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1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

Not that they are no longer fits, I just don't think some were that good.  Franklin, Teckenberg, Roy--all could be gone under this new bunch.  If all the free agents make the team, and the draft picks, and I honestly think 4-5 undrafted rookies have a shot--that would be about 24-25 new players.  Hard to imagine.

I'm not insinuating that ALL of the new guys make the roster, I just wouldn't be surprised if more than the imagined bunch get demoted or cut.  

2 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

In my uneducated view of this right now, the current roster is a big question mark.  We added 15 free agents, just drafted 5 players.  Of the players we drafted, I would guess that most if not all will make the roster.

Young: Lock

Mingo: Lock

Johnson:  Lock (I know some do not like him, but they know he is a project for a season, so that season is guaranteed, imo)

Zavala:  He has a chance to start.  I think there is nothing they would like more than to move BC to swing Tackle and giving Ekwonu his old LG to team with from college. BC did fairly well last season, but I think his athleticism is lost at G.  I see him as the Taylor Moton RT job heir apparent (Moton will be very expensive in 2 years)-so it is a difficult decision. Mays is a good backup G and C.  In two years, he could be the next RG. So if Zavala can win the starting LG job, we have depth and can reload to avoid cap issues--keeping Young safe and secure.

Jammie Robinson: With Woods, Chinn, and Bell at S, this could come down to a competition between Robinson and Franklin.   Franklin is not under contract in 2024, and his salary is only $1m.  I think the last of the Temple players could be gone.

THE UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS

I see the possibility of the following making the active Roster:

DE: Redmond

OLB: Leota

CB: Wright

ILB: Pool

RB: Peoples

If that were to happen, we would have replaced nearly 50% of the Rhule 2022 roster in 1 season. 

 

 

 

 

I foresee more of Rhule's roster getting churned out, some of the hang arounds from his time here might be on the outs.  Different staff and scheme, different mentality in terms of roster building.  I wouldn't be shocked to see even some of the ST guys get churned out in favor for players who have more of a chance to make an impact on the field as well.  I wouldn't even put it past players like Viska/Henderson to get traded away or cut .

If this staff actually uses personnel correctly not only did we sin Cam Peoples we also have Spencer Brown who can get us a yard if needed.  The issue with this post is that we have been spoiled in the past by having the QB assume that role as the short yardage back.  So now we assume any qb we get SHOULD be able to get that short yardage/RZ yardage.  

I'm sure tossing BY into a rugby scrum isn't their resolution to the problem.  It's early, let it marinate.

5 hours ago, RJK said:

I knew this place would be a $hitshow leading up to the draft but I didn’t think it’d get as bad as it is. The forums been basically unreadable for a week now at least 

This forum, Twitter, B/R.. Literally anywhere fans can drum up conversation about the panthers has been borderline unbearable lately.  11 Days and a Wake up. Cant come soon enough.

Don't know anything about him? He good?

Isn't this interview/presser old? lol

5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I don't disagree. He looked great in the UGA game but it was really the only time he excelled when pressured.

Both Michigan games he was under a lot of pressure. Especially 21’s version of the game. It seems like against GOOD pass rush he does just fine but against teams that shouldn’t get near him is where it gets weird. I’m about as concerned about that as I am about Bryce’s measurables. If a clean line can ‘prevent Bryce from getting injured’ CJ will be just fine. Win/win situation. 

6 minutes ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

Panthers really should just go ahead and tweet out the uniform update. Waiting till the draft to officially announce what is pretty much an equivalent to an “Improves Perfomance” update on Windows is just dumb. 
No one is excited for a few pointless changes on an almost 30 years old jersey. 
 

I agree. That’s why I think if it was really just a color change and minor tweaks we would have known by now. 

From Andrew Lind (the person who wrote the article for SportsLogos.net) 

21 minutes ago, Growl said:

I would’ve wanted to lay my down first and not have it passively confirmed like this but you do you Dave 

I agree with what someone else said here, Cards may have been on an accelerated urgency to get something positive out there.

