49ers-Ravens Super Bowl on as background noise the other day and towards the end of the game the 49ers wanted a PI call. Chris Collinsworth says “it’s the end of the game, it’s only human nature for the refs to not throw the flag”. That was what 10 years ago? The last two super bowls have been completely ruined by terrible officiating at the end, not the mention the loads of other regular season and playoff games with “questionable” calls to end the game. Last year I literally turned off like 5 games after abysmal roughing the passer calls. So either the refs are terrible and their incompetence distorts the outcomes of games, or they are rigging games, distorting the outcome of games. Either way, what is the point of investing 3 hours of my life when the product on the field doesn’t reflect the outcome of the games? Also, the majority of those 3 hours are beer and truck commercials, refs huddling with one another, commentary talking amongst themselves, or camera shots of the sideline. There is only like 20 mins of actual NFL Football being played. I think the older I get the more I realize that we the fans are the “product”. 

I started watching and following this team since 2002 and was passionate for nearly a decade and a half until I Super Bowl 50 which killed my passion for spectator sports in general. Like what really is the point? That is around the time I stopped watching ESPN and generally finding better things to do with my time on Sundays. I followed during the end of the Cam Era but not nearly as closely.

Tepper coming in and discarding Cam like a bag of trash rubbed me the wrong way, and that is when I just decided I wouldn’t watch the team anymore. Depending on the matchup, I found myself rooting against this team. The Rhule hiring was always going to be a disaster. Teddy Bridgewater was always going to be a disaster (and not fun to watch). The list goes on and on. There is no real reason to be passionate about this team because the decisions are coming from a guy that literally does not understand football, and even if the team wins (which is rare) what do I get out of it? The Panthers are “my team”, sure, but that ultimately means very little to anyone else, and even less to me. 

Hell is that month-and-a-half stretch between the NBA Finals and NFL Hall of Fame game

I'm not a Hornets fan, and I've never paid much attention to this franchise, but I have recently become intrigued with the amount of ineptitude this franchise has been plagued with. Like a moth to a flame. This summer league squad is a complete joke, easily the worst summer league team I've ever seen. It is so obvious they are outclassed every game from the tip. Wemby looked like a complete bust in that Spurs game and the Spurs STILL won by 20. It seems impossible that james bouknight could really be this bad at basketball. I don't know if it is a failure to scout or develop talent, or a little of both. Unless you are the Lakers you need to excel in those two areas or nothing else matters. 

I said last year that the Hornets should have traded Lamelo, all of their young players, and picks to the Lakers for Lebron and AD, who early last season looked too old and fragile to compete for a ring. Why not trade away young talent that you know you won't be able to develop anyway and swing for the fences. Lebron playing for MJ would have been the basketball story of the year, and the Hornets may have snuck into the second round. Now, after drafting another bust with the 2nd pick, the Hornets will be ass next year as well to repeat the cycle all over again. The Carolinas deserve so much better than this. 

13 minutes ago, Cam Lawter said:

Did you expect a defense attorney to say something different?

Of course not. But Miller wasn't charged, has no legal or moral culpability in the matter, and the actual outcome of the case is still pending. Anybody questioning his "judgment" isn't reading beyond the headlines

26 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

I'd like someone to show me where I blamed him for murdering anyone. Good luck, because you're not going to find it. You can, however, question someone's life choices and make that valid concern known without brushing it aside because *mouth waters* he in the league and he got money

What should he have done? Not given his teammate his gun back and continued to drive around with it illegally? Called the police on his teammate, who may or may not have had a legal permit to carry the gun in the first place? Have you ever considered that depending on how events unfold there are never any good options? I'm sure the last thing Miller thought was that someone would die later in the evening. That is precisely why he wasn't charged. He didn't do *anything* wrong, legally or morally. He just had poo luck. Furthermore its Alabama. Everybody has a gun. Especially anyone with anything worth losing. Its not like he had 10 kilos in the backseat. 

Miles and his co-defendant actually have a good chance of being found not guilty due to self-defense. The victim's boyfriend allegedly fired the first shots.

1 hour ago, Sgt Schultz said:

My viewership of non-Panther games has been low to non-existent since about 2017.  This past season it was limited to the conference championships, Owl, and a few minutes of random games here and there.  And I watched the conference championships largely because we had gotten together with some old friends, and they wanted to watch them. 

