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4 minutes ago, strato said:

We need two. Most teams are just upgrading or refinancing one.  

This looks good for exactly what I was hoping we could do which is a ready to go vet and draft a guy with maybe even a higher ceiling. 

We dont absolutely need 2 but certainly 1. Getting a veteran FA provides real flexibility in the draft.

2 if you mean between FA and draft.....then I agree

It could provide good value to get one.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48117116/bears-release-veteran-linebacker-tremaine-edmunds

There is a glut of veteran inside linebacker free agents. 

45 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I think Ignoring OT in round 1 or 2 is a mistake.

I think its a must.

5 hours ago, Jackson113.2 said:

Are we that much of a joke team?

Jesus H Christ.

The ARTICLES!!! Must.....find.....a way.....to feel inferior!

If he is considered the number 13 FA and will command that type of money then no way. 

Chatgpt cant even screen scrape yet. Lol

14 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Offense

• QB: Jack Trudeau

• RB: Derek Loville

• FB: Howard Griffith

• WR: Mark Carrier

• WR: Willie Green

• TE: Wesley Walls

• LT: Todd Steussie

• LG: Matt Elliott

• Jeff Christy

• RG: Lance Scott

• RT: Blake Brockermeyer

Defense

• DE: Kevin Greene

• DT: Eric Swann

• DT: Greg Kragen

• DE: Frank Kearse

• OLB: Lamar Lathon

• MLB: Sam Mills

• OLB: Michael Barrow

• CB: Tyrone Poole

• CB: Richard Buckner

• S: Brett Maxie

• S: Chad Cota

Whats that? Definitely not the roster from the 95 game.

4 hours ago, frankw said:

Not surprised they targeted McDuffie. Outside of the Carolinas Jaycee Horn is a fringe top 10 corner and even that's being kind.

Dude just stop. He was 2nd in Pro Bowl voting.  

1 hour ago, strato said:

I wonder how high he might be on their list. Played against him twice this year so they will know if they like him, that way. 
 

 

 

 

They have film on every game to analyze. They dont need to rely on seeing him from the sidelines 

6 hours ago, micnificent28 said:

I asked chat GPT about the injury if you scroll back a few posts and posted the results but it said that PCL long-term is better there should be no lingering effects so it shouldn't have a long-term effect on his career so I don't think you should look at it as he won't be the same player it's much more preferred over having an ACL injury which does change your long-term trajectory so I think if he's only going to miss maybe half the season or less you're better off getting a veteran or drafting a guy later to feel that stopgap until he returns to full form

Also believe it or not the recovery time for PCL is shorter than an ACL tear so give me that nine times out of 10. Looking at the time frame I think he starts to season on the PUP list but after that he should be a go

I think you should read articles written by humans about patellar tendon injury recovery time for NFL players and not rely on Chatgpt searches for the wrong thing.

1 minute ago, micnificent28 said:

This isn't a ACL tear. I would say his chances of returning to form are great. Maybe he won't be 100% this year but I don't think this injury should change his career trajectory. How is 6'4 42 inch vertical invisible? 

Its worse than an ACL

6 minutes ago, Manna said:

just hoping for the best, prepared for the worst 

I am 100% for drafting or aquirung a qb. I'm not holding my breath for them to be the starter anytime soon. 

Y'all got to stop making yourselves miserable with this expectation that Bryce will be replaced in the near future. It is what it is. 

I recently heard one of our YouTube content guys or a podcaat, cant remember who, say it would be our first.

Im old i guess. That was our first games. I will akways remember working in a kitchen in college listening the the radio broadcast as we played Jacksonville. 

Sign Wagner and draft one in the second or third round.

4 minutes ago, strato said:

Well we don’t have anything to talk about so….. 

Combine and free agency are front and center. Just hard to get too serious about predicting  the draft before those things are wrapped up and we see what they are doing in terms of visits.

We have free agency coming up that will shape draft needs. The brunt of their draft work is just beginning.

On 3/1/2026 at 3:58 AM, TheSpecialJuan said:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7076389/2026/02/28/panthers-combine-free-agency-draft-targets/

What does it actually say ?

39 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Sure it does, maybe not every position and not every draft.  You have to admit the hit rate goes down the further in the draft you get.  Would you more readily find a generational talent at the #2 pick or #19 pick?  High picks are considered "busts" if they doesn't pan out, whereas guys drafted later don't have that level of scrutiny upon them.  Different expectation levels.  If Styles does indeed go #2, I already listed the rarefied air that he would be in.  Maybe he doesn't set the League on fire, but my gut feeling is he does.  Again, you don't take an off-ball LB #2 if he is just a 'really good' player.

If anything he's overrated. Production does not match the hype. 

I wish I didn't keep finding more evidence of how petty Smith is.

While Rivera wasn't great and had coaching flaws the true leaders of that time frame loved Rivera.

2 hours ago, strato said:

What game with 10 carries are we talking about here? 

The one against Miami that the Miami fan is using to judge his talent by in this thread.

Making judgements about the skill of a running back based on 1 game with 10 attempts without regard to the reliance on OL is rather silly. Unless you are trying to downplay your own good defense?

We dont have a LT or a C. Im not sure why this is overlooked.. referring to their statement about interior OL

Not surprising. I dont see how we don't resign Mays.  We need significant OL help.