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Who would he punch out? The scouts? Agents?

Technically, if we had a plan, we should have been more active trading players before the deadline--We have no plan, and that is obvious. OL: The offensive line is about scheme and developing talent more than finding it--Hire coaches to develop young talent-Campen, Ickey has regressed, nothing from Cade Mays. We need for Mays, Zavala, and Icky to improve. BC was a third, Zavala was a fourth, Mays was a fifth (going from memory), and Ickey was a first rounder. Throw in Bozeman, and the pieces are there. In my mind, the kid from NDSU (Jensen) looked decent last night. I think we are not as bad as we think-just very young and injured-when the defense rushes 7 because the WRs and TEs suck, it makes the OL look terrible. Not to say they did not suck, but to say the talent is there. develop it--since you can't address every need in one offseason. WR and TE is more important. Trade Moten. His $30 m cap figure will only hurt the team. At 30, he is in his prime for an OL and has value. Play Christensen at RT. This will cause some of you to disagree--tough for me to say, but the cap is real. Sign a top free agent RG. Tip: Stop waiting until the end of the play clock and allowing the RG to signal to the C when to snap the ball. Just a hunch, but that pretty much helps the defense. Tag Burns. If you can get two firsts for him, Fitterer, do it this time. Lock up DT Brown for the long term. He is getting better and his price will only go up. He is 25, I believe. At WR, move Theilen to the slot, Mingo (rookie contract) become the fourth. Sign a stud free agent and draft a WR with pick 33. In the draft, WR is going to be deep; take advantage of that. LSU’s Brian Thomas Jr., Ohio State’s Emeka Egbuka and South Carolina’s Xavier Legette, along with the Texas duo of Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell, all could be in play, and all arguably have first round talent. Legett is my favorite, playing is worse conditions and he is a big-bodied #1. Trust SC receivers in the NFL. There are no first round talented corners in this draft, but the depth is really good. with the third round selection, take the best CB. Jackson and Horn are in the tent more than on the field. Henderson is not effective. We need a CB who can play. I also think we should consider drafting a QB in this draft because there are some very solid developmental QBs who should be there after the big two from USC and UNC are gone (Bears, Patriots, probably) early. LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix, and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. — three with top-50 grades — are out of eligibility, other potential top picks like Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, and Texas’ Quinn Ewers have a big decision still on their hands. That means there are potentially 8 QBs who could go in the first 50 picks. The Panthers could make a trade and move up to grab a player like Nix or Penix--giving them options and depth at QB. Luvu has been good, but he is not an ILB-I hope we sign him back. I also think Chinn needs to go to OLB--he has been the most misused player. Here is a wild hair--sign Cam Newton--as a TE. He will be 33 and has a few years in him? Wild thought, but he is an athlete and we need his leadership.

Looking towards the 2024 draft, there is a pretty nifty holder who plays D-III ball in Arkansas. Go get him Fittererest.

I do not see a quick fix. When I see the Teppers now, I think of cancer.

We are all about stupid mistakes. Tuttle jumping offsides. Ian Thomas not rule blocking (he did not block anyone) on the punt/fumble/touchdown. How many of you felt, "Oh crap!" when Sanders was marked out at the one? We are fundamentally dysfunctional, mentally stupid, underwhelmingly talented, and strategically idiotic. They expect fans to pay to see that.

