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The Panthers have a true magician on the team

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Ian has been with 3 coaches now and woos all of them during the summer but bro disappears like a true magician the seconds pads go on in September.  
 

ESPN’s David Newton said Ian Thomas has “stolen the spotlight” at tight end during Panthers’ OTAs and minicamp.
Rookie fourth-rounder Ja’Tavion Sanders was expected to be the Panthers tight end who would impress in the passing game. While that still may happen, Newton writes that in head coach Dave Canales’ “tight-end-friendly scheme [Thomas] has become a big target” at the position. The Panthers rank dead last in the league in tight end targets over the last four seasons, and Thomas hasn’t gone for more than 197 yards since posting a line of 36-333-2 as a rookie back in 2018. We’ll take this one with a grain of salt, but it’s possible the seven-year vet is the preferred tight end for the Panthers in 2024 if his strong offseason carries into training camp.
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This is going to be the Seventh year with this guy...SEVEN!! 

All I'll say is he better not be positioned in front of Sanders and Tremble.  This is a prove-it year for Tommy and the first 2 are big for TEs where Sanders will need exposure.  Sanders has real receiving talent so he just needs to be out there. 

I mean, we're near the end of Thomas' second contract and he'll be 30 before you know it.  So all in all, this is getting ridiculous at this point.  You know what you're getting with him. 

He's been ineffective here for almost twice the average NFL career length. And this guy at best has been barely outcompeting Steven Sullivan and Giovanni Ricci for 30 target type seasons and a 18-180-1 td type line. 

I think this would be pretty jilting for the fanbase after you've been hyping up a 3rd round investment (who's been steadily improving) in Tremble and a fresh investment in Sanders with strong receiving potential. 

There is no clear benefit in playing Ian Thomas, but man, this guy must give off great vibes in camp.

 

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5 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

This is going to be the Seventh year with this guy...SEVEN!! 

All I'll say is he better not be positioned in front of Sanders and Tremble.  This is a prove-it year for Tommy and the first 2 are big for TEs where Sanders will need exposure.  Sanders has real receiving talent so he just needs to be out there. 

I mean, we're near the end of Thomas' second contract and he'll be 30 before you know it.  So all in all, this is getting ridiculous at this point.  You know what you're getting with him. 

He's been ineffective here for almost twice the average NFL career length. And this guy at best has been barely outcompeting Steven Sullivan and Giovanni Ricci for 30 target type seasons and a 18-180-1 td type line. 

I think this would be pretty jilting for the fanbase after you've been hyping up a 3rd round investment (who's been steadily improving) in Tremble and a fresh investment in Sanders with strong receiving potential. 

There is no clear benefit in playing Ian Thomas, but man, this guy must give off great vibes in camp.

 

Forgive me!  4 coaches!  Every offseason he looks like Tony Gonzalez out there but once the pads go on… dude vanishes like the fart.

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2 hours ago, jbland said:

Haven’t we heard this very thing every offseason. Then the season starts and he disappears. 


Often times “stole the show” just means he sucks but sucks less than everyone else.

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