CanadianCat

Im dying... 

I would love that too, but a bit of a pipe dream. 

I know fool me once, fool me twice, but man I cannot get over the lack of production and my hope that Marshall can still turn into something.. Im still living in that pre-draft hype. 

Good points @MHS831

I think we still need to bring in 1 high level guy but also agree that we need better weapons. 

5 hours ago, MechaZain said:

I don't like our odds of drafting a QB who will make an impact on day 3. Not when there are so many needs we could more easily address with that pick. 

The 1st pick in 2025 is what's TBD. Bryce is either going to make us competitive next year or put us in the spot to draft his replacement.

This.

Honestly we need to go all in on BY - as we already have. I would rather use a day 3 pick on oline TBH.. 

1 hour ago, jamos14 said:

 

I don't know that it really even matters much.  He can make every throw.  He just needs to anticipate throws more.   It's an NFL caliber arm even if it's on the lower end of the spectrum.  

Josh Allen can wait and squeeze an 10 yard out in extremely tight window and late.    Bryce can make the same throw but has to throw before the separation occurs.   

I dont think this is the problem. I think he threw with a lot of anticipation this year, especially early in the season. Problem was our WR's ran the route wrong or simply were not open. 

By the end of the year he was playing reactive... which is not what he is known for. 

That the TLDR on theis 9 parter?

19 hours ago, TheBigKat said:

Tepper could learn a lot from Mrs. Ford-Hamp, she’s done more for that franchise in 3 years then her predecessors have in 50. 
 

Examples like her or Steve Bisciotti are what you’d look for in an owner

 

vision

resolve

 hiring the right people

 providing resources

 

then stepping aside and letting the people you hired do their job, not send in plays you’d like to see on a fortune cookie slip or having your wife watch the O-line drills or having the coaches meet with you on Mondays to review what happened

 

Listen to what she says and more importantly what she doesn’t say, buzz words like ‘analytics’

 

Yes Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell are amazing but the Lions and Ravens are where they are because of leaders like Mrs. Hamp and Steve Bisciotti

I used to appreciate your posts.. now your just miserable all the time. 

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

Let’s have some fun since it’s the Panthers offseason. He already promoted Dan Morgan to the GM spot, who had a large part in the worst 3 season stretch in team history. Was it because none of the external candidates they interviewed actually wanted the job? Who knows. The optics of promoting Dan Morgan suck. 

So how can he make it worse? Because I think it’s going to get worse. David “Murphy’s Football” Tepper seems to just figure out the worst decision he can make and double down on it. 

Hiring Mike Vrabel seems like a possibility. I’m not a fan of hiring another retread coach and Vrabel seems better suited for a team with a more playoff ready roster. The Panthers are going to be a long term rebuild and need a cohesive staff to be there for the long term. 

Or will he hire Dave Canales, who was a position coach only a year ago? His connection to Dan Morgan certainly nudges us to believe he will be the hire. Is he too inexperienced?

Or will they throw Tepper’s entire bank about at Ben Johnson who I’m not sure has any desire to coach the Panthers?

Lets wait and see how much darker it can get!

Why are you like this?

I like the hire. 

I mean if anything, this year showed me the kid can take a hit. A big concern with him was durability and he got pummeled this year. Kids eating his wheaties. 

Honestly I was on the Ben Johnson train but the more I hear about Slowik the more he in my #1

Deal is done. 

My hope is in a Jacksonville-esk turnaround when we get a proper coach and staff in the building. Whoever we hire will come in with a plan for Young. 

I really liked him last year with Dallas... this year... not my top pick.. 

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeeeeeah...that's a "believe it when I see it" thing.

It's possible, but right now he's so bad we're prescreening our interview requests out of fear people will run away.

I know it a bad look.. but a worse look is not doing that and being turned down. 

Not bumping this to 'take receipts' but to remind everyone of who BY was before this disastrous season.... the best player in college. 

55 minutes ago, Loyalty4Life said:

 

Good points but I'm also not saying they were no brainers, only that they were not WTF is going on type moves. 

Mortgaging the future was the next logical step after trying for 4 years to find a remotely decent QB.  I certainly was on board to take that risk vs another 4 years of Teddy B., Sam Darnold or Baker type swings at QB every year.

All I'm saying is Tepper isn't special or much different than other owners in the grand scheme.  The biggest difference is in our favor which is how much money will he spend to find a winner.

I dont know who you are but you seem to have the best memory of events of what actually happened at the time than anyone on the board here. Its refreshing. 

I agree with you on all points your making. 

1 hour ago, KatsAzz said:

Hire the best General Manager money could buy, let him select the best Coaches and Scouting Firms  money could buy, then step back and let him prove he was worth the money.

If this approach didn't work the first time I tried it, I would  fire the General Manager and repeat the same plan until it did.

This is essentially what Tepper is doing. 

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

We didn't have Tepper back then 

I dont think Tepper is all that bad. Hes learning. This time will be better. 

2 hours ago, HardcoreHokie said:

Yo, we don’t even have coaches.

No QB coach

No RB coach

No HC.

No GM

I like to remain positive too, but WTF you talking about?

All those issues will be solved in the next few weeks. 

to be honest... probably treat it like Madden franchise mode. 

43 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I've lived through this before with Pickles. 

This was a bad year but I dont think we are far away. Sure not have our #1 pick sucks but good coaching can make up for a lot. 

Im confident. 

Man Horn is SOO good when hes on the field. I really hope we get a full season out of him.