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I like that we're actually showing interest in a true FS type of safety, but Bud Clark is the mid-round safety I'm really keeping an eye on.

I don't think 31" arms are gonna hurt him. Maybe he only goes top 10 instead of top 5. He would've had to show up arms amputated to be available at 19. LOL

RAS all day!!! You could almost perfectly predict pur picks just based off of highest RAS on the board. We weren't drafting for a football team, we were trying to build a track and field squad.

Surprised to see the 40 as the strongest predictor by a hair but not surprised to see it as the metric that gets guys overdrafted the most. Not surprised to see shuttle and 10 second split as strong predictors. I've always thought those were undervalued. I am surprised to see the three cone as basically just a nonfactor. It's one I've always valued but the data doesn't bear it out. Maybe just drop it or find some other test that might provide better insight. That one just doesn't seem to matter at all so why bother?

I like Dungy but in terms of being an on air television personality he's extremely forgettable. He's probably being paid more due to his football resume than he's worth as a commentator/analyst on air. Seems like a matter of time before they conclude the same about Brady.

Bryce is just an overall significant limitation on our offense. No way to sugarcoat it. We can either choose to keep trying to figure out bandaid around it or move on.

Honestly, I don't love taking another edge at 19. They usually take a couple years of development and we just took two in the second. I think we need some vet help in that unit while we keep developing those two.

Yeah, that's why I think the source is us. I can't imagine any team wanting to trade anything for the washed up version of Dalton that took the field last year.

Honestly, the source is probably the Panthers desperately trying to drum up a market for him.

Literally anything sounds like a great deal. I'd just love to see him gone to force us to seek an upgrade at that spot. I honestly can't imagine any team entertaining trading for him. He looked beyond washed this year.

Yeah, he looks like a stud. If his arms come in sub-31" that's definitely cause for concern but I still don't see a pass rusher with his game tape falling out of the top 10. Maybe it would keep him from going top 5. Micah Parsons only has 31.5" arms.

Presumed top 10 picks not working out at the Combine has just become standard operating procedure. Sucks, but it is what it is. Not working out hasn't seemed to hurt anyone's stock so until that dynamic changes thats what it's gonna continue to be. They have more to potentially lose than to potentially gain.

I'd always look into it. If there's time on the clock and the phone is ringing there's no good reason not to have a conversation. Someone on the other end might be ready to do something stupid. Granted, historically that someone has been us but hey... LOL

I've never seen utter unawareness of the sideline at the NFL level prior to XL. It's not like a one tike one off thing, it's happened multiple times. What should've been easy catches turn into incomplete passed because he seemingly has no clue where he is on the field and makes no effort to get both feet inbounds. I mean, this is stuff that's just second nature playing sports before you hit muddle school.

That's what I was kinda thinking after his rookie year but honestly he hasn't shown me any kind of vision or shiftiness as a runner. For a guy with his measurables he sure seems easy to get down.

We already have a roster full of third string TEs.

We may not have a choice. I'm sure contract discussions were had and I'd rather lose him than pay him like a high level starting center. He's a good player to have on your roster but he's in that good backup/marginal starter category that usually gets overpaid in free agency as teams clamor to fill gaps.

Maybe the equipment guys can put some cleats on the bottom of these bad boys

We'll see if this plan actually sticks if we get off to a slow start. It'll probably delay another Bryce benching too if he sucks again. I'm sure we'll see a game or two of Canales with the play sheet before making a QB change again.

Are we run first by design or are we run first because our QB is limited? These are rhetorical questions, but our offensive roster kinda forces us to play certain ways.

https://www.panthers.com/news/dave-canales-offensive-coordinator-brad-idzik-to-call-plays-in-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawQK2jNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJkSm9zWEdVbEtsdXdjdmtac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhX3XTaFyVQs-6pem4SZGfKG-IiHmT6qvEaksm33Pfqx7GUXf2jgChRJHs91_aem_g6zORa9Hx0dNktOaSaXdAQ

https://www.panthers.com/news/dave-canales-offensive-coordinator-brad-idzik-to-call-plays-in-2026?fbclid=IwY2xjawQK2jNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJkSm9zWEdVbEtsdXdjdmtac3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhX3XTaFyVQs-6pem4SZGfKG-IiHmT6qvEaksm33Pfqx7GUXf2jgChRJHs91_aem_g6zORa9Hx0dNktOaSaXdAQ We'll see how long it lasts if we start slow.

Do we not use TEs much by design or do we just not have any TEs justifying heavy TE usage in the passing game?

This. Some of these lifers just legitimately love ball and as long as they can continue getting roles that keeps them involved in the game at some level but doesn't require the insane commitment level of actually coaching, why not? I have to imagine a lot of these advisor roles are basically the equivalent of posting our opinions on the Huddle but actually getting paid for it. Sounds like a sweet gig to me. LOL

It's only a stupid stat if you're desperately clinging to the idea that the only way to find a SB caliber QB is in the top 5 of the draft. I get it, it hits some people right on the feels but it is what it is.