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I think whichever way one may fall on this it's a shame the Panthers are even making it a conversation given what transpired last year.

Is it possible to overreact to a franchise that holds the current worst win % in all of professional sports? As a fan you assess the situation and right now it just looks like the staff is hiding the starting offense. This offensive group better come out swinging against the Saints.

Seems to be the consistent theme with the deep passing game. It's wild that people still downplay it.

Hamlet connection? ️ Extremely accurate representation of the fanbases current mood? ️ Also one of the best action films ever

I don't blame anyone one iota for being apathetic or detached. For myself I generally never watch any of the NFL outside Panthers games and maybe vague interest in the playoffs and Super Bowl depending on who is playing. Right now I am hoping to be pleasantly surprised in week 1. In the back of my mind there's a feeling of deja vu though. So much of this seems all too familiar. Long time fans know what I mean. But I'm giving Dave Canales the benefit of the doubt for the time being. But if we get our asses kicked in New Orleans you already know what time it is boys.

HOF seems like his to lose at this point. But then again we don't know what father time holds and at 28 he's approaching that wall period for many other backs over the years. If given the option I'm likely picking CMC first on the all time Panthers RB list. But I also can't say what a few other greats like Stephen Davis and Jonathan Stewart in their prime might have been able to accomplish with that 49ers offense and staff. Yeah that's one of those things where opinions vary. But it's also one where we just unfortunately never got to see McCaffrey dominating the way he has in San Francisco with the Panthers and us actually winning anything of value to the franchise in the process. We just don't have those memories. We saw glimpses of his potential and often that was at the expense of the rest of the offense around him. One man show if you will. You could argue none of the coaches we had properly utilized him and were too overdependent on him. At the same time if you look at the snap count numbers the 49ers actually use him as much or even more than we did. Take the Super Bowl for example. People were arguing he needed the ball more. But he already had 30+ touches on the game. In the 80's or 90's the Niners win that Super Bowl. But it's the time of the versatile QB now. Without one you're out of luck. Game managers can only do so much.

Can't directly compare different positions. But you can look at their contributions and see what they meant to the roster. True MVP's. I think it's important to note what some of the best players here did with some truly mediocre at best teams around them and just decent enough coaching. Cam and Steve Smith especially. They are indisputable MVP's. I don't think the Panthers at any point have been as stacked across the board as the 49ers are. Especially on both lines. Add in the coaching and the lack of any real powerhouse competition in the NFC anymore and you're a perennial SB contender with a guaranteed playoff spot with homefield. Not having to fight for that alone is a huge boost. If the NFC and our division were this weak with Cam and Luke in their prime I have no doubt we would have at least one Lombardi Trophy in the Carolinas. If Steve Smith were in the picture too? It's not even a question.

Good for him. At least we can move on and stop hearing about this now.

Very interesting. Three times eh? What was the reason for the lack of "philosophical alignment"? I've been told it was basically unanimous regarding Young being the pick.

You're here so that counts for something. I don't blame you for disconnecting in the immediate aftermath of what they did to Cam. We've been living a nightmare ever since. But I'm someone who enjoys a good dumpster fire. I endured the Rhule years because what else was I going to do? Despite the amount of shitposting over the last several months I did previously and still do hope Bryce Young magically becomes a franchise QB under Canales. But I know my Panthers. We'll see.

Perhaps. PJ Walker was miles better than this and a lot of people said he was garbage. So idk what that makes Jack Plummer lol

The only conclusion I can make is the Panthers enjoy shitting on their own fanbase. I mean surely there were better UDFA options at quarterback. But again this seems to go back to the suspicion that they didn't want anyone that would remotely threaten Bryce Young.

Raul made Street Fighter worth watching.

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Actually we did get in the end zone in what was entirely a second effort by the running back the coaching staff just wanted to get the hell out of there.

Since this started with a Tarantino film. I'll finish with this. A++++ soundtrack.

Just saw a highlight of Mahomes throwing a behind the back pass to Kelce in preseason. Meanwhile we sit the starters and play Jack Plummer for four quarters haha.

First time head coach first time GM I know Tepper hasn't wholesale changed his stripes overnight. Odds are good he has had input on this approach to preseason after last years debacle.

Pretty clear at this point Canales sees virtually zero benefit in pretty much anything related to these preseason games. We'll see how it turns out for him.

Finally in the end zone. How many quarters was that going back to last season? Better late than never.

Legitimate question. Did we give up on him too quickly? Follow up question. Did Bryce at any point last season perform head and shoulders above Corral other than the Packers game?