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It will also mean that he's basically only played one season of football since HS too. Which, if he can get healthy and become the player we expected him to be, will extend his shelf life as a RB as he basically will have only played 1 season out of the last 5, so minimal wear and tear on the rest of his body if his knee can hold up.

lol that's two responses like this, but like I've now said a couple times, I wasn't asking that, I was asking why does putting him on the PUP list "officially end his season" when so many players coming off injuries start camp on the PUP list and are able to come off later. So not asking why we'd shut him down for the season, I get that, asking the general question of why he wouldn't be able to come off the PUP list later, what makes his PUP listing different than others.

Yea, I'm not questioning why they are doing it, that I totally get and agree with. I was asking why does putting him on the PUP list now, mean his season is over. As I thought players often start camp on the PUP list when they are rehabbing an injury, but they're allowed to come off of it later.

Love this because it eliminates any chance of rushing him back too soon, let him fully rest up and hopefully we have a diamond in the rough being added to the 2026 team. My one question is why does this mean he'll miss the full season already though? I thought players get put on the PUP list going into camp all the time without it officially ending their season, why is this different?

I like this because it means one or both of the rookies will be thrust into a bigger role right away and we can see what they might be. I don't like this because it just makes our team that much younger and inexperienced. You need vets to help the young guys learn, I just hope we aren't going too far in the opposite direction. All our FA signings were guys just coming off their rookie deals too, I get why we're doing it, but having the savvy vets help in other ways too.

I've seen a bunch of early mocks that don't have him going and also seen it mentioned how some people think he won't come out next year, as both Peyton and Eli stayed 4 years in school, they think Arch could in the end as well.

Wait a second.... You're saying I could have sued the Panthers for $100 million for my emotional distress if they passed on T-Mac in the draft? Well poo... love having my guy on our team, but I'd rather have the money, can we go back and not take him?

lol Honestly, it might sound dumb, but I've had this idea in my head of a specific picture I really want to get with him since draft night. Basically I want it to be of the two of us sitting on the floor next to each other with the picture from behind. Ideally it would have been with us both wearing T-Mac jerseys (and me wearing an Arizona hat that has block A logo on the back of it too), but since they won't have baby versions of those for a bit and that does seem like a waste of money on something he'll grow out of in a few months, I think I'll go with this that I've found on Amazon for like 12 bucks........ I'll get this made with T-Mac's #4 but then my Nephew's first name (which incidentally starts with a T, so I've already joked to my sister that she needs to change his middle name to something with "Mc" or "Mac" in it so i can call him T-Mac lol) Just think that would make for a really cool picture for me to have of him at this age (just over 13 months now), with the two of us wearing our #4's. It's the type of thing I can absolutely see myself getting it printed out by Shutterfly on one of those canvas like prints to hang on my wall. And seeing as they live in NYC with me in Michigan, not sure the next time I'll see him again as I can't just drive on down the street for a picture when the jersey arrives, so was hoping I'd be able to take advantage of seeing them at the end of the month to get this picture, but it would all be dependent on the jersey (and this custom onesie) being shipped in time.

Hmmmmm, interesting The team store no longer lists this as a pre-order item, but now says it will ship no later than June 13th. I'd need it to get to me by May 28th to be able to get the picture with my Nephew that I want to get. Now I really don't know what to do, as that seems like a CYA date and it very well could be shipped out earlier than that and I'd get it in time.

Even then, it's comical to think they have made them poorly to purposefully fall apart so people have to buy more. How often does someone need to wear (or maybe more accurately wash) a jersey for it to start to fall apart? Seriously, unless you wear it while playing backyard football and it's constantly getting pulled on or something, I can't see what an adult is doing to wear out a football jersey to where it needs to be replaced.

I really don't think that's the case in the slightest, if that's what they really wanted, they'd change uniforms to the soccer model where they get new jerseys literally every single season, so if you don't get the new one each year, you no longer have the team's current version. And just because it "feels like cheap stretchy material" because it's different than what it used to be, it doesn't mean they're going to fall apart, as if anything, they're more likely than not more durable. If jerseys rarely tear during NFL games, I don't think every day John Smith out there is going to be wearing his jersey into the ground when they wear it 20 times a year for games, draft, fantasy draft, etc.

It also occurred to me that they might not even be able to start shipping these out until he signs his contract and is officially on the team, that could be why they are still a pre-order even though they've confirmed his number already.

Or is it that the jerseys have just improved so much over the years that what is best for players to wear, may have reached a tipping point to where it's now a weird material/style for fans to be wearing?

