Bust?

[Smithers]

17 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

He is on the Rushmore of panthers draft busts. 

Along with Dwayne Jarrett and Eric Shelton 

[Shocker]

2 hours ago, PhillyB said:

meh

not worried about the sacks, he generally gets rotated out of passing downs. our run stop has been solid and he's a part of the unit 

This…he wasn’t seen as a serious pass rusher when we drafted him either.  More of a hope in that regard than an expectation 

[*FreeFua*]

Never understood what people saw in him to warrant his draft grade 

Isn’t explosive and isn’t going to bully anyone. Just a big athletic looking dude. Enough to get by in college but not the pros

[ECHornet]

1 hour ago, Khaki Lackey said:

Look at our cap and our QB room.

The post I was responding to asked for “any” evidence that Fitt could be a competent GM. Hard to argue against our improvement along the OL which was one of the weakest spots of our team. 
 

When I look at the QB room, I see that we’ve taken shots to get it right. We’ve missed on those shots, but at least we move on quickly in search of our next franchise QB. 
 

We’re in decent shape with our cap. A few guys we can move on from in the off-season to add room. No really bad contracts beyond next year that we’re stuck with. 

Edited October 6, 2022 by ECHornet

[JawnyBlaze]

He was drafted in the 2nd. Hard to be a bust when you’re not drafted high. Maybe slightly underperforming, if he was a top half 1st round pick you could call him a bust. In his case, worst case scenario he’ll just be a pick that didn’t work out. 

[MasterAwesome]

2 hours ago, Panthercougar68 said:

Being a good rotation guy is ok in this league. People will clamor about his 2nd round status but he will get a second contract either with the panthers or someone else.

Normally I'd agree, but we got a very similar rotational run-stopping DE in Henry Anderson for essentially vet minimum late in the offseason who has arguably been out-performing YGM.  I do think he'll probably get a second contract somewhere, but I also think these types of players don't appear to be in particularly high demand.

[Snake]

Remember when Rhules edge was he knew collage football and the players in it. Yup him and Hurney did a great job. 

[KillerKat]

4 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Can't be. I've been assured that Fitterer is godlike and only held back by Rhule and his staff. 

 

He is....

[KillerKat]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

My bad, I thought Fitts drafted him. Either way, I welcome any evidence that Fitts is going to prove to be a competent GM.

You havent been paying attention or actually know what you see.

[KillerKat]

Fitt is the best GM in our history at giving this team value and Rhule has no idea what to do with it. Of course players are going to look bad when you have bad coaching. This isn`t that hard to understand.

[Jackie Lee]

It's not like he's grading out well in the run game either. 

[top dawg]

The thing that I like about Fitterer is that he doesn't just rest on his hands, and is always opportunistic when it comes to upgrading the team. I also like that he learns. He screwed the pooch with Darnold by giving too much, but then he got Mayfield for very little. We were in a bind after the Darnold trade, but no one's gonna lose sleep over a 5th (if it comes to that, which is up to Rhule). Moreover, people want to cry about the Henderson trade, but CJ is developing. Sure he's given up a couple of big plays which has led to some inconsistency, but I saw only one awful play. The other could have easily been judged as a tangling of feet. Even still, in my mind, he's playing like a third-rounder with upside. All the obvious improvements along the O-line have been mentioned. The LB play hasn't been bad. Both can be attributed to Fitterer to varying degrees. This is his second year, and I've been encouraged. Fitt may not have hit his stride yet--and I certainly don't believe that he's hit his ceiling, but he's above average in my estimation. 

[mrcompletely11]

5 minutes ago, top dawg said:

The thing that I like about Fitterer is that he doesn't just rest on his hands, and is always opportunistic when it comes to upgrading the team. I also like that he learns. He screwed the pooch with Darnold by giving too much, but then he got Mayfield for very little. We were in a bind after the Darnold trade, but no one's gonna lose sleep over a 5th (if it comes to that, which is up to Rhule). Moreover, people want to cry about the Henderson trade, but CJ is developing. Sure he's given up a couple of big plays which has led to some inconsistency, but I saw only one awful play. The other could have easily been judged as a tangling of feet. Even still, in my mind, he's playing like a third-rounder with upside. All the obvious improvements along the O-line have been mentioned. The LB play hasn't been bad. Both can be attributed to Fitterer to varying degrees. This is his second year, and I've been encouraged. Fitt may not have hit his stride yet--and I certainly don't believe that he's hit his ceiling, but he's above average in my estimation. 

This is Hendersons 3rd year.  You ready to pick up his 5th year option next year?

[SmokinwithWilly]

7 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

This is Hendersons 3rd year.  You ready to pick up his 5th year option next year?

No and that decision doesn't have to be made today.