My step by step to turning this franchise around.

[SauceBoss]

Great, now get the government going.

[Frank Hollywood]

A lot of times I brainstorm on how I would turn this franchise around if I was given the keys. This is not a knee jerk, hot headed solution. These are my steps I would execute to turn things around.

A. Start from scratch. I would immediately meet with key players and tell them upfront that my plan is to hit the reset button and there is a high chance a lot of these players will be traded and playing for a different franchise. I would let them know its not personal, I just have a different vision.

B. Players I would start shopping for a trade immediately; Jordan Gross, Steve Smith, Jonathan Stewart, Greg Hardy. I project I could get a 2nd rounder for Greg Hardy (would love a 1st but being realistic). 4th rounder for Smitty, 4th rounder for Stewart and 5th rounder for Gross. So that leaves me with a 1st rounder, two 2nd rounders, three 4th rounders, two 5th rounders and assuming we got a 6th for Beason, two 6th rounders. You know what that is? CAPITAL, draft wealth, leverage and flexibility. In return for all that draft power I get rid of a aging LT in the twilight of his career, a WR that is still solid but has lost a step, a young RB with a lot of talent but oft injured and a very young, dependable up and coming DE.

C. I hire Lovie Smith and bring in Hue Jackson for offensive coordinator. I would let Lovie know I would prefer he keep Sean Mcdermott due to how well our D is playing but would not force the issue and leave it up to him.

D. I call Hakeem Nicks agent on the first day of FA and do everything in my power to sign him. I then draft Sammy Watkins in the 1st round. With my two 2nd round picks I draft a LT and RT. I then trade one 4th, 5th and 6th rounder for a 3rd rounder, now I have two 3rd rounders and I still have a pick in the 4th, 5th and 6th round. I then proceed to draft RG and LG in the 3rd round. I then use my two 4th rounders on a CB and a QB to push Cam and potential replacement if he ends up being the next Russell Wilson and I find Cam is not the guy after surronding him with help. The rest of the draft picks I draft LB and O line depth.

E. Cut Fua and Byron Bell.

F. Re sign Ginn to a reasonable three year contract.

The end result is our defense might take a slight dip from being a top 5 D to a top 12 D due to the loss of Hardy. But with the addition of Nicks, Sammy Watkins, a ton of O line depth through the draft and the re signing of Ginn. We now have a potential top 12 offense paired with a top 12 defense with a new HC that is proven and has playoff victories under his belt along with a great and proven offensive mind in Hue Jackson.

There you have it folks. My step by step, completely level headed solution to turn this franchise around. ofcourse I understand this is assuming all these trades have a trading partner, but this is my vision for this franchise and no lie, if I won the mega millions, this is the very first thing I would do. I love this team that much, I would invest hundreds of millions to turn this team around. I would sign anything JR wanted me to sign to keep this team in Charlotte, even in my own blood if he wishes.

Lol, gross is a FA next year. no one would give up a pick for an aging, regressing LT who would most likely retire.

And Smith? If we spit in his face to try and trade he'd also retire. And we'd have to deal with all his cap.

Stewarts cap would MURDER us to take on all at once.

Hardy wouldn't draw a second. He's also a FA next year, has only one good year and no one knows what he's asking.

Sorry but very poorly thought out.

[Ruff]

What is wrong with Russel Wilson?

Do you realize that Russel, Colin, and Cam are much better QBs than Luck?

I think you've had enough internet for one day.

[camtheone]

We will change things.....we can make this team better by trying to support them and having their backs.....KEEP POUNDING!!!

[Lloyd Christmas]

[Kevin Greene]

Trade Smitty?

 

[the greatest]

if you have balls and brains anything is possible..

 

I dont know how your ideas would play out in the real world(maybe better or worse results) but your general concept isnt bad. noticed how people jumped to talk poo rather than improve or discuss your ideas

[Porn Shop Clerk]

[Porn Shop Clerk]

if you have balls and brains anything is possible..

 

I dont know how your ideas would play out in the real world(maybe better or worse results) but your general concept isnt bad. noticed how people jumped to talk poo rather than improve or discuss your ideas

 

yes, lets take a dumb idea and discuss how we can make it worse

[†William Moore†]

What the fug did I just open?

[LinvilleGorge]

A lot of times I brainstorm on how I would turn this franchise around if I was given the keys. This is not a knee jerk, hot headed solution. These are my steps I would execute to turn things around.

A. Start from scratch. I would immediately meet with key players and tell them upfront that my plan is to hit the reset button and there is a high chance a lot of these players will be traded and playing for a different franchise. I would let them know its not personal, I just have a different vision.

