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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.

3 hours ago, micnificent28 said:

I can't see how it's a absolutely not when I have heard more say BPA in 3 different interviews this week. So at number 19 tell me one player who is on the board that is projected to be there better than love who is a to 5 talent in this draft. 

Your question was "What say you?" My answer was "absolutely not".

9 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

I've always wondered why we tried to run a 3-4 without a true NT. DB is not a NT even though he plays a lot over center. 

Right or wrong nobody seems to use the type of NT used 10-20 years ago.

Many starting NT make ours look huge.

Id rather trade Wharton

Absolutely not

54 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

We passed on an all pro LT in Slater because his arms were considered short for the position. You don't pass on elite talent on the edge because his arms aren't ideal length. 

His production does not suggest elite.

15 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Draft a guard? No. Center. We needed one with Corbett and his injury history and lack of playing the position. Mayes was green. Usually though, you don't have a top tier contract tackle followed up by 2 big guard contracts. That's a lot of dough in 3 roster spots.

Even still, after Hunt and Lewis, churning the back end the roster wasn't/isn't a bad thing. UDFA or a late rounder on a multi-positional player. Just one of those places that piling up fodder isn't going to end badly for you, just based on attrition. 

 Corbett is a free agent. We dont really have a center at all. Seems fairly likely we resign Mays despite the talk.

3 hours ago, RJK said:

Bears have given tremain edwards permission to seek a trade. Dalton and a 3rd, get it done Dan. See if you can get kmet also lol 

The Bears dont need a backup 

If this doesn't work its the end of Canales. Its pretty cut and dry. 

He is not physical at WR. That would be a disaster.

2 hours ago, amcoolio said:

Luke came into my restaurant in Blowing Rock and asked if we would like a picture when we said hi we are big fans. Came back into the kitchen while we snapped it, thanked us for the pancakes. I love Cam but can you ever imagine Cam doing that lol

A friend of mine worked at Johnson & Whales. Cam contacted the school and wanted cooking lessons at his home. The staff that participated said he was as cool as one can be changing preconceived notions people had going in to it.

16 hours ago, MHS831 said:

so much depends on the draft and free agency.  At this point, considering the schedule, I would not bet that we win over 6 games.  

Why do people keep chicken littling about the schedule? Its the same (technically tiny bit easier) than last season.

On 2/20/2026 at 3:27 AM, PleaseCutStewart said:

While that is true, it is much harder to have the actual strength to move people backwards with run blocking (which is a weakness for Cross). Cross was never going to be a dominant run blocker because if he put on the mass to have better strength, it would take away his good lateral speed to slow down speed edge rushers. For Icky vs. Cross, it came down to do you want a mauler OT or a agile pass protector OT. We chose the mauler because we were (and mostly still are) a power run offense.

At the end of the day, Icky is a top tier run blocking tackle in the NFL while being an average pass protector. I think a big reason why our run game mostly went to crap the back half of the season is because we stopped running the ball to the left side for some reason (that combined with teams stacking the box). Just blew my mind that it seemed like 2/3 of our run plays were off guard run plays to the right behind freaking Corbett... Like the dumbest designed running lane to choose with all the other people we have on our oline.

We were best running right when Christensen was starring. Those were the Dowdle super games 

Well Eli did it twice but I guess the trade technically invalidates that. The point remains.

I've been saying that for years. 

I mean are you really expecting to win a SB ? 

Last year

Seahawks +6000

Patriots +8000

3 of the top 5 SB odds didnt even make the playoffs. But go ahead and still not understand odds if you are determined to.

What Id rather is irrelevant. I just eatch what happens and hope to win each week.

TE isnt a need. Certainly not in any meaningful way.

7 hours ago, TD alt said:

And we have a tough schedule, so I'm not exactly holding my breath.

Its actually easier than the one we played this season of you compared 2025 win pct.of opponents.

2 hours ago, HeelsPanthersCanes said:

Lost all credibility 4 seconds in with "the stability we have with Dave Canales".

GTFOH.

You lost all credibility being a blowhard.

2 hours ago, cranky said:

Nice little video with Kuechly's perspective on the state of the team.

But does Kuechly work for the Panthers in some capacity? He keeps referring to the them as "we". 

 

Hes been on our radio game announcing crew since 2022

2 hours ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

I can't fathom why the Jags wouldn't tag him or just re-sign him.

Because it doesnt make sense tagging middle linebackers when the formula takes in to account the salaries of OLBs

15 hours ago, 45catfan said:

Tepper, on the other hand...  Remember, the Browns were the only team to outbid us for DeShaun Watson.

The Saints and Falcons had already outbid Panthers. This was in the news. It was down to them when the Browns came back with the stupid offer.

Sign a LB. There are some interesting vet options and they will be better deals than an OT of the same caliber.