Davidson Deac II

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.  

23 minutes ago, NAS said:

Smitty is a legendary footballer player but this has really damaged his reputation as a person. You don’t cheat on a woman who has been with you through everything and gave you children and especially not with another man’s wife. He doesn’t even have any remorse about it, acting like nothing happened.

Did it?  Its not like he is the first pro athlete to cheat. In fact, its fairly common. Not that many get caught in the manner he did and I suppose that might have more of an impact on his reputation, but in a few years, I doubt this will matter much.  

1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

It is an antiquated law that basically treats the woman as the husband's property.  We will never hear about this again because Smitty will likely write the check--and the lawyers know it.

Most of the cases I have heard of involve one woman suing another woman for messing around with her husband.  I think in this case, the guy is going after Steve because he knows Steve is wealthy.  Otherwise, they would probably just divorce and be done with it.  

2 hours ago, Fox007 said:

Why do guys even want to sleep with another married person instead of a single person if you are going to cheat in the first place? so bizarre to even want sloppy seconds like ooof lost respect for Smitty on that one

I think if you are willing to cheat on your own spouse, you don't really care if the other person is married or not.  

Looking at stats for the last 3 years, A&M doesn't get many sacks from its edge rushers.

8 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

 

At best, the draft is an educated guess on a coin flip.  For all the scouting and analytics we have now, the hit rate on prospects hasn't gotten any better.  Some guys make the jump and some don't.

The hit rate (players that sign second contracts with the team that drafted them) is less than 50%.  Of course, there are a number of reasons for this, and sometimes even a good player will sign with another team for his second contract.  But if you get two starters and a decent backup out of any one draft, you are doing good.  

26 minutes ago, PanthersGTI said:

Eh, I liked our draft especially the first 3 picks ( I think all 3 will be long term starters for us )  but I would be hesitant to use this as a win. For one someone already posted all the great draft grades they gave us on previous drafts, so they don't have a good track record. Secondly this makes sense because we just drafted guys they ranked high.

Yeah, imo its impossible to know how well a draft worked for at least two years.  

2 hours ago, shaqattaq said:

I read somewhere (couldn't find the article again) that he wanted to play at A&M since he was a kid, hometown tea. Plus he wanted to play in the SEC.

NIL probably had something to do with it as well.

https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/longformarticle/dl-nic-scourton-reflects-on-lone-season-at-texas-am-joining-carolina-panthers-2025-nfl-draft-249329153/#2641460

On getting into A&M

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It was like a relief when I got the opportunity. At first, I was a little bit salty about it, not being recruited out of high school, man. But once I got past that and sat down with Coach Elko and his staff, and I was just like, Man, this is where I want to play. I mean, it's all in line. I think it paid off. I made some great connections, played some great football. I played in the SEC.

On NIL.  

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Man, I was taken care of by A&M, man, and I really appreciate it."

If PFF loved it, we are doomed. 

Not a hint of it in the press.  Morgan would be tough to play poker with.  

Depends on the circumstances.  If we had to cut some young promising guy to keep him, then no.  But if we just need a guy for a year, bring him back.

Definitely bring him back for a day and let him retire a Panther if that is what he wants.  

On 4/27/2025 at 4:31 PM, 96Bravo said:

I dunno if this was mentioned already, but it looks like Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald made some clutch game winning FG's in his college career. 

I may be misremembering, but I vaguely remember watching him last year and thinking and maybe even saying, I hope we can get their kicker.  

2 hours ago, rayzor said:

this was stupid and immature and anyone who thinks it was funny is just as immature. 

just a jackass move for anyone on anyone. 

makes me want to cheer for Shadeur now. 

I agree with your first two sentences.

Only way I would cheer for him though is if he became a Panther.