Why Didn’t We Tank

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

Imagine having those picks back and DJ Moore to pair with the #1 pick. Yikes. Hope those wins last year helped build a winning mentality for these 20-30 year old multi-millionaires. 

[Basbear]

ZERO chance I want to tank at seasons start, and again the only true rule about this ongoing debate is this- IF you are mathematically in the playoff hunt, win. PERIOD. Once you are eliminated, lose all you can. Wilks did right, until that iants game, that no one remembers or cares about*expect those "win at all cost" smooth brains. 

[Panthercougar68]

No one cares

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

Just now, Panthercougar68 said:

No one cares

Oh I seem to remember it being one of the more polarizing topics throughout the season. Revisionist history be damned. 

[rmoneyg35]

But we got moral victories! Thank god we didn’t hire Wilks. I Also blame the front office, they should have traded more players to make sure we would have lost. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

Literally don't care. We did not give up much. Swapped first. Lost our lower second and still have our higher second. 1st next year and 2nd in 25. That is not losing a lot in the grand scheme of things. DJ Moore is overrated and we can get his replacement at 39. Most holes in the meantime can be filled through FA. 

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

Just now, CamWhoaaCam said:

Man you guys gota quit living in the past.

Kind of like you and Lamar’s MVP season. 

[rmoneyg35]

2 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Literally don't care. We did not give up much. Swapped first. Lost our lower second and still have our higher second. 1st next year and 2nd in 25. That is not losing a lot in the grand scheme of things. DJ Moore is overrated and we can get his replacement at 39. Most holes in the meantime can be filled through FA. 

Yeah only a first and 2 2nd round picks. Not like those picks probably wouldn’t lead to starters.

[Basbear]

1 minute ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Literally don't care. We did not give up much. Swapped first. Lost our lower second and still have our higher second. 1st next year and 2nd in 25. That is not losing a lot in the grand scheme of things. DJ Moore is overrated and we can get his replacement at 39. Most holes in the meantime can be filled through FA. 

I dont know if a proven top 20 WR on everyones list is not much.... he was the only player with above 1,200 all-purpose yards in the last three before this past year. Alllll with sus QB play and until this year sus OL play too. 

I still digesting this, but getting DJ heartburn currently.....think I prefer trading a 2025 first instead of DJ....

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

1 minute ago, rmoneyg35 said:

Yeah only a first and 2 2nd round picks. Not like those picks probably wouldn’t lead to starters.

Don’t worry we are going to replace DJ Moore with the 39th pick because our *checks notes* track record of drafting talented WR’s is so good. 

[CRA]

We did tank.  We traded CMC after firing Rhule.  That’s a tanking attempt by a front office.  

Players still play.  Coaches still coach.  They still care about their futures….which isn’t tied or viewed specifically to Carolina’s long term future

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

Just now, CRA said:

We did tank.  We traded CMC after firing Rhule.  That’s a tanking attempt by a front office.  

Players still play.  Coaches still coach.  They still care about their futures….which isn’t tied or viewed specifically to Carolina’s long term future

igo told me to post this thread bro 

[TLGPanthersFan]

As as people enjoyed winning. Still gonna be a little bitter toward Wilks at how he hurt this team by winning. 
Should have made McAdoo interim then we would have tanked properly. 

[Mr. Scot]

What were we gonna do? Promise Steve Wilks a job if he went along with doing something he was already suing the league over?

I've been hugely against trading up to #1 because of what I feared we'd have to give up.

This wasn't anywhere near that bad.