Mr. Scot

Here's your answer: because he wants out.

I don't think he knew he was on TV. But it's out there now.

Apparently just at an informal workout.

That, and more, has already been mentioned.

I haven't watched it three times, but I definitely get the impression he didn't know he was on live television.

I wouldn't be too sure of that

Saw that. I don't think it means the trade is happening now, though I suppose it could be. He's definitely confident that he's not coming back to the Falcons though.

I don't think it's a dumb thread. Heck, it had us all scratching our heads. And Casillas comment was interesting.

Won't be able to follow this much today, but here's a thread for those who can.

No word on where he might be going, though he did say it's not to the Cowboys.

Apparently these pictures were just guys working out on their own, which would make it easier to understand why non-Panthers were taking part. Actual OTA practices are just now getting started.

Figured. He's also originally from Raleigh and is dating McCaffrey's girlfriend's sister. Wouldda thought rules would have prevented him from working with another team. Guess not.

Picture order is... 1. Darnold 2. McCaffrey 3. DJ Moore 4. Sam Hartman 5. Braxton Berrios 6. Rodney Smith 7. Brandon Zylstra

Another oddity: One of the guys pictured lining up as a receiver is Jets WR Braxton Berrios.

Apparently it's Sam Hartman, a quarterback from Wake Forest. Why he's there? Don't know, but Grier's dad used to coach him in high school.

My first thought, figured maybe Grant Udinski but looking at the staff pics I don't recognize him. Instagram comments don't shed any light either. And don't see any changes to the roster.

We start OTAs today. Likely related to that, I'd guess.

Because he's also not exactly the most durable guy on the team.

Not exactly a jersey, but...

I don't know how the story got out there, but it was definitely out there. Our friend Verge was one of the first to mention it here, with the source being another team's NFL scout. It quickly became obvious that teams across the league bought into the idea, as did analysts. Mocks done around that time pretty much reflected the line of thought. It wasn't until the last couple of weeks before the draft that rumors started floating around the pick might be Lance instead. But even then, most still seemed to think it was going to be Jones.

Don't think I agree here. Ron pretty much got the players he wanted with Marty as his GM. The big problem was that neither of them was a very good judge of player talent. Rivera and Gettleman were known to have argued a lot because, for whatever else you think of him, Gettleman was willing to tell Rivera when he was full of sh-t. And I see that as a big reason why Rivera's record with Gettleman as GM was head and shoulders above his record with Marty.

I do think the Super Bowl comparison highlights one of Rivera's biggest weaknesses. We all know he was not a great judge of player talent, but I think his inability to judge coaching talent was an equal and arguably even greater issue. Mike Shula is obviously Exhibit A for that argument. Richard Rodgers is probably Exhibit B.

2008 Cardinals game?

I don't put much on Rhule last year because it was his first season as an NFL coach and the guy who was supposed to help him with his transition to the pros was sh-t. I've also said before my expectations for this season are low because I see this as the first year of the rebuild rather than the second. Beyond this year though, we need to see improvement.