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I think people might be selling Dowdle short though. I get we paid Hubbard all that money and we need to see a return on the investment but Rico should be plenty capable behind this OL. I'm fine with that. Just want to see Canales and his QB orchestrate some game winning drives.

"If you start critiquing the platform endlessly, your stank will have consequences. Keep it football, not carolinahuddle journaling." Sounds like you need to read that thread again.

We went out and invested what $150 million in two interior olinemen in FA last year? That makes any RB better. To me. Canales will take that next as a head coach step via our identity in the structure of his passing scheme. That's what I want to see and what will make me feel better for the future regardless of what happens with QB.

It's about a mentality and a culture. Some more storied and consistently competitive franchises can have things like that in their locker room. I don't see us as being anywhere near that yet.

I've seen this golf simulator in the locker room mentioned prominently a couple times and it makes me wonder if the team has a realistic understanding of the concept of optics. I sure hope these guys come out swinging big sticks in Jacksonville on Sunday.

That's not what we bought with Bryce or Canales though. We could have kept Wilks all along if we just wanted to be a ground and pound until the wheels fall off offense.

Running game wasn't the problem at all last year and we've added much more to that room. As much as I want to see this team win some games early I do not want to see a herculean effort from Chuba or the rest of the run game to achieve it. We've got a lot tied up in the passing game and ultimately that's why we hired Canales.

Ok yeah see my post above. I feel like that is a direct challenge to his starting QB.

Let's see how his team looks the first two games and go from there. I agree there is simply no excuse to look like a peewee team again.

The only way that would make any level of sense is if Canales is just fully trying to put our third year #1 overall and pick and the passing offense in sink or swim scenarios early in the season. Because if you look back to the stat logs for that stretch of games where the offense looked "better" with Bryce. Chuba was more often than not the catalyst.

He said that?

Vinegar based with classic pulled pork is excellent. Mustard sauce isn't for everyone for sure. I can understand why some want no parts of it. But it really depends on the meat you are pairing it with and what kind someone is trying. They are by no means all created equal. There's one brand in particular that I like but now you have to order direct from them and it's fairly pricey.

Why not both? He's been a convenient scapegoat for some. That's been a consistent theme these last few seasons with our QB room. Hopefully they silence all of it over these next few games.

Idk about the sandwich itself it looks alright. Some quality Brisket slaps though. I hope XL has a big game this Sunday. We all need it.

Brother we're all just talking here. Nobody is superior to anyone else. It's just football. I hope your dad is going to be alright. Take care.

You're so different and cool.

Two key guys we've tied up a ton of salary cap in dealing with nagging injuries before the season even starts. Same old Panthers.

I am a Coker fan. But if as the season progresses our 8th overall pick and our 2024 first round pick aren't ahead of him in this conversation then there needs to be some very warm seats on the coaching staff and in the front office and even on the scouting staff.

Jags scored 18.8 PPG last year we scored 20.1 Overall YPG they had 306.2 we had 298. The gap for that difference was in the passing game. While we ran the ball better than them they averaged 204.5 passing YPG while we averaged 187.5.

Cold blooded.

This also goes against the logic that has been used that it's just preseason. Wasted drives that go nowhere have been the story of this offense in the regular season more often than not for some time now. They could flip a switch and pull a 180 out of the gate. But I surely wouldn't bet anything of value on that.

The passage of time has clearly made for some hazy memories around here. And getting hung up on who is better is missing the point. You can get what 37 year old Dalton brings to the table (ugly turnovers) for considerably less than the 9th highest paid backup of 2025. The reality is the Panthers are simply paying players like Dalton based on personal feeling versus on the field merit. That's a bad way to do business and it's never worked for this franchise. And it's the way losing franchises operate.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401671872/panthers-bears https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401671769/falcons-panthers https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401671640/panthers-commanders 2 touchdowns and 5 interceptions through 12 quarters of horrendous football. 🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

I enjoy a good shitshow. Quality entertainment right here.

Scott Fitterer was the worst GM in decades. What makes it even more insulting is at times over those years people here were practically ready to throw down if you questioned his expertise.