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I think it’s really weird he doesn’t just go back to the Saints

Payton would half ass the f*ck out of being coach of the Panthers. He’d collect his fat paycheck, collude with the Saints to tank the Panthers into oblivion, set the team back for potentially decades.

Agreed, the fact he punted on those 4th and 1s early in the game with a chance to stomp the life out of the Bucs early said he lacks killer instinct and is no different than Fox or Rivera. If they hired Wilks it’s not a horrendous decision like hiring Rhule was, but they need to find someone who is evolving with the modern NFL and can develop a QB

The threat of a plane flying over the stadium with a banner saying “fire Shula” got Mike Shula fired so who knows lol. In retrospect I don’t think Shula was as bad as we made him out to be though hahaha

If Reich doesn’t get a head coaching job I 100% guarantee he replaces Steichen as OC of the Eagles. Would be strange if Steichen was hired as Colts HC.

Given all the rule changes that make playing QB much easier, it's not hard to understand why either.

The candidates at least appear qualified and intelligent. The crop of candidates last go around was rough. Matt Rhule was the worst of them all.

Been here a lot longer than you son

No. Following the Panthers is a waste of your life. I’ve got a full day tomorrow of housework, playing with my son, going shopping for a new front door, and if I have time I’ll go hit the driving range before dinner.

Being intubated is rough. Yes he has to be in a medically induced coma and sometimes given a paralytic drug to keep them from moving depending on the type of injury. And then you can get other illnesses like pneumonia because you are intubated and all these other illnesses can walk right into your lungs. This young man has a loooong road ahead either way.

I agree in principal but some of these guys also make more money in one game than I make in years if not my entire life. Criticism is part of their profession. I get not using hyperbole but these pro athletes sign up for it as well.

I think they should discuss with the head coaches of the teams and the organizations and come to a mutual decision. If the players want to play it after what happened, go for it. If they don't, call the game a tie and move onto next week.

Most states have a Good Samaritan Law that you can't be sued for performing CPR and that applied in this situation. However it took months for the court to actually throw it out and the girl's health insurance company was harassing him to pay a settlement. It was crazy. People are so sick and twisted in this world sometimes.

CPR is scary. Good buddy of mine was an EMT for a few years. He was at a music festival and saw a girl collapse while waiting in line for the bathrooms. He performed CPR and was able to resuscitate her. Obviously he cracked her breastbone and broke a couple ribs. Her family, moreso the family’s insurance company, sued him. Luckily it got thrown out in court but it stressed him out to the point where he’s hesitant to even help people anymore.

This isn’t as bad as many people are making it out to be. Skip is a professional troll but I didn’t read this as advocating the game should go on. People are just traumatized and looking to vent their emotion on someone. Hope you all do something special for your loved ones today. Call that relative you haven’t talked to in awhile.

It’s so awful. That young man might have a long road ahead. Who knows how long his brain and organs didn’t get oxygen during CPR. The fact he’s in a medically induced coma could mean more damage has been done. I feel terrible about this situation.

It’s just so weird and surreal how tragedy seems comes in bunches. Damar Hamlin is 24 years old and is in critical condition in the hospital right now. Life is bigger than any sport. Life can be taken from any of us at any moment. Go hug your kids, call your parents, love everyone you care about twice as much. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.

It’s f*cking horrible. He might be alive but he was given CPR for almost 10 minutes meaning that’s 10 minutes his brain and other organs might have not been getting oxygen. Being intubated means a host of other pathogens can get into your body in an already weakened state. It’s so awful and am praying for that man and his family. This is just terrible.

F*cking horrible. I’ve seen too many people I care about in the ICU.

I am not so much beating myself up as much as I am getting numb to all the tragedy and grief. Over the last 3 years both my wife and I’s family’s have endured unexpected losses for a variety of reasons and now I’m just waiting for what awful thing is next. The cosmos upped the ante with my brother in laws death. Whatever is next will probably be worse. I pray it isn’t but life has shown me it is unnecessarily cruel. That’s why I say, enjoy EVERY MOMENT. You are not guaranteed tomorrow.

I agree. Priorities change and as you get older, and what’s really important becomes clearer. A silly loser football team doesn’t seem worth my time. It’s not fun anymore.

Thank you for sharing your story. What a considerate thing for Blake to do for your friend. My brother in law died in a horrible freak accident that could happen to any of us. His family got to say goodbye from a bed in the ICU in his last moments. Makes no sense how life can be so cruel, to someone who loved life and seemingly had so much time left to live. And that’s not the only tragedy his family has had in the past few years. This one was really hard. I was hopeful the Panthers could pull one out for me today. But you’re right, it would just be a distraction. Oh well. One of the best things the Panthers have done for me over the years is the friendships. There are friends I only talk to during football season. Well, I used to, as many of them are doing their own thing now and not following the team anymore. I think this team has lost a lot of fans over the last few years. I’m sure they’ll be back if Tepper ever figures out what he’s doing. But, so is life. We don’t have a lot of time on this earth and priorities change.

It’s true. Anyone you know and love could really be gone tomorrow. I’ve had it happen too many times in my life. Too often we take our loved ones for granted. We waste our time, say we are too “busy” doing other things, until one day that loved one you haven’t seen in a few years isn’t around anymore, and you wish you found the time to take those trips to visit them. I thought maybe the Panthers would pull one out for me on a day when I needed it most but, they’re the same old losers they’ve always been.

Man, that’s hard brother. Sorry to hear about that. I thought about if what happened to my brother in law happened to me or my wife, and it terrified me. You’re totally right about keeping the noise in perspective.