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In 2021 the Panthers were 15th in sacks in 2022 when this trade offer was supposedly made we were 25th and by 2023 we were dead last in the entire league. By comparison our offensive output was 30th in 2021 29th in 2022 and 32nd in 2023. Simultaneously in 2021 we had given up the 5th most sacks in the league. And by 2023 we had given up the 3rd most sacks. As much as people can rightfully say Fitterer was atrocious beyond words as a GM and talk about how much they wanted those picks. For one thing we were anywhere from awful to mediocre at best in drafting. And for two. No one actually wanted to wait around with the worst pass rush in the entire league and a bottom 3 passing offense paired with one of the worst offensive lines in the meantime. Either way you cut it with or without those picks at that time under that plethora of additional circumstances we weren't going to accomplish anything meaningful anytime soon.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Sadly he has a higher YPA than our 4th year #1 overall pick.

This trade could go either way when it's all said and done. As good as Garrett is he isn't without flaws and he'll be 31 by the end of the season. Still. The Browns are the Browns though. Present day the Rams are a force to be reckoned with in the NFC regardless. And clearly the Rams are not content with either mediocre or nonexistent competition at the most consequential positions on the football field. People can get in their feelings about that being pointed out in relation to our own team but that's very clearly just an obvious defense mechanism. I'm eager to see where we end up in comparison when January comes along. Stay tuned.

The huddle has long discussed our propensity for overvaluing RAS over skill and that continued after Fitterer's exit. Anyone that has concerns about drafting for measurables in this particular instance needs to speak with Dan Morgan and Craig Young. In terms of Legette I feel most people expected and were willing to give him time based on his one season of production. But the social media schmoozing the lazy route running the lack of basic focus on bringing down passes the poor decision making all around getting himself ejected in that preseason game last year etc. These issues that are hindering him from having even a basic significance to the offense level of impact can largely be corrected by him very quickly if he puts his head on straight and commits to his career.

If someone thinks coddling is going to turn him from a bust into one of the more reliable young receivers in the league that's their business but I disagree completely. Certainly hasn't helped with our QB.

Most rational fans would agree that the talent is clearly there. Him being a raw prospect is irrelevant. How someone thinks he does or does not fit with the QB is also irrelevant. It is up to Xavier Legette to get his priorities in order and focus on his craft and his career instead of superficial dynamics outside of football. Unfortunately the Panthers have been key enablers of his lack of focus by giving him exposure and prominent public placement as a face of the team before earning anything on the field. If the team hasn't learned from this by now nothing is likely to change.

It doesn't get better upon closer look. https://growingupyoungbook.com/products/growing-up-young-hardcover Drawing from decades of experience as a marriage & family therapist - and as a father navigating recruiting, pressure, expectations and public attention - Craig offers practical guidance for parents who want to: - Avoid living vicariously through their athlete Because nothing says avoiding living vicariously through your athlete son like publicly telling the team to draft Xavier Legette and releasing a book piggybacking off his career.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-up-young-book-release-meet-greet-haraz-coffee-house-ballantyne-tickets-1989125790786 Seems a bit griftish.

I would say the fact that Dave Canales insisted on a 6 year contract should tell anyone all they need to know about his potential job security under the Tepper's. No matter how much we have heard recently about how David Tepper has learned from this and that. This is still the same man who spent $43.5 million to buy and then immediately demolish a house because of who owned it previously.

And here we've been told the most brutal Bryce Young critics are only on the Carolina Huddle.

That's true and we're definitely going to hear more about it as summer progresses. But at the end of the day all of the progress we've made on the roster as a whole will only matter if our passing offense can emerge from the basement of the NFL. In 2023 it was 32 out of 32 in 2024 it was 30th out of 32 and last year it was 26th out of 32. And early in the season we relied heavily on a career year from Rico Dowdle who is no longer on the roster. This is only reinforced by the fact that we (depending on how one views it) effectively took playcalling out of Dave Canales hands and brought in another offensive mind. The elephant in the room isn't going anywhere no matter how much we may not like it.

If someone is this triggered by the huddle in May of all months they are going to spontaneously combust by the time fall rolls back around. Seen it before. It will be entertaining to watch it unfold again.

In terms of comparing Pickett and Young's arm talent it's basically a push at best. Pickett is sitting at 6.2 yards per pass attempt for his career while Bryce sits at 6.0 Last season Bryce was 6.3 in yards per pass attempt. Only Justin Fields Spencer Rattler (both 6.2) Kyler Murray (6.0) 41 year old Joe Flacco (6.0) 44 year old Phillip Rivers (5.9) rookie Cam Ward (5.9) and Tyrod Taylor (5.8) had less pass yards per attempt than Bryce Young in his third season as a starter. Folks going around acting as if it is beyond the pale to say Pickett might have a better arm than Young are living in an alternate reality. You can choose to not believe your own eyes after 46 games but everyone else will acknowledge reality and move forward accordingly.