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Not gonna lie, if I was a coach or GM I'd constantly be trying to temper expectations. Not a lot of guys have been fired for exceeding expectations.

I loved how he played down the stretch last year but that was in a run heavy scheme that really fit Ickey's strengths. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned watching edge rushers blowing by Ickey with alarming regularity this preseason.

In the types of spread schemes that are commonplace in the NFL these days it's a lot harder to hide a weak link in your OL. You need five guys who can all hold their own if you want to have five receiving options available.

I hope so. I'm not certain about him at LT in our new scheme but I ultimately think he'll be a key cog in our OL wheel even if it's not at LT.

This. I don't care where you went to school. Well, if you went to UNC that's an added bonus but other than that if you can play you can play and I want you. I thought Ickey was the safest OL in the draft because of potential positional versatility. I thought that if he didn't work out at LT worst case scenario he'd end up being a very good OG. Not exactly what you want out of a top 10 pick but a helluva lot better than an outright bust.

You're not wrong about that.

If he does, he does. I just want to see him breakthrough and show that he's elite before paying him like he's elite.

I'm all for seeing what Burns can do in the new scheme prior to paying him. Before we hand him an elite, game changing pass rusher contract we might as well see him in the new scheme first. He has played in very few meaningful games in his career and I just can't forget that in one of the very few last year with a playoff berth on the line Brian Burns' face was on a milk carton.

More like Steichen was told by Irsay that Anthony Richardson was a team captain.

The link to the pre-draft article in the above copy and paste is dead, but here's the link to his early rookie year follow up https://www.nfl.com/news/newton-more-impressive-in-first-two-games-than-any-rookie-qb-09000d5d82270a88

Gil Brandt, NFL.com NFL.com senior analyst and former vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys, Gil Brandt has a lot of experience evaluating talent, and he was a guy that was buying into Cam Newton from the jump. In his article posted back in March titled, "Believe the hype: Newton has intangibles to be a start" Brandt wasn't simply talking potential like everyone else; he was talking intangibles, which many thought Newton lacked. Brandt said, "I’ve talked to a lot of players and coaches who were around Newton at Auburn, people whose opinions I trust, and I’ve come to this conclusion: Newton is the real deal." Brandt even went on to credit Newton's passing, which is what most experts doubted. He said, "The one thing most people will agree on is that Newton has a ton of talent, both as a passer and a natural athlete." He then went on to say, "Will he be as productive as Sam Bradford was in his first year? No. But he will be a big-time quarterback in the NFL within a few years. This is a special guy."

I can't possibly imagine we're actually going into the season this light on DL and heavy on TE.

If my parents named me "Jihad" I'd definitely look to legally change my name. Just saying.

Musically it kinda reminds me of a lesser version of the "Master of Puppets" era of Metallica. I just don't get the vocals though. And that's even acknowledging that the lead singer dude seems like a legit good person.

This.

Angle. He's listed at 6'1" and I think about right. I'd be shocked if he comes in under 6'.

Watch the video of Rhule and Fitts talking about the Corral trade and pick. Rhule couldn't care less. It just seems really obvious he had no desire not just for Corral, but a rookie QB period. Seems like Fitts convinced him that they had to take a QB and Rhule was probably like well fine then, this guy and Fitts was likely high on Corral too so it worked out. Well, it didn't work out but they were in agreement. Maybe it was McAdoo banging the table for Corral but I'm not sure how much sway he had in the room. McAdoo just seemed like someone that was forced onto Rhule that Rhule never really wanted to begin with. Tepper probably told him to get some real NFL experience on his staff and he came up with McAdoo and Wilks.

I hate it for him. I get no joy out of this kid getting cut. Rhule clearly didn't have much interest in him so it seems he was a Fitts pick. I sure hope he chose wiser with his much bigger QB swing.

Yeah, they've been middle of the pack at drafting. They had a huge competitive advantage during the Belichick/Brady duo era of being able to stockpile vets chasing rings. If you were a proven vet with fug you money already in the bank and truly wanted that SB ring to crown your career, it was by far your #1 destination of choice.

This is all just so dumb. If you're not gonna pay the guy, just trade him for the best offer you can get and move on. It's in both osrrties' best interest. Why they're willing to cut their own nose off to spite their face to win a dick measuring contest with a player is just baffling.

Don't forget, when they mic'ed up players for our preseason game they chose the punter and the long snapper. I mean, that says a LOT.

This is my concern with Ekwonu. I'm not certain he's a LT in the scheme that we want to run.

I mean, he has a history of seemingly being blind to young talent that even fans can see. So the way I see it is that Ron is either an atrocious evaluator of talent, even worse than a decently knowledgeable fan or he's simply not paying any attention to the guys down the roster. As unbelievable as the latter is, it's more believable to me than the former.

None of this should be surprising to a Panthers fan. That "thing" that Rivera lost as a head coach was prime Cam Newton. I think that much is obvious.

I'm still clueless as to what to expect. I think our schemes both offensively and defensively have been largely kept under wraps in the preseason but nothing would shock me in week one.