Why Kalil and TD playing for other teams is a good thing. And actually should be celebrated.

[thefuzz]

2 hours ago, Waldo said:

The rub with DG was how it was handled. It remains to be seen how Kalil and TD look in hindsight. Olsen was one we shouldn't have extended and did.

He handled them pretty bad, but IMO that was NOT the rub with most fans.

Smitty was a lot of Panthers fans all time favorite player...those fans aren't ever going to get over whomever it was that was finally going to pull the plug on him.

We are slowly rounding the corner on having fans be fans of the team...and not a player...but if we ever have to trade or cut Cam, I think you will see a lot more of the same again.

[SmokinwithWilly]

TD was probably willing to play here on the cheap for vet min or close to it because he has his charity he works with, kids are in school with long term friends etc, and at the end of your career, relocating isn't worth the headaches for a temp job. Also, he didn't know he would get offered 10m for 2 seasons with the Chargers. In the end, I would have liked for TD to have stayed because of what he brings for the price we would be paying. However, if he doesn't fit into the 3-4 mold I can understand why they moved on. 

[Waldo]

58 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

He handled them pretty bad, but IMO that was NOT the rub with most fans.

Smitty was a lot of Panthers fans all time favorite player...those fans aren't ever going to get over whomever it was that was finally going to pull the plug on him.

We are slowly rounding the corner on having fans be fans of the team...and not a player...but if we ever have to trade or cut Cam, I think you will see a lot more of the same again.

I sure hope we are rounding that corner. I suspect there would always be fanboys of certain players but that's OK until they develop a fanaticism. I mean, Hardy still has a fanatic on this board he he had 1 year to remember. It would help if we could actually string two winning season together. It's hard to make it about the team when the team falls on it's face every other year like it's on a scheduled blooper reel. 

[TheCasillas]

20 hours ago, t96 said:

Agree though I think with TD he’s still a solid player even if as a backup for vet min and we didn’t even consider keeping him for that...

I understand your thinking here, but at the same time... I am trying to decide which LB on the roster I would drop for him.... With our defense being 3-4 now, I just dont see him being a good fit. 

[thefuzz]

1 hour ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

TD was probably willing to play here on the cheap for vet min or close to it because he has his charity he works with, kids are in school with long term friends etc, and at the end of your career, relocating isn't worth the headaches for a temp job. Also, he didn't know he would get offered 10m for 2 seasons with the Chargers. In the end, I would have liked for TD to have stayed because of what he brings for the price we would be paying. However, if he doesn't fit into the 3-4 mold I can understand why they moved on. 

If you want to know why they gave him that much....go back to the Bolts/Pats playoff game last season.

I remember saying it then...the Bolts need someone like Luke or TD to have a shot in this game.

They, much like the Saints don't know when the musical chairs music is going to stop...they are willing to do anything (outside of spending real money, as the Spano's don't have any) to take a shot at a ring.