42 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

What's everyones fascination with adding Monster Energy claw marks to every design? It will not stand the test of time

I honestly don't think it will get that treatment.  I'd wager its gonna be stripes still.

11 minutes ago, frankw said:

These random twitter created jersey renderings just make me concerned we'll let Nike butcher a classic. Sometimes when you try too hard to make something different it ends up a mess. Keep it simple and subtle.

The random twitter creations are just that, random tbh. I don’t think they coorelate to any actual design more so than people just expressing their creativity. 

Thielen working out in an unbranded and decal barren silver lid.  Would think even in the offseason they have fully donned helmets, especially with OTA's right around the bend.  *Hmmmm* (I know this isn't at our facility, but he probably got the helmet from them.)

9 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

That would probably hurt our chances of getting him as he'd likely go to either the highest bidder or a team ready to contend this year, neither of which would likely be us.

Had a much better chance at trading for him

If he gets released, his next stop is likely a 1 year deal until FA next offseason.  He already would have gotten paid by AZ.  Use this next year on a 1y/7-10M deal to pad the pockets and stats and hit the market next offseason.

3 hours ago, GOAT said:

I feel like we change our font / color scheme every year. 

The media/PR people have nothing but time on their hands to tweak and refresh the look on the website. IDK if it has any actual effect on anything more than the website/media stuff.  

1 minute ago, PantherFanInPhilly said:

Hopefully this is finally the season they get implemented! 

have mercy. xD

1 hour ago, PantherFanInPhilly said:

 

Word is Tepper is letting his 11 year old nephew "Mr. Design Junkie" design the new uniforms. He's off to a great start. May need to make the numbers a little larger though. 

I've seen this edit every year for about 10 years lol

1 hour ago, Khyber53 said:

My only problem with Stroud so far is that his voice reminds me of Kermit the Frog. Of course, the last QB who did that was Patrick Mahomes, so maybe that is a very good thing.

I think fans bullied him (Patty) into training a different voice. Last couple interviews I watched with him his voice seemed deeper and less nasally.

1 hour ago, Martin said:

If this is CJ when he had “a trash game” vs. Michigan I’m still in (did not watch the game, I’m purely looking at stats):

Defense laid an egg, poor coaching decisions down the stretch playing super conservative when your defense isn't matching the offenses energy.  

Just now, Krovvy said:

Out of all the quarterbacks both Stroud and Levis are the first read guys. It doesn't happen a lot since his receivers get wide open so often and he has elite protection around him. When pressured it happened quite often.

He has a higher rate of first read throws.. because they are open, Yes.  Does he ONLY look for his first read.. no. This myth has been debunked already lol.  His protection was less than elite this season as well..  It's totally alright to prop up or even defend other prospects without dragging down another lol

16 minutes ago, cookinbrak said:

JR Reid...

Lowkey one of my favorite players as a kid, absolute favorite to use in old NBA games.

3 minutes ago, Krovvy said:

he stares down his first read for too long waiting for them to come open

He doesn't even do this often enough for it to be a point of emphasis lmao

Why does every comment about AR come back to point out some over inflated problem with CJ?

11 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

is this font type new for us?

I'm pretty sure its just the typeface they use for the current 'CAROLINA PANTHERS' wordmark.

Edit: Seems they transitioned from the faux claw marks with this rendition of the type face.  The serifs are the same as the wordmark though. Good catch.

You rolled dice to get here, might as well.. we've already doubled down essentially to move up.

5 minutes ago, Wundrbread33 said:

I also wonder if having elite protection most of the time would lead him to being more surprised when pressure does come, and if so, perhaps if he felt more consistent pressure, he could once again get used to that.

I watch every game of OSU and have for years.  This year the OL looked decent in the beginning but wasn't great overall, a lot of pressure even against teams you wouldn't expect.  No push in the run game apart from a couple (I would call them) Over achieving efforts.  His protection wasn't amazing, it also wasn't Kentucky bad.  Too much trust in them to keep you clean is how it looked live.  It is what it is though, I've seen him face pressure and still turn out good performances so it's not a big flag for me.