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I think it is a fluid situation that nothing has been decided or determined. The Texans do not even have a coach at this point. A very long ways to go before Watson is not a Texan.....

I think the Texans would be incredibly stupid to let Watson go. It would be unprecedented for a team to trade their star QB in the prime of his career. Makes no sense.

Are we all assuming Stafford doesn’t have a say where he wants to go? Doubtful the Lions send him to a team without his approval. if I’m Stafford, I am going to where I can win Championships right away: Patriots, Saints, and Colts all need a new QB (assuming Brees retires).

This kind of reminds me of the 2018 draft when the so-called experts only talked about the big four in Mayfield, Donald, Allen, and Rosen... And then the Ravens got Jackson at #31 and is arguably the best of the bunch.

With Brees retiring, it would be great if Payton wanted Teddy back. But I guess if he really wanted Teddy, Payton would not have let him go the first time.

Well if he wanted an opportunity to start, Haskins would have been smarter to sign with the Panthers where the QB situation is not set.

LOL Jon Gruden with three 1st round picks....2 poor and 1 below avg. Always thought he was an overrated coach that got lucky to win a SB with Tony Dungy’s team.

We were spoiled with such great HOF level MLB play from 2001-2019. Incredible to have drafted these guys. Seefart was a terrible Panthers coach but he left us Dan Morgan, Kris Jenkins and #89. Arguably 2 HOF talents.

If not for injuries cutting his career short, Dan Morgan would have been a first ballot HOF. He was that good!

Signing K.Short to a long-term deal is more important than signing J. Norman to a long-term deal. Josh had 1 very good season.....but he also plays on a consistently top ranked defense, and with some of the best LB's in the game (Luke & Thomas). He should get paid, but what he is reportedly expecting to be paid ($14M per year!) is greatly over-valued for what the Panthers will pay for a CB. I hope they trade him, and collect draft picks. Other than Chris Gamble (who was arguably the best Panther CB of all time), the Panthers have historically only had 'average CB's' on some of their best teams. With the right front 7, the Panthers have proven that a 'shut-down corner' is a luxury, but not needed to win.

The Panthers definitely have a very 'seasoned' D-line now: Johnson 29, Allen 33, Edwards 34, and Cole 35.

I think Amini gets cut. He has been often injured, and when healthy has been ineffective.

The good news is that 3 of the 5 o-line positions should be better than last year at this time, and Kalil should be equal to last year at Center. Remmers and Williams (RT) were not even on the team last year at this time, and Chandler was the starting RT. Amini was the starting LG , and Norwell was not starting yet. And Turner was a rookie and not the starting RG yet. I'm not surprised that Oher does not look like an all-pro LT because he never was. He is a stop-gap until the Panthers can draft a legitimate LT. I think he will be better than Bell just from the fact that the rest of the o-line is better than 1 year ago.

What I saw out of Gettleman's quote: Remmers and Newell were just given a very big vote of confidence, and apparently they are the starting RT and LG going into training camp. Amini is not getting his job back at LG which means (with relief) they have finally figured out he is not really that good, and Newell is better. And that they think Remmers can start at RT.

I am a Panthers fan, and I want them to win whether Cam is the QB or not. Cam is the best Panthers QB ever, and I would love for him to stay a Panther, and sign a contract so the Panthers can continue to build the team. But, is it even possible to sign Cam to the kind of money he wants/deserves, and still be able to field a competitive team? And if not, why would Cam be willing to take less to stay a Panther? Bottom line is If Cam requires more money than the Panthers are willing to pay, than Cam will go somewhere else to finish his career. This a business decision, not a personal or emotional decision. The worst case scenario is Cam will be the Panthers QB for 2-more years. He is under contract for 2015, and they can franchise him in 2016.