BrisbanePanther

Not disagreeing with you, but I'm pretty sure Jamarcus Russell wowed people with throws even longer than Stroud's...but was apparently throwing from his knees.

Agree on all that was said, but curious about this one. Source? Teams like the A's, Rockets (NBA), and Cardinals and Jets seem like they'd be in that conversation.

For the sake of argument, do we think these rats were put in place by Tepper or did they start doing it on their own as the ultimate brown-nosers? I think the latter. Tepper should have shut it down but I think people were tattle-tailing to Tepper because they thought it'd be looking good in front of the boss. We've all worked with boss' pets who were totally incompetent but always got favor from the boss for reasons that had nothing to do with their performance. I think that's these coaches. The fact that Tepper didn't make Dan and Dave keep them convinces me too. If they were Tepper's own installed pets, they'd still be here. I was against the Dan hire, but he surely knew this about those coaches which is why their sacking was his first two moves. My guess is Dan told Tepper about this plan during the interview process as well.

I mean most on the board hate Tepper too so...is Tepper good now?

If Morgan didn't have Panther ties, this isn't even a topic. I cannot believe a fanbase that has excoriated the current state of the franchise and its player selection...if falling over itself trying to convince each other that a main cog in the machine of this mess is worth a shot. A selection of Morgan will deserve the same doomcasting as another season with Bryce. Not doing so would be hypocritical.

Stroud is a beast, but the Panthers are the worst team in the worst position for a very long time. To think he would look even mediocre on this team is pure denial of how awful this franchise is...or dare I say, "copium". Bryce's performance made him an easy mark that allows the cope to continue too. That's not to say Bryce would be good at Houston because there's a huge chance that he wouldn't, but it's a certainty that Chicago still has this year's #1 if Stroud is in Charlotte. Carolina is that bad of a franchise, down to the last layer of dirt the stadium sits on. To think otherwise is pure cope. The coping and excuses for the Panthers is way too strong. Destroy them and start over. And yes, I am completely down on this team and will stay down until they can have at least three consecutive winning seasons with playoff appearances. And yep, I'm also intentionally trying to wear the term "cope" out.

I had posted this previously in another thread too. If Chicago does something stupid and Fields somehow ends up in Atlanta, it's curtains for the NFC South with Belichick. He brings McDaniels back, they have a RB/TE-focused offense with actual threats at both positions plus QB, let alone at receiver. Fields was putting up gaudy, multi-TD numbers this year with overall skill position talent that's not as good as Atlanta's. Oh, and the NFL and media types will foam at the mouth for a storyline of him winning a SB in Atlanta...a team that's been in a tailspin ever since 28-3 (and probably his best ring). Bright side--maybe Tepper gets some act-right and brings in Harbaugh. Can't let Arthur Blank outdo him, right?

Anyone who thinks Belichick to the Falcons isn't a nightmare for Carolina is coping. Stop the cope. Copium is bad for the brain. Sorry, just wanted to have a turn at using "cope" and all of its derivatives!

Totally agree. I think the mixed feelings on the Huddle is that a) he's a great Panther and b) concern that he's Brandon Beane. Point A is nice sentimentality but no reason to influence a choice. Point B is understandable but nothing we should worry about. Worrying about losing Dan b/c he might be Beane is like not wanting to move on from Bryce b/c he might become Brees elsewhere...it shouldn't factor into the decision even though it could be true.

This is easy. We should all feel awful about it. Morgan has done nothing to justify a shot. Yes, he is guilty by association.

Sooo he's like nearly every other hiring manager in the Western world...we see how that often works out btw.

Even then it'll be fool's gold and a matter of time before it falls apart. Fitt was the allegedly the right choice and so was Rhule and so was Frank.

Agree, which is why I've been harping on the franchise itself rather than just Bryce. He's the worst #1 pick QB since maybe Couch, but Carolina as a franchise is the worst structurally flawed franchise in all of sports, and maybe one of the worst (if not THE worst) of all time. We've had a handful of good seasons over the years but that's like a grain of rice staving off starvation. It was always going to collapse. Now it has.

Just wait until Houston wins the Super Bowl this year. Baltimore is the only team in their way.

Doesn't matter. Any choice made will be the wrong one. The fact that Morgan is even in the conversation confirms this.

Carolina chose the wrong everything. Next.

I think this may be more accurate.

Panthers totally got it wrong from top to bottom. I'm on record that the whole franchise should be gutted including the foundation and started over again including rebranding. Also, it'll be a good day when the word "cope" (and its various forms like coping, copium etc) disappears from this forum. After all, we're fans of a franchise that would be relegated in other sports. We have a farm club that doesn't belong with the other 31 and are in denial. So we're all "copers" one way or another.

So much wishcasting here to finally be "done" with Alabama. Will Alabama stay the same? Maybe. Maybe not. DeBoer is more likely to be Lincoln Riley post-Stoops and Ryan Day post-Meyer. In other words, Alabama will still very likely be in the annual NC conversations.

And which one is based on the openings? Probably only Atlanta, which really is a QB away from being scary. Nightmare scenario is Fields comes available and Atlanta grabs him somehow. That offense could actually be scary with Bijan and London along with Fields and whoever they draft this year (probably offense again in WR-heavy draft). Plus, Pitts is way better than Kmet.

This process is too overcomplicated. Football is a simple game. Get the biggest players who run the fastest, hit the hardest, and throw the farthest. Focus on people with that philosophy, not analytics which arguably only works for baseball if that.

They went way too far with the Oilers throwbacks this year...and wearing against Houston no less.

Time for Dabo to go home.

Would you have taken Demeco?

They didn't move on from winning. They moved on because they're the 49ers and expected to be great with or without him. He's a distant memory for them btw, because they're the 49ers.