Gapanthersfan

I’m telling y’all, I’m buying more and more in to the hiring of Morgan as the GM. Every player in that locker room knows that Dan was that dude on the football field. He’s a Panthers old head. Double OG. When he walks in that locker room, you know those men listen. I really think they are beginning to buy in to what he is trying to do…. Rebuild Panthers culture. He can relate to guys that no x and o GM ever could. He’s one of them and played in one of the best SB of all time. This season they’ve gone from being completely unwatchable to actually competing with big dogs. It’s fun.

Rhule was a big swing and a whiff, but T thought he’d be a copilot. Fitt was an abject disaster and possibly/probably one of the main reasons for how laughably and embarrassingly unwatchable the panthers have been for the last 5 years up until recently, save for the brief Wilks stint. I still think Fitt was a yes man for the Teppers but that’s just like my opinion, man. The Frank era was another disaster dumpster fire from day 1. Back stabbing and infighting among the coaches? Yikes. Bravo, Fitt. Canales, thus far has has shown some promise. Thus far it’s been radio silence from the Ts. Eerie but refreshing. I hope it continues.

I like XL, I think he’s going to be ok, but a team CAN’T reach on a first rounder. You just can’t. If there is any project vibes or they haven’t consistently shown to be that dude every year, then you don’t pick them in round 1. You look at the board, you find the guy who is most likely to be an all pro, who fits team culture, that’s not a kicker, punter or RB… and you pick that guy. Know what an unneeded all pro safety gets you when you really needed a WR? An all pro safety. Oh look, round 2 had a DE fall your way and he ends up playing out of his head. Now your scrub team suddenly has a defense that’s a problem for other teams, and just got some blue chip young talent. Kuechly was picked when they already had Beason and Thomas Davis. … or you could reach at an injured RB and project WR and panther on. Rebuilding teams don’t have the luxury of drafting project players. Legit talent has to be amassed quickly, with visible progress shown, or the coach gets fired and the process perpetuates.

BPA. ‘Best’ takes in to account numerous factors, locker room fit and headache potential included. Sanders, I would think, would not be on the Panthers radar.

That line is going to be moving this week. Panthers will be a 3 point dog by game day.

It’s because they reached out of desperation at a position of need. The Panthers way.

Agreed 100%

Agreed 100%

I think many are still rightfully mired in Panthers PTSD. How many times in the past have we started to feel encouraged by an emerging player only to have our feel good demolished? Too many. It looks so good on film but the sinking ‘here we go again’ still rings loudly… even more so over the last 5 years.

Luke was BPA at a time when we already had Beason and Thomas Davis. Certainly not a need pick. When you go BPA, you are far more likely to get a true day 1 starter with all pro potential. Draft for need is almost always a reach. How have reaches worked out for this team up to this point?

It’s not just that he has the drops, it’s that he drops routine stuff. Yes, he has come up clutch, especially in the red zone, but his drops are brutal. Typical panthers reach on a local with good measurables but no consistent college production to show for it. He can catch with his hands but likes to body catch the routine grabs and probably loses focus in the process since it’s routine and all. He needs a sports psychologist and a jugs machine.

I’ll get poo’ed I know. 1. this is the perfect scenario where bad teams may get a little high on themselves and get their doors get blown off. 2. Panthers history with Dallas in the regular season is not exactly great. Dallas is playing bad ball currently, but they’re still Dallas. Panthers always get screwed by the refs when they play. My head and heart are conflicted.

BPA, preferably on defense. If it’s an o lineman, ever better. Run stuffing DT? Yup. The Panthers way is to see a cavern of fools gold instead of the fist sized chunk of platinum hiding in the back. Where have I seen this before.. Start weak, finish strong, draft for need thinking they’re only a few pieces away. Now convinced of a deep playoff run only to be exposed (brought the fools gold up to the counter) when it doesn’t pan (pun intended) out… because what he thought he had, he actually didn’t. The next savvy miner laughs at distractions, finds said platinum and now has life altering riches off of what could have been his. A top 5 pick is our chance to land a legit all pro. Can that happen with a needs based draft? yes. But we’re not there yet. We are close to competing, but sorely need depth. This is where good teams stay good and inversely the reason why this org can’t have winning seasons back to back. think about this. We now play most of our games on turf. Tampa is the only team in our division with real grass. Key injuries are going to occur. Plan accordingly. Fill need spots in free agency and draft BPA.

Shoot, I did forget about his injury history. This team has danced that dance far too many times.

I was just thinking about this. Add Tee Higgins, extend Horn, get Brown back, and work on pass rush and o line depth and this is an 8+ win team next season in contention for the division. This is the best secondary I can remember us having in a decade. Think about that. Opposing QB are double and triple clutching balls because dudes are locked down, but our rush doesn’t get consistent heat, and they can only cover for so long. Horn has to be retained. His skill set is perhaps the most difficult to hit on outside of a QB. He is the glue back there.

Title says it all.

Sanders and XL took 14 points off the board and what, at least 100 yards? Im still high on Sanders. XL I’m 50/50 on. Coker will be a legit #2, quickly. I want XL to be mad at himself after today. You can tell Chuba was. I sincerely hope Thielen and Chuba work with this dude. Brooks to me is a write off. Sorry. If he ends up being anything, cool beans, but that is a colossal whiff.

I will further my tail tuck in saying that no team in contention for a playoff spot wants to play this team right now, SPECIFICALLY because of BY. This team made the EAGLES sweat hard in the last 2 minutes with no timeouts. The Eagles. Can y’all imagine this team with Tee Higgins, D. Brown and a primo pass rusher? I’ll rewatch this game, at least once.

All game, he did the Eagles dirty. He was pressured on EVERY dropback. Every damn one, and time and time again he dished it. That throw out of the end zone… I don’t know what the hell that was. Ruthless. Their DC had to wonder who this kid is. We finally have a QB that players will want to play for. He is him. I have seen enough. That pick was the only wrong throw I’ve seen from him in weeks. After game 2, I would have bet every dollar to my name that Young would be out of the NFL in 2 years, CONFIDENTLY. I would have put my house, 3 dogs and 3 cats on the bet too. Kid has game. Crow. All day crow. Well done, sir.

Coker, Thielen, Moore or Sanders all catch that ball. This coaching staff will show what they’re made of if they can mold XL.

F ing XL man.

I FINALLY don’t hate dishing the coin on Sunday ticket.

What in the hell is this?

As if our o line needed some more motivation. Chuba and Darnold about to win my fantasy game for me today.

He just made a bad read. It happens. On with the next possession