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Such a bad look

That’s very true. I was just dumbfounded when I read that. I guess that’s been the Bryce/Tepper effect, I’ve just been checked out for a while now.

This was a Reddit thread today that I stumbled upon. Did anyone catch this before the season started?? Red flag central. After the rookie season you had, saying you just took the summer off and watched YouTube and Netflix to just “chill” is the opposite of what I want in my teams QB. The faintest glimmer of empathy I had vanished when I read this. The real reason for his regression? He lays it all out there for you to read. He’s a unserious football player.

I am fully aware that I am going to get annihilated for this comment. Hindsight is 20/20, etc. Buuuuuuut... we would not be in this position, and the fandom would not be in the cellar if... we drafted CJ Stroud. I hope I am wrong, I like Bryce as a person, but if he cannot lead the team this year to wins and show major improvements, it is time to reset that position again. This league is built around the QB, hard stop. If we do not have a top 5 QB, or someone with intangibles that separate him from the rest of the middle to cellar dwellers, nothing is going to improve. Bryce is like what would happen if Cam accidentally stepped in the path of the "Honey I Shrunk The Kids" ray gun. Going from Cam to Bryce, no wonder people are starting to check out.

Kind of hard to gauge anything at the moment when we don't play our starters in the preseason

Again, maybe you're right. All I know is that the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting different results. We all have such a bad taste in our mouths from last season, anything that stays within that mold is going to require an act of god to get people to not always draw comparisons, myself included.

To all the people wanting Morris or Vrabel - WHYYYYYYY do we want retreads? This is mind blowing to me. Let's at least follow the trends of what is working at the moment and bring in a successful OC from somewhere.

Sure, there might be some truth to that but I only see 8-9, maybe 10 wins at best with him at the helm. Nothing exciting about another coach that was just let go. I guess what I am getting at is, this just appears like a lean into mediocrity just to get out of being pure poo like we are right now.

Not sure why everyone is amped about this. Is he a better coach than what we have had so far? Maybe. But, he's still in the same boat Reich was when we hired him - recently let go. Not sure we are learning anything by making this move.

If only he was actually on that Epstein list

Man, I hope you're right. Loved Dan the player, but his connection to Fit and being part of the process that created this current iteration of the team has me highly concerned. Like, when will we ever hit the "full reset" button and stop carrying over parts from previous regimes? Maybe I am wrong. I hope I am wrong. But this feels like the same cycle we have been in since you know who bought the team.

Fell asleep first quarter, woke up in the 3rd and changed to red zone channel

I would probably take car at +10.5 and over 30.5 points with Bryce over 200 yards, Chark over 25.5

Exactly my point. Since he left, the entire identity of the franchise has just fizzled into nothingness. Under no circumstances am I saying he should be team President and making decisions, but you'd be hard pressed to find any other person to put into an "advisor" role for Tepper that even comes close to his level of qualifications.

What’s the issue with that? He literally stated he’s never had a sip of alcohol or smoked weed. Weed does smell good. These over the top southern moral crosses are a little dated, I would highly suggest visiting other parts of the country some time.

If you don’t think Cam would make a great president here, you’re delusional or blinded by his over the top personality. He legit talked about how important it is to have a pulse on the locker room, relationships with the leaders of the team, how to get the fan base excited, and how to provide valuable insight to the GM and coach about personnel, etc. That man is the best thing that’s ever happened to the Panthers and Charlotte, sports-wise, ever - hard stop. He would play such an integral part in that position making us relevant again.

Holy fug. I had no idea about this and to call this alarming would be an understatement. I had only seen clips of him completing the deep ball.

Wishful thinking? Or actual sources? He’s still printing money from this franchise being terrible, I don’t see him being so upset and embarrassed about his management that he decides to stop collecting free billions from his investment

He did, but to find him you’d have to look behind the opposing QB every play

I will actually agree with this. I would absolutely hate him if he held onto Reich as long as he held onto Rhule. I compare the two and can see that he realized early enough this wasn't going to work and ripcorded out like he should have rather than drag it out for a long, slow death.

I think this is a reasonable offer. He HAS to agree to be hands off though, or it all falls apart. Be involved like a parent with their child's school project - watch and support them from afar, but let them do it on their own.

Correct, but he also said the original plan was to draft CJ

He also just admitted that the original plan was to draft CJ. Boy oh boy.

This is beyond annoying, he's just avoiding and deflecting all questions. MAN, JUST OWN THIS AND BE TRANSPARENT.

50/50 on board with you here. Knowing my preference to who we should have drafted (which, doesn't matter), the new GM/Coach could also come in presenting the offense they plan on building around a few different options that could be available in '25.