I really love Sanders potential and thus never understood why so many were wanting us to take a TE in the 1st. But if he approaches 700 yards this year, it means our WR room had tons of injuries or seriously flopped. As I've said before, this year is about Bryce proving he can be the guy, but all our offensive weapons will have slightly lower stats because he's going to spread the ball around and they'll all eat into each other's potential. It's next year when Thielen leaves and we don't replace him with a new player, but T-Mac, XL, Coker, and Sanders all absorb his targets that they all start putting up the stats they are capable of.

They won my vote of confidence for this year

The NFL didn't force him to go do it, so while he partnered with the league on it, yes, he was there on his own accord. And again, I'm not saying it's a problem for him to be there, but in retrospect, if he doesn't show improvement this year, things like this would be a bad look to do this while the rest of the team is in Charlotte the past few days. I have no problem with players building their own brand off the field, but given how visible he's been this offseason doing random/weird stuff, he better back it up with improved play, that's all.

You joke, but hasn't basically the whole team been in Charlotte this past week together? I'm not one to see the random dumb stuff players put out on social media in the offseason and think it means that's ALL they've been doing and not working on their game. But it's a little strange that all this is coming out at the same time we're seeing tons of stuff with the team in Charlotte together, even if it's just working out and not even official team OTA's or anything. So he gets a pass from me saying anything now, but if he doesn't show clear improvement this season, it then opens him up to some retroactive criticism for some things.

I don't think any information is leaked out by accident when it comes to the draft, it's all purposeful except when a player does what XL does and tell the world what a team told them.

We were 5-12 and spent the majority of the season playing from behind, so of course our pass % was a bit higher last year, but this team is built to be a run first team for sure. Despite having that higher pass play %, we were still only 19th in the league last year in pass attempts. You don't invest like we did in OL, particularly ones who are better run than pass blockers, re-sign your RB to a Top RB 10 contract, and then go out and sign another 1,000 yard rusher from last year, if you don't want to be a run first team.

If XL has 1,000 yards and 10 TDs, then Thielen missed a lot of games and T-Mac either also did or he was more of a bust than XL was as a rookie last year. There's no logical path to him putting up those kind of numbers as our 3rd receiving option unless that happens. XL can have an outstanding season for us but still not be a good player on fantasy rosters, as it's a big difference between us trying to have him as our #1 WR last year vs #3 this year. Which is why I was looking at a possible 50/600/5 type of stat line, as if he does that while cutting down on his drops, while it will be a similar stat line as his rookie year, it will still be an improvement on his play and a good sign for his chances as our future #2 next to T-Mac. I'm in a 12 person league with 2 flex spots and a deep bench, usually will see around 60-65 WRs drafted, and I'd be genuinely surprised to see XL get taken this season. In fact, I could see a scenario where Coker is a more valuable fantasy player than XL this season, even in the event that XL has an improved season. As I think XL is going to have that type of season where he has huge ups and downs from a box score perspective, where as Coker could be a more steady 3-4 catch for 30-40 yards every week type of season and would be a higher floor if you need a spot start at WR (at least in a PPR).

Not really If he has 50 rec, 600 yards, and 5 TDs in a PPR he only averages 8.2 points a game, which will be only 6.4 ppg in the weeks he doesn’t score a TD. Yea, he’ll have a couple 7 rec, 75 yds, TD games which would be a great week to start him, but in most weeks he’s not going to be a someone you can start unless you are in a crazy deep league or decimated by injuries.

Exactly why I never liked the idea of taking Walker, just felt he was a bad fit as an OLB in a 3-4 at his size. As an OLB in a 4-3 where he's more of an off ball LB and situational pass rusher he could be a really good player. But you don't take a 4-3 OLB at 8 in general, let alone when you run a 3-4 base, so I was just always against that idea even if he had gotten a #1 WR before the draft and wouldn't have been looking at T-Mac anyways.

I love how he pitches XL as a guy to draft for fantasy this year I still think XL has real potential as a #2 to T-Mac, but even if he improves from last year, he's not going to be a very good fantasy guy this year. We're a run first team, T-Mac and Thielen will always be Bryce's first and second reads, plus T-Mac will be the red zone target. My guess is XL still has a few big games here or there, but he's going to be a very up and down game log based on what the defense is doing that week and will be an impossible fantasy starter because of it.

They were probably so upset because they knew the can of worms it was about to open on them when ownership dictated that pick. Because there is absolutely a scenario where he goes in there and looks like he might deserve the job. Flacco has looked decent as a backup the last few years, but one of these seasons he's going to show up to camp and father time will have ended his career. Pickett sucks and it's not like Gabriel is a can't miss draft pick either. There is a very real chance that Shedeur shows in camp that he should be the starter and then the coaches have to either play him and deal with the media around it, or sit him with fans calling to play him and also deal with the media around it.