Lotta y'all are saying "Moton." Reality? Moton's cap figure is set to jump from $13.5m to almost $30m per year for 24 and 25. Derrick Brown is your best overall player. He is entering year 5, and his salary will increase by $10m. He needs to be locked down. Burns cap jumps from his 5th year deal at about $16m to around $35m. In my opinion, the way his situation has been handled is criminal and if Fitterer is responsible, he needs to be fired. If he is not responsible, then he needs to be fired for not being responsible. We are obviously going to be aggressive in free agency. The OL? I see no progress with Ickey, and he is a talent. New coach, keep LT on a rookie contract. BC? I say move him to RT and see what you can get for Moton. BC is very athletic, and unfortunately, Moton's contract at $30m at age 30 for a RT is too much considering our other needs. Zavala showed promise. Make him the LG. Corbett and Bozeman are OK, but we have to run an offense that supports their skill set. SO while some of you are saying, we need an OL most of all-I disagree. We need a new OC and system--we need WRs more than anything else because they are not getting open. Full stop. Theilen would be OK in a Ricky Prohel role, and Mingo might be better in year 2. Aside from that, we need 2 or 3 starting caliber WRs. We need a legitimate TE--not a bunch of blockers who catch the ball once in a while. We need a weapon to minimize the amount of blitzing we see if nothing else. Our OL looked bad because they were not is a good system that played to their talents, Bryce was holding the ball too long looking for an Open WR, and the TE was not a threat. I would rush 7 too.

I actually had that after a concussion from football. In my case, I could not remember what just happened. I knew people and places, but had no concept of time and I could not process information in my short term memory. Of course, I turned out just fine and you would all know that if it weren't for being distracted by the recent Kongamato invasion.

Don't bother, they're here.

He was--the coach drafts a long snapper and his wife drafts a RB because he had a good game against Baylor--the GM has to oversee that--so it is either Fitterer's fault or he is a rudderless boat. He should have stepped up, instead, he let Rhule go--maybe that was due to his support from Tepper, but either way, the situation is dysfunctional.

It seems as if Tepper can't even get the practice facilities right. While spending millions for coaches to sit on couches and draw double paychecks and abandoning the Rock Hill complex, the man is a colossal screw up. He has ego and money where brains should be. Dangerous

He drafted a long snapper---what more do you need?

Fitterer's best acquisition may have been his first--Sullivan. His free agent acquisitions? Busts. His draft picks? Busts. The guy is consistent. Someone here on the huddle said it best--the franchise player is Derek Brown, not Burns.

Usually followed by "wind."

I agree. As with most dysfunctional organizations with bad leadership, everyone else is blamed until there is nobody left.

I don't think he will, but St. Louis comes to mind--I have not heard anything or researched it, but that market is bigger

I give you simple facts,TNO5, and your response is a poo emoji. Sounds like you have debated before!

You do know that any QB in this situation on a bad team would struggle, don't you? In his rookie season, John Elway completed 47.5% of his passes, 7 TDs in 10 games vs. 14 interceptions. In his rookie season, Terry Bradshaw completed 38% of his passes 6 TDs in 8 games vs 24 interceptions--that is three picks per game. In his first 19 games in the NFL--after a stint in the USFL, Steve Young completed 53% of his passes with 11 TDs and 21 Interceptions. In his rookie season as a starter in Indy, Peyton Manning completed 56% of his passes and threw 28 interceptions. What do these men have in common besides yellow jackets? They were all drafted by bad teams. Their fans called them busts. When Bryce has time, he can make plays. Our personnel around him is terrible. Period. They make stupid mistakes, unforced errors, that puts them in bad situations. Fitterer is the problem. Taking Corral over Howell--STOOOPID. Taking Horn over Surtain--STOOPID. Letting Foreman walk and paying out the arse for Sanders? Sanders was good in Philly, behind the best OL and offense in football--hell, I would have run for 500 yards there. STOOPID. We have not had Young long enough--on the team or in a clean pocket--to decide to discard him.

I dunno. The Panthers have a higher win percentage than every PGA golfer.

If you watched the game today, you would have seen how Bozeman was garbage. Now, if you know about OL chemistry, you would know that Bozeman and Corbett and Zavala, a rookie, are not in synch. Better comparison is to Tua his first year in Miami.

So Fitterer lets a RB who nearly gained 1000 yards for us last year walk, and he signs a RB to a ridiculous contract who ran behind the best OL in football. It was Stoopid. And there are other moves like that making us suck.

So Scott Fitterer stays on? Frank needs time--Frank ain't blocking or running routes

what just happened? I feel dumber.

When the announcers are talking about an 0-3 team filling up our stadium, I feel like I am pulling for the Boston Shamrocks to beat the Harlem Globetrotters each week

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