Panthers bring back Ian Thomas

[matt rhules gut fat]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If you're still talking about a guy's potential after four years in the league, you're talking about a bust.

Not if he’s basically a rookie. 

[PandaMan]

2 hours ago, PhillyB said:

rhule gave this guy his first deal out of community college. it's blind nepotism. burn it all down

It’s almost become a parody.  Has “X” person even involved with Temple or Baylor?  Come on down for big money with Carolina!

[Waldo]

2 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

Ian should have been cut under Ron's administration.  This guy's like Hurney. 

Meatballs and Marty fuggin Hurney. The taint job that guy did on Tepper's ownership mindset and Rhule's powers as a HC in the NFL is unbelievable. I thought he had been screwing us for years, boy did he have so much more to give lol. 

Edited February 25, 2022 by Waldo

[KSpan]

2 hours ago, Pazhoosier89 said:

Matt Rhules MO. High RAS scores

 

I'm so sick of seeing these charts in relation to Rhule's personnel decisions. No doubt that it's better to have superior athletes, but 'Rhule guys' don't seem to show on the field.

[LinvilleGorge]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If you're still talking about a guy's potential after four years in the league, you're talking about a bust.

To elaborate on this, I'm not talking about guys like Burns, Moore, etc. who are already good players you're hoping can make the jump to the truly elite. We're talking about a guy most of the fanbase has been ready to just flat out move on from because he peaked with a decently promising rookie season considering his draft position. We've been waiting on next steps ever since.

[ECHornet]

The most concerning thing about this, imo, is we seem to be setting up to use CMC heavily this year while pairing him with a dud at QB. He's not built for that workload anymore.

Edited February 25, 2022 by ECHornet

[onmyown]

damn Ian found those nudes of Rhule and Tep together 

[ncstatekwi]

[ncstatekwi]

15 minutes ago, ECHornet said:

The most concerning thing about this, imo, is we seem to be setting up to use CMC heavily this year while pairing him with a dud at QB. He's not built for that workload anymore.

With the 6th Pick in the 2022 NFL Draft the Carolina Panthers select.....RB.......

[SmokinwithWilly]

6 minutes ago, ncstatekwi said:

With the 6th Pick in the 2022 NFL Draft the Carolina Panthers select.....RB.......

 

[rmoneyg35]

I heard someone try to defend this by saying he’s a great blocker and will help our pass and run blocking. To that I say is that worth paying him top 16 TE money? No. We just drafted Tremble who supposed to be a great blocker and should have more potential. This also takes away money from other free agents.

[Jon Snow]

9 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'd really like for somebody to tell me that we're not actually going to try and use Ian Thomas more in the passing game

What in his 5 years of playing leads them to believe he will ever be more than he's been so far? What makes this guy so special? Nothing, that's what .

[Toomers]

Walter football take:
 

 Panthers re-sign TE Ian Thomas (3 years, $16.5 million; $8 million guaranteed): D Grade 
Matt Rhule styles himself as the Jay-Z of NFL head coaches, but this is a Silkk the Shocker-type move. There's no way Ian Thomas deserved anything close to this sum of money. 

Thomas hasn't logged more than 20 catches in any season since his rookie campaign. He's a good blocker, but blocking tight ends grow on trees. The Panthers could find a much cheaper option who could give them the same production. 

[Jared Patterson]

This is because he was Rhule's first offer and committed to Temple..... the definition of Insane=Rhule.