Last night with some players

[musicman]

Worked an event that many players were at including Ickey. Talked to him, looks and walks around good/normal. Taylor Moton released a new Tequila with his partner Matt Kahlil. Taylor looks great and is psyched for the season. He's such a good guy. Even Derrick Brown, very focused. It's like a quiet, calm I'm gonna rip through you confidence. Building his forever home and sticking around CLT. Bryce stopped in, but was upbuilding talking to the guys, not drinking, smoking cigars like others. There was little different aura with them, almost a quiet confidence, some fun. Reminded me of the 2013-2018 era. Had an event Tuesday with TD (he was there last night too) and he thinks the team looks real good, maybe just needs an another LB. He loves the Devin Lloyd pick up. 

No negative comments, just giving a nice update on some players. 

[The Third Reich]

Sounds encouraging.  I agree about the LB....I was CERTAIN second round would be a LB.  I would also like to add that, on paper, DL looked solid--but only 1 performed well in 2025 (2 if you count Robinson, who is now gone).  I am guessing they feel that the LB play will improve with the improvement up front--logical.  Remember the old rule (not sure who said it first) "You build from the inside out, front to back."  

We drafted, in my early opinion, a starting NT and C this year.  inside out, front to back. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Great post, man. I didn’t know what to expect when I saw the title of this thread. Possible something…sexy

[Candler Cat]

4 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Great post, man. I didn’t know what to expect when I saw the title of this thread. Possible something…sexy

[LinvilleGorge]

My parents went to the Truist golf tournament in Charlotte last week and a bunch of former Panthers were doing the pro-am thing. They had great things to say about all of them, even Smitty. They said they were all having a lot of fun and super friendly and engaging eith the crowd. Specific players mentioned were Smitty, Luke, TD, J Stew, there were definitely more but those guys come to mind immediately.