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They used to give out coins quite a bit. I have the inaugural game one from playing the Bears in '96 which was technically the first home game but was a preseason match. Hell, CLTFC does coins plenty now. Come on Panthers give us a Bryce MNF coin.

I would argue he has the least on his plate other than any other rookie first overall pick in history? A 7 win team that missed the playoffs by 2 officiating blunders without a QB instead of most teams at the top of the draft (for example the 2-14 team that Cam joined made some nice UFA TE pick ups but that roster was yikes)..Cam improved us by 4 wins. If Bryce can give us 4 wins on top of last year...

I still think they're in on EK and trying to deal Pesce and sign VT. That's why the Aho extension isn't official. We don't know exactly what we have until we agree on a trade for EK with some salary retention/third team involved/Pesce on the out so the timing is going to be strained.

Not that I disagree but 1 at least something is happening/FO is not complicit with the results 2 if he stops starting hockey goalies at LB/doing idiotic lineup stuff and plays a simple/more catered to MLS talent style I feel like the results will come by default but I can't sit here and say I have faith but at least we know it's the first step on the list to a new manager if that's how this ends

2.5m assuming philly retained half the salary which was last i heard going to be the case

whatever you think of this dude...objectively, getting him at 1.6m while Gostisbehere got 4.13 mil is a steal

there is a reddit thread saying that the front office is sitting CL down today and forcing him to simplify tactics or else

He has a trade clause and already said he would waive it to go to Carolina. I wish I could take my click back.

he said he was practicing/working out in his own helmet and to think nothing of it

except for he's on the level where he gets his ass whooped by everyone not sure what philosophical quote follows losing to daniel jones at home in the playoffs but it feels like the ceiling is the roof at this point

My impression of Cousins wasn't great. He is a guy who is where he is because of hard work more than talent, sure. But he is garnering tons of credit for taking hits and not missing time. For me, it looked more like him and Mahomes were taking the same hits and Mahomes never complained once and Cousins complains instantly any time he gets touched and when he's talking about it on the bench it's in a way that if I was on the OL would seem pretty blame-forward. The explanation for the 4th down play was also blame-forward. He basically didn't take any blame, and he talks about JJ being doubled as well as Hockenson being blanketed on a short route. But he makes no mention of 1. Dalvin Cook on the other side wide open with no tacklers within 7-10 yards or 2. Osbourn is on the other side about to break on a slant RIGHT at the sticks. For his explanation to even make sense he first has to admit "I only looked to one side of the field" IMO, the separation of leadership qualities they show between Mahomes and Cousins explains why each of them is where they are. If someone wants to argue that Mahomes has more gifted athleticism, sure. IMO that is a product of his work, preparation, and athleticism that he created through approaching the game a different way. Cousins has had an amazing career for someone who essentially defied the odds to have ANY success--but he also is what he is. Didn't really need his coach building him up over and over again. You make an 80m contract and force your team to trade or release dudes like Dalvin when you can't win WITH those dudes---I certainly don't think their ceiling gets hire losing the Theilens and Cooks of the world--they had to scratch and kick for that division win in their best year with those guys. That division is truly wide open now.

Nylander just overvalues tf out of himself so unless he wants to come here with a bridge deal idk what they're going to do cause that he wants 10m is gonna hurt his trade value so bad. I get that we need FORWARD who scores, but Karlsson had 25 goals/101 points last year. We would be slotted in easy as the number one scoring D and 25 goals helps idgaf where it comes from. it woulda been good for 3rd on the team last season.

if he says he is going to be back by training camp i'm going to trust he'd be back by the regular season over someone random on the internet assuming otherwise against his own direct quote but again, that's why i said it's a depth problem, not a talent problem. The WR2s in the NFC south very specifically do not scare me against a healthy DJ. Godwin has had similar injuries, the Falcons quite literally do not have two wide receivers, and i'm not going to talk about michael thomas as an NFL player until he plays again in the NFL

week 10. He is the 2. “I’m feeling great… Feeling strong,” Jackson said. “Just using all this time that I have up until training camp to get more and more ready. Just diving in the system and having my rehab.”

I'm not sure I feel like he is relevant to EK or not. If we move out Pesce I think we would be looking to fit both TD and EK. I'm no big fan of TD myself, but he brings a decent role to the team and at good value is a good offensive guy on a third pairing. I look at him as a cheaper replacement for Ghost and the rest is just a different thing altogether

I don't think our CB room is very bad. I think it's a lack of depth. Taylor and Henderson vs Mike Evans? yes. that's bad. Taylor and Henderson against WR3/4 with Jaycee and Donte healthy at 1 and 2 to me is above average

it mostly says that philly is rebuilding and they paid him way too much. his contract and the fact that it saves them more to waive him than retain in a trade is more relevant than anything. if the canes get him now, they can get him on a very cheap deal.

deal in place we were ready to announce. Brutal.

yeah it looks like his old agent had a deal in place with us and then he fired them. back to square one, and considering that, i'd think that does not help our chances. course Orlov and he are best buds..

still seems like we’re good there

it was a good atmosphere--just that the mixed crowd had it a little quieter than a charlotte fc match

I went. People are lauding the great atmosphere including Matt Turner, I honestly thought CLTFC atmosphere was far better--but the amount of Honduras fans there for the second match made that make sense. Fun game. First in group, onto elimination rounds!

I think the point is switching out Ghost for Deangelo with Philly paying half his salary and us possibly getting more in return is pretty decent. Ghost will get overpaid (based on what our needs are) in UFA. Neither of them are big guys who will push people around in their own end. Deangelo was good for us considering what we paid--and he will be that same value coming back. If we all want upgrades at goalie/scoring forward we have to find casualties of that and replacement level at cheaper. Staal is already taking less, Ghost and our goalie situation are next up.

the exception, not the rule. they also just had to immediately give hill a raise and will have a lot to figure out behind him

yeah see if we're paying those 3 guys 9.5 say goodbye to at the very least Pesce and to whatever forward on the open market you thought you might have wanted. I'll take an open market goalie/ trade plus Pyotr's 2m. Mrazek is barely an NHL goalie right now and succeeded in front of our defense. Nedjelkovic the same. Pyotr will be fine at a 12-7-5 clip at worst next season for 2 mil behind a stud goalie without the injury troubles these two dudes have. We have been good at moving on/not providing guys the raises that they fetch on the open market for fitting in Brindamour's system. I wouldn't quit that now. That's why my answer on this poll is neither as I stated prior. I want a bonafide #1 who can steal the show less Fred's injury history. Raanta at this point is an older, more oft injured version of Pyotr who has earned himself a raise on the open market. I hope it's not us that obliges him that.