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Realistically, it helps to know what we will have at the position in 2024. Thielen (unless he requests a trade and is given one, he will be here. Bryce counts on him, but he should not be much more than a #2.) Mingo (He had nearly 500 yards in a dysfunctional offense. That is a high percentage of Bryce's total passing yards. He will improve.) TMJ (It makes little since to not give him one last shot with the new offense. Sometimes players prosper) Smith Marsette (I like him, but as the fifth WR. He too is in the 6-1 range and runs a 4.42 ish 40. He has less beef than the others.) we are going to sign a free agent and draft 2, imo--

Very good center draft this year, imo. Something to like about each of the top 3, and I think with 2 Guards returning from IR (And BC was not that good at LG), Bozeman having a year where he got beat a lot (could be the reserve Guards on each side, but I saw him get blown up by NTs) the middle needs attention. I am for it. At 65, Powers Johnson will be gone--if we had a first rounder, he would be a great second round selection. I would take either Frazier and Van Pran and be as giddy as a little school girl.

Yes, I think Chubba is going to be the guy, but a dual threat back on passing downs would be a nice touch. Sanders was such a bad addition, and I was angry when we grabbed him. You simply don't have to pay RBs a ton of money and you don't go after RBs that ran behind the best OL in football and compensate them for their production. In Philly, he was often not touched until he was 4 yards up field.

In my opinion, we are going to need a deep guy or two. Not sure where I read this, but Baker was 6th in passes (completions) over 30 yards and second in the NFL in completions over 40 yards. I need to watch some Bucs video to see what Baker did. Now, he played to Baker's STRENGTHS, not his height, which would be a weakness. I am not of the mindset that Bryce's strength is the same as Baker's, so I have to wonder. It could mean that he likes the deep ball to the big WR--so he turned Baker's weakness into an advantage for Evans. He had to play the players he had. The players he will have to play here? Mingo. Not sure if we keep Thielen or anyone else. Maybe Smith Marsette. The good news? Canales will have a big voice in picking his WR room. I think we give TMJ one more season, maybe the light comes on in the new system and he finds his groove. I think we draft 2 WRs and I think we bring in a free agent. Not sure about TE. He will want a better dual threat RB than Chubba.

To be fair, he has to have something to pass the time when others are dating or having sex.

You went too far with "evangelical." I will take scam grifter though.

About the new philosophy--what does that mean? I am not that great at X's and O's and strategy, but I will make some statements that you can agree with or laugh at--I just want to put it out there.... https://www.wralsportsfan.com/what-dave-canales-offense-can-teach-us-about-the-carolina-panthers-future/21262670/

Does she have any pictures of me? That would make going to the games a bit awkward.

Morgan did not impress me, but I don't think he likes the stage and microphone. Dogs...Dog fight....Fear the logo (a cat). I think he is going to be fine if left to do what he does best. And I agree with him, fwiw. Just a bit awkward. This was a like a front office pep rally. Canales has genuine enthusiasm--the type of personality that makes you wonder what he is trying to sell. Loved the emotion towards his wife, the refusal to answer David Newton's questions about the franchise's coaching transitions, etc. He is going to be special. I think he will be the coach here for as long as the teppers will stay out of the way.

Between the 20s he is pretty good Between his ears? Not so much.

He had a really good QB throwing to him and the ACC was not that good this year, so I am not sure about him. I really like the way he handled himself during his ordeal--seems to be a class act.

when it comes to Wide outs, two words are all you need to know: Yards After Catch. We might draft three (4) receivers.

Bryce is smart, known to be a quick processor. I understand that we will be under center a lot running play action--that necessitates the QB will have his back the line of scrimmage for about a second or even more on play action passes. It gets him moving and he would then make a quick read or two and get rid of it. Less complicated that two or three reads and a checkdown when you are a 5-10 QB standing in the pocket watching big, lumbering WRs break and then get covered. This will be about timing, and his quick processing might work to his advantage. This is smart on paper. I also think Canned Ales (I just made that up on the fly) will be smart to get the voices out of Bryce's head. He was confused and he lost confidence. They really should have benched Bryce to learn and played Andy. I did not see the presser--just commenting on your comments.

We are fortunate to have a draft so deep at WR (and QB, if you are a dreamer), but we really need to choose the right second round WR time-has to be a home run. While I am OK with Mingo and his development, I do not think he can claim the #2 WR crown. We have problems if Theilen is the #1--he needs to be our Proehl. Depending on the system we employ, and he has already hinted that he wants to go play action under center, we need WRs who can separate and we need those who can get YAC. Corley is my favorite for that reason, but not at 33. There are some good route runners in this draft, but it seems they all have a concern--like they weigh 160 lbs and are listed at 6-2.

