Observer article: Panthers have a core under 25 they can win with and build around

[LinvilleGorge]

Coaching and QB play are my two biggest concerns by far.

Unfortunately, the one thing football related that Tepper has been right about is that you need three things to be consistently competitive in the NFL - a QB, a coach, and a GM. The first is a long shot hope for us in the way of a 3rd round rookie. The second is virtually a confirmed bust. The third is an incomplete grade.

So yeah... it's still a significant uphill road ahead of us.

 

[Mr. Scot]

20 minutes ago, musicman said:

I spent several hours with the team (players and coaches) today and they seem tight, having fun and really enjoying each other. I see a different team vibe and I believe we are going to see a better team, of certain guys can stay healthy. 

In what capacity (if you don't mind my asking)?

[Jared Patterson]

Just letting y'all know I work directly across the street from the stadium and I was able to watch a practice on the outdoor field and even though they aren't even in pads that run defense is going to struggle bad this year. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Jared Patterson said:

Just letting y'all know I work directly across the street from the stadium and I was able to watch a practice on the outdoor field and even though they aren't even in pads that run defense is going to struggle bad this year. 

To be fair, that's an extremely difficult thing to judge when they're not in pads.

[musicman]

10 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

In what capacity (if you don't mind my asking)?

Music. I am the stadium DJ and handle all their events, including game day. I interact with a lot of players and some coaches and they all seem to be on the same page, loose, having fun with each other (unlike a lot of reports). 

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, musicman said:

Music. I am the stadium DJ and handle all their events, including game day. I interact with a lot of players and some coaches and they all seem to be on the same page, loose, having fun with each other (unlike a lot of reports). 

Cool

Have there been reports of locker room dysfunction, though? Can't say I've seen anything like that.

[electro's horse]

national observers are (lazily) painting the entire team with the same brush they paint the QB position with. 

Its lazy and incorrect, but ultimately irrelevant. The QB position is so dire that it doesn't matter what is around it. 

[onmyown]

i think it’s logical to expect more of the same. lose Gilmore but get horn (who is still an uknown), lose Reddick and get ?.  we gained ? to fix dline. but to address the ?’s the oline looks decent, problem is there is no depth. not enough draft picks to help the ?’s due to incompetence. still no qb or HC, supposedly better supporting cast though. i’ll be surprised if they crack .500 and I think that’s reasonable. i see zero reason the south won’t be won by Brady though.

[panthers55]

Let's look at depth for example. With the addition of 3 potential new starters with NFL experience on the line along with Moton, most of the guys who started last year will be depth. So we will have a deep rotation with lots of guys with starting experience. If CMC goes down we have several good options with starting experience to come in.  The secondary is the same way. Everywhere in free agency where we have brought in a potential starter is also a guy who gives us good depth if they get beaten out.  About the only areas that are still unknown may be DLine and QB. And it is still early. How many guys do we bring in after training camp cuts.

[Carl Spackler]

14 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Madden 2023 says we're the worst team in the league and that's what really counts. All other opinions are cat crap. 

Finally, someone gets it

[pantherj]

We made the correct choices in the last draft, and we didn't make any free agency blunders. That's all we can do for now. Our roster looks good overall, but we are still looking for a franchise QB. That places us firmly in the bottom tier of teams, and we'll stay right there until we draft a QB in the 2023 draft. Stay patient for the moment, but we're going to get destroyed in 2022. It's a QB league.

[Jon Snow]

38 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

Let's look at depth for example. With the addition of 3 potential new starters with NFL experience on the line along with Moton, most of the guys who started last year will be depth. So we will have a deep rotation with lots of guys with starting experience. If CMC goes down we have several good options with starting experience to come in.  The secondary is the same way. Everywhere in free agency where we have brought in a potential starter is also a guy who gives us good depth if they get beaten out.  About the only areas that are still unknown may be DLine and QB. And it is still early. How many guys do we bring in after training camp cuts.

This is an important approach to winning the war of attrition by seasons end.  The quality could be better on the oline and the qb group is a serious unknown. 

The dline is a serious concern of mine and I'm still not sold on Burns.  I'm my opinion he's a 3-4 outside linebacker that sucks against the run. But we shall see.

[SizzleBuzz]

3 hours ago, musicman said:

Music. I am the stadium DJ and handle all their events, including game day. I interact with a lot of players and some coaches and they all seem to be on the same page, loose, having fun with each other (unlike a lot of reports). 

Didn't Joe "Last to Know" Person and some perpetually stoned washed-up safety say Rhule had lost the locker-room?

All #FakeNews...

...what a surprise!

Thanks for the legit info musicman, hope you have a great season .

Edited June 10, 2022 by SizzleBuzz

[NJPanthers12]

This is the worst spot they can be in. Filling the roster with good young talent and wasting their prime and cheap contracts on years where they have zero quarterback. These players will continue to grow and be solid players causing the panthers to be bad but not bad enough to be in position to draft their franchise qb.

This franchise is a disaster and our only saving grace is that the wonder twins of Rhule and darnold continue their incompetence and we just have an all time bad season this year. If anyone can pull that off, I truly believe It’s Rhule and darnold.

What is more likely to happen is Rhule and darnold know they are playing for their jobs and careers and they win a few meaningless games putting us just out of position to get the next franchise qb.