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This organization fuging sucks. I hate this team

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1 hour ago, Donald LaFell said:

These games are 10x better than anything in the Bryce era. I’m relatively contented especially if the rookies keep flashing.
 

I don’t know what anyone is expecting.
 

I’m not going to be pissed about losing till 2026. Improvement needs to continue this season and significant improvement in 2025. 
 

Don’t watch or enjoy the team for what it is. 

I mean I’m optimistic that Canales might actually figure it out and the playcalling on offense isn’t retarded. But to say “I won’t be pissed until X date” is some hard level copium. We’re working on the back half of a decade of what’s likely to be losing seasons at this point.

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1 hour ago, Donald LaFell said:

These games are 10x better than anything in the Bryce era. I’m relatively contented especially if the rookies keep flashing.
 

I don’t know what anyone is expecting.
 

I’m not going to be pissed about losing till 2026. Improvement needs to continue this season and significant improvement in 2025. 
 

Don’t watch or enjoy the team for what it is. 

The Bryce era.  That’s rich, like 1 season is an era now

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37 minutes ago, hepcat said:

I mean I’m optimistic that Canales might actually figure it out and the playcalling on offense isn’t retarded. But to say “I won’t be pissed until X date” is some hard level copium. We’re working on the back half of a decade of what’s likely to be losing seasons at this point.

I just view it as the clock that resets each time we get a new coach. It’d be different if the roster wasn’t torn down the way it has been. If Canales doesn’t work out the 2-3 year clock resets again. 
 

If the team plays well enough this year or next to raise expectations then I might get a little invested to see NFL football in CLT feel relevant but until then I’m just trying to chill. 

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When Andy goes down and they trot Young out there then it's going to get worse again.

The team isn't good but guys are being given a chance to improve themselves. That's as good as this year was ever going to get and it can still go back to the big suck at any time. 

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17 minutes ago, Waldo said:

When Andy goes down and they trot Young out there then it's going to get worse again.

The team isn't good but guys are being given a chance to improve themselves. That's as good as this year was ever going to get and it can still go back to the big suck at any time. 

I think Bryce returns at some point even if Dalton stays healthy.  Eventually after so many Ls you just get forced into rearranging chairs on the Titanic. 

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13 minutes ago, CRA said:

I think Bryce returns at some point even if Dalton stays healthy.  Eventually after so many Ls you just get forced into rearranging chairs on the Titanic. 

I was hoping DC could fend that off with guys being given a chance and actually scoring offensive TDs. I was assuming it's going to take some bad Ls for that. 

That's like turning the Titanic into Chernobyl. 

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3 hours ago, Huffgolf30 said:

Wtf

 Tank? We've been tanking for decade. Have you guys been drunk the whole time?

Tanking is intentional, and it's meant to be sacrificial in order to improve. We've been sucking while purposely trying to to win.

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