Morgan is impressing me

[TheBigKat]

Overhauled the O-line last year

overhauling the D-line this year

extending core players

Knew to trade Burns and not pay him

[Krovvy]

It actually does feel like this team has its poo together all of a sudden.

I'm going to have to edit my avatar soon.

[Jackson113.2]

[TD alt]

Let's see how it all plays out. Paper impressions aren't really impressive.

[BrianS]

I will say that I can see Dan Morgan putting his mark on the roster, for sure.  It's still a very thin roster in numerous places but you simply can't fix it all, all at once.  That said, this is his second offseason.  He's quickly running out of excuses . . . which isn't a negative, it's just the truth.

If we can get to 8 wins this year, I'll be impressed.  Most teams feel like they "win" the offseason . . . but reality in the form of regular season games will kick most of them in the *&@.

[HPPantherzfan]

I honestly think we have, for the first time in a long time, starters from day one and day 2.  Super impressed with this draft so far!

[TD alt]

1 minute ago, BrianS said:

I will say that I can see Dan Morgan putting his mark on the roster, for sure.  It's still a very thin roster in numerous places but you simply can't fix it all, all at once.  That said, this is his second offseason.  He's quickly running out of excuses . . . which isn't a negative, it's just the truth.

If we can get to 8 wins this year, I'll be impressed.  Most teams feel like they "win" the offseason . . . but reality in the form of regular season games will kick most of them in the *&@.

I suspect Morgan has at least a couple of more years before his ass is susceptible to seat temperature changes.  But, you're right, we have to start seeing some perceptible improvement in 2025.

[ForJimmy]

I think Tillis seems to be a good influence 

[MHS831]

1 hour ago, TheBigKat said:

Overhauled the O-line last year

overhauling the D-line this year

extending core players

Knew to trade Burns and not pay him

Did not trade bryce when he got benched

[TD alt]

I mean, I understand the excitement, but I have to see it on the field. I think we also must remember that the only real place we can go is up, as the defense--the run defense in particular--was pretty horrible last season. I'm not going to get excited over crackers because I only had crumbs. I gotta see some damned meat. So, I'll withhold judgment, and simply give an optimistic nod at this time.

[TD alt]

Just now, MHS831 said:

Did not trade bryce when he got benched

And, that's another thing: Bryce has to continue to improve. The Panthers ceiling, to a large degree, is his ceiling. I want to believe he has turned the corner, but let me see it beginning in September against good competition.

[MHS831]

Gonna be interesting how he handles the Clowney and possibly Wonnum contracts--cutting them would be $14m in cap room--not sure I would do it, but we signed Jones and you want your rookies to play to get experience....

 

[MHS831]

6 minutes ago, TD alt said:

And, that's another thing: Bryce has to continue to improve. The Panthers ceiling, to a large degree, is his ceiling. I want to believe he has turned the corner, but let me see it beginning in September against good competition.

That had a LOT to do with TMac in round 1...

[MartyClemons]

He seems to be sticking to his board and stacking talent. Which is what great franchises like Pittsburgh and Baltimore have done.

They picked Tet because they ranked him higher than the defensive players available. 

They took multiple edges because they felt like that’s where the value was. Princely was a guy who probably should’ve went R2. I think long run this will payoff. Stacking talent with playmakers and the front 7 after building the O-Line last year.