Greg Olsen weighs in on Dan and Dave's strategy to build the Panthers.

[Donald LaFell]

Even if it’s fluff they would have a harder time posting it if we were total booty cheeks. The team has a long way to go but is trending up.

[strato]

11 minutes ago, Donald LaFell said:

Even if it’s fluff they would have a harder time posting it if we were total booty cheeks. The team has a long way to go but is trending up.

That would definitely be a change. If the team manages to be competitive throughout the schedule then there is more interest in their product. 
Nobody cares about any of those feel good articles when are winning 4 games a year. 

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[Bear Hands]

I just hope our Dan & Dave are better than the other Dan & Dave...

[strato]

7 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

I just hope our Dan & Dave are better than the other Dan & Dave...

Lol. Our Dan and Dave could have written a better ending. 

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[SmokinwithWilly]

8 hours ago, OldhamA said:

The elephant in the room being the QB.

I don't know why talking heads aren't brave enough to address it.

Because to address it you have to address that he's been shielded from real competition at the backup position, especially this off season. There are things that just don't make sense unless someone named Tave Depper is peddling some influence, and if he's doing it here, he's more than willing to do it other places as well if he's unhappy with some of the things being said about him, especially by an iconic former Panther. 

Edited 12 hours ago by SmokinwithWilly

[kungfoodude]

4 hours ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Because to address it you have to address that he's been shielded from real competition at the backup position, especially this off season. There are things that just don't make sense unless someone named Tave Depper is peddling some influence, and if he's doing it here, he's more than willing to do it other places as well if he's unhappy with some of the things being said about him, especially by an iconic former Panther. 

It has been funny to watch the transformation in Indy when they realized AR was not going to be the guy and got a "distressed property" QB.

If there is an offseason to make such a move, it's this offseason.

[Davidson Deac II]

14 hours ago, panthers55 said:

Sure he is a former Panther and stays involved with the team but I think he is a  straight shooter and tells it like it is. He surely seems more positive than folks around here and he surely knows a lot more than folks here. Feel free to respond to me but know I claim no expertise just repost those who I respect and think are.

Residents of a graveyard would be more positive than most of the folks around here.  

[SmokinwithWilly]

3 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

It has been funny to watch the transformation in Indy when they realized AR was not going to be the guy and got a "distressed property" QB.

If there is an offseason to make such a move, it's this offseason.

Jones was brought in to compete with AR but Steichen was allowed to be real and say AR isnt ready and may never be. It's not a bad thing to acknowledge the reality a lot of these high QB draft picks don't make it as NFL franchise QBs. It's not a knock on Bryce, Stroud or AR. It's just the NFL. 

Ive been insistent we needed more than Dalton. Other than the Raiders game, he was horrible. Plummer. Why bother. It's like we put the minimal amount of effort to a position that's actually pretty damned significant. Hell, look at Nick Foles. Backup QB wins the damn SB. Also, how many times have we seen a backup come in and never relinquish the job. Brady was Bledsoe's backup, and an injury launched a career that led to 7 SB rings. 

There were guys available that were better than Dalton. We could and should have done more for the betterment of the team. If we had brought in Howell instead of Dalton, and Bryce played like he has until now, then Howell went in and started lighting it up, we would be able to say with certainty that the problems are Bryce problems because this guy can do it but Bryce can't. Dalton has already shown us he's not really capable of a lot. Maybe he surprises us, but I don't have high hopes of HQ QB play. 

I don't care who the QB is. Bryce, AR, Jameis, some off world clone of Cam we found in a time capsule next to JR'S pool. Just be real and honest in all QB evaluations and may the best QB win the job. Do what's best for the Panthers, not just any one player. 

 

[strato]

26 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

…..Bryce played like he has until now, then Howell went in and started lighting it up, we would be able to say with certainty that the problems are Bryce problems because this guy can do it but Bryce can't.

Nutshell of where we are. Or are not. It is intentional how could it not be? 

[KillaCamNewton]

18 hours ago, OldhamA said:

The elephant in the room being the QB.

I don't know why talking heads aren't brave enough to address it.

we really could have just kept Darnold and actually built a line around him and gave him some playmakers. People forget how good he was playing here until CMC got hurt

[strato]

4 minutes ago, KillaCamNewton said:

we really could have just kept Darnold and actually built a line around him and gave him some playmakers. People forget how good he was playing here until CMC got hurt

I saw the signs late 2022 even when he wasn’t tearing it up. He was close. 
All that upheaval and regression we have suffered was unnecessary. 

[Gapanthersfan]

Greg has not yet reached media shot caller status so he still has to toe the line, especially when indirectly calling out powerful people.