Rapoport: Shaq likely done for year

[DJ feed me moore]

3 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Anybody see his "real Panthers fans" tweet?

 

Clearly taking a shot at the Tepper era Panthers fans.

 

Real Panthers fans are the "Keep Pounding" era.

 the tepper era panther fans? all 12 of them??

[toldozer]

28 minutes ago, DJ feed me moore said:

 the tepper era panther fans? all 12 of them??

Yeah I don't think we've added many fans since 2018. I know we've subtracted a bunch

[Cdparr7]

9 hours ago, Harbingers said:

Ya…. That’s rough. Luvu maybe? I don’t really know who else is guaranteed to be on the field every snap.

The way he’s been playing I hope it’s Woods

[PleaseCutStewart]

Sucks to see - he gets a lot of poo from our fans but he's honestly been one of our more consistent players. We ask him to do a lot and he has to cover a lot of holes on our defense. Luckily linebacker isn't the hardest thing to replace

[PleaseCutStewart]

On 9/18/2023 at 10:55 PM, Jackie Lee said:

D didn’t slow down without him but sucks for him

Really? The fourth quarter defense was about as terrible as it gets...

Is he an elite defender, no? But the drop off is pretty significant

[PleaseCutStewart]

On 9/18/2023 at 11:55 PM, CamWhoaaCam said:

The last player from the Keep Pounding era. Remember when this dude was starting with Luke and TD. Now he's likely done in a Panthers uni.smh

 

Everything is coming full circle now. 

Such a great OLB that we forced to fill in for the irreplaceable Luke and still did an admirable job at MLB. It's sad to think how elite that linebacking core was in 2015

[Jackie Lee]

6 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Really? The fourth quarter defense was about as terrible as it gets...

Is he an elite defender, no? But the drop off is pretty significant

He went down in the 1st quarter. D was gassed either way by the 4th considering the lopsided time of possession

[Mr. Scot]

Message from Thompson...

 

[Mr. Scot]

And this from DeShawn Williams...

What the hell, people?

Edited September 20, 2023 by Mr. Scot

[PleaseCutStewart]

1 hour ago, Jackie Lee said:

He went down in the 1st quarter. D was gassed either way by the 4th considering the lopsided time of possession

I'm not going to deny that, but shaq's replacement is best served as a sub (and based on the way he played, probably a obvious passing down sub)

My gripe is most of our forum hates Shaq for no reason outside of thinking he is overpaid. Honestly that is probably most of our team

[Jackie Lee]

5 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

I'm not going to deny that, but shaq's replacement is best served as a sub (and based on the way he played, probably a obvious passing down sub)

My gripe is most of our forum hates Shaq for no reason outside of thinking he is overpaid. Honestly that is probably most of our team

Yeha I got no problem with Shaq I just didn't think there was a major drop off. Or maybe the Offense and CB's are so bad LB somehow isn't an eye sore lol

[PleaseCutStewart]

14 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Yeha I got no problem with Shaq I just didn't think there was a major drop off. Or maybe the Offense and CB's are so bad LB somehow isn't an eye sore lol

Seeing that our star pass rusher called it quits in the fourth, that might explain our d-line being worse. I don't think Shaq is well suited for a 3-4 defense also

[Thorrez]

18 hours ago, Doc Holiday said:

I do not understand the Shaq hate, dudes been one of the few consistent players on defense for years. Nothing but respect and appreciation for him!

It sucks for a great guy like Shaq, but he is the symbol for the organizations lack of understanding off the ball linebacker is no longer a premium position. Which it a symbol for the front office not adapting to new realities.

I don't think anyone don't like the man, his play or his effort.

[stratocatter]

I respect and appreciate Shaq Thompson.

He has been a great Panther that had to live in the shadow of some pretty tough acts. Is judged alongside TD and Luke, where at the same time nearly every guy that comes through for the next 20 years will have a tough job measuring up to them. 

Edited September 20, 2023 by stratocatter