Rapaport: Panthers/ Tepper out of Watson deal

[trueblade]

33 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Yep. He doesn't want to come here and Stafford didn't want to come here.

Two elite QB's that are avoiding this place. No Bueno.

I believe this means moving forward we are a draft only QB option.

The top of the 22 QB draft class isn't looking like it has many great options. Certainly none as good as 2021 did.

[CRA]

Just now, SizzleBuzz said:

Tepper & Co. were never interested...

...low/no-character guys like Mr. Whip-It-Out have no place in this organization.  

huh? 

the reporting is the offer is on the table and Watson simply won't waive the not trade clause for Carolina. 

 

[Panther'sBigD]

Why would Matthew Stafford OR Deshaun Watson want to come to Charlotte to lead a team at the beginning of a rebuild? We're less than two years into our rebuild. Both were stuck with losing teams basically their entire careers. Stafford was the missing piece in LA and Watson is most likely a huge sex pest who will buy his way out of jail. We can't compete with LA or Miami as far as destination choices for different reasons for both players.  

 

[kungfoodude]

Just now, Panthers12211981 said:

I see you don't like getting called out either.

If you consider this "calling out", I mean.....good luck with that.

[NeederNodder]

Watson wasn't a magic bullet for this offense and Rhule/Tepper regime has to deal with Darnold for the rest of the season.

[Proudiddy]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yep. Stafford had a really good option. Watson is saying that a 1-6 Dolphins team still looks like a better option than us.

The latest stuff from those in the know say he didn't choose the Dolphins over us.  It's saying we backed out, and I think the implication is, the Dolphins were actively pursuing him and he had already waived his clause for them.

[Prowler2k18]

4 minutes ago, Mage said:

So I guess we're at the point where we just ignore actual logic on this forum to fit whatever negative narrative we want to push.

where you been Mage? It’s been this way around here for as long as I can remember!

Edited October 27, 2021 by Prowler2k18

[trueblade]

10 minutes ago, Sean Payton's Vicodin said:

So here is our roadmap from here on out.

1. Go the rest of the season with Darnold, maybe win 1 more game

2. Draft OT Neal next draft. Do NOT draft a QB. This staff will ruin him to save their sorry asses. Let Rhule continue to be delusional about winning with his dumpster dive QBs. Let him start the season with a low tier FA QB like Jacoby Brissett or Mariota. DONT TRADE DRAFT PICKS FOR A poo QB LIKE U DID WITH SAM!!!!

3. Fire Rhule and his staff at the end of 2022 after another <= 5 win season.

4. Start over with a new coaching staff in 2023. Hopefully we will have a new owner then as well. Draft a QB and plug him into a decent core.

Why not give it one more year until 2024 and do a package deal of Riley/Williams from Oklahoma like Arizona did with Kingsbury/Murray

[Proudiddy]

1 minute ago, CRA said:

huh? 

the reporting is the offer is on the table and Watson simply won't waive the not trade clause for Carolina. 

 

The latest tweets @Mage posted are not saying that.  It sounds more like we backed out until his legal stuff is settled.

[Mage]

Just now, CRA said:

huh? 

the reporting is the offer is on the table and Watson simply won't waive the not trade clause for Carolina. 

 

Because Miami is his first option.

This does not mean that he would NOT waive it for Carolina.  Which has been well-known the entire time.  

If Houston/Miami have a deal in place, then why would Watson waive it for a 2nd team when he could go to his first option?

This does not mean he would not waive it for Carolina, if the Miami deal broke down.  It does not mean Watson would not play for Carolina.  It does not mean we aren't 2nd in line to get Watson.

You guys are reading far, far more into Ian's tweet than necessary.  The only new information was that we were not going to pursue him, "at this time."  And as Florio pointed out, who knows what "at this time" means?  It could mean that if the Dolphins/Texans deal breaks down, then we will be back to pursuing him at another time later this week or in the offseason.

[Smittymoose]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yep. Stafford had a really good option. Watson is saying that a 1-6 Dolphins team still looks like a better option than us.

Except that's apparently not what happened, but whatever helps you sleep at night, I guess. 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, trueblade said:

The top of the 22 QB draft class isn't looking like it has many great options. Certainly none as good as 2021 did.

100% agree. But, IMO, they will probably draft a QB. I don't think Tepper is gonna bite on a middle tier FA QB signing anymore. I am not sure the FO and coaching staff are gonna have much of an option.

Boy, that Browns reference is about to start getting REAL accurate.

[PanthersGOATFan336]

7 minutes ago, CRA said:

Yep.  And this looks 10x worse than Stafford saying no thanks to us.   

 

Omg he didnt say no to us 

[Panthers12211981]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

If you consider this "calling out", I mean.....good luck with that.

lol posting a gif of that Hack now I know not to take you serious.

goodbye I'm done with you ignore you go.