I "watch" the NFL the same way I watch baseball.....look at the results on Monday morning, see if I want to catch any highlights from those games, look at the standings, and get on with life.  If the Panthers happen to be on here, I'll watch it.  Otherwise, I'll watch it after exhausting all other possibilities.

It has nothing to do with the players.  It is pretty much exclusively about the league tinkering around with the game, in many cases needlessly.  

The NFL 15 years ago was about as perfect as a sports league could be. The endless greed (and let’s be clear, this is greed, has nothing to do with “player safety”) makes watching the NFL feel slimy. 

This is bad, yes, but the roughing the passer rule and sketchy officiating is what will eventually break the league. 

When you can’t rely on athleticism you have to be the smartest guy in the room. I’m so excited to see this guy play at an high level in the NFL. Undersized backup NBA playoffs make the best coaches for the same reason. 

1 minute ago, Stuart Smith said:

The only reason I have it is because of the few games they have rights to I cannot get anywhere else. 

And this is what they should focus on. Broadcasting actual sporting events. Introduce Americans to something else other than football/basketball/golf/some hockey. 

ESPN should reign in the talk shows and broadcast actual sporting events for most of the day. Or create a bunch of shows centered around athleticism/reality stuff like how MTV has 'The Challenge. Then Sportscenter at night to recap. Most of the network is people talking to each other all day. I remember 10 years ago when First Take was must see TV. The 'hot take' was a new concept. Its not 2010 anyway and now all of their shows are garbage and cheesy and why on earth is Kendrick Perkins on TV.

It doesn't need to be repeated that the post-Cam Newton years have been the most underwhelming and uninteresting era in the history of the franchise. It was so bad I unsarcastically begin to take an interest in women's college basketball during the fall. And those white jersey, black pants combination had to have been an inside joke between billionaires, one that would only make sense to them.  However, now until the heat death of the Universe, Matt Rhule will stand at a podium of some unsuspecting NCAA University and claim that he didn't have the tools to succeed in Carolina, and he will be correct in that assessment. This iteration of the Panthers sucked head to hoe. Hopefully our fortunes will change later this week, but lets take a look back at an even bigger fraud in one Ronald Eugene Rivera. 

Understand that Ron Rivera wasted no less than 6 of Cam Newton's/Luke Kuechly's prime years. Matt Rhule only coached here for 2.2 seasons. His impact, if you can call it that, on the franchise will be minimal in the eyes of history. The Panthers ranked top ten in total offense in 2011 and 2012. Only 6 teams scored more points than the 2011 Panthers. However, they boasted the 28th ranked Defense. Rivera mind you was advertised as a "defensive coach". It is a huge red flag when a new coach fails to improve their side of the ball. There were no less than 4 games in 2011 that the Panthers should have won, but didn't because of awful Ron Rivera decisions. That team should have made the playoffs. Wasted.  

They went on to rank 12th in defense in 2012. That team should have CERTAINLY made the playoffs. Even more egregious Ron Rivera decisions cost the Panthers no less than 3 games in 2012. (Including "that" Falcons game) Wasted. He should have been fired here.

2013 he earns the moniker 'Riverboat Ron' but really all he did was decide it was ok to ram Cam Newton up the middle to pick up first downs in non-critical moments of the game. QB Draw. QB POWER. on 4th and 1 in the 2nd Q. This man Ron Rivera literally cut Cam Newton's career short for no reason, on drives that would end in punts anyway. People blame Mike Shanahan for RG3s career being cut short, Ron Rivera did the same thing to Cam Newton it only took a little longer to unfold. The Offense is inefficient this year but the defense is top 3 and they go on to lose to the 49ers in the Divisional round. Would the team have fared better in that game had they been able to make the playoffs in either of the previous two seasons and gained playoff experience? We'll never know. Rivera's first good year.

2014 the team has a top 10 offense, middle of the round defense. They make the playoffs because the NFC South is terrible (time is a circle) and beat a Cardinals team without their QB in the playoffs. The difference in coaching is clear as day as he gets outcoached by Pat Carrol in Seattle to end the season. This Panthers team should have at least had a winning record. WASTED

2015 the Panthers make the Super Bowl. One of the most exciting seasons in NFL history. Historic year for Cam Newton. And then they choke. They choke to a decrypt Peyton Manning in the biggest game of the season. Buttcheeks clinching up and all of that. Who do we blame when a team shows up unprepared to play a game? the Coach. Arguably one of the best seasons in the history of professional sports, WASTED.

