Davidson Deac II

On 5/19/2025 at 2:38 PM, Navy_football said:

Agree in theory. But this offense is VERY young with new players. 

Same with the defense. 

May take a couple of games for the rookies to figure out the speed of the game and both rookies and FAs to figure out what they're supposed to be doing. 

Maybe, but the oline is a veteran group.  That will help a lot.  And there are some veteran skill players, mainly Chubb, Dowdle, and Thielen.  My guess is that we will lean on them while the younger guys learn the ropes.  

On 5/22/2025 at 7:56 AM, CRA said:

I'd say there are a fair amount of examples of tank attempts by NFL front offices over the years.   It definitely is a thing.   But it's stupid. 

and you can look at  our last tank attempt as why it is stupid.  

I don't think we have ever tanked.  Dumping big contracts when you think the season is pretty much over, in order to reset, is different from tanking.     

16 hours ago, jfra78 said:

Anyone want to tell me whether the links are worth clicking on or not?

https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/panthers/2025/05/22/panthers-scouting-cole-spencer-robert-haines/83805574007/

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As first reported by Joe Person of The Athletic on Thursday, the Panthers have let go of director of player personnel Cole Spencer and college scout Robert Haines.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/george-wendt-cheers-dies-76-rcna208080

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Actor George Wendt, who once played the ever-loyal Norm on "Cheers," died Tuesday morning at his home at age 76, his family confirmed in a statement through his publicist.

Fwiw, I feel some sympathy for DJ Moore.  One of the better receivers in the league, and has never ever had a qb that could consistently deliver the ball to him.  If he played for Buffalo, KC, or Green Bay, he might be a pro bowl wr.  

7 hours ago, BEASTfromdaEAST said:

Bears won and it's not even close

Both teams were not very good last year, so at this point, its a wash.  

4 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

More like Daniel Jones 

Imo, Purdy is better than Jones, not as good as Hurts.  

My point was that Jalen Hurts was thought of as a qb who would doom Philly to mediocrity.  I remember us losing a game to him during the Rhule term and some of the post were "we lost to a team qb'd by Jalen ffing Hurts"  

I think Purdy is a adequate qb.  He has proven that with the right team around him, he can win.  It might be hard to win Superbowls, but then only one team a year wins those anyway.  The forty niners have to do what they can to put their team in the playoff discussion and then let the chips fall.  Constantly reaching for the next great qb is almost always a losing proposition.  

I wonder if we could find similar threads about Jalen Hurts from a few years ago?  

Tank for Tua

Tank for Trevor

Suck for Luck

All of those worked out so well.  

1 hour ago, Butterflyj30 said:

What was the quote lol

I quoted or responded to the wrong post.  

24 minutes ago, raleigh-panther said:

Lord, 

3 away games in sept

…. And no bye until Dec 2 is freaking brutal 

I actually prefer it.  While we are playoff longshots, if we do make a run, it would be best to to get a break before the final run in the final few weeks of the season.  

nm

2 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

Carr was a really, really good QB, imo.  Saints Carr?  Not so much.  And I didn’t get to watch a ton of him once Care got injured, but from what I saw, Rattler looked damn good.

I only saw him play one game (against Tampa), but he looked horrible.  

31 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I'd trade anyone of value, start rattler or whoever and start from scratch in 26

If you look at the dead money on their cap, its already pretty high.  Lattimore alone is 30 million.  Most of their bigger contracts don't seem to buy them much in terms of trading or cutting.  Best to play with what you have this year, and then start doing the cuts after this season.  

We might get to see Taysom Hill at qb a lot. 

22 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

I’m guessing this means they get bailed out on that albatross contract now, of course.

Some.

Anything they already paid him such as this years ten million bonus, will still be a cap/dead money hit.  But I read that it does clear about 30 million of his large cap hit.  

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45068251/unc-says-bill-belichick-girlfriend-welcome-school

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The University of North Carolina issued a statement Friday saying Bill Belichick's girlfriend is a welcome guest at football facilities after reports claimed she had been banned by the school.

Jordon Hudson, the 24-year-old girlfriend of the Tar Heels' coach, has gained notoriety for her hands-on approach to Belichick's media presence and branding, including a back-and-forth during an interview with CBS two weeks ago. But North Carolina made it clear her role as Belichick's de facto publicist has not impacted her access to the football program.

So much ado about nothing.  

That being said, it doesn't bother me a bit if UNC has issues with the BB hire.  

3 minutes ago, Rags said:

That's where I am. He'd be great in a rotational role unburdened from having to start. Has to be something deeper for him being cut for essentially peanuts, or we're gonna go after depth/stop gap at another position.

I don't think its anything deeper than cap savings.  We are very tight in terms of cap space.

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Jadeveon Clowney is looking for his fourth team in four years and seventh NFL team overall after being released by the Carolina Panthers on Thursday. The move frees up $7.78 million in cap space for Carolina as Clowney was due around $8.53 million in salary in 2025, with $2 million reportedly guaranteed.

And cutting Clowney saves more than just about anyone else we could reasonably cut on the dline. 

That being said, I am a little concerned that we are going to be relying so much on unproven rookies.  

1 hour ago, Admiral Ackbar said:

I think this has more to do with NIL deals in college than the Texans.

I don't think he can go back to college, so why would NIL matter? 

1 hour ago, BlazeCarolina said:

Why move on now?  As I understand it, all he is costing us is Tepper's money.

Hope for the best.

Yeap, cutting him would be absolutely pointless.  Bring him in with a year off next year, and see what he can do.  If he can't contribute, then cut him.  

Should have done this last year.  There really wasn't much of a point in playing him when we did last year.  

That being said, I hope the front office learns their lesson about drafting seriously injured players.  

With the money and draft picks we have spent on our wide receiver group, and with the way Canales has said he wants to run the ball, a breakout season for a Panthers tight end could be 30-40 catches.  For him and Tremble, quality will matter more than quantity.  Make some clutch catches, be a solid end zone target, and that should be sufficient.  

I imagine Robert Kraft is wondering why these guys just can't use his preferred Spa?

Just now, jasonluckydog said:

We do need a kicker

 

..just saying. 

I am going to go out on a limb here and say Tucker is not a likely candidate.  

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/ravens-release-kicker-justin-tucker-who-was-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-16-different-women-205922400.html

Apparently, he has the same issue as Deshaun Watson.  

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The Ravens made the decision amid allegations from 16 women that Tucker engaged in sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions.

What an idiot.  

6 minutes ago, BEASTfromdaEAST said:

I would personally resign him. The question really is, what is his value?

List of top average salary per Overthecap. 

The bigger question is how much would it cost to replace him?  If we were to let him, and bring in someone better, would eat up a large chunk of cap space, probably more than if we signed him to a long term contract.  And using a draft pick on a replacement means we won't be able to use that pick on another area of concern and while we could get someone better, we might also get someone worse.