rebelrouser

I'm out. Will donate any Panthers gear to the homeless and move on. Better things to do that give a crap about a franchise owned by this guy. 

On 11/27/2023 at 9:05 PM, AU-panther said:

but the fact is these jobs are rare.  

Yeah, there is only one completely crap franchise in the NFL and that's Carolina. This franchise is headed to Jets, Browns, Bucs level of a decade of misery.  Ben Johnson turned us down last year and now people think he will take the job that has proven to be much, much worse than it looked last year???? That is funny. We will get someone ready to retire on a huge buyout from Tepper like we had with Reich. I do think the new head coach can start to accumulate a lot of high draft picks if we get rid of Fitterer.  

On 12/4/2023 at 2:40 PM, SCO96 said:

would you trade down for additional choices (big mistake if you ask me)?

Actually we will use our remaining draft capital to move up in the draft to get a wr who can't get separation, an oline that can't pass block, or a te that can't catch.  And any of those three desperation moves will be done to plug a hole that idiot Fitterer made. 

18 hours ago, CRA said:

Well they all seem to be in agreement and quoting defensive coordinators that Frank Reich has been painfully predictable and the entire league knows what we are doing.   And unless you have a roster of all pros you will simply lose in the NFL if that is what you are.   

 

Is this what they said when the hire was made?

5 hours ago, jamos14 said:

First part yes.  He has.  Especially his pocket presence.

Can you blame him with this line? This franchise might ruin a decent qb prospect. I bet Bryce would be doing well on the Texans. Whether even CJ could succeed here is up in the air. 

21 hours ago, methodtoll said:

If I was Tepper, I would look at a team that is a consistent playoff caliber team and grab one of their guys, particularly a offensive minded coach like Ben Johnson or Brian Johnson

Ben Johnson turned us down last year when the position was much more appealing. He's not coming. 

5 hours ago, SaltAndPepper said:

Since Tepper bought the team, there has been six losing seasons. The general temperature of the fanbase has now gone from impatient to apathetic. It's no secret that a lot of us here at the huddle are turning off the game, posting less, etc. 

Similar to how Snyder lost a significant portion of the fan-base to the Panthers, Eagles, and other organizations as his reign of tyranny continued, could we see a palpatable loss like that in just fans from Tepper? Could Panthers fans who were originally Redskin Refugees go back to the Commanders (or whatever their name may be in the future)? Could the health of the Panthers slowly be going Comatose? 

I'll be donating my Panthers gear to the homeless and golfing or bike riding on Sundays.  

9 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Wilks would be a welcomed addition, but Tepper pride would never let that happen.

Wilks was about to get fired in SanFran before they went out and got Chase Young for him. 

1 hour ago, Ornias said:

They may already know what they have in Bryce, and it is not positive. 

How? We have a crap oline, terrible wr's who can't separate, and two mediocre rbs.  Pat Mahomes would struggle on this team.  This is the worst franchise in the NFL bar none. 

Reich was probably a bad/lazy hire, but we will never know since he was given a plate of chicken poo by Tepper and told to make a sandwich. 

That's not what I heard. Sounds like he assumed the good power run blocking would translate to good pass blocking. This team was set up for CJ Stroud, not Bryce.

1 hour ago, OneBadCat said:

The answers were obvious in front of his face he just didn’t want them.

Promote Wilks to HC

Resign Cam

Draft Stroud or AR

Keep last years running game and philosophy 

Keep DJ Moore

Broken down Cam Newton? That's not an answer at all. He looked terrible at the end of his career.

21 hours ago, Clicheking said:

FWIW I think Fitts falls on the sword first Reich will get the rest of the season provided we can get one or two more wins 

He's not going to quit, but he needs to be fired now. And the college scouting department too.

22 hours ago, amcoolio said:

There's only 32 head coaching jobs in the NFL in the world. Someone will definitely want the job, and a good chance someone young and hungry.

There are seven head coaching vacancies a year on average. If you are smart, you can wait for a better job.  

The inevitable downward spiral of it all.  Reich fired after one year and no one worth a crap will be willing to work with Tepper.  A third coaching staff/scheme in the last three years to help the development of the wonderful draft picks. The entire next season will also suck.  

3 hours ago, ncfan said:

https://x.com/panthers/status/1725567322767704530?s=46

Out of all of the terrible picks, Horn has to be the worst. Will we ever see him play again? Jeeze.  

