Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D.

The fact that he is not Miles Sanders is what gives me hope

I have had him sitting in my Fantasy Football IR slot all season. Doubt it was worth it, but I am a homer.

Clears almost 4 million from our cap this year to roll-over to next year.

Draft Status update for week 9. The Carolina Panthers are currently in possession of the #1 pick in next years draft. 1 Carolina 1-7 (SOS = .511) 2 Tennessee 1-6 (SOS = .534) 3 New England 2-6 (SOS = .454) 4 NY Jets 2-6 (SOS = .489) 5 Jacksonville 2-6 (SOS = .496) 6 New Orleans 2-6 (SOS = .496) 7 Las Vegas 2-6 (SOS = .515) 8 Cleveland 2-6 (SOS = .519) 9 NY Giants 2-6 (SOS = .527) 10 Miami 2-5 (SOS = .433) Games that matter to maintaining the Panthers draft status. In order to solidify that position, we are currently hoping for all 1 win, and 2 win teams continue to see victories and that our season opponents (especially NFCS opponents) continue to drop games to lower our SOS. Saints @ Panthers Patriots @ Titans Texans @ Jets Jaguars @ Eagles Raiders @ Bengals Chargers @ Browns Commanders @ Giants Rams @ Seahawks Cowboys @ Falcons Buccaneers @ Chiefs Broncos @ Ravens

Lots of upsets today it seems

Now we just need a few of these other 1 win teams to win a game or 2. I don't even want to share the top spot.

Current Draft order: 1. Patriots 1-6 (SOS =.460) 2. Panthers 1-6 (SOS = .518) 3. Browns 1-6 (SOS =.535) 4. Titans 1-5 (SOS = .544) Games this week that affect our current standing. Bolded Teams need to win to improve our current draft position. Panthers @ Broncos NY Jets @ Patriots Ravens @ Browns Titans @ Lions Vikings @ LA Rams Saints @ LA Chargers Cowboys @ 49ers NY Giants @ Steelers

Hold tight, all the games are not even completed for the week. Our strength of schedule could change drastically based on the result of tonight's games.

I don't have a single negative thing to say about Troy Hill other than the fact that he is 33 on a team that is desperate for youth. Sad we couldn't find a trade partner for him though.

Saints losing yesterday dropped our SOS from .535 to .529 Hopefully they keep on losing.

That contract is absolutely horrendous and the Browns have done nothing but restructured it in 2023 and 2024, taking on additional void years to weasel their way out of paying any of it so far. He has a fully guaranteed 73 million due in 2025, 73 million due in 2026, and 18 mil void year payment in 2027 and 9 mil void year payment in 2028. Even if the Browns keep the signing bonus and restructure bonus on their cap, he would still cost a team 46 million on base salary for the next 2 years. The Panthers are scheduled to have about 41 million in cap space next year, and that is without re-signing anyone. Leaving us with a 40 man roster. It would take some Mickey Loomis BS to make those numbers work and we see how deep the Saints talent pool currently is.

That would be the perfect scenario and we would pass both.

Oh, and I forgot to mention the good news. If we lose, we are guaranteed to move up at least one spot as the Patriots and Jaguars play each other.

I think the biggest take away from this, regardless of who the GM is, someone needs to take a serious look at the Panthers scouting department. The GMs don't make these decisions in a bubble. These players are graded and organized according to our scouts.