CanadianCat

No.. im not sure the exact numbers but with CMC new contract we would have paid him bonuses, we would have to pay for those. The yearly rate they pay but not the bonus.

it was a good trade. This whole offseason people bitched and moaned about how fragile he is and how much we are paying him. The first time he showed up on the injury report people were again like 'oh here we go again!' Now we trade him for 4 picks AND lose his contract, thats a good deal.

Yeah. It hurts losing CMC but the RB position is a luxury position these days. We were able to off load a huge contract and get a massive haul in return. We have the core of a very good team minus a coach and QB. That will get fixed this off season.

Dammit.. your right it was Double Trouble. Man that was a fun season.

I think Smash and Dash was the perfect compliment.

Yeah... Smith is a GOAT of the franchise. CMC is good but hes not to SS level yet.

I would have NO issue with this thing blowing up and a bunch of these guys going down. .. that said Kraft can literally get caught by the FBI at a rub and tug and nothing happens.

Honestly, I dont care if he's 'cool' with it. He signed a contract playing for the team, he didnt sign a contract saying I'll only play with the team if they are winning super bowls...

We are going to draft a rookie QB next year. CMC is THE BEST player to pair with a developing QB. On top of that his dead cap is nasty. Honestly our best player to trade for the biggest return is Burns. Which would make sense as we need to redo his contract this offseason. That said, my head is still in the sand... I still think we are a coach and a half decent QB away from being able to compete. LFG!!!

Yeah I shared that tweet I saw... who know's whats right anymore

Im getting sick of this Parsons over Horn argument already.. Horn is an ELITE CB that this team desperately needed. This place would have lost their damn mind if we would have drafted a LB last year. The whole "i would have drafted 'x' player" argument always drive me damn crazy.

Good post. My 'like to see's' would be.. 1. Use CMC much more as a slot WR or a WR out of the backfield. Give the other RB's all the inside runs. Lets see what he can do at WR and save him for next season. 2. Cade Mays needs reps. Hes a boom or bust player. 3. TMJ needs significant reps. 4. Give Brandon Smith reps at OLB and DE. He is a physical Micah Perasons... lets see if we can create that.

Its impossible for me to look at Robbie and not see Sideshow Bob.

https://twitter.com/PFF_Panthers/status/1582052660513247232?s=20&t=SypXcXdyEgpuuLJ-jUQcFA

Before MNF, Panthers rookie Ikem Ekwonu holds the 2nd-best pass-blocking grade among all OTs in Week 6 - 85.9

Lets go TMJ!!!!

your just trolling buddy

Drafting Chinn

Oof... I liked Rhule as the CEO type but that stereo type never came true. Im looking forward to Scott's coaching breakdown

Yup still do. I said in a different post but I think you need to look at a trade as a trade itself and then how they are coached. A 3rd rounder for a top 10 corner. You make that trade any day.

I think its a game of chicken between Tepper and Rhule The longer Rhule coaches, the worst his reputation. But if he gets fired he keeps his money. The sooner Rhule quits the better options he has on the college ranks. But if he quits he doesnt get his money. I think Tepper wants to stick it to Rhule and wont fire him til the end of the season but then it will be too late for Rhule to catch on with a team. So I think Tepper is betting Rhule pulls a Bobby Petrino

Agree with everything you say.

You like to pile on all the time and generally poo post, but for those that actually want a balanced perspective... Sam was a good trade. At the time the consensus was that the Jets wrecked him and if he would have hit not one would be complaining. Picking up the 5th year option was a mistake CJ Henderson was a good trade. A 3rd rounder for a starting player, with his upside, is always worth it. Baker was a good trade. Also considering they took some of his salary for a potential franchise QB... again good trade. And I know your going to say that well Sam and Baker suck. Thats true, but I for one can appreciate that we made all those moves with a decent potential that we might get impact players and never needed to touch our 1st or 2nd round picks. Evaluate the trade for what it is. How the player is coached is another story.

I'm all in on blowing up the coaching staff, but I actually really like what Fit and Morgan are doing. I think he has been hamstrung by the fact he was hired after Rhule and the final decision goes to Rhule but I love they way he approaches the draft and how he continues to look for value. I think he should be given the chance to hire his own staff and make the accountability start from there.

I actually dont disagree with this approach. Firing Rhule at this point doesnt improve the team in anyway.