electro's horse

i mean this better be with the understanding he gets a fuging gold statue in front of every gate and they rename the field after him

exactly. this is ruthless

yeah this is going to be sad. I understand what they're doing, and i understand it might even be the best option, but I don't want it.

i do not want to watch cam die behind this line.

he's not locked in. They can cut him whenever. Again, the cap isn't real. What offensive lineman would you have liked them to sign? There weren't any real options. If we're going to bitch about not extending DJ, sure, but i think the Anderson extension is far more culpable than the Sam contract. At least DJ might be cheaper after this season. And no, we would not have been negotiating a contract with him regardless. If Sam had just come in and played league average then his 5th year would have looked like a steal, and I still think he could have if the offensive line hadn't fallen apart. Not that it matters now, since everyone has gone pear shaped. Again, Sam was at least the third option for this team, behind Watson and Stafford. You don't have a lot of choices at that point. With the gift of hindsight, realistic options would have been to keep Teddy (revolt), or trade for Minshew or sign Trubisky. None of those really inspire confidence either.

why do people keep bitching about the fifth year option who cares the cap isn't real in the nfl and money is no issue for the owner. It's not like we're the raiders who couldn't physically pay for khalil mack i think at the time picking up the fifth year option was a way to boost his confidence which is its own different bag of poo, to be fair, but if you trade for him thinking you can turn him around you absolutely don't let him do it without another year in place.

what? so he's going to....sell it at a loss and buy it back?

Henderson was an opportunity they jumped on. he's a player they had rated highly in 2020, and saw they could get him for a third. I have no problems with them sitting him for a year and seeing if they can coach him up. Also, at the time they did not know that Gilmore was going to fall into their laps. Those are the kind of moves where the upside outweighs the potential negatives. Darnold is just done.

I cannot say the same thing now. Earlier in the season, when things were still going good, DJ Moore had started to slide after his catches. I didn't mind because I don't see the point in general of fighting for 1-2 extra yards on long receptions, but he clearly saw something on film that he was protecting against. Steve Smith has straight up said that Sam is throwing hospital balls out there. Today is the second week in a row that Sam got a receiver murdered for no real reason. The pick six was uncatchable, but why would a receiver try knowing a.) the panthers aren't winning and b.) catching this will case an acute kidney injury. This is something that, frankly, I've never seen before with the Panthers.

i honestly dont understand what he brings to any facet of the game

i mean tepper could buy an MLS championship like Atlanta did

no

hey guys just watching some tape and

the panthers have a billion DBs and at least one of them (jackson) is definitely not here next year gotta deal from a position of depth

simmons got dog walked into the end zone last night

they literally changed the rules to stop chip kelly from doing what he had been brought into the nfl to do

then you don't bring him in sam was always the third choice. if you're in for a penny you're in for a pound. the panthers believed they could build an offense for him to thrive in, one that leaned on CMC that he could execute. And that after he did that he would command more money. and for a second there it looked like it was going to work out, but of course now everything has fallen apart. just because of what's happened in the interim doesn't change what the situation was when the move happened

betting on him turning it around and having him under contract for another season, vs. letting him dangle and demand a huge contract extension if you're bringing him in you obviously think he's going to rebound that was just a logical move

tools to fix the team aren't on it sam was always the third option at QB, things just didn't work out. Injuries have hampered things, Brady has fallen to earth, etc. it's gone pear shaped; there's nothing that can be done. if you wanna blame him for how bad the offense is you have to give him credit for how good the defense is

i haven't?

its polyfactorial

what is the appropriate face to have during a loss

been going on for most of the teams history tbh

cam is currently out of the league not sure you can say he'd be an upgrade over anyone at this point

ruhle is a good coach. the panthers defense is legit all the problems on offense are amplifying one another. it's going pear shaped