Mr. Scot

Not really. He's pointing out that rookie success doesn't guarantee continued success. Colbert is a perfect example of that.

Not always.

This is why it's long.

This sure as heck feels like it. Honestly, if the team continues to acquire talent and improve, future years will probably seem even longer. But looking at the big picture, I'll take that.

So this is you?

I have no problem with participation trophies or ribbons. I have a strong dislike for the "everybody wins / nobody loses" garbage. That whole notion is just stupid. You can't protect your kid from every negative experience. Nor should you.

I believe he's joking.

A rookie contract...for a fourth round pick... In NFL terms, that's chump change. And nobody wanted to pay that...

Unclaimed... Ace Sanders goes unclaimed on waivers

"Look" and "sign" are two very different things. The front office will look at every single player that comes available, but they'll only sign the ones they believe can contribute. You don't sign a guy to see whether he's any good. You sign him because you already believe he can be. And given their track record so far, I'm pretty comfortable with who they sign...and who they don't.

I think the problem is perspective. For one, way too many people think "good in college" or "good a couple of years ago" equals good now. As often as not, that isn't true. Adding to that, people are way too quick to believe that a bad team releasing a player probably made a mistake. That doesn't happen as often as people think it does. Generally speaking, when a professional football team is releasing someone, there's a good reason On the flipside, when guys get released from good teams, people think "oh, he was part of that good team so he must be better than the guys we've got." Again, not always true. And as with the others, there's probably a reason they were let go. Honestly though, the biggest mistake is people thinking "Hey we just need this one guy and we'll be in the Super Bowl". That's exactly the kind of mindset that Dave Gettleman has said will cause you to make a move you probably shouldn't. It's okay for fans to make that mistake, of course. Lucky for us though, our GM knows not to.

Every time some player gets released from some other team, there's always someone on here that thinks that guy is the "final piece of the puzzle".

How long have you been in the mafia?

You might wanna look at how he did last year.

I suspect this one might have been photoshopped too.

We've got loads of cap room in the coming years even after Newton's deal. By the way, how's Jimmy Graham these days?

Have you actually read the Huddle? The pretty much universal take on Drew Brees when he got hid big contract was that he was being a selfish pick and his cap hits would wind up breaking the team (which they did). And Jay Cutler? Seriously? The entire board laughed hysterically at the Bears when they extended Cutler. He's a punch line here.

Aaaahhh, peer pressure... And yet half of you still can't even get my name right :)

Great job, SCP. Applause from me.

Neither is Daryl Williams, apparently. (we can know this despite his never having played a down and the knowledge that Gettleman is a good drafter)

Never happen, just like we'll never give Cam a good extension. Oh wait...

I've seen nothing that indicates Lee Ward has previously been asked to play another position like TE. It's conceivable the Panthers might test him to see whether he can.

Y'all are referring to the guy who said this? Oh yeah, screw that guy. What does he know about football?

Gettleman has stated that he doesn't do position quotas. His approach to final cuts is to find the best 53. The big question will be whether Lee Ward is part of that.

It's not unusual for a Coryell offense to have some flexibility between backup fullbacks and tight ends (sometimes even starters). Brockel fits the 'h-back' mold, but I'd say his true position is kind of a 'whatever back', i.e. he'll do pretty much whatever the coaches want him to. Truth be told, unless Ward shows he can do the same, thats an advantage for Brockel. This team looooooves versatility.