Gapanthersfan

My concern is not talent, but as has been said, it’s coaching. Successful teams that run this scheme all seem to have superior defensive coaching staffs. If guys aren’t good enough or miss assignments, the plays end up going for big gains. The margin for error is much smaller than a traditional 4-3 scheme.

1 kick return fumble. 1 punt return fumble. That’s strong. All returners cough the ball up. I don’t think either were turnovers but I’m not sure. He plays smart. No stupid backpedal 15 yards bs. He is an adequate RB3. Role player. Hoover-lite. He does his damn job. Teams need dudes like this. Glue guy. I’m glad he’s back. I’m sure he’ll have competition in TC.

I do not yet trust our people to be savvy enough to pull off a trade that doesn’t screw us in the first and/or second round. With things looking like they might be coming together, they absolutely HAVE TO hit on a stud in round 1 and hopefully 2… and hopefully hopefully unearth a diamond in later rounds. If they are to create a window, this draft has to go gang busters. This coming season looks promising, however, they have to go in to the 2026 season as the clear favorite to win the South. ‘Windows’ happen for traditionally bad teams with the culmination of 2-3 really good drafts IN A ROW, snagging a good head coach and a few key free agent acquisitions. Busting on first and second rounds will destroy the chance of this occuring. Cokers don’t come around very frequently and haven’t even drafted. There are contracts coming up in the next 2-3 years at the most expensive positions on the entire team. Bryce and Ickey. I know, not for a while, but good franchises have a long lens. If it comes to crunch time and Ickey hasn’t evolved in his pass blocking, do they drop mega $$ in his lap? Have they groomed someone that can step up? Do they happen in to a franchise LT and put press On Ickey to step his game up or he becomes trade bait? In closing, at 8, screw need. No trade. Pick the guy who has future all pro dna.

I want a guy who analyzes every molecule of the upcoming opponent to find where he can exploit. A tell. Flaws in fundamentals. This is what the greats do. All-pros. HOF’ers. This shows that they live, eat, sleep and breathe football. It’s the details. This is how Thielen at his age continues to be money. Always open. Guys that think they’ll get by on raw physical ability alone (there are a lot of these) get a very rude awakening. The ‘all I got to do is play my game’ guys… hard pass.

UGA men already got dat dawg in em… I’ll see myself out

I’ve long held this belief and said it from the beginning. It was plainly obvious. Why would he take the job, assemble an entire coaching staff and then check out on day 1 of TC?

Last season was my lowest point. Burn it down, sell the franchise type low. To go from the doldrums of despair last season to hanging a 40 burger on the birds in the forbidden temple, matching the 2nd most points they’ve ever scored on those clowns… it felt good. Something that could be built upon. It was finding a viable franchise QB, but it equally important locking up a good and young offensive line that gives him a chance.

Luke was forged by the hammer of Thor to be the greatest MLB the NFL has ever known. He was truly the best football player this team has ever had. I will rephrase my initial attestation. SS89 was the biggest game wrecker this team has ever had.

Very compelling and well said. It is the main reason why he has yet to receive his gold jacket.

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.

He knows his value. The $$ he got is not out of line. It’s the cost of doing business. Just y’all wait until the Ickey train gets rolling. The move him to RT people miss the fact that he is not going to take anything less than LT money.