Gapanthersfan

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

I don’t hate that, oddly enough.

This is what will determine this game.

Who is this kid? Where did this come from??!!??

Canales knows the recipe today. Let our o line beast and run the damn ball with Bryce dropping dimes at opportune times. This is impressive.

In all likelihood a beat down… but any given Sunday.

I’ll further this in that the org basically lucked their way in to 89. They drafted him to be a returner with WR potential. In no way did they think this is going to be the best #1 receiver to ever play for this team.

The only way this game will be close or we possibly sneak one out is aggression. Violence. “No more shinings, Billy.” O line has to absolutely have their way with their D line. 5 minute drives. 7 minute drives. Pounding the rock, let Bryce sling it and keep him protected. If we go 3 and out more than 2 or 3 times… it’s a wrap. This game is all in the o line. We know what Barkley is and does. We know our defense. It is what it is. If we can pound it out on the ground, force at least 3 3 and outs and get a turnover, we can make hay. If we don’t go tit for tat when they score, it’s over. If we don’t go for every 4th and close on their side of the field, it’s over.

I’m high on the hopium. 27 to 20. Panthers win. We go up 14 to 0 on the first 2 drives and hold them to 10 going in to halftime. Of course they score 10 in the 4th but Clowney gets a sack fumble to ice it away with 45 seconds left.

I look at as a winner as being a guy you *can win with… but you pray you get the good version that day. I contest that if Darnold had started in a better place that he would have an overall slightly better than .500 winning percentage. This can be said for many QBs that have come and gone. You *can win more than you lose, but that’s their ceiling. Darnold is a polarizing guy, I know. But I’m in his camp. Champion QBs are guys who may make a bad throw here and there, but they don’t give a game away. You can count on one hand the number of *bad games they’ve had in the past 5 years. teams who are fortunate enough to find one can build dynasties… instead of praying for consecutive winning seasons.

I didn’t convey the point I was trying to make very well. I’m trying to get at a player’s makeup… it goes beyond win/loss records although record and player makeup are certainly intertwined. There have been players I consider champions on loser franchises. Case in point: Barry Sanders. If Barry ever had the chance to go to a Super Bowl, Barry Sanders would be hoisting a Lombardi at the end of a game. Barry was just geared that way. Barry was a champion at heart without the hardware… well, gold jacket but no trophy. I really want to say it better, but nothing has come easy for me today and my brain is tired.

There is a difference between a winner and a champion. Dalton is a winner. Darnold is a winner. Neither are champions. A champion is never satisfied with just winning. It’s just a different way they’re wired. When the game is on the line and the ball is in their hands, it’s a wrap. IMHO, Winston has never given off that feeling. Watt, Greg, agent 89, Luke, Mahomes, Brees, Brady and to an extent Stafford. Those are champions. Winning shouldn’t be the goal. Dominating (the foe) is the goal. Dynasty. Lofty? Very. Is this Bryce? Hopefully, but we don’t know.

This is why you don’t fall in love with what you THINK you have. Locking this dude up like so many wanted to do based off of the first few dates was ludicrous, and completely the panthers thing to do. It would have been a disaster. You only dish big $ to people who fit the franchise and love football with every fiber of their being. Draft well. Build culture, brand and loyalty. Keep your own.