Davidson Deac II

lol, this is amusing.  What an absurd notion.  

1 hour ago, Jackson113.2 said:

Politics are for the tender box. Keep on topic

I think Maye might have been secretly banged up, is why he wasn't used a lot in the mobile aspect 

He ran pretty well on the few occassions he ran.  I think Seattle just did a good job with containment.  

Maye had a not so good run in the playoffs, but got bailed out by a good defense and some terrible play from the opposing qb.  More turnovers than td's for the entirety of the playoffs.  He is young and should improve, but is going to have to clean up the turnovers to truly become elite.  

11 hours ago, trucpfan said:

 

Based off the whole situation (reports saying he tried to basically get in her car at a red light tried to crash her while driving for not taking to him then was crashing his car into officers cars also) he’ll probably get a year bc he should be looking at 6 months first offense punishment but he has a lot of aggravating factors that will push him into let’s say a tier two closer to tier three permanently banning him. Probably a year then a meeting with the commissioner to get reinstated on strict guidelines. Dam Atl really will be setback because of one player. The lost draft capital and lost production from a top pick whewwww you better take heed to those character concerns. 

He will get another shot.

Not saying he should, but he will.  

Just now, SmokinwithWilly said:

Their offensive line got owned tonight. That made all the difference. 

Seattle's defense owned a lot of offensive lines.  Maybe not to that extent, but they are a great defense.  And Maye got rattled.  

But the biggest difference was that Seattle could run the ball, which took a little pressure off Darnold.  New England couldn't run it a lick.  

1 minute ago, ncbob said:

Walker would have iced the mvp it with that td, I think he gets it also. 

Darnold might get it for sympathy/struggling for all these years and because he is the qb.

The one thing Darnold did was not turn the ball over.  Although a couple of those early passes could have been pick sixes.

New England needs better receivers and a better run game.  We should send em Leggette and tell them they can have him for a second round pick. 

1 minute ago, UnluckyforSome said:

They have 5 or 6 sacks too. Is there a player with more than 1? Might be a possibility there if so.

Witherspoon just put his name in the hat.  

1 minute ago, ncbob said:

Give it to the kicker.

Yeah I edited to add that.

But Walker was the entire Seattle offense for most of the first half.  Actually he was the only offensive player to do anything in the first half.  

Walker should probably be the MVP, if they can't give it to the entire Seattle defense.  

Or maybe the kicker should get it.

That was horrible.  

Both qb's have missed some wide open deep balls.  

Stafford definitely deserved the MVP, with the way he lit up this Seattle defense. 

NFL domestic violence violence punishment is currently a six game suspension for first offense. Second offense I think is banishment.  

1 hour ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

He’ll be better than what we have now. But so don’t think we will be that bad. I think we will draft a QB in mid 1st round. 

Manning looks good on a team that is loaded and has significantly more talent than most of the teams he faces.  The odds are that he will be like the vast majority of college qb's drafted early in the first round, ie a significant disappointment.  Imo, if not for his last name, he wouldn't be talked about very much.

On 2/4/2026 at 12:02 AM, CBird said:

Look we can be in the Archie manning sweepstakes? 

God, I hope not.  

Regarding Coker, there is no problem.  Assuming he stays healthy, He will likely be signed when the time comes.  

6 hours ago, csx said:

I dont really expect anyone to have any character or values when the system doesn't. I would respect those who did though. College Football is losing what little interest I had in it. I wasn't against giving the athletes some control but whatever this system is will kill it over time.

A system never has character.  The individuals running or participating in it may or may not.  

1 hour ago, HeelsPanthersCanes said:

I think that's unfair without knowing all the circumstances.

 

 

I don't.  Unless Duke did something dirty or illegal, then I don't know what circumstances would change my mind.  Maybe if the kid had a family member in the hospital, and they needed the extra money to pay the bill, that might mitigate it.  Barring that, its just he got more money at a better football school.  

To me, this isn't about Miami or Duke (and fwiw, I am glad Duke took a hit).  Its about doing due diligence prior to making a choice, and then once the choice is made and the document is signed, you stick to it.  

I would guarantee that if some kid had done this exact same thing to Miami, most Miami fans would be up in arms about it.  

I encourage all these young men to fully explore all the options, and sign the deal that is best for them.  But once its signed, honor it.  

5 hours ago, toldozer said:

I'd say to keep other teams from poaching the player. 

And Duke had a contract and Miami poached him anyway.  

If I were this kids parent, I would be very disappointed in him for signing then breaking a contract, even if it got him more money.  

On 1/29/2026 at 8:00 AM, toldozer said:

Dude is what, 20 years olds. The adults in the room should be held accountable not the kids. He is getting an extra 2 million dollars plus they are paying his sister and I believe he is getting a deal with adidas too. I don't blame the player one bit for taking the most money he can get. The schools should be held to a higher standard than a child.

I completely disagree.  If one is 20 years old and doesn't have the sense to understand what a contract is, shouldn't be signing them. And from what I understand, these guys have agents advising them.  

Once the contract is signed, both the school and the individual signing should be bound by it as long as it follows the law.  Otherwise, what is the point of the contract?

7 hours ago, Khyber53 said:

This 100 percent.

No matter how good a QB is coming out of college, they can't make up for the other 52 guys on the roster or the 20 or so coaching staff members. And the higher the pick, the worse situation they are often getting into. 

I still contend that we're only now beginning to get a decent groundwork to BEGIN evaluating Bryce and his potential or lack thereof.

 

I agree. 

I don't know if Bryce will be the guy for us, but there is enough there to keep going with him, for now.  

I think most people forget that when Cam started here, the talent around him was Greg Olsen, Steve Smith, Deangelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart.  Young had a terrible group of receivers outside of Thielen.  In fact, of all the tight ends and receivers that we had that year, the only one still playing is Tommy Tremble.  There might be a couple of them on practice squads or IR.

Not a Duke fan, so I hope he leaves.  That being said, I am glad Duke is suing him.  If you sign a contract, both sides should have to honor it.  And there should be penalties if said contract is not honored.  

And I don't really blame Miami that much.  This is mostly on Mensah.  

And Stroud ended the year on a horrible note, with 10-12 turnovers in his last five games.  Just goes to show that unless you have one of the truly elite qb's (and there are maybe 3-4 of those in the entire league, you have to have the right combination of talent around the qb, and the right coaching staff to truly know what you have.     

Did Sam Donald win the lottery or something.

If you mean the Seahawks qb, don't give a crap about him one way or the other.  I just hope the Tarheel loses.  

It is amusing how so many on this board hated Darnold, and he left and got more success.  And now a seemingly similar percentage (if not the same posters) hates Young.  Which is why I largely ignore the rants about Young here.