Some of that Kalil $ could have gone toward keeping Norwell

[TheRed]

[MasterAwesome]

[top dawg]

1 hour ago, MasterAwesome said:

The irony is that you couldn’t have summed up the Dave Gettleman philosophy any better if you tried. Hence the “Bargain Bin Dave” nickname...yet the one time he strayed from his approach and overpaid for a FA, you are so quick and vocal to crucify him. This was such a stark contrast to how he had drawn up contracts and played out FA this far, which is why some people wonder if there was pressure from higher up for the Kalil signing.

In my opinion,  believe it or not, Kalil was a bargain bin signing in every way except the money.  I mean Dave lost his mind.  He did so well with the Oher acquisition---Oher who was marginally better than Kalil---and then flipped the script with Kalil.  I don't get it, and when I asked why the stark difference (after Kalil was signed),  no one could give me an answer. And they still can't.  

[MasterAwesome]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

In my opinion,  believe it or not, Kalil was a bargain bin signing in every way except the money.  I mean Dave lost his mind.  He did so well with the Oher acquisition---Oher who was marginally better than Kalil---and then flipped the script with Kalil.  I don't get it, and when I asked why the stark difference (after Kalil was signed),  no one could give me an answer. And they still can't.  

No one can give you an answer because of course no one here is in the front office. We can only speculate ...and as you said, this was such a stark contrast in Gettleman’s philosophy that it’s not entirely unfathomable to think that he may have been pressured from his superior(s). Regardless, it was a bad signing and Gettleman deserves criticism but it hardly warrants a million unprovoked snarky comments spanning across numerous threads (not saying from you necessarily). It just comes across as incredibly bitter and personal.

[MHS831]

9 hours ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

And that's how you end up with Byron Bell and Mike Remmers.

I agree, but that does not mean overpaying for a T who is not much better. It is a problem either way.  If we are spending $3m on our T instead of $12m, that leaves...............$9m. Are there other positions that could use a boost?  Yes.  Every team has weaknesses, and knowing them is part of the strategy.  Paying a weakness $12 m creates problems elsewhere.

 

 

[Jangler]

20 hours ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

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If we lose Norwell (proven), it will be (one) of the biggest fyck ups ever in Panther history.

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[Porn Shop Clerk]

Some of us saw this coming from streets ahead. You're gonna have to overpay in the FA Tackle market, and few have panned out lately in the draft.  The teams that do have good LTs are not letting them go. The contract is a two year make it or break it that's above performance, but right in line with what the market commands. Just about the only way to get a stud LT is to land a top 5 draft pick. Kalil hasn't performed like some of us hoped he would and he's only here one more year, but the future is not looking bright no matter what.

[heel31ok]

52 minutes ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

Some of us saw this coming from streets ahead. You're gonna have to overpay in the FA Tackle market, and few have panned out lately in the draft.  The teams that do have good LTs are not letting them go. The contract is a two year make it or break it that's above performance, but right in line with what the market commands. Just about the only way to get a stud LT is to land a top 5 draft pick. Kalil hasn't performed like some of us hoped he would and he's only here one more year, but the future is not looking bright no matter what.

or draft a few and develop them...cant wait 5 or 10 years for the stud LT....it's easy  over time ...it's like waiting for the perfect wave ...you let a lot of good ones get by...so ride the good ones while you wait

[pantherclaw]

Should have gone with who at LT?