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Haha, thank you sir. Both for the story and the compliment. It is probably kinda like an unwritten rule. Neither side wants to find out.

I have no problem with placing the risk with the player. Should be his choice to make though. He's a life long country boy, he should know what he is getting himself into. None of us want to see him get injured. I am surprised we haven't heard more about Russell Wilson and his helicoptering, but maybe he has chilled out since Kobe's tragic incident. I probably wouldn't hear about it anyway, as I just stick to Panthers stuff.

Good to hear. I have lost faith in a lot of things lately as bad as things have gotten and deemed it a plausible thing. I am interested in what the supposed penalty would be for a prohibited activity. They are banned from betting, but I know that is not relevant to this conversation.

I am cool with it creating outs, but not outright banning an individual from doing something.

I know my opinion/stance doesn't matter, but just to be clear, I would be cool if it were like... If you do this and get hurt, it invalidates your contract. Versus you are banned from doing this activity being not cool. Make the player assume the risk for their behavior and danger level.

Doesn't make it right. And as you put it, you wanted to ban him from being country, which is essentially policing who he is as a person lol I get protecting the "asset", but banning people from living their life is crazy. Russell Wilson likes to play helicopter pilot. I would deem that WAY more dangerous. Those things scare me. I still wouldn't want to keep him from doing it if I were his boss. I would just try not to think about it, haha.

I don't agree with this mentality. I understand the fear of injury situation, but you can't control people's lives like that. You are only worked up because you are seeing it. I imagine countless other athletes are doing risky stuff. This wasn't even that bad. He has a lot to risk too. It's not like he is out there TRYING to get injured and ruin his career. Calm down.

I mean...he still stick in'ahe

I'm a simple man. I see a KotH reference and I pie. My favorite show ever. Terrified of the re-boot ruining things.

Stuff like this is just fun. No brainer for Tepp. That dude can't cost that much to come out, and it generates some fun content, with a bit of stress relief for the players.

Hey, Tepper has disappeared himself recently, which I appreciate. Credit where it is due.

I think it is more than what he showed last year. We have built intelligently around him and given him every chance to succeed. The o-line is no longer a complaint here. Actually in the strength column. Chuba is a competent running back. If you look at Dowdle's average per carry last year, they are on paper a dangerous duo. We also added a promising rookie from a football family to the mix. Legette had a rough first year, but a lot was asked of him. We added arguably the best receiver in the draft to the room. Renfrow is here and looks to be back to his old self after the health concerns. Thielen said for the first time, he honestly doesn't know who is going to make the roster. Coker out played XL last year. Where is the glaring weakness now on offense?

What does this mean for Julian Blackmon? That seemed like the better option.

Most of his career has been spent with Denver. Last year with the Falcons. Played 16 games. 58 tackles, 32 solo, 26 assist, 9 passes defended, 2 interceptions. 6'2", but is 31 years old. Did not show up in PFF top 32 safeties. I just gave myself a crash course, so I thought I would share.

On Panther's Wire too. No idea, just found it and trying to share. https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/panthers/2025/06/15/nfl-free-agency-rumors-panthers-eagles-justin-simmons/84219881007/

That's always going to be the case on a team coming from the bottom, though. We are acting like we have arrived because we have something to look forward to again. It was hard to be optimistic during the Rhule era. I don't disagree with you, but they way I see it is, we have nothing to lose by being happy/optimistic right now. It may be the only enjoyment we get if things DON'T work out. Let the dreamers dream imo.

I'd say they did a good job fixing the o-line. Our running back room on paper looks good to me. WR group is the most exciting we have had in a long while. Thielen said it was the first time since he has been here that he doesn't know who will make the roster and that the floor is raised. Our defense looks very different than last year with a clear focus on stopping the run which was a huge weakness. They can only do so much at once. I think we have plenty to be excited and hopeful about.

I feel like we had more issues back then, though. Whether you like the regime or the plan, they do seem to have a plan. Revamping the team group by group and building something. I am admittedly overly optimistic when it comes to the Panthers.

Times have been dark buddy. We haven't had a winning season in 8 years. 2 out of 8 sounds like an improvement. Nostalgia may be clouding my perception a bit, but let's not act like we have our poo together lol

That is a different discussion, though. I don't disagree, but I think they are trying to get back to our former identity and become a tough, hard nosed, run first team. If that is the case, the pick makes a lot more sense. We were deadly with a one-two punch as much as I dislike D-Will.

I feel like this is a crazy take. Obviously the plan wasn't for Brooks to get injured again. You really believe Dan doesn't care about 2nd round picks? He was taking a risk, hoping it would pay off big. Brooks was the first running back off the board. They obviously saw a ton of potential there. Life happens sometimes. You can't view things in hindsight and act like you knew them ahead of time.

Alright. Well...Fitz giving it all she's got Captain. I see no flaws thus far.

I desperately WANT to believe in Bryce. As a true long time Panthers fan, I have been hurt many times and in many ways.

Bitches love Tupperware. I distribute the Brilliance set at Christmas like a true pimp.

I agree we will not know until the pressure is on, but what do you want the guy to do? He has impressive film, and is nailing it at camp. He is doing all he can right now, and I have not heard anything negative about him or his attitude. For sake of discussion and so it doesn't look like I am baselessly bashing Eddy... He had two attempts at greater than 50 yards. He made 1 (53). This to me, shows a lack of confidence in his leg. Most of the actual top kickers in the league have around 15 attempts. Dallas's kicker went 14/17 with a long of 65.