Thielen retires

[t96]

Glad to have seen him wear a Panthers jersey. 

[Jackie Lee]

16 minutes ago, jtm said:

I'm sure he regrets leaving Carolina becuse he was non-existent after he left and he was a key part of Carolina's offense.  Great guy and I wish him the best.  

I will definitely take Coker's rise over him having a nice little playoff run

[Manna]

I was rooting for the Steelers just for Thielen's sake. Glad to have had him as a Panther. We've had two great former Vikings as Panthers now (Jared Allen and Adam Thielen). 

[electro's horse]

Now he has to spend time with his wife, poor bastard. 

[cranky]

1 hour ago, Dingo_ate_Babies said:

We might have inched past the Rams with Theilen as he might of helped us convert some of those 3rd and 4th downs. However, we likely wouldn’t have seen the emergence of Coker this year with Theilen taking his snaps away. The fact that we got picks for a retiring receiver is the real silver lining here.

Coker emerged at the end of last season - most people just missed it.

The real difference is XL with his most offensive penalties on the team and his 54% catch rate would not have been needed. It would have been TMac and Theilen and then TMac, Theilen and Coker. That's probably good for another win or two.

I agree though getting the draft picks was worth him not being here given how the season finished.

[cranky]

45 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Hate that drop for Jimmy Horn (ball was behind him) but Jimmy should have been getting way more routes weeks ago over XL

That ball was not behind him and it while it was low, it wasn't too low. TMac had made a catch on a similar pass earlier in the game. NFL receivers routinely make those catches. If they can't make them, they shouldn't be in the NFL.

I agree with you though and hate it for him. I thought he played well for the limited touches he got. 

[Khyber53]

Best of the world to him from here. Definitely a guy who never gave up on himself and gave his best for everyone who gave him a chance. Glad he spent some time with us.

[Jackie Lee]

10 minutes ago, cranky said:

That ball was not behind him and it while it was low, it wasn't too low. TMac had made a catch on a similar pass earlier in the game. NFL receivers routinely make those catches. If they can't make them, they shouldn't be in the NFL.

I agree with you though and hate it for him. I thought he played well for the limited touches he got. 

A vet maybe would have dropped to cradle it but poo throw. In front of him it's probably a td

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

A vet maybe would have dropped to cradle it but poo throw. In front of him it's probably a td

Not a great throw but at the same time that's a catch you have to make the majority of the time if you want to be an NFL WR. Every WR on an NFL roster will look at that and say yeah, just get me that ball I'm making that catch all day.

[electro's horse]

5 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

A vet maybe would have dropped to cradle it but poo throw. In front of him it's probably a td

Probably a TD? Hm

[Jackie Lee]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Not a great throw but at the same time that's a catch you have to make the majority of the time if you want to be an NFL WR. Every WR on an NFL roster will look at that and say yeah, just get me that ball I'm making that catch all day.

That's why I was pissed they didn't have David Moore active, he's not a burner but he makes those catches. And he knows what it's like to be on a playoff caliber team

[Jackie Lee]

2 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Probably a TD? Hm

In stride? Jimmy Horn has wheels, he second guesses himself sometimes so maybe not this time but he probably had like one safety to beat if he caught that on the move