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Yeah, Las Vegas metro population is similar to Charlotte's, but can also draw on the tourist crowds to fill the stands. It really gives Vegas a leg up on the competition.

This seems like a good bet.

I don't doubt it, however the the metro area of Raleigh would've had to have grown by over a million people during the last 18 months to even approach the metro area of Charlotte. I know Raleigh metro is growing somewhat faster than Charlotte metro, but even gaining 100,000 more people a year than Charlotte, it would take more than a decade for Raleigh to catch up.

Has anyone found any quotes from Don Beaver or Jerry Reese about this? Always felt Charlotte was short sighted in building an uptown stadium that isn't suitable for pro expansion. https://businessnc.com/don-beaver/ Charlotte metro area is almost twice that of Raleigh https://www.statista.com/statistics/183600/population-of-metropolitan-areas-in-the-us/

No worries Huddler. You are setting a great example for others to emulate, hopefully they do.

Sorry to hear that. Yeah, medical authorities are learning more all the time about the virus and its long term impact on individuals. There is such a wide spectrum of responses, but by now, after more than 550,000 deaths, you'd hope people would appreciate that this virus is no joke. It is constantly mutating and the longer that happens the more risk we run of it becoming more lethal and harder to contain.

There are people Christian's age that have suffered irreversible lung damage due to covid. Also, as was mentioned earlier, if you have family member with a compromised immune system or other medical issues, it would make them more susceptible to covid. These are a few reasons why participating in the 2020 season was left up to each player's discretion.

A year ago there were a lot of unknowns when it came to covid and how the NFL would deal with it. Hopefully Christian has kept himself in shape and is ready to hit the ground running. If not he may be on the outside looking in.

Doesn't seem it would be enjoyable to have a negative outlook about your favorite team prior to OTAs and pre-season. Love the changes we've witnessed in the last few weeks and believe they'll result in a more competitive team. Playoffs are a real possibility. Darnold is capable of all QB throws and flashed moments of brilliance as a Jet. As a Panther he's now surrounded by talented players. What Sam lacks is consistency and the coaching staff believes they can fix that. We've also signed/drafted O/D linemen and a shutdown corner. As Panthers fans, how can we NOT be positive about all that? Bottom line: Time will tell, but until then, call me Mary Sunshine!

The Golden Calf of Bristol should've made this position move a decade ago. Oh well, low risk move for the Jaguars that will draw additional attention to their small market team.

Panthers are building something for the ages. Stay the course, full steam ahead.

I predict Deonte will have the biggest impact on the Panthers!

His parents must be crushed by this news. One more year at university and Kevin Thomson could have completed his doctorate degree in Footballology. Bottom line: Stay in school kids.

Those expecting the Saints to collapse now that Brees is gone may be for a surprise. Yeah Brees was one of the best QB's in the league, but we also know that Teddy took over for him and did rather well for a stretch of 5 games or so. Bottom line: Saints are a talented team, don't sell them short.

We used to call this place Bowater back in the 1970's. If the wind was just right you'd get a rotten egg smell in the air for days at a time in the Providence Rd/Sharon Amity area of Charlotte. It wasn't long before enough public/government pressure was put on the company to install scrubbers on their stacks. Air quality improved dramatically after that. Can't believe people are having to deal with this issue again, 50 years later.

What is this need by some supposed "Panthers fans" to belittle our new QB (not to mention our coach and GM) prior his first game for the team? I simply don't understand it. Hope Fields does well in Chicago, but he won't have any bearing on the future of our franchise. Just like the hundreds of other players the Panthers didn't select in this draft.

Ron is an old school smash mouth football coach and he has some sort of ongoing bromance with Hurney, The Consistently Incompetent One. If we knew then what we know now, we would have realized Cam was doomed from the start. He was sacrificed at the the cross roads of Smash Mouth Ave and Consistently Incompetent St.

Tampa may be the Rolling Stones of football.

Of course getting to the Super Bowl is extraordinarily difficult, getting back is even more so with every opponent looking to knock off the champs. However, Tampa has taken the first important step in their goal of returning to the championship game: ... the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' main task during the off-season was to 'keep the band together,' which they accomplished in unprecedented fashion. All 22 starting players who took the field against the Chiefs will be back in action in Florida next season. The likes of TE Rob Gronkowski, MLB Lavonte David, WR Antonio Brown and RB Leonard Fournette (and many more) all signed back on for another crack at the Super Bowl, with QB Tom Brady at the helm. https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers-draft-picks-2021-who-buccaneers-pick-full-list-selections

I'm for giving Sam a chance to show what he's capable of doing when surrounded with other talented players. Most of us realize Teddy wasn't comfortable taking chances and that resulted in a record of 0-8 when we had an opportunity to win in the closing minutes. Sam can make all the throws and hasn't been shy about taking chances and/or improvising on the fly. For sure, Darnold needs to be more consistent, but if our coaching staff can help him make better reads/decisions we could finally have our franchise QB.

True. Didn't think about it, but Buffalo is another good comparison for the Panthers.

Quick Chuba seems to do everything quickly. Wonder how quickly he can eat a Marathon Bar?

Choo, choo Chuba!

Side note: I do appreciate that both our previous GMs are still employed. It gives Panthers fans a way to gauge our own team's progress.