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Right? Fans having opinions? What's that all about? Who do they think they are? It's almost like anyone can have an opinion and be wrong sometimes because we all have flaws and make mistakes.

I'm not going to say we needed a "packed" WR's room. But. We did have the worst passing offense in the NFL last year......

Someone put Ian's face over a gif of Thanos saying "I am inevitable".

Semantics at this point. I'll happily take either as a Panthers fan.

Even if he clears waivers it's going to be a long season. He was a sought after UDFA and I imagine his name will come up sooner rather than later if a contending team has a banged up wide receiver or two.

Can't argue with this. Although when he was drafted was basically the beginning of the end of the era of some of our best core of starters in franchise history. We've been stuck in neutral ever since. Not surprising he's had an uphill battle carving out a distinct legacy amongst his peers through all that.

I like ISM and maybe this is for the best but idk. That man literally scored our only touchdown in our game against the Bears last season. I can't even remember when we scored a special teams touchdown before that. Better keep churning.... I very much like our emphasis on addressing Corner and our addition at OLB but I really want to see another WR. Diontae Johnson and Xavier Legette have already had a couple of scares in camp and Thielen is 34 years old. That leaves Mingo and David Moore who is 29. I'd like to see another younger wide receiver with some upside brought in.

Well yeah two 1k receivers says it was our most productive season since the first half of 2018. We were actually in a lot of games in that 2020 season. Although it must be pointed out the reason Bridgewater was such a topic of tense debate was his penchant for checking down and in late game scenarios when we needed chunk plays to put away teams it never transpired and it's why he washed out of the league. But ever since Cam and his arm that fateful season we've been desperate to see more of a real spark in the deep passing game. I mean even Kyle Allen briefly showed off some of that. Hopefully Canales has the answer.

Oh poo......

Alright now this is what Morgan was talking about in his introductory press conference.

You mean sifting through the Jacksonville Jaguars rejects wasn't a foolproof approach to building a contender?

The distinct lack of any level of consistent deep ball in our offensive wheelhouse will remain a key point of contention until Bryce or whoever the QB is establishes a connection. You'd think the Carolina Huddle's most outspoken Teddy Bridgewater defender would already be pretty familiar with this concept.

Tua tying for 2nd on that list is interesting

That's cool I guess. I'd really like to see comeback player of the year for him if he's being voted for anything personally. What's that old saying? Just win baby. Well it didn't take long for this thread to turn into two factions shouting at each other. Just a heads up to the "I'm a better fan than you" crowd. The harder some of you guys try to police the fanbase like you keep a big ass Punisher sticker somewhere on your car the worse dialogue will remain here.

At this point he needs to be one of the better running backs in the league by the end of the season. Otherwise we could have drafted a center and added an RB in the later rounds. But I will give him the opportunity to prove himself.

2015 team had veteran leadership across the board. We've got a long ways to go for that to say the least.

It's not an either or between the two. But only one of them is on the wrong side of 30. For me it's about building for the future and developing younger talent.

Is there an updated list of our cuts so far? Seems like we're doing an awful lot of agonizing over the roster for a previously 2 win team when we could be spending this time fixated on the waiver wire and actually bettering the bottom of our roster.

Cutting J Matthews so we can I'm guessing inevitably keep someone who has done absolutely nothing in Ian Thomas while we also cut TMJ and keep Mr. Running in Molasses Adam Thielen will be a decision to keep an eye on as the 17 game season progresses.

Laviska Shenault too. Finessererererererererer At this point with our depth though we might as well bring back Henderson cheap.

I loved the drive overall. I think this is one of those things where we're seeing positives and different possible outcomes in plays bc we have a staff that is actually scheming receivers open. It's basically sorcery for us at this point compared to what we've had to witness the last few years. The 4th down throw on the run is still a stellar play that has me eager to see what else he can do under Canales tutelage. The bar has been raised as far as I'm concerned.

Diontae Johnson is definitely getting open out there.

Good eye sir. I just posted about this play in the QB School thread. It's preseason and we don't know what the coaching staff is or isn't looking for on these plays but man we've got to turn this scenario into completions in the regular season. Instances like this are on the 2023 tape. And after all the talk of the OL doing Bryce Young no favors this is a glaring situation where you say while the pocket isn't picture perfect ideal the opportunity is there. As a QB1 you have to at least attempt that throw. We'll look for it in the regular season.

There is a lot to like about the drive. The fourth down play in particular impressed me. However at about 5 mins in when he is going over the play where Bryce had the opportunity to fit the ball into a window downfield that's the play we need to see turning into a completion consistently if we want an indicator we have a franchise QB on our hands. That's the throw that defenses have to account for and it would have been nice to have it on tape. Why he didn't pull the trigger is something that can be debated but we saw it at times last season and it's something that has to happen one way or another if the offense is to make strides. As for Thielen. Either way he's not in our future plans after this season. Need to start developing your young WR core. It would be different if he were some generational talent at the position but cmon.