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MHS831

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  1. 2 hours ago, jfra78 said:

    I feel like XL is square peg round hole with Bryce.  I feel like he could thrive with a QB who pushes the ball down field and can throw a slant

    I get it.  He has gotten better running routes, but he is just out of position as a WR so often.  Are his routes consistent?  I still think he could start getting it, but the light is dimming.

  2. Metchie had a great year when Bryce won the heisman.  He gives the Panthers some deep options.  He does not have to catch passes if he can keep the safeties honest, but I expect him to post his highest numbers here.  I imagine he is signing for vet min, and probably was coerced by Bryce.  

    I have not given up on XL like some here, but I am frustrated and pissed off about his play.  

    I now doubt we draft a WR, but there are so many uncertainties (Coker's health, XL's play, Metchie, etc). 

  3. I don't see this WR on  1-year deal causing us to cut a first round pick that we drafted with knowledge that he was very raw.  On any WR corps, there is always one guy who is injured.

    Tremayne may be the odd man out--PS until needed.

    TMAC, Coker, XL, Metchie, Horn, Tremayne

    I think our draft intentions are becoming more clear.  T, S, DT, LB, TE, C.  Heard it here first.

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  4. 30 minutes ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

    Problem is we really don’t use TEs and even if we did Bryce limits the opportunities our TEs have. 

    I could argue (not knowing if I am right or not) that the fact that we have not used the TE much is based on talent, not strategy.  We ran some multiple TE sets last year to improve the run game (which is why I am Skeptical that Tremble is cut) but we need a threat that can block

  5. 6 minutes ago, frankw said:

    So decent stopgap? I still want us to draft a center. It is long overdue.

    I think we will draft a C who will play a reserve roll for part of the year if not the entire season.  I think Kalil did that.  It has been long overdue.  Our guards are in their primes and we have a need at LT and a 32-year old RT.  If we draft 2 eventual starters at C and T, we can start replacing the Guards and RT in the next two drafts--Since I do not see the C being drafted before the third round, I think this was Morgan's best move, considering how limited he was (cap, talent), on a smaller scale. Lloyd is next.  That was a surprisingly good deal, imo.

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  6. 26 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

    I’m glad I’m not the only one that does this. 
     

    Walker/Decker solves a lot of our problems. Walker means Ickey moves to the inside or RT. Decker gives us time to evaluate him when healthy.

    Signing either of those gives us an opportunity to add more peripheral players and truly go BPA in the draft. If I’m Morgan I am signing one of them tonight.

    Well, if I am the other person, that does not make you normal.  😄  I am just a visual person.  

  7. He supposedly has slow feet.  Good run blocker (decent).  Are they going to play him at reserve guard?  I hope so.  He was playing RT in seattle, fwiw.  Maybe depth behind Moton if not G?  Swing T?

    I can tell you that I heard OL coach Gilbert works specifically with tackles.  Someone else works with the guards and someone else works with centers.  (Sorry to be so specific).  Maybe he sees something in this guy he can fix.

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  8. 27 minutes ago, flagfootballcoach28 said:

    76/89 rated OT. I’m hearing people say he’s one of the worst OT’s they’ve seen 

    He surrendered 11 sacks in 465 passing snaps.  Last in the league (89/89).  Raiders OL was dogshit. 

    Camp body, swing T best case scenario.

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    Look at the sacks and the pressures.  I have seen Walmart greeters stop more people.   image.thumb.png.1094e119f6e0d792c13461c7b7353f97.png

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  9. I would add that if we do nothing more in free agency than land a stud Edge and ILB, Both were top 15 free agents on many lists, we done reeeal good. We got 2 quarters instead of 4 dimes--in the past, we had so many holes to fill, we could not go for the top shelf liquor.

     

    We should re-sign some roster players, like Isaiah Simmons, Curhan, Nijman, and hopefully Rozeboom

  10. 14 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

    I expect Andy Dalton, A'Shawn Robinson, and Tommy Tremble to be cut. Damien Lewis will be extended by a year to free up cap space and a few guys will be restructured 

    I think Brown and (get this) Ickey might be extended.  Horn too??

    Extending Ickey gives him guaranteed extra money but it is aligned with the risk and position he will play if he returns. For example, (making up the formula) You take the $18m he is costing us for not playing in 2026.  Big men with that injury are given a 50% chance of returning to 90% of their full / current productivity.  The Panthers could then divide the guaranteed amount by 4 years (for example) and it would be $4.5m per.  Since he is going to be moved to G or RT, the average salary for a veteran with his credentials is $15m (for example) per year.  SInce he has a 50% chance, make that $7.5m.  Multiply that by .9.  Roughly dropping it to $6.5.  Now you have Ickey's salary down to $11m per year for the next four years.  Guarantee two years of it--$22m.  That is $4m more than he will make if he is done. Add incentives.  At the end of the day, You could save an easy $12m off the 2026 cap (guesstimate) and you would have a decent G / RT that is pretty cheap for 4 years.  If he does not work out, cut him after year 2.  

    So that is my maff.  While it sounds Batshirt crazy to extend Ickey, it could be very smart.  If I had a career-threatening injury but could add a minimum of $4m for extending my guaranteed $, I would do it.

    I think Tremble gets restructured.  His blocking was too good down the stretch.

     

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