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The team has looked completely unprepared for the first halves of both of the last two games. No one here can pinpoint exactly why because we’re not in those practices and not in that locker room day-in and out. That said, we can judge the result and it seems like sporadic talent is the only thing keeping this team competitive at this point. The game plans have been crazy limited. Not sure we even have a go to for third and long.

Definitely keeping this one in his back pocket for the next union meeting. Bargaining contracts are what they are when it comes to walls ( in contract negotiations) concerning personal harm. Human error is what is when it comes to calls by referees. None of that justifies the NFL dipping into a man’s pocket to cover their own mistakes….

Give C3 their props for generating buzz I guess. Now more people than before are listening. 12 page thread here. Think about it: panthers lose again and he gets validation. Panthers win and no one cares. Our journalists over the years are what they are, but they’re held to certain standards for a reason.

Huddle crack. Say No. C3’s diatribe is literally just a play on this fan base’s insecurities. Not saying they’re not well earned but THIS is low hanging fruit you never would have consumed otherwise. To be clear, he finishes his string of conjecture with: “whether you believe any of this or not is entirely up to you.” Now why do you think that is that he’d qualify in such a way?

We’re one game into the second season. The OC was fired in the first as a scapegoat for a line which dwindled our playbook to 25 percent of capacity because 3+ step drops are out of the question. The guy has the physical tool kit to play any of the receiver positions and in all likelihood is being asked to learn all of them. But for recent history with Chase and Jefferson (who coincidentally likely absorbed most reps), year three is typically when WR’s make the big leap. Did a bit of a dive trying to find a decent comp as there are plenty of third year break outs but many of the guys are of the shiftier archetype . I think TMJ’s injuries skew the targets in the first year a bit, but guys like TO, Calvin Johnson and Dwayne Boye were all bigger, athletic guys that took some time to hit their stride. This is premature. Maybe circa week 6 we can reasonably start discussing impending doom on this guy’s career. Let’s see a comprehensible game plan before we start crucifying redshirts.

And the counter point. A few of these are just mismatches but the majority are quick twitch guys that Norman couldn’t keep up with

Decent snapshot. He could handle the physical possession guys like Thomas well. That glorious season the ball fell his way quite a bit.

Not sure it’s as simple as labeling him a zone cb. Dude could get plenty physical and had decent size for the position. Had elite ball hawking skills. Just didn’t have the hips to keep up with the newer wideouts. An elite pass rush and a favorable zone scheme catered to his strength which was attacking the ball better than the next guy in his area. Washington paid him big and put him on an island. Made no sense for the skill set.

High time to complete the fairy tale.

Secondaries are starting to straight squat on our intermediate routes. For the most part, appears Brady doesn’t believe we have the horses on the O-line, probably specifically on the interior, to allow us to counter vertically. I’d be willing to bet that Robby after that last interception was pissed it wasn’t a go route because the DB’s are squaring them up and flat-footed. It’s a problem without a clear answer in the zero-sum context of the NFL. Starting O-Line are not being passed around the league; they’re highly coveted. I say at least dial up some shots with max protection just to show the vertical. Maybe even see what Marshall can do in that respect given what he did in college. CMC certainly tilts the equation because he’ll still regularly win in the tighter windows. At the end of the day, every other phase of the team is ahead of the rebuilding curve. Just have to hope the young dudes develop and management applies our limited resources towards addressing it in the offseason.

I read it in the tones of Duran Duran. ”Come Undone” seems particularly apropos in the wake of the Watson fiasco. Panthers are still trying to figure it out for themselves.

If settlement was the angle, your leverage was going public. A settlement offer of under 1 million was extended and rejected from what Watson has said right? I don’t quite understand the assertion that “he”ll write some checks or be in jail”. I’m assuming you mean a judgment for something will be entered and he’ll have to pay his dues. Unless a criminal complaint is filed, this is not on the table. Last, you posit he could just get off and his pay should suffer nonetheless? Eh, who knows what happened...that’s why we have evidence laws and courts to review them. It’s also why we have ethics laws for attorneys and why it’s wrong for Buzbee to be dramatizing the allegations of his complaint in a press conference.

Hehe, I have not paid close enough attention to Texas politics and attorneys but I’ll assume it’s substantial based on your representations. What is it based on in your opinion?

By dragging ostensible rape victims into the court of public opinion? Depleting the earning potential of your projected judgment debtor? No, please explain....

Beyond that, I reserve any judgment in any direction. There are several streams of reported facts that just don’t quite line up. We’ll see. I would say that any judge worth their salt should be seriously evaluating the nature of the representation and dividing it accordingly

This press conference, while ironically neatly serving as a summary of the allegations, adds nothing to the big picture other than naked dramatization of the allegations in the Complaint. How are you helping your client with this (which is any attorneys obligation)?

Thank you SizzleBuzz. Although I often find myself disagreeing with your pro-corporate stances, I do think any discussion on this issue would be well served by people at least listening to and considering this.

Was there any substance to Buzbee’s press conference reveal of evidence today? Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask but the other thread was closed.

Chris Harris and that one year he laid the wood on everybody. Quick googling looks like he’s with the WFT but sadly couldn’t find any of the highlights.

It’s a seller’s market right now with starting qb’s because of the amount of teams in demand. The rich draft class at the position also kind of fuels the frenzy. This speculation is just hedging bets. Reporters have nothing to lose with the speculation. It drives talk. If it doesn’t work out, well that was a deal that was “unlikely” anyway. If it does you’re now trustworthy. Let’s pay attention to assertions and their sources.

Bigger, faster receivers have more opportunities to receive over smaller, slower defenders. Drafting is inherently an exercise in probability judgments, 40 times go a long way in informing those probability calculations to the extent that they inform drafters about how fast the individual can get from A to B. Generally, this goes along way towards informing potential drafters because of its foundational suggestion-someone that cant be covered has a greater chance to receive, GENERALLY. But the physicality consideration is only baseline. It allows extrapolations about potential but there are many factors that can ultimately negate both realization and application of that potential. Ultimately, us on the outside dont have access to the facts that these decisions turn on. And how those "facts" are internalized isn;t necessarily science either.