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In the current roster, who has the most the prove?


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12 hours ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

With what is going on in the world right now, I'd like to pose a question to the huddle. Given the current roster at the moment, pre draft (who knows when that will happen.), what panther has the most to prove in the following season?

 

 

Personally I think It's KK. The guy has been a shadow of himself since he got paid, sure he was injured but still...The guy needs to literally come out guns blazing because otherwise Hurney will be looking like a complete and utter dumbass keeping him over Star. 

 

 

What say you huddle, who has the most the prove and why?

Teddy Bridgewater....because we dumped Cam Newton who finally had a year off to recover physically and mentally, while having a contract number in line with what is being paid to Teddy "Two Gloves and One Knee" Bridgewater. Would also say Rhule has a lot to prove as an Executive of a Professional Team because what many believe Ron Rivera lacked as an Executive, he remains one of the of the best X's and O's defensive minds in the game (when the personnel in in place to be successful).

Perhaps this point of transition will be fine, but Cam was a transcendent player for a Franchise that needed an injection after the "it is what it is" years of John Fox. Now after 9 years of transition from the old school way the organization had been run, we dump that injection for two gloves and really have nothing to be excited for other than McCaffrey is still around. 

Oh, we also traded one of the best interior lineman in the game for an aging and declining Left Tackle in Okung.

I've been a Panthers fan for as long as one can and this is one of the more disappointing off-seasons I've experienced. 

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1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

I've begun to believe Tepper was going to move away from Newton no matter what happened. Cam just didn't seem to be "his guy".

Beyond that, Rhule doesn't strike me as being that machiavellian but it's possible.

It may not be Rhule driving the moves, however. That could be Tepper's hand for all we know. I could see that after he did a cleaning of house on the business side of the franchise.

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It might be me. I have to prove to myself that I still have a vested interest in this franchise. I NEVER thought I’d feel this way, having been a rabid fan since Season One despite the fact that I live over five hours from Charlotte and not even in the Carolinas, but it’s a fact: I’m not sure how I feel about this team anymore. 

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