In which I stay positive and the Panthers haters rage

[kungfoodude]

6 minutes ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

Yeah, when it comes to Panthers management, Multi-billionaire David Tepper has no excuse (based on a contract) for holding on to a bad apple like Hurney.

 

I had some misgivings about Tepper pretty shortly in(especially for not canning Hurney and Rivera). Then came the Cam decision, then came the "all college" coaching staff(which may turn out fine, admittedly). 

Nothing is more damning that Hurney still being here, however. That makes me think Tepper really doesn't know what he is doing.

[NJPanthers12]

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

We had thought Hurney's contract was up at the end of this season. Turns out it's through next July so, barring any changes, he's got one more offseason free agency and draft coming.

Person has said he thinks Tepper is inclined to give him at least one more year.

Here's hoping he's wrong.

If Hurney is brought back for another offseason something needs to be done. Tepper cannot get away with this garbage. This is where our local media will always be a crutch. They won’t hold people accountable. They allowed Jerry Richardson to shave legs for 2 decades.

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, d-dave said:

Excellent perspective @Jeremy Igo!

This looks like an NFL team.  Not a good one, but a competitive team that's going to fight.

I'll take it rather than the half ass games we're used to getting.  In time, we'll get better.  This is going to be a much more exciting team come November/December, thankfully!

It's entirely possible we are much worse in late Nov/Dec. We definitely have been competitive so far but it is also possible attrition may make our situation far worse(we'll get a sneak peek at this the next 4-8 weeks). 

[NanuqoftheNorth]

5 hours ago, nctarheelreincarnated said:

Hurney's gone after this year. And somehow, if he's not. Then we worry. 

Haha, how many years have huddle posters been saying this? ^^^

[Khyber53]

19 minutes ago, AggieLean said:

What’s up with Ian Thomas? Is he even out on the field? Anytime a TE is making a catch, it’s Manhertz.

Looking like we’ll need to go TE in the draft or free agency.

I was saying that before the draft, but the response here was just crickets. Everyone said Ian Thomas was going to make it. I said, no one had seen any real evidence of that in a game so far. They said I wasn't paying attention.

I'm still seeing nothing from Ian Thomas except for a continuing stint on riding the bench. I wish we were seeing more, but when you are actually calling plays that include a pass to Manhertz, a blocking specialist(???really???) TE, then you can't be thinking your pass catching tight end can do the job.

 

[nctarheelreincarnated]

21 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

What happened next was competitive and the first game was completely competitive with a chance to win.  You can't change the truth no matter how bad you want the team to be

You just did. The truth was Carolina was down 21-0 in the second quarter, and come back but still lost. Sorry, that's not competitive. LOL. 

[mav1234]

32 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

It's possible but they are using him like a RB in New England and he is healthy so far.

Ehhh... I don't agree having watched last night.  I only caught highlights of his first game so can't comment. But last night was a reminder of how dominant Cam can be with his arm and legs.  Play calls were weird on 3rd downs but he wasn't being used as a RB at all

[mav1234]

Just now, nctarheelreincarnated said:

You just did. The truth was Carolina was down 21-0 in the second quarter, and come back but still lost. Sorry, that's not competitive. LOL. 

Eh? The game was competitive after half time.

[nctarheelreincarnated]

8 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

He'll probably outlive your alt name here.

Probably. Especially since the Owner is out to get me for some odd reason, even though others have called others names, and done much worse than I have. But, he thinks I'm "trolling." 

[nctarheelreincarnated]

Just now, mav1234 said:

Eh? The game was competitive after half time.

So was OU-Bama in 2018 with Kyler Murray. But, everyone thinks that was a blowout though. So..................

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, mav1234 said:

Ehhh... I don't agree having watched last night.  I only caught highlights of his first game so can't comment. But last night was a reminder of how dominant Cam can be with his arm and legs.  Play calls were weird on 3rd downs but he wasn't being used as a RB at all

More of a reference to the first game than last night. They are definitely designing an offense to utilize his legs, which will lead to more wear and tear on his body. 

TBD the result of that. If he withstands the beating in NE, it will be a very, very, very, very, very, very, very bad look for the Panthers.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

1 minute ago, nctarheelreincarnated said:

Probably. Especially since the Owner is out to get me for some odd reason, even though others have called others names, and done much worse than I have. But, he thinks I'm "trolling." 

The ridiculous posts you make put you in this situation.

[MasterAwesome]

5 minutes ago, nctarheelreincarnated said:

You just did. The truth was Carolina was down 21-0 in the second quarter, and come back but still lost. Sorry, that's not competitive. LOL. 

Was New England not competitive in Super Bowl 51 (which they won) because they were down 28-3 at one point? What weird logic...

[mrcompletely11]

Just now, PantherOnTheProwl1523 said:

The ridiculous posts you make put you in this situation.

I dont know man, saying Teddy is better than Lawrence is a pretty big doozy