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Thanks @Mr. Scot! This was a better game than week 1. We are not alone in our offense taking a long while getting rolling. Aside from the injuries, I'm way less concerned with the defense outside of CB. Offensively, they are going to have to figure out something to get these guys open. You keep hearing things like "scheme a guy open" but we haven't seen it yet. Despite the pressure, I thought Bryce looked better. We just need someone to separate from coverage.

You use a generative AI lately? They would have the Panthers scoring 900 points a game, Bryce Young catching 100 TDs, and Brian Burns as the super bowl half time =P Honestly, the Panthers are more than capable of getting in their own way. They don't need anyone to write that story.

I hope he does, but IF by the end of the season we're still talking about TMJ's potential instead of his production.... It's time to go in a different direction.

When we drafted him, it was a "steal!" But over time, he's not showing the development you want. Now he still has plenty of games left, one game doesn't define a career; BUT TMJ needs to really get it together. The quitting on a route is unacceptable, and I hope Coach Jefferson puts him on his butt in practice. Or TMJ isn't a high end NFL player. It happens to high draft picks all the time. He's got the tools, he had the legacy (out of a great LSU group). He's just not there. Hopefully things turn around for him - which will be better for us!

It was a good video. I appreciate what JT says, but man, did Adam Theilan steal JT's dog, truck and girlfriend in high school??? The amount of shade he throws there is almost comical. Regarding the 2 picks - the first one, Young absolute stared down his WR. We know that's a bad recipe for NFL success. The second pick was Bates just playing shallow. You can see that Bates was playing the odds that Young was going to try to go short. I'm not sure about the 95% always open, but Young learned how fast NFL safety's can be! Basically, Young had his first NFL game with some real lumps, thanks to one of the best safety's in the league. We have limitations in the WR room. There were several plays where things just didn't happen because of the WR and Bryce. We'll have a pretty narrow margin to win this year with the way things are right now. Will DJ Chark change things? Hopefully. We'll see on Monday. There were a couple of other plays I saw where Jessie Bates was in Young's head. It's going to happen. It's up to the staff to coach Bryce up and make adjustments. In the 2nd half, Bryce pressed too hard, held the ball too long and tried to do too much. He's just not there yet and neither is the team. If all you got out of the video was the BY is bad at football, then you didn't watch it. Just watch the plays on mute.

I hate it for him. When he's out there, he's a difference maker. But availability is one of the most important attributes players can have. I was pretty OK with him when we drafted him, but he's just had the worst luck in the NFL. If he can play, great, but I can't count on Horn for a season much less important games. Sometimes you hit on those picks, but in this case he got bit by the injury bug.

Does it even matter? I swear, some of y'all just LIVE for negativity. It's been ONE game with a new QB, new offensive and defensive systems, with a a large amount of roster turnover. Maybe there are some coaches who are able to catch lighting in a bottle and go 1-0 week one. I guess we should determine the fate of the entire franchise after one game. This is just insane. I understand being critical of things like play calls, the INTs, etc. That's fine and fair, but to have already given up is beyond words SAD. Get over it. You have a life outside of here, outside of the Panthers. Do something with it instead of mopping around here like an upset six year old.

@Mage, how dare you bring any perspective and logic! I was planning on 17-0, zero punts, zero turnovers, and holding all our opponents to less than 0 points and yards! Don't you try to ruin my overreactions with those terrible things! This is the Huddle! Where we go bup-bup-bup!??! (For real: excellent points!)

I like what someone said on twitter: better have that contract ready at the half!

I'm not checked out by any means. I'm "here" for the Panthers. I have my entire Sunday cleared so I can see the full rework we're in. Will Burns play just as hard? How will we stop the run game of Atlanta? Can Bryce Young survive a full game if Icky hasn't cleaned his game up? Lots of interesting things to watch. If the Panthers lose, it's not going to ruin my day. It will suck, but I have a life to live!

I got to ask, why? In the cap, as I understand it so please correct me if my info is wrong, LBTE (likely to be earned) incentives count against the cap, and are then refunded the following year if not met. So the incentives count anyway. We already have $51m in space for 2024. So it really doesn't matter much if it's with incentives or not. It's going to be $28 million regardless. Burns also wouldn't sign a deal with incentives that he couldn't meet. He has the leverage at this point, not the Panthers. We need him, and there are plenty of other teams who'd gladly spend the money on him. Sources: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/cap/2024/ https://russellstreetreport.com/salarycap/nfl-salary-cap-faqs/#:~:text=LTBEs count against the Salary,the Salary Cap this year.

I appreciate the compliment, but I don't think I posted anything incredible. It's just some of the takes here are REALLY bad. I have to add my little bits here when I can before they are quickly forgotten for the trading insults. I'm also very busy this year. Work keeping me on my toes!

