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It's more noticeable below. But he's definitely still looking lean so that's a good thing.

That fanbase really took an easy layup and incinerated any shred of goodwill that they might have accumulated. I've largely been indifferent to them. But those people going around just beating up others like neanderthals deserve only the worst. The Knicks can tumble right on back down to the cellar where they belong.

Apparently TMac has been nursing a "foot issue" that the team has been rather vague about. But he did say that he put on 10-15 lbs in the offseason. Brazzell continues to impress for a rookie. It's unfortunate we are so limited to updates at this point in time. But there is a summary from yesterday on the Panthers website.

I liked Tim Duncan with the Spurs but other than that the franchise can get bent. They are only in the Finals because the league orchestrated it. Go Knicks.

Historically it's always been this way for the Panthers. The Tepper era certainly hasn't helped.

Yeah this is going to be the general sentiment from outside observers who have actually dug into the real data (not made up fluff metrics) until the Panthers go out and answer multiple key looming questions about the team from top to bottom.

This WR market is an absolute mess. How many people remember the conversations about DJ Moore before his first contract extension here? Three consecutive 1k yard seasons and a revolving door at QB and he only got $41 million guaranteed back in 2022.

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.