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[Mr. Scot]

I wish we had Indy's front office.

Hilton, Moncrief now Andre and Gore! Those are some big time weapons

 

I'm glad we don't.

 

Grigson has shown he's not very good at calculating player value.  A first for Trent Richardson?  Three million plus for a fourth receiver?  Yeesh!

 

His MO reminds me way too much of our former GM.  It's all "win now" and worry about the consequences later, which is great if you actually do "win now" but screws you for the long haul if you don't.

 

Kudos to him for making an effort, but I'd much rather have a smart guy taking a methodical approach than a not-so-smart guy going all in on an annual basis.

 

(if I wanted that, I'd call for Hurney to come back)

 

Gettleman is working to build a perennial contender, not a temporary one.

 

[NcPsa10]

Jets have agreed to terms with RB Bilal Powell.

was contemplating a reunion with Rex Ryan in Buffalo, but ultimately chose to stay with the Jets.

[LinvilleGorge]

I think he does look to address needs in FA, he's just not willing to go down the road of grossly overpaying in order to do it.  He's looking for stop gaps and role players in FA, not core players.  Adding core players in FA almost always equals grossly overpaying.

[Bj-Monster23]

@LanceZierlein

Got this from someone close to 80: "Dre on owners private jet headed to Indy. He called Gore & they agreed both to Indy. Philly wanted both"

So Andre and Gore to Indy. Damn.

Wow! Indy is going to be stacked on offense.

[Growl]

Indy has done a pretty excellent job "winning now" and is poised very well for the future with a young, talented core of players complimented by proven veterans.. Meanwhile, the Panthers have been in rebuild mode "prepping for the future" since 2009.

[Moorgan]

@LanceZierlein

Got this from someone close to 80: "Dre on owners private jet headed to Indy. He called Gore & they agreed both to Indy. Philly wanted both"

So Andre and Gore to Indy. Damn.

And we play them this year.

[Mr. Scot]

Indy has done a pretty excellent job "winning now" and is poised very well for the future with a young, talented core of players complimented by proven veterans.. Meanwhile, the Panthers have been in rebuild mode "prepping for the future" since 2009.

 

We hired our current GM in 2009?

 

If not, it'd be kinda silly to suggest current planning started before the guy in charge right now actually got here.

[LinvilleGorge]

How's Indy looking on D?  It's like they didn't learn anything from the Manning era.  They're going down the same road again.  Stack the offense to the gills and lose in the playoffs because you don't have the D to hang.

[Bj-Monster23]

I'm glad we don't.

Grigson has shown he's not very good at calculating player value. A first for Trent Richardson? Three million plus for a fourth receiver? Yeesh!

His MO reminds me way too much of our former GM. It's all "win now" and worry about the consequences later, which is great if you actually do "win now" but screws you for the long haul if you don't.

Kudos to him for making an effort, but I'd much rather have a smart guy taking a methodical approach than a not-so-smart guy going all in on an annual basis.

(if I wanted that, I'd call for Hurney to come back)

Gettleman is working to build a perennial contender, not a temporary one.

At least that's what we are hoping for. I have faith in Gettleman and our team philosophy. I just haven't seen the Panthers get better yet but free agency has yet to start for us. I'm waiting on those real value deals.

[stirs]

I don't like Indy's approach

 

You have a young QB, so why bring in the "over the hill" gang to surround him.

 

I would think the quick twitch 20 somethings would be better than the "lost a step" mid thirties guys

[ecu88]

Indy has done a pretty excellent job "winning now" and is poised very well for the future with a young, talented core of players complimented by proven veterans.. Meanwhile, the Panthers have been in rebuild mode "prepping for the future" since 2009.

Indy has been very fortunate.

It's easier to win in the AFC South than our division. 9 out of 13 years as division champs which is instant playoffs, meaning greater chance at superb owl. Who are they competing against again lol?

[Car123]

Sigh

[Growl]

I think he does look to address needs in FA, he's just not willing to go down the road of grossly overpaying in order to do it. He's looking for stop gaps and role players in FA, not core players. Adding core players in FA almost always equals grossly overpaying.

Jerricho Cotchery doesn't exactly qualify as "addressing needs."

At some point you have to be willing to accept that this year is this year and not 1998 and that good players make lots of money, and sometimes, you may even have to sign a player that another team wants (gasp)

A good OT can get signed to a 6-7 million a year deal and people on this board will console themselves with "ha! At least we didn't overpay! Value baby!" as Byron bell spends 4 years flailing and drowning as journeymen DE blow by him, taunt him for being a lefty, stop at a drive-thru, play 4 games of solitaire on their Sony VAIO and then hit Cam's blindside and we all have to hear Dex yell about how terrible Cam is.

[Mr. Scot]

At least that's what we are hoping for. I have faith in Gettleman and our team philosophy. I just haven't seen the Panthers get better yet but free agency has yet to start for us. I'm waiting on those real value deals.

 

Two straight years of playoffs is better than anything in this team's history.

 

I know people will say we lucked into last year, but that stretch at the end wasn't luck.

 

Throw in two straight good drafts (last year's arguably the best ever) and I see plenty of reason for optimism.