Ouchie, that will leave a mark

[KillaCamNewton]

1 hour ago, Jackson113.2 said:

The NFC south is rebuilding,  we should be dominating,  oh well..

Just absolute asinine roster building and asset allocation in hindsight

we hired a new coach in 2020 and lost our 4 most prominent players in Cam, Luke and Olsen (and basically KK Short) and then a pandemic hit so everyone expected to take a step back

while I never wanted Teddy to be our guy longterm he managed the game well and ran the offense well and was the perfect bridge QB. CMC got hurt but it was clear he was still arguably the best skill player in the league

we had a great receiving corps with DJ, Chosen, and Samuel all over 1k yards and we had Burns going into his 3rd year and starting to become a star and the Brown and Chinn picks looked like homeruns

at the same time the Matt Ryan/Julio era for the Falcons and the Brees era for the Saints were ending and even though the Bucs won the Super Bowl they obviously had a short window with Brady

if this dumbass franchise led by dumbass Rhule and Fitterer could have just stayed patient and let Teddy play out his contract and continue developing young talent and locking them up long term we would probably have a roster comparable to the Seahawks and healthy Niners while the rest of the division is rebuilding. If you look at the playoffs right now the best teams are mostly teams with stacked defenses, solid playmakers and a QB either on a rookie deal or a veteran that isnt breaking the bank. the Burrows, Mahomeses, Daks, Goffs, Jacksons tying up all their teams caps are all sitting at home

instead they thought Sam Darnold was such an upgrade over Teddy that they just had to get him and then after he beat Zach Wilson, Jameis Winston and Davis Mills decided we were a player away from contention and began swinging for the fences and mortgaging the future

once that failed they trade away the future offensive player of the year to acquire picks and then trade away WR1 because they felt like Bryce Young was going to put a 7-10 team over the hump

if this franchise has learned anything in the last 5 years they will use this years draft and cap space on upgrading the defense and do nothing to give Bryce a long term deal and continue building the team the correct way

the Falcons are in QB purgatory and dont have a 1st round pick, the Saints still have a long ways to go as Cam Jordan and Demario Davis are on their last legs as is Kamara and Olave is one more shot to the head away from retirement. Shough wouldnt be the first QB to look good as a rookie and then regress after teams have an offseason of film on him. Bucs are toast as most of that defense is on its last legs and Evans is nearing there too. If we can be patient we have a great opportunity to control this division the next few years. 

 

Edited yesterday at 10:26 PM by KillaCamNewton

[PNW_PantherMan]

37 minutes ago, UnluckyforSome said:

So in the details, if he is on the roster 3/13, his salary for 2026 will be reduced to 2 million, with the 35 million difference being combined and guaranteed with 2027, and that is how they get to the 67.9 million guaranteed number that will be valid also on 3/13.

They have 2 months to figure it out or they pay Cousins 70 million, no matter if he plays or doesn't.

He still got a nice payday for playing half a season.

[Aussie Tank]

1 hour ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

What a legendary cash out by Kirk Cousins.

HOF QB for cashing in 

[NAS]

Has any QB figured out how to get paid during his career than Kirk Cousins.  The man's a legend

[Panthera onca]

42 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

He still got a nice payday for playing half a season.

And he will get another one from whoever signs him next.

[PleaseCutStewart]

Captain Kirk is our hero. Guy helped beat NO to get us into the playoffs then makes ATL have to pay him a poo ton of money to have him fug off

[SmokinwithWilly]

Sad part is that's still 6.5M less than Lamar's cap hit next season. That's just hard to fathom that much of a hit in general. Some of these cap numbers are ludicrous. 

[Saca312]

5 hours ago, Jackson113.2 said:

The NFC south is rebuilding,  we should be dominating,  oh well..

Eh at the least we have a ton of cap space this upcoming offseason. Would like to see us putting it to good use. Get ourselves a legit pass rusher and some YAC receiving types and we'd be better next year too.

Though I'll say the Saints certainly are my current favorites for dominating next year, as much as I hate to say it. Shough seems to be the best NFC South QB atm, and if he keeps up that level of play I don't think anyone else is close.

[ProcessBlue2]

We need another old guy on the bench with an ear piece. Ours is worn out

[UnluckyforSome]

6 hours ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Sad part is that's still 6.5M less than Lamar's cap hit next season. That's just hard to fathom that much of a hit in general. Some of these cap numbers are ludicrous. 

The Falcons had a $50 million cap hit from Ryan, and then the Broncos said that's nothing, how about $89 million for Wilson. They did split the Wilson hit in 2 at least.

[Dilla]

11 hours ago, NAS said:

Has any QB figured out how to get paid during his career than Kirk Cousins.  The man's a legend

Sam Bradford is the OG bag collector.

[hepcat]

16 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

What a legendary cash out by Kirk Cousins.

I’d love to make 63m for being good at throwing a ball

[hepcat]

11 hours ago, Saca312 said:

Eh at the least we have a ton of cap space this upcoming offseason. Would like to see us putting it to good use. Get ourselves a legit pass rusher and some YAC receiving types and we'd be better next year too.

Though I'll say the Saints certainly are my current favorites for dominating next year, as much as I hate to say it. Shough seems to be the best NFC South QB atm, and if he keeps up that level of play I don't think anyone else is close.

The best move the Panthers could make is to continue investing in the roster and draft a 2nd round QB to be competition for Bryce. The best case scenario is Bryce plays out his 5th year option and a better QB on a rookie contract takes his place. Shough seems like the real deal, Saints are going to be back up quick. 

[Navy_football]

11 minutes ago, hepcat said:

The best move the Panthers could make is to continue investing in the roster and draft a 2nd round QB to be competition for Bryce. The best case scenario is Bryce plays out his 5th year option and a better QB on a rookie contract takes his place. Shough seems like the real deal, Saints are going to be back up quick. 

Yeah, I wouldn't crown a 26 years old rookie too fast though. He played well late in the season but that second year could be tough now that they have film on him.