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Yup that is a good scenario, Imagine getting a GOOD starting center. Things could fall into place nicely from that point.

I think it was clear Rhule wanted his own staff when the Jets wanted him but wanted to green light his assistant hires and he balked. Remember this is the guy who said he didn't believe in or hasn't fired an assistant coach. As far as this Rhule and the upcoming year.....I decide to remain hopeful. I think through a lot of Tepper speaking to the media earlier it is clear he let Marty pretty much run the show because Tepper was focused on other aspects on the Panthers ( practice field, facilities, marketing etc... ) and was sort of learning how to be an owner on the job. In Riveras last season after he was let go, Tepper stated that he was going to focus more on the football side and make his mark. Queue the Rhule hire which and a year later the Hurney firing. It makes sense, Tepper puts his focus on the team and gives everyone a chance to prove themselves. Rivera couldn't field a competitive squard and The 2020 season goes better then expected but Hurney, in an ironic turn of fate, was finally fingered for his lack of football knowledge by the same person he hired. We all saw the poo show that this past season was. I think Tepper believes in Rhule enough to tell him that and have discussions regarding the shape of the offseason and the coaching hires moving forward. He is giving him his trial. They are brining in experience in all forms and grabbing the best candidates they can. Its Rhule's turn to prove he can do it. You have to remember he has been around the Steelers and has seen what patience can produce. ( note : he was NOT one of the owners who wanted Tomlim gone ) . Anyways, I like to go into every season optimistic because otherwise.....what am I even doing with my time?

I know we hate Rhule but....Eli Apple sucks and probably is only in the NFL because the Bengals were scrapping the bottom of the barrel. No one likes this guy...all of his former teammates are dragging him lol.

I'm confused. Wasn't the word that Rhule has to hire great OC to keep his job? Did that change? If that's still the case this could be a good thing.

I don't know if anyone remembers this but when Rhule was hired, they had a whole mini documentary made. In that, Tepper says something along the lines of he went in and spoke some but Hurney did most of the talking at some point and he was all in on Rhule. After Hurney was fired Tepper said he wasn't as involved as he would have liked to have been and didn't bring the same level of thinking to the football world that he had in the finance world. He let the football guys run the show. Problem was Hurney ( and I'd imagine so leftovers from the Richardson era ) convinced Tepper Hurney was a "football guy" when he was just a moron. HOPEFULLY he has learned. It looks like he has some actual talent in the front office now. God Hurney must be one smooth talking motherfuger.

Probably a couple of things : A) They think if themselves as teachers who can take raw talent and get solid production out of them. Darnold has the physical talent. That boy can THROW. Thinking they could get him into their locker room and build him up. B) They moved all in on Brady, thinking if he had a QB with the ability/willingness to air it out the offense would come together. Turns out, Brady ain't it. Don't know why he is the way he is but it's not working. Too confident? Too green? Just not good? They just got over confident in their abilities as a whole and if everything went right Sam would be at least average this year and take a step next year with a hopefully solidified Oline and a system he can work in. Problem is nothing went right. Brady fell on his face. The Oline can barely have an average day. All in all, they just put Sam in a SLIGHTLY better spot then he was in with the Jets. They fuged the poor kid, he needed something solid to build on.

Old man yells at sky. What a clown.

I like the thought on roster building here. Try and maximize what you have. It's been preached non stop here. Versatility.

Jackson is going to have a huge year. I hope we pay him too. Him and Horn for the next 3-5 years? Ohh wee mayne!

I thought it was confirmed earlier this year. He's got an up hill battle. Year off, new coaching staff. He did flash some as a rookie. I bet if we drop him he will be in DC in no time.

A true hero.

I could see him being here as a backup as well. Kinda thin at the position, depends on how the rookies look ( I'm thinking we have 2 drafted and 1 UDFA Oline ). I think the tweet just means to say don't work under the assumption Little will be starting anywhere on the line.

Good signing! He's going to pair well with Brown. They should help free each other. Plus they play with a mean streak on the DLine in Tennessee, we can always use more of that. I kinda wish it was a 2 year deal to be honest.

I trust the staff. If one of these guys falls and they don't think he's worth #8 and grab the BPA I'll be happy. I don't pretend to know how to evaluate a player and the guys we have running things right now seem to do. With Hurney there was no trust after the first round. It might as well have been me making those picks.

Least is WR. I think we have enough talent to make it work and adding some guys at the middle/back of the draft. I'd say LB but Parsons looks too legit.

Considering everything we know about Darnold : 1 - He was a project when drafted. Not a long football history so there was work to be done. 2 - For most of his career with the Jets he was without a QB coach and had Gase to rely on to develop him. So not a good situation at all. 3 - He is young and probably a Iittle rattled from running for his life non stop. He needs to game slowed down for him first and build from there. That all taken into account, I think you treat him somewhat like a rookie. Which I'm sure the staff is going to do. I'd place the same expectations I would if we got Fields/Lance/Wilson. To be good and show improvement through the year and limit the turnovers.

I think they grab an oline 1st or 2nd. It will be tough at #8 because I could see us go Pitts or Parsons.

I'd rather give Darnold a shot then run Teddy back out there. To give some perspective, I know Darnold hasn't grown much since he's been in the league but I think he only had a QB coach for 1 of those years. That's how inept Base was. So he was never put in a position to improve.

Good for Curtis. I think he is going to be good up there with McLaurin taking the attention. We'll miss him but I guess it wasn't in the cards. I'm trying to decide whether I'd prefer they draft a guy or save the picks for linemen/CBs and sign someone.

Nice signing! Lets hope he reproduces his production from last year for us. These guys know Reddick and he should thrive here.

Losing Kerr and Odaba would be tough. That's some solid production that would need to be replaced. If we signed Odaba long-term I was thinking about getting a Jersey.

Dang that would suck. He was only getting better year over year. Plus he can play inside and out.

Not that I want Jones at all but, it is good to know that our staff spent a lot of time with him at the senior bowl so they will have really liked what they saw. They'll have a good idea of who he is and what he can do. It would give me some comfort. I hope it doesn't happen.

The Mayor of Charlotte! A favorite of every Carolina fan. That is a man to admire. I hope he comes back to the team after he retires. Coaching , mentorship, community outreach something.

This past football year was pretty fun. Its nice when all you're looking for is progress and you get surprised with more progress then you expected. I'll tell you whats different. KK would still be getting paid right now, Boston would still be here and we would be signing declining vets to band aid the secondary if our old regime was still in charge.