Panthers Rhule

I've been at least pleased with every signing so fat but this one is the Cat's meow for sure. We needed another pass rusher and he fits our scheme and already knows the coaches and wasn't too expensive. Very good. It also says a lot about Rhule (and snow) that his old players all want to join him here too. Definitely helps us to use our Hybrid system better than we could last season. Being able to move players into different positions after the offense sets makes it more difficult for the offense to read our intentions for sure.

Thank you for posting this. It's refreshing when someone else understands how schemes work and that when building a roster you don't go for the shiniest and most expensive gems at every position but instead put several rocks on the field with a few gems and sometimes you change those rocks depending on the situation and where you want all your stones to be at and what they are suppose to accomplish. Every off season fans confuse me. When Hurney would over pay good players who were getting old or playing a position of less importance they were happy, then when the error of doing this became clear because we couldn't get other players in positions we needed more or said players dropped in production they wanted Hurney rightfully gone. Now when we have similar situations, many want us to do it again and overpay players just because they are better than what we have at the moment. Also, people recognize that we need more depth and they are correct. But depth isn't just about replacing a "starter" when he's hurt. Proper depth is about having solid players at all positions that can do specific things in your scheme. Teams can only afford to have but so many "stars" as they cost a lot. Where you have those stars should be based on which positions are most important for your overall scheme. This off season so far, we are doing a very good job of getting affordable players that could be solid starters or temporary starters or situational players. Each player fits into our schemes and at a minimum they give us more depth which we all know we need and yet with every signing it feels like half the people don't like them even though it's exactly what they know and have said we need. I call it the Madden effect. If #52 is a 74 and #53 is a 69 then we should take #52 but that's not the right approach. You have to consider what each player does well. If #52 plays man and #53 plays zone and our scheme is zone then we should take #53. If #52 is fast and good in coverage same as #49 but #53 stops the run and we have no one to stop the run then we should take #53. The overall rating is less important than how he fits our scheme or what our needs are.

We don't call them that anymore, it's WFT. FYI

I don't suppose your source has any idea about the price more or less do they?

Can you name me the teams that you think are still in on going for Watson as of right now and what they would logically give up for him? I'm curious. I don't expect a bidding war anymore so if they trade him he's going to be cheaper than a lot of folks believe he'll be. I say 3 picks. 4 max and not all number 1s either. They should have traded him 2 weeks ago Jets out, Dolphins out, Bears out, 49ers out, Denver? WFT? Pats?

Now that most teams have already got their QB for next season or spent all their money, I'd offer them this year's and next year's 1st plus my babies mamma and my babies mamma's mamma

This is probably a he said, she said situation in which nothing can be proven so the victim in this case, the accused, cannot have justice because he cannot prove it's a lie but the damage is done regardless. Which is usually the point and why people get paid. If he did something wrong, involve the police. If not pee off because I don't take you at your word only.

Is that the post you're talking about? Do you see what you did there? You took a perfectly innocent comment and turned it into something ugly. Either you did that on purpose or your mind heard what it wanted. In either case the problem isn't theirs it's yours.

I haven't read one comment like that in this chat so far. No one has mentioned the masseuse yet only the really strange details about how and when and from whom this is coming from. They haven't pressed criminal charges so does that mean he did nothing illegal? They say "he went to far". What does that even mean? If he committed a crime go to the police, if not then what's the problem?

or does it make him untradeable? Will a team risk trading for him now if the allegation turns out to be true? Could be a PR nightmare

Trade down with whom? To trade down you need a willing partner.

The story so far, public twitter announcement, Houston connections and the timing of this smells bad to me. I'm not saying I know what happened but it all stinks a little at the moment.

Tony Buzbee, the attorney who is bringing charges against Deshaun Watson, once put up billboards & asked his “neighbor” Cal McNair, whom he is rumored to be friends with, to draft Jonny Manziel. Something tells us the relationship between McNair and Buzbee will be talked about.

Houston Texans Quarterback DeShaun Watson is facing allegations of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a female masseuse. The suit was filed Tuesday by the Buzbee Law Firm. Attorney Tony Buzbee tells FOX 26’s Isiah Carey that Watson was getting a massage from the woman when “Watson went too far.” We’ve reached out to Watson’s agent for comment but have not yet heard back.

I agree with you. I'm not convinced the Jets will take a QB either and after them I would be shocked if 3-7 took a QB. I also don't think there's anyone to trade up above us either. I doubt more than 2 qbs will be drafted before 8.

Well, originally that's why we added Teddy for 3 years with the opt out before year 3. If we draft Lance, he can sit and learn for at least 2 season and we at least have an average QB. If that does happen I personally think Lance will take the job before that. I have a good feeling about Lance.

I'm starting to feel that may in fact be the case honestly.

Hahaha, that's funny. Next season

I'm sorry, I'll admit that I'm a naturally positive person and bit of a Homer and I do try to recognize that not everyone is the same. I was also raised not to give up, quit, or whine. I guess I'm just becoming an old man but I swear it just seems to me that people have zero faith in anything and only want something if it's shiny and easy. Last season this team played WAY better than I expected and really played hard. I was proud of that team even if we were 5-11. I'm excited about next season no matter what happens between now and then because they proved to me that I should be. As long as they never quit, I'll never quit on them. I mean really, we're the Panthers aren't we? What's our motto? Keep Pounding? That doesn't mean anything when it's easy. It's value comes from the will to fight on no matter the situation. That's what Keep Pounding is all about. It's in memory of Sam Mills. He never quit, kept fighting and always believed. I think we as Panthers fans need to remember our motto and what it means. KEEP POUNDING!

I don't know if this counts but Elway played baseball his rookie season instead of playing for Baltimore

Yeah I kind of think that now too. Texans are going to be Texans

Yep, it's also another move that limits possible trading spots for a big name QB if one were to become available. If the Texans do trade Watson, it's looking more and more like they will have to take their trade partners QB as part of the deal as their partner will have no other options with their current starter.