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Honestly, I had a foot way out the door when he showed he learned nothing from the Teddy mistake and went out and pursued Darnold rather than draft a QB.

No clue. He only beat two top 25 teams in his entire college career and those two teams were barely ranked ECU and Navy teams that disappeared from the rankings after losing to Temple before ending up .500ish teams. He never best a ranked team at Baylor.

I would say that IF we weren't completely spiraling. If we continue to play like we did today, Thule won't get another season. He was brought here to change the culture. It looks like the team isn't buying in and he brought in a TON of his guys into the lockerroom. If he can't get this team to buy in, then he's not cut out for the NFL.

No one is taking Darnold and that completely unforced error of the 5th year option off our hands. We're gonna have to eat that unless Watson digs in and refuses to sign off on Miami which doesn't seem at all likely.

He really doesn't. Rhule signed a 7 year, $60M contract. After this season, $17M of that is already sunk so there's "only" $43M left? You really think Tepper is gonna let $43M stand in his way of parting with the guy torpedoing his $2.2B investment in the Panthers? If Tepper becomes convinced that Rhule is the problem he's gone.

Dude, you can't stump for Darnold as hard as you have and then come trying to throw shade at anyone for their football knowledge. Just take the L.

5-3 at half... LOL! What is this, lacrosse?

It was always horrible and when I tried to pump the brakes on the early success, I was "just being a hater". Same thing last year. When you bring a vet QB (Sorry, Rhule. Sam Darnold is NOT "basically a rookie.") it takes a few games for opposing DCs to get the relevant film they need to study to gameplan. The vet QB has a HUGE advantage during that short window. Once there's some game film to study, that's when the truth comes out. The truth last year with Teddy was disappointing, but expected. The truth this year with Darnold is disastrous, but again... expected. They both turned out to be exactly what they'd always shown to be. Teddy a marginal starter/good backup type. Sam Darnold an outright bust. It is what is is. It's just alarming our brain trust keeps getting duped into making mistakes that I can sit on my couch beer in hand and point out exactly where, how, and why they're fuging up.

You think Watson is wants to take the field behind this OL? Houston's failure for years to build an OL is a big part of why they arrived at this empasse to begin with.

I didn't want Trask at all, but I would've rather spent a 2nd on him on a cheap contract than sent a 2nd, 4th, and 6th for Sam Darnold and then picked up his 5th year option. No contest. I'd rather have Trask, the additional cap space, and additional 4th and 6th round picks.

Why not? We're getting smashed and he doesn't have a contract extension yet. It's a smart business decision.

It's good to see that knee injury didn't ruin Joe Burrow. Damn, that's dude's a baller. I was singing his praises last year saying his ability to throw on the move and from weird positions/angles was special. He doesn't have a cannon of an arm, but he can seemingly throw the exact same ball whether he's in a clean pocket, running for his life, throwing off the back door, whatever. That's special. Closer to home, the demise of the NFC South was overstated. The Falcons best the Dolphins today to get to .500. The Bucs curbstomped the Bears to get to 6-1. The Saints are significant favorites over the Seahawks tonight on a game that would get them to 4-2. The division overall is damn good and we look virtually certain to be the bottom dwellers. We're the only team in the division with a losing record. The Chiefs are struggling mightily giving more credence to the reality of the post-SB loss hangover.

Nah, I would've said the same to you.

Lost? We got curb stomped.

Rhule. He's the shot caller here.

I'm not sure he makes it to game 8.

Don't forget the 4th and 6th too.

Meh, I'm not gonna rub anyone's face in it. We've all been wrong about stuff before. I would've been happy to have been wrong. It would've been in all of our best interests if he would've proven to have been legit. This just sucks and I don't take any real pleasure in it. I'd rather be wrong and cheering on a winning team.

Yeah, that would change real fast when the leading story on every news channel turned to how the Carolina Panthers are set to start an accused serial sexual predator at QB and the NFL is prepared to standby and let it happen. Goodell would cave to the public pressure.

Yes, let's kick this poo show into maximum overdrive. Watching us trade a king's ransom for Watson just to watch him immediately end up on the commissioner's exempt list would be maximum entertainment around here.

I wanted Greg Roman. I absolutely did NOT want Josh McDaniels.

We need a new evaluator of OL talent too. We'll have cap space. But these guys signed straight trash OL vets.

It's on everyone. I'd spare no one in the blame. If you draw a paycheck from the Panthers or claim ownership, this is your fault.

He's a big part of the poo. He is who we thought he was. He's trash.

We're officially getting blown out by a 1-5 team that's missing half their offensive players. Oh wee mayne.