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I genuinely don't understand how if he's such a great guy and teammate he was so poor here and they were in such a hurry to ship him out. To your example, those comments came the day after the game; his entire press conference that was actually after the game was all 'we' even when asked about his god-awful throw and he threw the staff under the bus (quoted below) and pass the blame instead of just acknowledging his failure. It largely invalidates your quote IMO when it's been a day and closed-door conversations have taken place. It's fair in some situation to call out everyone as a leader of course but after such glaring personal mistakes, not a single 'I' in terms of accountability right after the game: https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/gm-report/what-teddy-bridgewater-said-following-the-loss-to-minnesota It's this type of thing throughout his postgame talks - not every one, but often enough - coupled with the milquetoast play and bonus stuff like public excuses about practice when he joined Denver that left such a poor taste for many. If he's such a great leader and teammate, where was that at? I can't discount the possibility that Carolina's staff isn't fully inept and a morale killer, but it sure doesn't seem that way. Teddy appeared to earn his dislike fair and square.

No disagreement here, and perhaps my word choice is shaded by the direct contact I have with Denver fans who were convinced he was the second coming of Peyton out there after those first 3 games. I told them to give it until weeks 5 and 6 when some film was out there and competition was greater... lo and behold, there they are.

I'm not saying that Darnold is going to magically improve but those 4 guys are all HOF tier, came from thriving and stable systems in their prior stops, and changed teams very late in their careers vs Sam who is still only 24 and coming from Gase's Jets. IMO the situations are not comparable at all.

Eh, there's zero chance Teddy pulls off that 97 yard drive from last week. I think the best summation thus far has been that Darnold's capability is notably higher but floor is notably lower, and we're much more towards the floor at the moment. Teddy is currently in Denver and has crashed back to earth now that there is a few weeks of film on him and the offense again. I'm still very glad he's gone but man, short of that last drive on Sunday Sam sure seems to be trending sharply down.

Why announce this?

Nah. Overall equivalent in sum at worst, though the mix of suck vs strength appears to be different at the moment.

I haven't said otherwise.

Sure he does. Threw 3 ugly ones just today.

Worse? Maybe his floor as other posters mentioned, but Teddy sure as hell doesn't go 97 yards like happened today.

Ironic that the defense is failing at the end of the game.

And Darnold just did what Teddy could not in 8 tries. Let's see if they can get the 2 here.

No flag on that? Wtf.

NFL owes Carolina in that area after that Dallas abomination.

That was an absolute dime to Thomas.

That's a spam poster that is a bit more cleverly disguised and keyword targeted. There are a couple that have popped up here on the Huddle.

Yes, the Riley Reiff who has actually been a consistently decent tackle compared to the two guys who Carolina head-scratchingly chose to sign instead. Not a superstar by any means but someone who has shown they can consistently play either tackle position at an NFL level, particularly LT, and who wasn't much more expensive than Erving. I'm also assuming that Reiff would have wanted to come here, of course. No guarantee that Carolina was even ultimately an option he would/did consider.

And it's not like it was unpredictable. Same situation as Teddy, Whitehead, and maybe even Sam - guys with years and years of consistent film don't tend to magically become something they've never been. Some years I guess it works like in 2013, but even then guys like Mitchell, Mikell, and Florence had put some quality play on film. Hopefully one or more of these high risk/reward additions still works out. I don't mean to sound like a negative Nancy here. It's just a scenario Carolina fans, and fans across the NFL really, have seen play out many times. Meanwhile, Riley Reiff is seemingly doing OK over there in Cincy... would've been great to nab him.

What's the relevance of referencing Otah here? Otah was a beast in 2008 and 2009 before breaking down and potentially having motivation issues. Besides, the team needs improvement on the interior now. If Brown has shown potential then they need to be making a decision based on current information and not what 'could' happen later. Perhaps that's what's happening here but it's tough to imagine him being any worse than what we saw Sunday and we know that Miller has started multiple games with poor performance.

This is not news in any way, shape, or form (and she may very well be flat out wrong if she presented it as OP titled it). I recall the timing being discussed openly during a press conference and sources out there for months have the Panthers offering for Darnold as early as February... Fields' first pro day was in March. Hell, the trade was discussed at the pro day itself. From the link below: "The Panthers were first in touch about Darnold in mid-February, after an offer of the eighth overall pick, a fifth-rounder and Teddy Bridgewater for Stafford fell short of what the Lions wound up getting from the Rams for their quarterback. And thereafter, because of strong relationships Douglas had with the Carolina brass, trust and communication between the teams kept the light for a Darnold trade on. ... Also, as luck would have it, the Jets and Panthers were actually together at Wilson’s pro day in Provo as that deal was being finalized. So Douglas talked with Rhule and Fitterer in Utah about Darnold. And those talks, with the Jets having just lost a suitor and the Panthers now facing dwindling odds of landing a quarterback they valued at eight, sparked new momentum. ... Douglas and Fitterer talked again on the night of March 29, after both arrived in Columbus for Fields’s Pro Day, and then Douglas talked with Fitterer, Rhule and Stewart again inside the field house at Ohio State after Fields got done throwing. All of which timed up nicely. Just as the final box was being checked, and Douglas and LaFleur were seeing the last quarterback throw, a Darnold trade was coming to life." https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/08/inside-story-of-why-jets-traded-darnold-new-qb-search

Getting flashbacks of Bad Jake today.

What a throw.

And Williams, Turner, Elder, Klein, Mayo, and Armah as well, though a few of those are ST-grade. Hell, even Barner played through last year and got a couple of rings.

I ran into Darryl Green in KC today. Good guy.

I love how a 2023 6th round pick is classified as 'aggressive'. One could interpret that as the front office truly understanding the market.