Gapanthersfan

He’s set financially for life barring complete fiscal lunacy. He has $12.3 million guaranteed. Think about that. Twelve million three hundred thousand dollars, he’ll be 28 years old when his contract is up and he’s completely forgotten about if he never plays another down in the NFL if he so chooses. Say after taxes he ‘only’ brings home $6M (fire your accountant territory) and parks $4M in a run of the mill mutual fund… good God… What I’m getting at, IF homie ain’t feeling the NFL, he has 12,300,000 reasons to take the fewest NFL edition ass kickings as possible while waiting out his very wealthy non-football future. Obviously completely talking out of my a$$ with this… but if you hated contact, didn’t want to live with a completely wrecked body for the rest of your life and you know you’re set financially… what path would you take, assuming you’re cool with being a quitter (not calling him a quitter, I’m just playing out a scenario)? Why do so many first rounders bust? Where was he before his one year wonder if he was such a stud? Everybody likes the dude on a personal level. How could you not? …. but I like seeing a winning product even more. He doesn’t play like his head is in the game. The Why is where the speculation lies and helps to clarify if his issues are ‘fixable’ or not.

Is it bad when our UDFA can’t get healthy fast enough so the first rounder can ride the pine?

Next QB needs to be 6’3” 240 and put a football through a cinderblock wall. this retread QB aggression will not stand, man.

Stepping on to a team with Wirfs, Evans and a perpetually good defense in the weakest division in the NFL. Dream landing spot. I always liked Baker. I appreciated his heart and moxie… 2 essential franchise QB qualities.

I could see how Baker and Rhule wouldn’t get along too well. Baker: “that’s BS. Would never f-in work, here’s 5 reasons why. dumbass.” Rhule: “just run the GD play.” 4th and 17 incoming Peace out Boy Scout.

I can see Baker being one to call out BS when he sees it and I bet he wanted out as fast as he could. I remember (maybe falsely) dude not being able to complete a pass and now he’s in Tampa as one of the better franchise QBs in the NFL. Purposeful?

IMHO, the 2025 draft class was a step in the right direction. No cute picks. Tet is looking like the best first round pick this franchise has had since Cam. There is a very likely possibility that Scourton and Princely evolve in to solid players. When was the last time this franchise got the first 3(!!) picks right? I know this is a snap judgement with a way too small sample size but I don’t think I’m wrong. A draft that nets 3 gamers is an enormous success. Whiffing on Bryce, XL and Brooks was DEVASTATING. The hallmark of this team has always been early round projects, injury history and/or tweeners. They think they’re going to outsmart the 31 other teams that passed on the dude and it has NEVER once worked out. I still don’t know WTF they were thinking with Bryce over that guy who is now in Houston. It hurts to say his name. Did they not think he was smart enough? I can see how his ‘alpha-ness’ would have been intimidating. This year is at least appears different (thus far) in that they did not whiff with Tet. 2 games in and there is 100% huddle consensus that he is an absolute stud with game changing ability. Dude is unguardable. Front runner for OROY. He was the obvious choice… but when was the last time this franchise chose obvious? Next draft has to be line heavy and no trading valuable capital on a reach pick. If a Luke type LB or top center/LT is there in the first ok, but edge and DT have to be priority.

Oh yes indeed. A bad day of fishing is better than a BY led panthers game.

Repeat after me: The worse it gets, the better it gets.

1. Charlotte has been very good to Smitty and his comment is out of line. 2. XL is Smitty, just 180 degrees out of phase. He is the quintessential anti-Smith. Give 89 the ball and he will win a game for you. His high gear was terrifying and he was fearless. He was the bully on every snap he ever played here. XL is Mr alligator arms who lives in fear of contact. He gets boxed out by guys he outweighs by 40 pounds and looks generally clueless. Why he has chosen to defend someone he would have BBQ’ed as a teammate stumps me.

Exactly. Elite QBs can get dropped on to any team and instantly make them contenders. Josh Allen with Tet, Coker and Chuba and last year’s o line? Imagine a QB who could throw a dart 35 yard to those guys. Gives the defense a rest and this team would be at worst .500 this season with legit playoff aspirations for next season.

Simple. The ability to cycle through no name WRs and RBs and still win consistently in the salary cap era. Harder to tell before the cap as those teams were usually loaded. Extreme example: Besides Moss, name 3 WRs on the Patriots run that would be considered a true #1 receiver on better teams in the NFL. Welker? lol. Gronk was a TE. Name their big name RBs. Woodhead? Yeah, no. Brees turned a guy out of Hofstra in to a 1,000 yard receiver and was virtually unbeatable in the dome for a long stretch. Elite QBs turn JAG talent in to pro-bowlers.

A TRUE blue chip guy. A take a game over potential guy. It’s been a LONG time.

With Tet coming on, it’s a matter of time before he has a game(s) that he runs roughshod and destroys a spread because he is that dude. Would it surprise anybody if he went for 125 and 2 TDs next week?

Shout out to Wonnum: per nfl.com 4 tackles, 1 solo. 1 PD, 1 tfl, 1 int, 1 QBP