I disagree. I do not pay any Carolina Panthers salary? That's Tepper's money. We buy Panthers gear, go to games, concerts, watch TV, etc - and it still get's funneled to Dave Tepper. Since he bought the team, his wealth has increased by $4 BILLION. The salary cap isn't a fantasy draft. It's not our money, the cap is an easily manipulated myth. Look at the Saints, the poster child for cap manipulation. "Oh no, they have all this dead cap money!" But they still are able to keep players, over pay them, and add more. If YOU or I were he GM/Owner who wrote checks, then I'd be much more concerned with the money issue. I'm not. I'm just a fan. It's up to the team to make the best decisions. They made this one when they didn't trade Burns to the Rams - we all knew he was going to get paid. Now that Bosa's deal is done, the market has been set, and it's time to sign Burns to his MEGA deal.

First off - we all know the salary cap is a myth and that's why teams pay guys good money to manipulate it. Second - it's not our money, it's Tepper's cash. Third - we've already played our hand not letting him go during a fire sale. The facts: -Bosa reset the market, that's just how it works. -The Rams draft capital would not play until next season and the year after that. Who knows where the Rams end up draft position wise. -Draft picks are risky, and the jury is still out on Fitterer's ability to draft. Not great right now... -Burns was one of the last Hurney picks - and Hurney usually hit homeruns on 1st round picks so.... -Burns is going to make a LOT of money, regardless of how stingy some of y'all think you can. So with that being said there's no real dilemma to paying Burns. The market has been set. Burns is a proven player. We've seen for years for every play he gets washed out, he comes back and makes more plays. He played his butt off for bad teams and coaches. He's a guy you can build your team around. Pay the man and let's move on. Congrats to Brian for his genetic gifts and his hard work. He's earned his money in the NFL. He's 25, and if he get's a contract in line with Bosa, he can be locked up through his prime pass rushing years. The sticker shock is incredible, but didn't Pat Mahomes sign for $450 million (with like $160m guaranteed)? The NFL is the biggest game in America and those TV contracts are RICH. So again, it's not my money. The cap is not real. Burns has done everything he can, and looks like he's ready to take that next step. Pay Up Panthers.

The great news - it is what it is. Single player, play at your own pace and your own style. No plans for big future content. Just a $60 that's got hundreds of hours of content AND is not nickel and diming you to death.

My god, you're brave =P I'm just enjoying the balanced run.

While I know he wants to get paid; he's going to wait and see what happens in SF with Bosa. I think Burns is set to really have an explosive year. Does he deserve Bosa money? No - but he's going to try to get close. I'd like to see the Panthers get him signed ASAP so that he can just go out and play. With a, hopefully, better balanced team, with a better scheme, I hope that Burns totally dominates out there.

God, I felt that... Very on brand for Rhule... I felt like we've seen that a few times before.

I think we're going to play our best ball in the 2nd half of the year. The first few weeks - everyone is going to be figuring out how to play together and we're going to have a lot of close misses on things. It just takes time. We could luck into a bad division and be playing for the playoffs at the end of the season again. I think that's completely possible, and I wouldn't be opposed to that one bit!

Geez! And seeing how Spencer said he played it through a dozen times...

LOL, glad to help! It does take some time to get combat straight. When Gale turned level 5, the game changed lol. Lighting Bolt and Fireball are super strong AoE spells. When you can hit five enemies' in that spell, that's DOPE! The biggest adjustment for me as a long time D&D player (Theatre of Imagination not a miniature guy) was the flanking/threatened system. I kept getting frustrated that I couldn't use sneak attack when I was flanking a dude. Now I know that Astarion needs to start at ranged (with his good initiative score) while my pally comes in and makes everyone angry. Then he can start piling up the Sneak Attack damage! Also, using things like misty step and jump are really important in the positioning battle. You don't want your own guys to get nailed by a fireball either. I'm a total save scummer. I quick save every 5 min it seems so that if I start off getting fugged up in combat, I'm not going to lose too much. heck, even in combat I'll save! I'm looking forward to Starfield, but I do like the slower pace of BG3 with the ability to pause the game. Starfield is going to again require my family to leave me a long for longer than 10 minutes at a time!

We'll have to see. I thought the unit played better against Detroit, but that's not saying a lot. There are still a lot of issues to fix in the protections and communication. But that's what happens when mostly everything is new. Having Campen is great, but they are still transitioning away from the power running offense they finished the year as. Asking these guys who'd rather run block than pass block to pass block a LOT more is going to have a learning curve. Hopefully we'll see more improvement throughout the season.

When I saw that, you could see that most of the impact went to the defenders. That was kind of crazy - I think that Bryce has developed an instinctual skill to avoid the big hits.

According to internet sources (so take with MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SALT) - this is one of the least buggy Bethesda launches... So??? We'll see. I can't wait to jump in! Hurray for Game Pass and MS putting it's billions to use!

Yep, I started in 1992 or so. The game has changed a lot. I'm honestly pretty happy without THAC0... And I do appreciate the DC based system. You don't have to do guns. I don't mess with them because it really kills my vibe. As far as sex: it's a game known for ubervirgins playing while NOT getting laid. So "if there are any girls there, I want to do them!" happens a lot. From my college years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kgx2b1sIRs&t=191s