Being aggressive in free agency and trades wins.

[GoobyPls]

The Bucs and now Rams are proving that whole “only built through the draft , superstar teams don’t win” narrative wrong.

 

All those years we wasted with a prime Cam, we were the cheapest team free agency. We never went after big names, we never we traded for anybody outside of Olsen. Bargain bin Gettleman set this franchise back lord knows how long.

[Carl Spackler]

Having competent people acquire the right pieces is what wins. The Panthers have 0 competent people in charge. Ergo, they always lose. 

[PantherPhann89]

True statement, but it's not that simple. There are a lot of other moving parts. We must have the cap space, the FO building towards a plan, the coaching staff being able to execute that plan and utilizing players to their strengths for starters...

[Growl]

A Healthy Cap is more important than winning games, I don’t wanna pull for a team that is so obsessed with winning Super Bowls that they forget what’s important, and that’s being fiscally sensible and doing it the right way

[philit99]

Sad fact, some players have a say in where they get traded, and most do not want to come here. We start winning that will change, until then, it’s same ol’ same ol’. See Mathew Stafford for an example.

Edited January 31, 2022 by philit99

[top dawg]

There's more than one way to build a championship contender. But the overwhelming odds say that you aren't going to be one without a franchise QB. You either draft for one or trade for one; either way is good.

[pantherj]

11 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

The Bucs and now Rams are proving that whole “only built through the draft , superstar teams don’t win” narrative wrong.

 

All those years we wasted with a prime Cam, we were the cheapest team free agency. We never went after big names, we never we traded for anybody outside of Olsen. Bargain bin Gettleman set this franchise back lord knows how long.

And when Gettleman decided to spend a fortune it was for Matt Kalil.

[GoobyPls]

3 minutes ago, PantherPhann89 said:

True statement, but it's not that simple. There are a lot of other moving parts. We must have the cap space, the FO building towards a plan, the coaching staff being able to execute that plan and utilizing players to their strengths for starters...

The salary cap is a myth and the whole cap space for the future is also a bs excuse. The windows in the NFL are so small you better strike while the iron is hot, we missed our chance cause he had a clown of a GM

[pantherj]

Look at these pitch and catch pass heavy playoff games. Especially in the 4th quarter when you really need to air it out. That's the NFL now. Your QB should be the best player on your team. Building a mega team around him means you're shooting for the SB or bust.

We have no QB, and a bad o-line. Any defense can be exploited, so I'm not concerned about the defense. We could be bad for at least the next 3 seasons with our current plan in place.

[rayzor]

We don't need any more trades unless it's unloading expensive damaged goods for picks.

Vets we bring in need to be exclusively through FA. 

And we need someone other than that damn fool Rhule making those decisions.

[Proudiddy]

I said it back then, but Gettleman had a full on fan club on here that thought he was the second coming of Bills-era Polian.

He completely blew our best opportunity to win a Superbowl to date.  We should've had at least a 3 year window to contend for a championship annually...  and I said it when he left that he set us back at least 5 years even after his departure.  

Luckily for us, Rhule is setting us back another 5-10.  Great times.

 

[PNW_PantherMan]

The Giants spent a lot in FA this year and the Seahawks have gone with big trades.  There's more to it than just spending a lot.

[rippadonn]

36 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

I said it back then, but Gettleman had a full on fan club on here that thought he was the second coming of Bills-era Polian.

He completely blew our best opportunity to win a Superbowl to date.  We should've had at least a 3 year window to contend for a championship annually...  and I said it when he left that he set us back at least 5 years even after his departure.  

Luckily for us, Rhule is setting us back another 5-10.  Great times.

 

If we had Smitty on that 2015 Superbowl squad it would have been an all out brawl before we were disrespected like we were. That was on Gettleman. Not many will agree but had they kept Greg Hardy that game may have been different.

[Cdparr7]

Yeah but what about the Bengals?