MHS831

Probably Cam Newton

There are a few ways to go, and it all depends on how you slice up the money and the draft picks.

Yes. I think RBs should never get a second contract--keep em for 4 years as they do in college. Sanders is a great example of how an average back can look good behind a great OL. Spend your $$$ on the hog mollies and it makes the QB, WRs, TEs, and RBs get better.

You have a good football mind, but I disagree with your overall strategy, but I agree with the needs. OL: We need depth for the OL--and maybe 1 inside starter to compete for a starting spot. I also think our OL was horribly coached under Campen. That shows up across the board. I think "Coach em up" would be effective here. Ickey has elite LT talent, needs fundamentals. In my view, Corbett is good, Bozeman scared me last year, but with good guards, he improves. I would love to see BC become our depth at OT as the swing T. Leaves a G position to be filled. I might draft an IOL and sign one in free agency to fill the LG spot. The OL is not far from being very good, and that is encouraging. WR: We have the best WR draft ever this year, and I want to splash there. That does not mean we have to take one at #33, however. There will be trade offers--take one. So I would draft two WRs this year. 1. Free Agent 2. Theilen 3. Mingo 4.Draft Pick 5. Draft Pick 6. Smith-Marsette So, in free agency, we need to sign: a LG, a move that gives us quality depth at OT and no major concerns if we have an injury because BC would be an ideal swing OT, a mediocre LG. In the draft, we need an IOL. We need to coach up Mays, Zavala. Campen didn't. a TE, Now, Hurst and Tremble may be what they want in this new system, but an offensive threat is needed. Young needs a Y that can get open and scare the D. a WR: We could really use an experienced stud, like the players mentioned by the OP. I still would make sure I got one or two out of this draft. a CB: Griffin might be re-signed, and he might be good depth, but I am looking for a serviceable backup for Horn and Jackson--more injured than any starting CB tandem in the NFL. Of course, Burns' situation could change everything.

Is he coming back or is he done? I heard his injury could end his career, but I may have heard that here on the Huddle, which is like taking financial advice from a homeless crack head.

How the hell did we win 2 games?

I wanted to like Fittererer. But can anyone name a good move he made? Luvu is the best, but after that, I can't think of a good free agent or draft pick.

I am just seeing a bunch of zeros. Oh, now I get it.

Interesting stuff, brother. Thanks for sharing

Here is my positive spin. A while back, I was an assistant principal. I was an extension of the principal, even though I shared my contrarian views frequently. I was rarely heard, and the principal expected me to enforce her decisions. I did. When she was demoted, the interview committee basically held it against me that I worked under her. I remember saying, "I learned a lot from her about how a principal allows their egos to take over, how they become blinded by politics, and how they should listen to their subordinates with more purpose. If you think success is the only teacher or that I will pattern my leadership after a model I know to be broken, then you need to start asking me specific questions about what advice I provided that was not accepted. I was never insubordinate, however, and it seems that you expected me to be so." They did not offer me the job, but it did reveal their bias. I wonder if Morgan faced the same obstacles--with Tepper getting involved, Fitterer would listen to his boss and not his apprentice.

Dang Tepper. It is getting harder and harder to sell our tickets to traveling Visitor fans who want to see their team push for a playoff spot.

Not really what I said. But you don't go from bad to great--there is usually a progression.

I love the guy. I imagine the players will too.

Personally, I did not like the hire one bit. Prove me wrong, Danno.

No, I get it 100%. I just see a situation like they had in Miami brewing. We are going to build the OL and the WR corps. I think Bryce is cerebral, and I think that worked against him last year. I think he had never faced adversity before, and he was overthinking it a lot. I think the first game he threw some early interceptions and he never fully recovered from that. I am way past thinking that he is going to be special, but in the history of the NFL, there are a ton of first overall pick QBs that never panned out, so I am not shocked--I simply want him to improve into a decent starting QB. I do believe he will become a smart QB--maybe like a Brees one day-best case scenario. Probably more of a Tua.

I guess we could use the pistol. But yeah, I think you are right.

Canales is playing the cards he is dealt. However, I do think he is going to make some of the Bryce Bashers on here eat some crow. MARK MY WORDS!!! I bet you didn't mark them. MARK THEM!!!

Not me. His problems are technique and confidence. When the light comes on, he will be good. He was not as bad as people here made him out to be--even as the 2023 LT, he was probably the second best OL He has a lotta work to do. If we add to the roster, it would be interesting to see us add a LG and make BC a swing T who can play G.

90% of great RBs hit the wall at 27. He is 30. he has taken a beating. No thanks

It would be nice, but we have to be very careful. This is not about rewarding a player for his performance in another city--it is about paying for future performance. If he "breaks the bank" then you are paying him on the top end of the scale, expecting his play to be top end of the scale. If his play drops off--you are screwed.

I might get shelled for this, but Ekwonu was not developed and he has the skill set. Brady C has the athletic ability. If ever there was a time to say, "The answer might be on the roster," it could be now. Unknown commodities do not necessary mean an upgrade. I say get a damn coach in here instead of that mole that used to make out with footballs.

Brown doesn't? You can take the emotional approach and I would agree, but in the era of salary cap moves, which is the point of the thread, you may not be able to keep what you want. I do think, however, if we cut the entire bottom half of our roster, most would not be signed to other teams.

It is my opinion that if people didn't read the thread title, click on the link, and then comment about how tired they are tired (or will be) of responding to that thread topic then there is an option that you may not have yet considered.

It seems that we need to pin Dan down and a bit an have operationalize his definition of "Dawg" into a quantifiable term.

I am expecting to see one or two of the following moves: Tag and trade Burns. In a contract year, he was not great. Is he a one-trick pony? A luxury for a ring chasing team. Trade Theilen. Hard sell because the draft is so loaded, but there are teams who could use a third WR who can grab 100 balls. Pay Brown top DT money. He is versatile, great, and he never leaves the field. Worth 1.5 salaries. Luvu gets a raise -he is a good LB-- but he is not great.