Luke Kuechly in Buffalo Bills gear

[Carl Spackler]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

You know, I remember this one guy years ago that most NFL teams didn't think was good enough to play in the league.

There was this one team though, they took a chance on him. He took advantage of that opportunity and made a stellar career with them. Heck, he wound up being one of their most beloved players of all time.

But then one day, he just burned that whole bridge by leaving in free agency (to an expansion team, of all things).

What a disloyal jerk that guy was, huh?

I know he was popular there, but I don't think Mills was ever as beloved as he was here. I think I get where you're going, but I'm not certain.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Carl Spackler said:

I know he was popular there, but I don't think Mills was ever as beloved as he was here. I think I get where you're going, but I'm not certain.

Saying that while I don't think there's anything substantive to this visit, if Luke does get an opportunity somewhere else I won't begrudge him that.

He doesn't know us anything. Nor should he be expected to turn down a good opportunity if one arises.

Hell, our current assistant GM took opportunities elsewhere before winding up here.

[CanePantherHornet]

1 minute ago, Carl Spackler said:

I know he was popular there, but I don't think Mills was ever as beloved as he was here. I think I get where you're going, but I'm not certain.

Some people vastly overrate how loved Sam Mills is among the fanbase. If he didn't have that speech he'd be in the same category as people like Mike Rucker and Josh Norman.

[therealmjl]

2 minutes ago, CanePantherHornet said:

Some people vastly overrate how loved Sam Mills is among the fanbase. If he didn't have that speech he'd be in the same category as people like Mike Rucker and Josh Norman.

Yeah for real. He ain’t really thought about anymore than Mike Minter tbh

[RJK]

Imagine if the panthers had fired Rivera and promoted McDermott….sigh…

[Major wRecktum]

20 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

You know, I remember this one guy years ago that most NFL teams didn't think was good enough to play in the league.

There was this one team though, they took a chance on him. He took advantage of that opportunity and made a stellar career with them. Heck, he wound up being one of their most beloved players of all time.

But then one day, he just burned that whole bridge by leaving in free agency (to an expansion team, of all things).

What a disloyal jerk that guy was, huh?

This almost sounds like somebody else....

Tom Brady

[shaqattaq]

2 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Maybe this shouldn't trigger me, but it does. Guess the "taking a break to hunt and fish" meant "leaving for Buffalo"? Not sure why he'd be head to toe in Bills stuff otherwise.

 

 

[TrevorLaurenceTime22]

1 hour ago, CanePantherHornet said:

If he ends up playing for Buffalo I might just quit watching football for a while.

As a player the Panthers still have his contractual rights.

[Mr. Scot]

14 minutes ago, Major wRecktum said:

This almost sounds like somebody else....

Tom Brady

Yeah, that's who I was going for

[raleigh-panther]

1 hour ago, Carl Spackler said:

I think health evaluations were 100% of the reason. If he were to come out of retirement, then yeah I'd say it's entirely because he hates the Panthers, but he just spent a year on the staff.

I loved Luke.  How could any fan not ?

he had lost a step. It was obvious to him and everyone and that’s why he left because even with a lost step he was still better than 99% but not to his standards, and, of course,  his health 

there will never be another Luke, never   

it hurts to see him in Bills gear but he is a grown man.  He can do what he wants 

I don’t know about Tepper  I really don’t care for  him much but it doesn’t matter  I can buy into what he sells or walk away.   In this case, imho, it had little to do with Luke’s decision other than ancillary 

 

 

[jfra78]

45 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

Yeah for real. He ain’t really thought about anymore than Mike Minter tbh

Minter>Mills 

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

1 hour ago, Carl Spackler said:

He came by,  but I'm not sure if the staff let him on the field. Judging by this pic from Gantt, that's a no (also, note all the Panthers stuff he's not wearing). 

If the staff barred Luke fuging Keuchly from the practice field, I've got big problems with that.

[ickmule]

Love Luke and don’t care one bit that he is wearing that gear. I for one feel like a few others , Rhule was a mistake hire, but so far Tepper has made zero moves that impress many people. 

[onmyown]

1 hour ago, RJK said:

Imagine if the panthers had fired Rivera and promoted McDermott….sigh…

And fired Hurney and promoted Beane.

lol you can’t make this sort of stupid up.