UnluckyforSome

After Jake injured his elbow, I thought we should have immediately started looking for his replacement. We were the stupidest team in the league for a while then. I didn't spend anything on Panthers for a few years. Not that it mattered to the team, but I wasn't going to spend money on a garbage product. We are back to that same level of stupidity.

Well, calling the Panthers a professional team is a stretch. Only thing professional about them is they are paid.

Most of the value pieces on this team have already been traded for non-magic beans. That said, there is something to committing to a rebuild that has a plan and takes tangible, measured steps towards that end. Instead, we have had the opposite of that approach, and it's been more like willy-nilly get rich quick schemes year after year.

Two washed-up has-beens going at it tonight.

There is only so much mileage that you can get out of the bad roster reason. The roster is terrible. No argument at all. These players didn't sign themselves to deals though.

Waste of payroll. To be fair though, if it wasn't him, there would just be another waste of payroll in his place. The mascot is a black cat.

It sure is fun to be talking draft before Halloween! Everyone it seems wants to trade down for a haul of picks. But what player is there that will generate that kind of pay out? Teams make deals like that when a qb is in play. Someone will trade up for Ewers? Sanders? Or similar?

I am very ok to see Bust Young out there as the personal protector on punts. Another heralded SEC trophy-winning qb extended his dwindling NFL career that way as well. It's so ridiculous it might be actually be funny.

I know. I switched over to Niners-Chiefs. I do not care 1 bit about either team, but the game is more compelling and entertaining.

Cheer up. Our record would be 0-6 if Bust Young was still starting.

Well that's enough Panthers for the day. Switching games.

That was some good run defense, Panthers. 50-3 on the way.

There might be the smallest of chances for a win if Mariotta is in there the rest of the game.

I remember when Clowney threw the football over that mountain.

We ran through this Cam a little faster than anticipated. Why not give another a try? https://x.com/JustBlande/status/1847543326729269293

We need those drafts to be repeats of the Morgan-Jenkins-Smith draft too.

Some perspective on being on a losing team that fans do not experience. Excerpt from the story of Mitch Richmond and his time with the Sacramento Kings: It was unbelievable. I walk in, and the first thing I hear from one of the players, they go, “Welcome to hell.” And I’m like, “Aw, s—. Damn.” I’m like, “What? Oh my god.” So, I sit down. Now, I’m just sitting there. I have my clothes on and Spud Webb comes down sits right next to me. Spud whispers to me and goes, “Man, I don’t wish this on nobody. But I’m glad you’re here with me.” https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/mitch-richmond-teammates-greeting-with-kings-was-welcome-to-hell

Alternatively, we can call it the Bryce Error then.

It's a mistake in the sense that there is nothing there to salvage. The franchise needs to put him behind and move on, and I hope that is what happens. Not another year of well-let's-see-if-this-works.

I didn't want him. I said you don't see success at that size in the NFL. Plenty of us also didn't want him for various reasons. Mistakes were made. Just have to move on and try again.

Get set for Ian Thomas' triumphant return! Thomas is going to be out there blocking Falcons left and right, up and down the field all day. He is really, really good at blocking they say. With Thomas back, we will be able to put our feet up, smoke cigars and talk about the good old days by the 3rd quarter.

Lot of bad names being left off that list for whatever reason.

It's not the player. He may very well be the next great Longhorns running back. It's everything else. He was picked as though we had a luxury of riches.

Can watching Netflix all summer on a phone be considered using tech to gain an advantage?

The unfortunate part of not spending big on FA guards would be hearing lots more about how Bust Young can't be expected to perform behind this shitshow line.