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Career over

Better than starting 0-4! But for real this team started 6-2 in 2018, 5-3 in 2019, and 3-2 in 2020. So I put zero stock into how this team starts.

DJ Moore obvious after that I don’t know who is worth keeping around. Maybe Jermaine Carter?

Nah but if his offense struggles in the red zone with a different QB and a healthy CMC then I think he should be evaluated in year 3

Watson comes with too much baggage. That massage sh*t needs to be done and settled before they should even consider a trade for him. And that’s not even including the ludicrous price the Texans want for him.

Washington is a horrible franchise run by a horrible owner and I don’t know why Ron thought it was a good idea to coach there. He could have done much better.

I think the Panthers and Teddy himself would like to forget the 2020 season ever happened. He already erased all posts that showed him in a Panthers uniform.

I’m at least a little more excited about this season than last season but that’s not saying much. But in a scale of 1-10, 10 being I’m pooping myself I’m so hyped, I’m like a 3.

The fact they had Justin Fields fall to them and they didn’t pick him is still mind numbing. The only thing Sam Darnold has accomplished in the NFL is missing half a season with mono.

That's Clarkson McDuffery, classic Newton.

It was a no brainer. Moton is an elite player who never missed a single game. Samuel is a good player but more easily replaced, and he probably peaked last season. He is also a bigger risk to miss games due to injury.

Yea I’m interested for the right price. His value is much lower given the rub n tug biz

Hell yea this is the content the Huddle needs to see. That's awesome and I hope he has a great season.

7-10. Defense is better, McCaffrey stays healthy, so more wins come. But Darnold doesn’t take the next step and the team struggles to protect the ball and move the offense consistently.

Unless there's some other reason they didn't pick Fields (scouts knew something about him the public didn't), you have to throw resources at the QB position until you find your guy. QB is so much higher value than CB it's not even close. If Darnold doesn't pan out this coaching staff might not even be around to try to find the next QB.

There's a very high chance Darnold is a bust. He was mediocre to downright awful on the Jets, with flashes of potential sprinkled in. Knowing that, the Panthers still traded for him, and then passed on Justin Fields. The Panthers were so desperate to get rid of Teddy Bridgewater, but refused to double down at the QB position to get it solved. Doesn't make any sense to me.

DJ Moore is criminally underrated.

Wish he lived in Charlotte during his playing career. And played for the Panthers. Smitty and Moss holy poo.

That’s why they’re so horny for Watson

depending on how bad the team is next season it might be Rhule's last season in 2022 if they don't figure out the QB situation.

I thought Teddy was complete ass and his social media burner accounts were straight up bizarre but Darnold has a much lower floor than Bridgewater does. The pit of despair could be a different layer of hell with Darnold.

Who is kissing their ass? The team has gotten worse every season Tepper has been the owner.

I’m like 90% sure Darnold is gonna be complete ass and might make us actually wish they never got rid of Bridgewater as hard as that is to believe. Darnold has been downright awful most of his career with a few flecks of potential sprinkled in and I’m not sure why all of a sudden that would change. Just seems like other than drafting a QB he was the only other option available with some youth and potential upside. I would have rather drafted Justin Fields even after they grabbed Darnold so at least if he was butt they had a backup plan on the roster. If Darnold is trash like I expect him to be it’s going to be a sad season to watch because the defense might actually be decent. But that 10% hope that I’m totally wrong and Darnold is a secret all-pro waiting to happen will keep me excited for the season.

It’ll probably be LT by committee again this season, but Week 1 I think it’ll be Trent Scott. When they re-signed him they spoke very highly of him. He started a 4 games at LT last season and didn’t look bad doing it. But I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw 4 or 5 different guys start at LT this season, and I bet one of those guys is Moton. Either way it’ll be the most important position to address in the offseason next year aside from if Darnold flops.

Yes I read your post…You responded to my post asking what other players on the team I consider elite, I told you. There’s CMC and Moton. You mentioned a bunch of average to good players. I responded saying why they clearly aren’t elite players. You don’t need to be wildly over-optimistic to be a true fan. I’m just being real. The team just re-signed the only other elite player on this team than CMC and for that I am happy. Keeping elite talent is how you win games.