Didn't one of the coaches say he did zero work in the offseason on his footwork? Maybe it took ten weeks of practice to get him up to speed. Makes you wonder what will happen when he  spends his spring and summer sitting on the couch playing video games again though.  He's working toward costing himself a lot in salary if he gets viewed as a guard over a LT. 

11 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

This blurb about Aidan O'Connell caught my eye

https://www.raidersbeat.com/respected-qb-coach-once-said-aidan-oconnell-is-the-most-accurate-quarterback-he-has-ever-coached/

On one hand you can believe that Bryce never had to learn how to adjust protections because he never had to do it at Alabama. But if he's so cerebral and understands the defenses (lol I know just humor me) why would he need experience with that? Moving offensive linemen around should be easy if you know what the protections are and where defenders are blitzing from. Yes playcalling bad, yes bad scheme sure. 

But we saw Bryce given a much freer hand earlier in the season with making adjustments and playcalls. He sucked at it. He frequently checked into nothing productive, or got sacked, or got a delay of game/had to use a timeout. They took away his ability to make those calls.

We know that Alabama is powerful in the sports media. We know Saban likes to get his players drafted in the first because it's a good recruitment tool. We know that the media will slobber all over Alabama QBs regardless of their talent (see Mac Jones' rookie year) or onfield behavior (Burns ankle). We've seen all announcers, including college guy Herbstreit, constantly go back to his processing, saying he has to move faster, and being shocked at the difference between Bryce in college and now. 

So what if it's all just bullshit? What if Bryce was an okay QB in a stacked offense? What if all this point guard nonsense was just a media narrative that benefited a powerful program/coach? Would certainly explain why Reich is looking like someone is pointing a gun at his family's head behind camera in every shot he's in. 

And if this was all just a media narrative to fill air space during broadcasts, it's no surprise Tepper's dumb ass fell for it. 

I'm sure the usual cohort of low tier posters are going to post the first tinfoil hat picture they can google, but at this point I'm starting to think it might be true. Bryce looks like he has no goddamn idea what's happening out there, or what the defense is doing, or where his receivers are going. Those two picks to Bates against Atlanta? Did the same poo against the Bears, they were just dropped. 

I dunno guys. Think we got less of a Tyrion and more of a Dopey.

So you don't watch college football do you?

Yes the scouting is laughably bad but it really starts with a very poor understanding of the talent you have. This staff went into the draft thinking we were close when in fact the team was riddled with holes.  This is the worst franchise in the nfl and the people who dragged it down are still in charge.

On 10/17/2023 at 8:32 AM, weyco2000 said:

Should’ve kept Wilkes,

The guy the 49ers fans want fired? 

13 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

He is way worse. Icky was not drafted 1 over all and we didn’t mortgage our future. Plus he run blocks very well.  Horn is a great player, just can’t stay healthy. The whole Young situation is a complete disaster. From the traded picks and losing DJ Moore.  Should have stood Pat and taken Levis. 

Ekwonu was drafted as a LT with the sixth pick. He is a guard at best. JC Horn doesn't even play. Bryce is the best prospect of the three. I still don't mind trading down to get him. What hurts is the fact that he was drafted to team with holes everywhere and he is constantly running for his life.

15 hours ago, Panthers Fan 69 said:

Bryce ain’t it. Bryce is a bad NFL QB.  The HC is worse than rhule.  Woo wooo. Wooo.  Can’t believe how bad this team is. We aren’t even competitive.  
 

Young is Russell and leaf bad. 
 

fit is fired tmrw. Inside sources btw…

Young is not even as bad as JC Horn and Ekwonu. 

Ekwonu barely even slows the pass rusher down. Big swing and a miss early. Bryce did well to escape.

4 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Hell, they can probably turn around and trade Fields for a 2nd or 3rd. Maybe to the Niners? Justin Fields in SF would be VERY interesting.

Why would the Niners want him? Justin Fields is a bust. Pinning your hopes on him to be your starter would be about as dumb as trading draft picks for Sam Darnold. 

16 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I always chuckle about the "everyone is doing it we're just the only ones dumb enough to actually get caught" defense.

Here is Michigan Assisant Connor Stalions on the CMU sideline in CMU gear. Hilarious. Spy Coach. Allegedly.