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B/R's Matt Miller Gives Offseason Grade a B+


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Matt Miller is actually very complimentary of our draft.  He gave the FA pick-ups a C, but obviously gives our draft an A if he gave us an overall grade of B+. If you wait for the second video to load, you will see that he gave Gettleman an A for selecting Shaq. Chris Simms was not as complimentary because he didn't think that Thompson was necessarily a first round pick and that he doesn't know how we're "going to use him".  I understand that, in a way, but that's where you have to trust Dave Gettleman, Ron Rivera, and Sean McDermott who are not that shabby.  If you listen to the third video---which you should---regarding Devin Funchess, you will catch Matt Miller praising Dave Gettleman and giving the Funchess pick an A- and "ditto" Chris Simms.

Say what you want about Bleacher Report's Matt Miller, but he sounds like he is kind of in tune with the pulse of the team, as is Simms and Adam Lefkoe.

Let the videos load and listen to all three.

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2469576-grading-carolina-panthers-2015-offseason

 

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Not sure I want Miller praising our offseason.  Seems like he usually is dead wrong about us every year.  Took the dude 2 years to finally give Luke his props.  Called him an overrated average stat stuffing pile jumper coming out of college and all through his rookie year... Showing that he obviously didn't watch him in 2012, yet had such a strong ignorant opinion.

 

I haven't clicked the link, but he also used to be really fuging clueless about our team... maybe he finally started taking his job serious and started doing a little homework on us.

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Not sure I want Miller praising our offseason.  Seems like he usually is dead wrong about us every year.  Took the dude 2 years to finally give Luke his props.  Called him an overrated average stat stuffing pile jumper coming out of college and all through his rookie year... Showing that he obviously didn't watch him in 2012, yet had such a strong ignorant opinion.

 

I haven't clicked the link, but he also used to be really fuging clueless about our team... maybe he finally started taking his job serious and started doing a little homework on us.

​He seemed pretty well read about us this time around. He even said in the video he's done criticizing our LB draft picks lol.

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Most legit people who give grades do so based upon watching tape, whether it be from college or the pros.  Grading of free agent pick-ups and draft choices are pretty much standard fare---just a way to kill some time until the action starts.  Prognostication pertaining to off-season acquisitions is all based upon a certain amount of projection during this time of year, so it's not necessarily about putting stock into what anyone is saying until we actually begin to see some results.

 

That being said, I appreciate national writers whose opinions and work reflect more than just the general uninformed narrative of the masses who sometimes cover too many teams to really know what the hell they are talking about.  At least Miller seemed more knowledgeable than some.  

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Matt Miller is an absolute moron. I can't get behind him just because he praises our draft. I remember getting in an argument with him a few years back because he said a certain quarterback was sure to bust simply because he was half an inch too short. That QB seemed to do ok leading his team to back to back superbowls....

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Matt Miller is an absolute moron. I can't get behind him just because he praises our draft. I remember getting in an argument with him a few years back because he said a certain quarterback was sure to bust simply because he was half an inch too short. That QB seemed to do ok leading his team to back to back superbowls....

​Dude wanted Luke to bust so bad it was ridiculous.  Haven't cared a bit for him since then.  He's extremely stubborn and opinionated.

I remember back before we switched Luke to MLB his rookie season he was posting weekly to crow about about how "average" and over-drafted he was.  He shut the fug up real quick once Luke got put at MLB, had full control over the defense, and played noticeably better (he still got in a few pile jumper remarks)... until DROY voting came around and he bitched endlessly about how Wagner got robbed.

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