B. Players I would start shopping for a trade immediately; Jordan Gross, Steve Smith, Jonathan Stewart, Greg Hardy. I project I could get a 2nd rounder for Greg Hardy (would love a 1st but being realistic). 4th rounder for Smitty, 4th rounder for Stewart and 5th rounder for Gross. So that leaves me with a 1st rounder, two 2nd rounders, three 4th rounders, two 5th rounders and assuming we got a 6th for Beason, two 6th rounders. You know what that is? CAPITAL, draft wealth, leverage and flexibility. In return for all that draft power I get rid of a aging LT in the twilight of his career, a WR that is still solid but has lost a step, a young RB with a lot of talent but oft injured and a very young, dependable up and coming DE.

C. I hire Lovie Smith and bring in Hue Jackson for offensive coordinator. I would let Lovie know I would prefer he keep Sean Mcdermott due to how well our D is playing but would not force the issue and leave it up to him.

D. I call Hakeem Nicks agent on the first day of FA and do everything in my power to sign him. I then draft Sammy Watkins in the 1st round. With my two 2nd round picks I draft a LT and RT. I then trade one 4th, 5th and 6th rounder for a 3rd rounder, now I have two 3rd rounders and I still have a pick in the 4th, 5th and 6th round. I then proceed to draft RG and LG in the 3rd round. I then use my two 4th rounders on a CB and a QB to push Cam and potential replacement if he ends up being the next Russell Wilson and I find Cam is not the guy after surronding him with help. The rest of the draft picks I draft LB and O line depth.

E. Cut Fua and Byron Bell.

F. Re sign Ginn to a reasonable three year contract.

The end result is our defense might take a slight dip from being a top 5 D to a top 12 D due to the loss of Hardy. But with the addition of Nicks, Sammy Watkins, a ton of O line depth through the draft and the re signing of Ginn. We now have a potential top 12 offense paired with a top 12 defense with a new HC that is proven and has playoff victories under his belt along with a great and proven offensive mind in Hue Jackson.

There you have it folks. My step by step, completely level headed solution to turn this franchise around. ofcourse I understand this is assuming all these trades have a trading partner, but this is my vision for this franchise and no lie, if I won the mega millions, this is the very first thing I would do. I love this team that much, I would invest hundreds of millions to turn this team around. I would sign anything JR wanted me to sign to keep this team in Charlotte, even in my own blood if he wishes.

 

A. So you're going to meet with every key player and let them know you're going to blow the roster up?  Good luck keeping the locker room.

 

B. Gross, Smitty, and JStew are vitually untradeable either due to contract, age, and/or injury issues.  Do you really want to trade Gross or Smitty for a 6th or 7th rounder?  That's about all you'd get.  Do you understand how the locker room would react if you just gave away some long term cornerstones of the franchise mid-season?  You're sending a loud and clear message that you're throwing in the towel.  I agree that I'd be shopping Hardy if it looks like we aren't going to be able to sign him to a long term deal.

 

C. I'm not 100% opposed to Lovie, but he wouldn't be my 1st, 2cd, or 3rd choice.  We'd have to do some serious striking out on other candidates before I'd want Lovie.  I also don't think you can hire a HC while dictating to him who his OC will be.

 

D. No issues here.  WR and OT definitely need to be addressed.  I wouldn't spend a 4th on a QB.  We have too many other needs.

 

E. Cut Fua?  Absolutely.  Cut Bell?  I'd keep him around as a backup for right now.

 

F. Absolutely.

 

[weymouthst]

I feel like if we had Nicks and a stud RT right now, this season would be a totally different story.

[NanuqoftheNorth]

Meanwhile somewhere deep in the bowels of BoA Stadium, JR is surfing the Huddle...

 

JR:  "Aaarrrrggg, What the hell was I thinking?"

 

DG:  "Thinking about what JR?"

 

JR:  "Isn't it obvious?  I should've hired that internet genius, CharlottePanther, to manage my team... hell, my life... nay, the world!!!!"

[the greatest]

A. maybe you dont say this overtly. But opening your mind to a possibility that would turn into a greater good and acting on it whilst preaching a change in culture sounds like a very reasonable idea.

 

B. see section (A): applied to the real life gettleman and dynamic organism that is the NFL(any human organization is a dynamic organism really)

 

C. Keeping McDermott not unreasonable. Shopping for the best case option at HC reasonable.

 

D. Hakeem would be a nice pick-up, but we may be distracted by how pretty the idea seems right now. Maybe he is the perfect fit but what other WR's are on the market, what other possibilities are available, we don't reallly know because were not the GM handling the real world business. but we can speculate

 

E. fug it if it improves the team

 

F. Reasonable

 

 

 

yes, lets take a dumb idea and discuss how we can make it worse

why be a brick?