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The Lions make everything hard on themselves this season.

3 hours ago, PantherBoy95 said:

The thing I remember about Carr the most is seeing him literally just take off running straight backwards. I've never seen anything like it. 

I was younger then, so that's when I believed if you could get a former #1 pick you could probably just rehab him. (i.e. the Sam Darnold resurgence that ironically made a pit stop in Carolina)

That's where I came up with "David Carr Battered QB Syndrome."

Mingo being mentioned is very funny.

This is 2024 Lions.

6 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

Wilcard is gonna be interesting with 49ers and Seahawks and Rams all with 9 wins in the same division. Packers next in line with 8 wins

Remaining schedules.

Seahawks: @Falcons, Colts, Rams, @Panthers, @49ers

Tough, tough schedule.

Packers: Bears, @Broncos, @Bears, Ravens, @Vikings

Another very tough schedule.

49ers: Titans, @Colts, Bears, Seahawks

Tough schedule but 3 of 4 at home.

Lions: @Rams, Steelers, @Vikings, @Bears

Probably the easiest remaining schedule but two very tough opponents.

Cowboys are definitely getting the benefit of some wildly bad calls.

3 minutes ago, Butterflyj30 said:

I'm rooting for the Lions 

fug the Cowboys just about every time they step on the field.

What in the fug was that safety call??

Holy poo.

1 minute ago, WelshPanther said:

I put the football on and thankfully missed that one. Another Freddie/Rod loss

Yeah, I am delegating hockey to the small screen now. Time to watch some football.

2 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Pull Freddie ffs

He won't until the 3rd when it is far too late.

Game.

To be clear, it isn't just the fact that he is taking L's, he has been fuging awful.

He has three TOTAL games of .900 or better save percentage this season. THREE

My question is when does he get pulled? 4? 5? 6?

Those will happen if he doesn't.

We cannot continue to willingly throw away games for the sake of Freddie. It's stupid.

You gotta pull this MFer.

That was a fuging insanely weak goal 

2 minutes ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

Freddie is so bad. Whenever he starts I expect to lose. What is with Rods loyalty to him?

Rod's main weakness is managing goalies. 

He literally does not understand them.

I mean, I blame Rod for every Freddie loss from now on.

Anytime he steps in the net, it's a loss. 

He has won 38.5% of his starts. 

That's insane for a 16-7-2 team.

5 minutes ago, cranky said:

LOL no I have watched the Panthers since their inception BUT I took a job up North for a couple of years so did miss a couple of seasons. It must have been around then.

It was 2007. Also, how did you not know they were related???

30 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Who knows with Lane Kiffin.

I honestly wouldn't want to go from college where I have full control and at a program like LSU where I have a major resources advantage and  an gobble upbekife recruits to the NFL where I'm going to be reporting to a GM with roster control and a more level playing field. 

It's beginning to be the same level of pressure but less commitment.

It's likely to just be an ego thing.

21 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

From what I had read, and I could be mistaken in my understanding of reading the language, it could be done, although very rarely, with very specific language written into the contract. The passing of a physical was to determine any unknowns. The Achilles tear would be a known commodity going in, so the physical wouldn't apply to that aspect at least, from what I read. This was the very least likely of scenarios, but from what I understood, wasn't totally out of the realm of possibility. 

Who would sign a 30 year old backup OL with an Achilles tear under those conditions? It's just pointlessly flushing cap money.

He didn't garner any free agency interest last offseason so why would be suddenly a hot commodity with a blown Achilles?

This makes zero sense.

Just now, SmokinwithWilly said:

Would depend on whether or not they thought he would recover, contract size, if he had any other suitors, and what, if any value he could bring by recovery time. I wouldn't see it being a likely approach, but for the right price, maybe a shot. And by right price I mean cheap. If BC doesn't think he's gonna get any other offers after his recovery, maybe he'd take a 2 year, vet min deal. Some pretty terrible tackles get offers every year with guarantees and get cut. If you have the cap space to gamble, it could be a cheap cost, moderate reward. A lot of things would have to be in play to do something like that and language can be written into any deal. But hell, we drafted a RB in the 2nd round that couldn't pass a physical. Stranger things have happened. 

No, I mean you literally have to pass a physical. There is no sense in signing him until he is healthy.

Otherwise you are literally paying a guy that is likely to never play a game that season. 

That happens to players under previous contract, not unsigned/free agent players.

Look at the Lions and their recent attempt to bring Frank Ragnow back. He couldn't pass the physical. 

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

You have to figure that at the very least, he's going to get Rooney Rule interviews, possibly several. 

And again, all it takes is for one team to like him 

I don't think he will just get Rooney Rule interviews "just because." There has to be some level of at least passing interest.

29 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

I'm aware. That's why I said it will all depend on how he recovers. I could see him getting signed then going onto long term IR, risk v reward, but at a very low cost or he could just sit available as a FA. Hate it for him because he is a really good backup to have but Achilles injuries seem like the quick way to retirement in the NFL.

I mean....why would someone sign a player to a contract that can't pass a physical? That would nullify the contract.