Should The Panthers Be on The Lookout for Eli Apple?

[Ricky Spanish]

1 minute ago, ncfan said:

Collins backtracked on those comments

Mom is a headcase and a lot of the stuff you read, theres a ton of off the field stiff of going on thats imo has caused him to lose focus. The refusing help in practice could be him just being lost with the off the field stuff with his mom. Heck saw here this week his mom just divorced his dad after having a affair with a best man from the wedding.

You get Cam, TD, and Rivera in there as fayher figures in the locker room.  I think he has some hope.

I honestly don't see how that matters at all? Apple threw Collins under the bus earlier in the year too when Collins said that him and some other guys were reaching out to try and help him, then Eli said Collins wasn't doing anything where by numerous accounts he was. 

Eli also sat out a game and retweeted a highlight of a Cowboy (his former college teammate) running over a current teammate to ice the game, then doubled down on his dumbassery and refused to see how it was a bad look. 

Collins said what he said and then had a very PR like "retraction" about his statements. I guarantee you that he's not the only one who feels that way. 

He has been such a knucklehead that they are suspending him for the final game of the season. 

I've read all about his personal drama off the field. He's been coddled by his mother and he isn't mature enough to be an NFL player right now it seems. I don't want it in our locker room when it's not needed. There's plenty of other stories out there of Apple being a dumbass this year. He isn't even that good. He's not even worth a 5th round pick. Plus all that baggage? 

Nah, I'm good. 

[Mr. Scot]

We frequently get people suggesting we should go after some bad boy or problem child who's at the center of a recent incident because "our locker room is strong enough to handle it".

What never seems to be understood is that avoiding bad boys and problem children like this is a big reason why our locker room stays strong.

[ncfan]

Just now, 2jakefansinva said:

if you have been a Panther fan for some time.........

you know full well he is not an option.

Remember,

Richardson isnt going to be the owner after this year. I would normally agree with you, but with Richardson gone idk

 

I see Eli thats a kid who's mentally lost right now.  Mom is a headcase and he's dealing with that.  He's in a locker room thats losing right now and kind of a $hit show right now with the HC and GM stuff going on and some of the players turning on the old coach before being fired.  Its a terrible environment for someone like him to be in now.

Coming here, Cam, TD, etc are better people for him to be around right now than anyone there.

 

There's potential with using a 5th on him than Hurney drafting a 5th round guy anyways.

[Fox007]

LOL so someone gets forced to apologize for telling the truth and we're supposed to accept the apology as the "real" version of what Collins thinks?

HAHAHAHAHA

delivering as usual

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

Apple needs a lot of growing up as an adult to do and his mother needs to back off and stay out of this part of his life and stop with the coddling him all the time. Did Apple act this way while playing in college to.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, rbsponsel52 said:

Apple needs a lot of growing up as an adult to do and his mother needs to back off and stay out of this part of his life and stop with the coddling him all the time.

Those are two things that are far from guaranteed to happen.

I wouldn't even call them likely.