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“Obviously, wanna have some success out there, wanna move the ball, make first downs, score some points,” “Just play more consistently as an offensive unit. And then as an offensive unit—this isn’t just Bryce—obviously, be better on third down. And then, get our run game going a little bit. Yeah, just overall on offense, we just need to have a better outing.” not sure you can hang a mission accomplished sign up for his first team offense and what he wanted. 3 and out on the first drive. Next drive, Giants took a roughing the passer on 3rd down to keep the Panthers in it. When we got down to the Giants 11 we took a sack and followed that up w/ back to back penalties leading to the FG.

I mean, how many teams would you be afraid of because they hired 70 year olds in Dom Capers and Jim Caldwell to help a John Fox/Ron Rivera type coach. I mean, it's a solid old school staff. That landed a super exciting young DC. But the extent to how great this staff is had more to do with being compared to Rhule than the rest of the league.

I think the D will be nice. Might start slow but I think it will be nice. Now, could the offense ask too much of them and that knock them down a couple pegs? Potentially.

preach. if times get tough, we know what we can do.... PJ Walker time!

my question is simply when he actually was in charge to be judged and critiqued. His clock started midseason of last year? Can't really say he upgraded the roster if that is the case. Because Fitt's record of action just started. None of those guys have logged a snap yet for the Carolina Panthers. I'll give him the nod on an improved coaching staff. Even without them coaching a game yet. Think it is easier to do that than with the players. But that largely is just because Rhule was that comical. I think there is an argument until proven otherwise they course corrected too far after Rhule. Frank, Dom, Caldwell. That's just dipping right back into the Fox/Ron pool after Rhule. And if Evero really worked out well this year.....it makes him a temp hire most likely. And Evero was actually the only coaching hire to be really excited about.

they did go full rebuild. New HC, new OC, new DC, all new schemes. They traded away CMC and DJ Moore for draft picks. We are starting a rookie QB. We got a bunch of rentals and band aids all over the roster. the ONE thing they didn't do was trade Burns. That's it. And they probably should of. And they still possibly could this season. But that one decision doesn't somehow not make a rebuild a rebuild. Nor does Frank saying standard PR jargon to a fanbase that hasn't seen anything in a half decade about wanting to win in the process.

but that's the thing with Fitz and how he is judged.....all the bad is just dismissed as Rhule being the great and powerful Oz. Fitz gets this weird carve out that if folks like something it's Fitz and if they don't it was Rhule and Fitz was helpless in it. When was Fitz in charge of things?

We have a rookie QB, new scheme, and the weakest skill talent around the QB being trotted out in week 1 in a long time. I think we will be 2-4 when we hit the bye week.

I think teams should steadily add RB talent in the draft in rounds 4 and after. Easy to find good young talent in this era in late rounds. All you have to do is resist the urge to pay them when the time comes. 4 rookie RBs rushed for over 800 yards last year. 3 of those were found in rounds 4-7.

He isn’t terrible. Raiders just didn’t meet exaggerated expectations. Carr basically is the same dude every season. He is a Pro Bowl QB. He just isn’t Brees tier. Kamara is only missing 3 games and they have what looks to be a cake schedule I mean, anywhere outside of Carolina is going to give them a clear edge over us.

I mean Fitt has a lot of dumb or questionable stuff attached to his him name and little time has gone by to ink in the value he has brought. But people put all the bad on Matt Rhule. All the bad was Rhule forcing Fitt into it. He had full power. Except for anything positive. Fitt worked that out.

name a team that actually did a rebuild then? I mean, we are a textbook example . So if we aren’t….who is? I mean keeping 1 player on D doesn’t somehow not make a clear cut rebuild not a rebuild. Nor does a coach talking to a fan base that hasn’t won in a half decade saying he wants to try to win now too. Every rebuild wants to win games and they rebuild. That’s just PR talk

What’s a rebuild look like then? Some of your definitions would eliminate ever rebuild that ever existed from being called that. We traded away CMC. We drafted a QB #1 overall to start day 1. We traded away our 1 good WR to get him. We got a new HC, OC, DC and new schemes across the board. That’s a rebuild.

First string D didn’t have Brown, Burns or Houston. Giants walked down the field on them with ease.

Josh Allen out there down 14-0 and scrambling around for about 40 yards on a sack. Seems like I wouldn’t allow him be out there.

Yeah, I don’t think it was intentional. SUPER awkward with Bryce rolling up though on his heels and him not knowing lol

Every season is new. That win total from last year is meaningless. Those teams don’t exist anymore. We got to 7 with an abnormal amount of games against the worst run defenses in the NFL playing like it was 1963. the QB isnt just logged as an upgrade over bad vets. He is a rookie. It’s its own thing. Lot to learn and see. Great rookie prospects have a really rough time learning those lumps. Learning to win is hard. And he has an entire cast learning a new scheme while he does. And the roster around the QB week 1 on offense isn’t better than what we have put out there the last couple years.

I’d only go 9/10. Because you know this going to be nothing after that first game in Atlanta.

If you watch a Pat Surtain highlight reel from last year he isn’t up playing press coverage much. DBs are going to be playing off a lot in his scheme. Which is always going to be called soft when you get beat. I mean they were 10 yards off in Denver last year a lot. but you he had pressure in Denver. So I suspect we won’t know what our pressure really looks like until week 1. Neither will the staff. If Burns and company can’t get it he has proven not be afraid to dial up the blitz. Can’t think of his name but they traded one of the best pass rushers in season last and he countered by just blitzing more

Andrew Luck is the answer to your question. Luck was a multi time Pro Bowler at that point. Peak of his career. And then walked away after that year.

Saints have a vet QB. Decent roster. Easy schedule. that’s the easy bet. we ain’t racing them in 2023

You are on your high horse calling takes goofy. That’s the point. And you had some of the proven goofiest takes this time last year. and the people who got it right last just called a spade a spade. Some type folks you are raging at again.

Well, we got a rookie QB. and we are protecting his blindside with a 2nd year player in a brand new O. Who didn’t do a tremendous amount of pass pro his rookie year in the gun I don’t think. It’s basically a recipe for Bryce Young to have a bad time. While he might be ahead of the curve for a rookie he is still a rookie seeing everything for the first time.