If you're keeping count boys and girls thats 4 seasons completely wasted. Thats almost 2 full Rhules.

2016 A team with Superbowl aspirations, yet the Panthers underachieve once more. This team never got over losing in the Super Bowl. Who gets the blame? The coach. WASTED.

2017, also known as "the last gasp". Rivera is once again outcoached by a superior coach , this team Sean Payton in the Wild Card Round. This team could have made a run. This team would have made a run with a better coach, plain and simple. WASTED.

2018 year of our lord. This team may be the most disappointing on the list. We all know the story. It doesn't need to be repeated. Its still Riveras fault. WASTED.

7 SEASONS!!! Again Rhule only lasted 2.2 seasons. Rhule was a blimp on a radar. A fart at 38,000ft with the engines rumbling. Rivera had a Warp Drive and only managed to get as far as New Bern. That 2015 year clouds people's judgment, and no doubt the only reason he got a second gig in Washington. Take Cam Newton off of that team and they go 6-10 and Rivera is fired. He added nothing of value to the team, cost us several critical games early in Cam Newton's development and is at least partially responsible for the early end of Cam Newton's career. And also "that" Falcons game. 

Speaking of Washington

More underachieving. This guy almost has as many playoff appearances due to his division being bad (2) then he does actual winning seasons (3). Speaking of 3, that is his total number of playoff wins. One of which you can hardly count, (Ryan Lindley ) . So he has 2 real playoff victories in 12 years in the NFL. It is a complete joke that he is still a head coach in the NFL. 

7 hours ago, rayzor said:

History does not dictate or influence the future.

It absolutely does, and typically for good reason. In fact the number 2 pick in the draft is usually terrible, NBA or NFL. The is a weird psychology of being the 2nd pick that historically most people aren't able to overcome, even if they are talented.

I'm going to rant. I'm 29. I deleted all of my social media accounts in 2020 (including my old huddle account). I have one friend that I talk to via text, and my wife, and other than that I basically don't exist anymore to anybody that I met prior to 2020. Quite frankly I like being 'anonymous' and having no idea what stupid thing is trending or popular on the internet. I also generally spend more of my time being productive and working on my business or hobbies, or sitting around and brainstorming. When important things happen someone in real life will tell me. I imagine its easier to shun social media as an introvert, and I thank god he made me introverted because when I was heavy on social media my mental health was absolute garbage.

Humans weren't designed to be "connected" to one another 24/7, (this is what makes social media more harmful than TV imo) but interests will ensure that people will be glued to their screens, consuming junk. And I think that is what I've taken from my social media hiatus, people are extremely easy to manipulate through content, and if you are a real sociopath you can push an agenda, or just get people to buy your bs product, which is all social media is, a marketplace masquerading as a 'social network' to connect people. That and literal government/batshit crazy groups propaganda. Sites like the Huddle are 'better' in that we are all here based on our shared interest of football and the Carolina Panthers, as opposed to being on the site because 'its the site everybody in the world is on'. 

All of that is to say social media isn't going anywhere, and the algorithms will make it more addicting as time goes on. Like there is no stopping it. Your kids will be addicted to whatever the popular app is, and the app will raise your children. That app will raise everybody's child, and you can see how this ultimately changes society as a whole. To compare it to TV is severely misguided.

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Because it's less of a waste of time than reading your post for content.

Maybe you should go back to trying to troll over Teddy Bridgewater.

(heaven knows that went well)

If my post is a waste of time you have the option and agency to not read it or interact with it lol. Instead you went out of your way to be a dick, (and not even over the actual content of the post). It says more about you than me.

7 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

Show us on the doll where Ben Affleck and Matt Damon touched you.

The ending of Good Will Hunting was ridiculous, and John Cena ruined wrestling for a decade. 

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Quick Tip: Learn how to spell words like "ludicrous" before you try to use them.

Its so weird really, to critique a persons grammar (spell check, really) on a football forum in 2023. Why waste your precious time on Earth doing that? You got the 'main idea' of the post, no? Then the (human to human) communication was effective. God bless.