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It's looking like that we're in a wasted year, no matter what we do, unless we trade some assets and modify our core profoundly. Not enough money, not enough day 1 and 2 draft picks. Darnold on the books to the tune of 18 mil... We may have to view this season as a total reset, or we're going to trade away some high profile players (with an "s") to try and have any semblance of a competitive team in 2022. Now, in your gut, what do you think Rhule and company are going to do? We are behind schedule due to two wasted years in the Rhule era. The reset should've happened when they overpaid for Teddy. That started a bad cycle of overspending for faux competitiveness. Now, we're in a helluva pickle. Hard decisions will have to be made! Ironically, if Rhule felt secure, we may ultimately be better off, but how can he? Basically, we need time.

I will admit, I covet an AJ Dillon type. The Packers should get him involved early this weekend to counteract that 49ers run game.

I think that Chuba can be an effective goal line back. Admittedly he's not your prototypical power back, but he has some juice. I suspect that his play jumps with a higher quality line.

His whole career, but for the clusterfug of last season, says he is.

I don't necessarily think Darnold is going anywhere for obvious reasons, but I can get behind a system based on timing routes and getting the ball out quicker. Perhaps I'm still suffering from the post traumatic stress of it all, but I don't remember seeing many timing routes under Brady (or Nixon). I certainly don't think Darnold can do it, as he's lost in the headlights somewhere, but I'm not sure about Dalton either.

Yeah, for me, take two or three days to cry, but then get back to "regularly scheduled programming." Of course for some, the whining, name-calling and the like is the norm.

I think in many instances, teams luck up on franchise QBs. And of course we know that teams miss every year. There's a whole lot of luck involved. That being the case, if a guy is a legit franchise QB, I think that three firsts are well worth it in most situations. It's a good 10-20 year investment depending upon the circumstances. The guy would have to be very smart though.

Have I missed a change of rules, have a misunderstanding or am I just plain ignorant about the rules? I thought that we could only interview personnel if they are making a vertical move, not a lateral one.

Well said.

If that's the case, then you don't need Twitter, IG, YT or even a website. Everything I mentioned is for fan interest, and information in general. Moreover, one could argue that the website generates the most worthless propaganda of all, depending how you look at it of course. Come on, dude, being a cad is unnecessary.

If you don't know which writers are on the franchise's payroll, Google is your friend.

I don't care what they say to be honest. I have other news sources. I think that it would be appropriate if they at least report on, if not address, that many fans aren't happy. As for chants during football or basketball contests, I don't have any problem with it. I don't see it as rude or classless. It comes with the territory. Honestly, it's fairly benign, if not hilarious. I've seen worse. No one attacked Rhule's family. He just needs to man up. If he doesn't want "fire Rhule" chants, he needs to improve at his job, not have the appearance of being a douche, and be more honest with fans.

You people aren't even trying to be objective anymore. Don't lie.

I mean, is that Rhule or Tepper?

It manifests in real life by the fact that you haven't heard a peep about it anywhere else from the Panthers organization. Rhule making some general off-the-cuff, half-joking comments about how he can't take his family to a Hornets game really isn't addressing the scope of fans' and other independent media sources' criticism of him, up to calling for his job.

Rhule isn't a spin doctor, he's the HC. It's the spin doctors' job to toe the party line. They're supposed to put him in the best light as possible, including basically ignoring all the negativity cast about him by fans, analysts and even ex-players.

I don't know if he can be the LT, but Ickey sounds like he checks most of these boxes.

Rhule could probably learn something from this vid for sure. He needs to basically change his perspective about what will make an O-linemen successful, draft people who have shown to put in extra work, make sure the line coach knows how to coach technique and preaches details, is able to identify areas where each specific lineman needs improvement and able to communicate that to the players, and, last, but not least, get players with that nasty streak who enjoy hitting people. That's what I came away with.

I'll give you the fact that there's a lot of speculation based on the hypothetical of what I already told you; his fate largely depends upon whether he can win the Super Bowl. That being said, I don't believe that the odds are in his favor. And still, there is way more information to the contrary based upon what's actually going on if you're to believe other insiders and people who know the team. https://www.nfl.com/news/49ers-plan-to-trade-jimmy-garoppolo-start-trey-lance-in-2022

I can see why fans would and wouldn't want Jimmy G. He's been tabbed as essentially a game manager who hasn't proven that he can put the team on his shoulders and raise everyone's level of play. He's also a winner though, whose stats for the most part are an improvement upon Teddy's, an obviously a huge improvement upon Darnold's. I am not averse to obtaining Jimmy G. I also wasn't against acquiring Teddy or Sammy. The problem was what our FO decided to give up--sacrifice--to acquire the two. If they're going to make stupid decisions regarding the money, structure and/or length of the contract, then they shouldn't explore Garropolo. If they can be sensible, then Garropolo could be a good bridge QB until we can do better. I don't think he'll be a Panther at the end of the day regardless. I believe that some other franchise ahead of us on the curve to legitimately competing will be a better fit for him.

The Panthers spin doctors may be able control the info coming from Mint St., but I trust that they've learned that they have no control over social media. We're going to let our perspective about Rhule be known, and that's our right.

You guys are going out on a limb. Just saying. I've heard entirely different for weeks.

Garropolo has already had his big payday. Short of winning the Super Bowl, he's not going to stay in San Fran, and he's not going to get anywhere near $35 mil per because his body of work doesn't command that type of money. His status all hinges upon what happens in the coming days. Nothing else really makes sense.