Gapanthersfan

cordially disagree. with the football in his hands, from anywhere on the field, he was always 1 broken tackle away from putting 6 points on the board. if Steve ever had a bad day, and I’m sure he did at some point, I can’t remember it. His spirit was completely unbreakable. There was no way to scheme around him. He caught everything and ran great routes. Jam Steve at the line… lol, good luck with that. He played every play like his life depended on it. The bigger the game, the bigger he played. We’ve had all time great defenders who take games over and wreck shop, but they aren’t a threat to put 6 on the board on every play. Steve was. SS89 kept head coaches awake at night more than any other Panther ever had. Was he a good teammate? Hell no, and he’s admitted to such. Just my thoughts.

Best PLAYER this team has ever had, IMHO…. But… He’s obviously a very complicated man. I can’t judge him.

100%. It’s his brand, and he’s real. I very much appreciate that quality in him.

Interestingly, I have a colleague who is from the same town as XL, and she says that is NOT how people talk there.

I was born in Trinidad. Fun accent. Similar to Grenada. Easier to understand than Jamaican.

You know, analytics man.

Game tape trumps all. All the other scouting tools they utilize usually serve to muddy the water of an otherwise straight forward process. Tape shows the tangibles and the intangibles. Game speed. Intelligence. Leadership. Strength. Quickness. 4.55 40 wr who beats press coverage, always open 1st down machine who catches with his hands and never misses an assignment. Yes, please. Sounds like a Coker to me. Workout wonders (swole bones) with crap tape… next.

2017 was a ‘solid’ draft. Had Brady been given a real shot at LT, Ickey would not of been the pick. Brady being our franchise LT elevates that greatly. First 3 picks of 2001 all were legit HOF talent. Had Jenkins stayed in Charlotte and stayed away from the alcohol he’s a lock first ballot HOF. Jenkins took the first Bucs game over and broke Mr Automatica. What DT blocks kicks? SS89 in the playoffs? And this is the point I belabor… all pro talent raises the level of everyone else on the team. If they hit at a position of need, great… but the first two rounds HAVE TO HIT. Drafting for Need is always a reach.

Garbage teams that blow rounds 1 and/or 2 stay garbage teams. Those 2 spots are the lifeblood of the org.

He’s a guy that does his job, reliably. I’ll never be upset retaining guys like that on the cheap.

I feel like, because it’s true, EVERY draft this team goes for the ‘versatile’ dudes, and have no idea why they never seem to hit. Every year. If they would just draft NFL ready/almost ready, non-tweener guys from the powerhouse teams, they would take a gigantic step. Just go BPA, but they can’t help themselves… every year they overestimate their talent and convince themselves that they’re only a few pieces away. They reach in the draft to fill the perceived need, only to realize that they’re paper thin depth wise because they’ve filled the team with years of tweener reach picks. Just stop the madness. When it’s your turn, get the guy who is most likely to go all-pro, regardless of the position. All pro dudes raise the level of play of everyone else. Get that guy.

Since the departure of this team’s defensive greats, there has been a gigantic void at home grown talent who has the cred to hold dudes accountable. I see Horn having that quality in spades. when bro showed up out of nowhere to bow up on offensive linemen during the dust up, I saw it. Heart. Leadership. Those guys are gold and don’t just disappear when the ink dries.

If bro loses motivation playing for UGA then this team doesn’t have a prayer of changing that.

All the consistently good teams are deep on the lines. It appears that our FO realizes that.

This is the cost of building a team with enough talent to compete, when there is almost none in place.