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These refs have been good--the Panthers never get calls.

The MAIN thing to me is this: Tremble and Sanders could be our 1-2 TE combo--Tremble has played a great game and Sanders has been surprisingly strong in blocking--he whiffed on one, but the other blocks have been solid. Mike Jackson--me likey. Hee hee. Wallace has been playing more and looks good for a rookie in game 3. The OL has been strong. Legette is going to be fine. Need pass rush. What about Peevy? A gem.

I told y'all. Not really--I just hate people who say that when they said nearly every possible scenario--

Hekker has an arm out of the extended shotgun. Secret Weapon

We will see with Andy if the offense is ready for a rookie QB.

Andy has been watching the guy ahead of him suck for over a season knowing that he could do better. He is fresh, excited, and he has something to prove. Even for Andy, the 300+, 2 TD game he had last year was an outlier. We threw the ball about 50 times that game. So expect a 200-225 yard day. That will be Awesome.

The Raiders have a bad running game--we have the worst pass rush in the league (or close to it). Are we going to let a a journeyman backup QB beat us? Are they?

which is what they should have done before drafting a QB. The QB is the final piece. They put a 5'9" 180 lb QB behind the worst OL in the NFL with nothing beyond Thielen at WR-and no help at TE. What did they expect?

wonder what Bryce would be worth as a comp pick. Not sure how that works, but if he'd be worth a 3rd or 4th, considering the cap room we expect next year, maybe that would be the play instead of a trade--however, if you are looking at saving cap room, then probably disregard.

He is a solid NFL backup QB and that will be an upgrade. We will not feel as if the game is out of reach 23.4 seconds after the opening kickoff--

This is why you shop him now and get someone else in asap. I don't think (guessing--not sure) that you want to or can trade someone on IR---the other option.

Tepper, as a fan like us, knows when to abort the mission, he simply needs to stay out of expressing his opinion concerning talent evaluation. It will be Morgan's decision now. I hope he learned from Fitterer--and does not make the same mistakes

think about it--Johnson is in a contract year. Mingo is worried that he is on the TMJ train to early Lowe's employment, and the OL are all in their primes. They want rings and paychecks--not interested in child therapy for abused and traumatized QBs. He was holding people back and costing them money. Nothing is more frustrating than being wide open and seeing your QB throwing it too late or out of bounds. I was hopeful. Hope gone.

I will say this about Young--if you draft him and you have crappy offensive linemen and crappy WRs, you sit him in 2023 and you let Dalton play. You then build the OL in the offseason and bring in WRs--like we did--THEN you put your 5'9" QB under center, after a year of learning and watching. ' Young was a victim of the turmoil and chaos caused by Tepper. Yes, the pick was bad, but so was the timing.

They call it a rumor in the headlines, but I was careful to frame it as weak or speculative. The headline does not call it a suggestion, but that is what it seems to be. I guess rumors are repeated suggestions or opinions with a supported premise based on facts, data, or logic. Former Steelers Controversial WR Involved in Trade Rumors

We also saved the salary so we could sign a stud RG and WR--about the same money.

Brees was an Alpha--a "dawg" who had swag. Young doesn't seem to have that gene.

When we signed Lewis and Hunt and moved Corbett to G, that was based on the Brees/Payton model.

I think he has read some articles about him being the victim. From some perspectives, he has a point. What did he do in the offseason? How much film did he watch, weights did he lift? balls did he throw? Did he go full Jerry Rice or was he more like Jamarcus Russell?

I have no doubt that Bryce is a good person. However, I think this God talk is a deflection, a strategy to keep the press's venom from his bloodstream. God is not playing Madden 2024, Bryce. Your success is not God's will. God gave you the talent to get this far, what are you giving back to God to show your appreciation? I think you have had incredible success for your size and I think you are a great person--but on the field, past success and your personal relationship with God are supports, not outcomes.

No it is not. If he thinks two of his last 4 games with lower than 100 yards receiving is "out of his hands" then he really is a spoiled, entitled kid. Would it have been done if he threw for 400 yards and 4 TDs per game? No.

It kinda pissed me off at first--these large market team reporters treating the Panthers like a farm team---but it might be a good move. Johnson cost us nothing to get, his salary is not prohibitive for 2024, and we have a first rounder we are developing--I doubt he is re-signed anyway. We are not making the playoffs, so make the trade when you think XL has enough knowledge.

That is my take. if Johnson has a good year, he will want to be paid a lot. if he has a bad year, we aren't re-signing him. We have him for 15 more games, so if we can get XL ready, bring up Coker-I think we could have a good WR group.

https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/diontae-johnson-nfl-trade-rumors-news/ https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/news/new-england-patriots-named-trade-spot-panthers-diontae-johnson These trade rumors are just speculation at this point, but it is an interesting idea. I have seen this rumor on a few sites, but sometimes it starts with one and then it is copied. However, it makes sense. Johnson has a rep for being a "problem child" in Pittsburgh which is why he was so cheap via trade (Panthers gave a sixth for Johnson and a seventh). He is on a one-year deal, and if the Panthers continue to struggle, he could be an interesting trade option before the NFL trade deadline. I expect the new QB situation to elevate his stock, but if XL shows signs of being a legit WR under Dalton, is it possible that we trade Johnson and move XL up? There are many reasons we had to get Young out of there-could this be one? We could then bring up Coker from the PS and possibly draft a WR with the pick we get. Just thinking out loud. Hoping that this has not bee discussed already--I just stumbled across it.