I was skeptical about him, but the few seconds I saw of him, he stands out. I just did a mock and chose him over the Xavier boys.

I did not watch much of it today or read any comments. Interesting--what you say will drop him down boards. There are a lot of 4.4 guys who stall to 4.8 when running routes. I mentioned this in relation to DBs when I played in college, but one comment by the DB coach stayed with me, even though I was a TE, He said you may run a 4.4, but if it takes you .2 of a second slower than a 4.6 guy to process and play and get there, then I am going with the smart guy (the 4.6 with brains and faster reaction). I can say that i have never spent more focus watching WRs separation than this year.

As an avid mock drafter, I can say that I often fall in love with players early in the process and that causes me to overlook other talents. I am trying to stay objective about Legette, but it is difficult.

I have just seen a few clips of him and looked at his measurables on paper. I am going to assume Canales likes the big WR after having Evans. So he may be the guy. As time rolls on, the details will come out. FWIW, I was born in Columbia while my dad was a Gamecock Tight End, so I have a small network of legacy cocks that communicate a lot. The theory is that Rattler found Legette a lot and became his #1 target. He had a great year, and they wonder just how good he would have been with a top QB. Some say that he would not have been as good unless Rattler was QB, that if a QB who read the defenses well were under center, the ball would have gone to other WRs more often--Gamecock or egg? not sure

He is a sleeper because he had that weird season--he could become a star, but I see him as a late second/early third guy right now. His rating may change after this week.

That makes me feel like an expert because I noticed that watching practice today--we don't need people who can't run routes--that means you are raw or difficult to coach. He has the tools. I was impressed with Georgia's Ladd McConkey today.

I read an article on him--second round grade--but they said that he would go in the first round if Al Davis were still alive--going after the size/speed ratio players (ineffectively). I am less impressed than before after watching day 1 of the SR bowl practices, but he is having a better day today.

He's waking up from a five day bender. He was heard on the phone shouting, "I signed what?"

I see your point, and that is correct. There have been some indications about a lot of "under center" play action, etc, but I have not seen anything yet. I think, however, we are in a good situation because we have BC who would be more finesse -- it could be as simple as swapping them, but I would hate to think the #6 overall draft pick from 2022 is our LG. I am not that confident that Corbett will make a full return to average RG play.

Of course, that is going to happen, but it would not be a very good discussion board if we responded to all topics that way. But the draft comes before he can figure that out--I guess he will watch hours of tapes, etc. I think the point is, to quote a great ex-Panther and all-around American icon, "Sometimes the answer is on the roster."

If I suggest it, I was confused. I think Shipley could be a day 3 pick, not a third round pick. I have 2 rules about RBs--- 1) don't draft them until day 3 if you are drafting one-instead, drive around town and look for a RB holding up a cardboard sign. Pull up to the curb, and yell, "Get in." 2) Never sign them to a second contract. RBs peak around age 25.5 and the average RB drops off in productivity at a rate that assures they rarely earn that second contract. (going from memory--read a study about 2 years ago--I have read several studies, and they all say basically the same thing.) Interestingly, there are 2 numbers that stand out, One article from B/R said this (called the "Curse of 370"): "A running back with 370 or more carries during the regular season will usually suffer either a major injury or loss of effectiveness the following year, unless he is named Eric Dickerson." Another article describes the 1800 carry (for career) "Cliff". Says that when most RBs (except a very small percentage) hit 1800 carries for their careers, they are done, for the most part. Derrick Henry has 2000 career carries and he is 30. According to these stats, his productivity should have dropped and he should be often injured. Supposedly, he is seeking another contract. That would be stupid if you are the Titans' GM. If I were a GM, I would not give a RB a second contract. I would trade the RB and draft one every 2 years or so. What if the RB was 26 and coming off a 1000 yard season? I would get a better trade value for them. The CMC trade did not bother me that much because he was already showing to be injury prone and he was not going to peak when the team was a contender. Might as well trade him and build, but we screwed that up. This method would be smart and allow cap funds to address positions where second contracts are more productive. When Marty Hurney signed Williams and Stewart to ridiculous second contracts, it took us a long time to get over it. Here is a chart that demonstrates the steep slope of productivity loss after age 25.5--or the first contract.