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I think the jersey schedule gets released in the next few days. Ready to see what colors I can't anticipate getting disappointed in each week.

Had to go back and see so I wasn't crazy. Dalton only played a few snaps in 1 pre-season game last year and the rest was Corral, Young, and Luton. I'm almost certain he didn't throw at FanFest either.

Didn't Dalton sit out last FanFest/Pre-Season too? Starting to think this is intentional to not damage Bryce's confidence or something. Read somewhere that Dalton might be injured a few weeks. If that's the case, I'd be interested to see if they bring in another Plummer type or somebody like Tannehill/Gabbert.

The expectation that he is going to be Mushin Muhammad was crazy. He will be above average-But he won't even be what DJ Moore was. I forget it's that time of the year where the huddle thinks all of our draft picks will be in running for Rookie of the Year. I remember when ya'll thought Chinn was the second coming of Mike Minter and Matt Corral was going to be All-Pro by year 3.

I don't know if you think I'm sticking up for Rhule or something, I'm just pointing out the fact that the team got significantly worse during the GM change. I think our recent draft and trade history solidifies that statement. Rhule obviously had a hand in things; that was made very apparent. However, if you ask me who was most responsible for the last 3 seasons of poor football, I'm going to point my finger at the GM.

6. Everyone always says 20-22 games you know what you got. So after the ATL home game, my mind will be made up.

Yeah I think Matt was trying to build it like a college program and had way too much influence and everyone realized it wasn’t going to work. Then they shifted gears and got a weak GM who was just trying to please both sides. I think eventually Tepper realized the Frankenstein he created and then tried to salvage it by firing Matt and thinking somebody like Frank could fix it. I also think Frank really thought he could fix it and then got here and was like “Yeah I’m fuged.” People can blame Tepper and Rhule but I still believe the biggest problem was the GM. I mean hell, Matt’s 1st season wasn’t that bad for a first time NFL coach. They lost like 7 games by a score or less. It wasn’t until the personnel department got shaken up after that year that things got out of control.

I loved them when they came out. Now I just associate them with losing since we wear them more now. It makes me miss the silver pants.

So are we still sitting around 60% on the chance he gets benched before the end of the season? I think thats where we left off in January. Classic Panthers luck would be that he balls out for about 5 weeks and tears an ACL or something.

Is it Ngakoue who always has the rumors of locker room troubles?

Only ones I really disagree with: No way Jets are going 12-5. 10-7 MAYBE. That division will be a game or two difference between Miami, NYJ, and Buffalo. Chiefs will have a down year; despite down year they still probably win the division but not 13-4. Saints will implode this year and will be worse than us. The division will go to Tampa again because Atlanta is way to hyped up. Colts aren't winning their division, probably going to finish 3rd or 4th. I think they actually got worse this offseason. I think Green Bay and LAR will be the last two standing in the NFC. Green Bay was one of the hottest teams at the end last year and I think LAR is going to make one last all-in run with Stafford. AFC is anybody's guess.

If it turns into a dumpster fire, he'll be out by Week 6. We have a 1st round pick this year, more cap space, and Canales has no loyalty to him. About his 20-22 game mark as the guru's say, you know what you got. I don't think I can sit through another season of him playing like he did last year. I'd rather see Dalton and 30+ runs per game like we did with Darnold.

I second

Floor: 3-14 Ceiling: 6-11

Considering it was Brian Burns, I'm sure Tepper had to sign-off on it. There is probably 1-4 players on the roster with that status. I highly doubt he would have needed approval if it was somebody like DiCaprio Bootle.

Hurney/Fitterer in the same room is so weird. Two totally different team building philosophies.

So I went back and watched some of these; this was the result for what it's worth. Not totally accurate of course, but interesting during this down time. @Saints- L VS Chargers L @Raiders L VS Bengals L @Bears W VS Falcons L @Commanders L (OT) @ Broncos W VS Saints L VS Giants W BYE VS Chiefs L VS Bucs W (OT) @ Eagles L VS Cowboys W VS Cardinals L @Bucs W VS Falcons L

Chances are Morgan fired him.

Yeah this really isn’t a big deal, he was brought in by Fitterer which was the worst GM in our history. Staff changes are expected after going 2-15. Besides, all that hype was just hype. It’s not like the Cards just came off the SB and he was some type of guru.

Offense MVP: Diontae Johnson (Guy is going to light it up for a new contract whether its here or somewhere else) Breakout: Terrace Marshall (Can totally see this guy waking up in the last year of his contract). Disappointment: Austin Corbett (Never played C in the NFL and there is no backup plan other than having Christensen snap the ball occasionally. Seems like the normal head-scratcher of the season like Nate Chandler playing T). Defense MVP: Derrick Brown (Speaks for itself) Breakout: Chau Smith-Wade (Guy is really underrated). Disappointment: DJ Wonnum (I think Clowney will be consistent, but this guy reminds me of Stephen Weatherly)

4-6 is probably accurate. I would probably bet on 6. There are some very winnable games, and I figure if they just run the football like they say they will and play mediocre defense it's attainable. I figure that there will be 4 wins against crap teams, 1 random upset, and some game we play spoiler on somebody's January hopes. AT Saints (L 19-14) Chargers (L 37-17) AT Raiders (W 16-13) Bengals (L 31-10) AT Bears (W 23-20) Falcons (L 28-23) AT Commanders (W 21-10) AT Broncos (L 17-14 OT) Ouch Saints (L 20-7) Giants (Germany) (L 26-17) BYE Chiefs (L 34-14) Bucs (L 22-20) AT Eagles (L 17-16) Almost a surprise Cowboys (W 29-20) WTF moment Cardinals (W 23-13) AT Bucs (W 21-6) Canales Revenge AT Falcons (L 27-19)

Can revisit when/if Charlotte gets an MLB team. It has been discussed lately and I think Charlotte and Nashville are supposedly high on the list.

While I think Legette will be better than our last two WRs we drafted, I think Brooks will be the one everyone looks back at as the best player we took in the draft. I have low expectations for him this year, let Chuba try to earn a contract for somebody else next year and see if Sanders can attempt to earn his. Let Brooks get used to the NFL speed and get healthy.