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It screams 1990's. Not that that is bad or anything, I love that wordmark. But I doubt they go back to it. Definitely part of the Jurassic Park culture phase that also encapsulated the Toronto Raptors

I'd keep either white or silver, and get rid of the other completely.

Logo is great, but the helmet and uniforms need updating. Black and blue is an iconic logo scheme, no one else in the NFL has it yet we squander it with too much white and silver for no reason

I merely pointed out that size/height has no factor with quarterback injuries, not anything about Drew Brees' super bowl wins or Cam's accuracy

We drafted one of the biggest quarterbacks ever and he was out of the league after 7 years because of a litany of injuries Meanwhile Drew Brees played 20 seasons

I do like that he's had a lot of hardships growing up so it doesn't seem he'd be fazed by adversity Honestly I think we will end up loving both Young and Stroud Edit: Hate that he had the hardships, but like how well he's adapted

Damn CJ is accurate on those deep balls even with a split second to look and see where the receiver is

I would say Stroud has an elite arm. Again, he plays a lot like Dak Prescott. In the next month he needs to prove he can move around outside the pocket and still connect with dead-on accuracy to be the pick... I do believe the Panthers are seriously considering Young as the best prospect because of his elite out of the pocket ability, which is one of the things that translates into superstardom in the NFL. That said, Stroud is still a good #1 pick because of his elite ball placement and throw velocity. I think we can win with either.

In the Hurts draft I thought he was underrated and failed to see why everyone considered him a 2nd round QB at the max, the dude was a born winner and was going to make it work. Same with Hooker. Teams at the end of the 1st that need a future QB would be very dumb to pass on him. He should not make it past Tampa at 19

I don't buy the injury risk argument Cam Newton only lasted 7 seasons until he had career ending injuries, and he is 6' 5' 240 Daunte Culpepper struggled with injuries too Drew Brees at barely 6 foot didn't. Neither did Russell Wilson. Any body type can struggle with injuries, some people just don't get injured while others are always injury prone (Matt Corral) Take the NBA, Giannis is almost 7 feet, never gets injured. LeBron too, didn't get any major injuries for his first 16 NBA seasons. Iverson was under 6 feet and never got injured. Then you have a bunch of players between 6 and 7 foot that are always injured, like Oden, Zion, Jonathan Isaac, MKG, etc. Durability is 40% what you were born with, 40% taking elite care of your body, and 20% being smart. LeBron, Russell Wilson, Kobe took painstaking care of their bodies from an early age, hiring their own training staff, doing their own training regiment and diet, getting plenty of sleep, etc. Some players just don't care about that.

I think its fairly obvious the Panthers are trying to squeeze a high pick out of the Texans for Young

I’d settle for a 2024 and 2025 2nd. I think you can’t go wrong with either QB.

I like all the signings (20% overpaid on most but understandable because we had to reach for them) except Hurst. I feel like we should have spent the 2nd rounder on one of these tight ends and saved the Hurst money for a decent 2nd corner. The corner market was not as expensive this go around. I really wish we didn't waste all that money on Donte.

Chark, TMJ, Thielen is a very solid trio and much better than what we had last year

I really like Thielen, his experience in the WR room would be invaluable for TMJ and Shi, not just whatever quarterback we take

I'm not worried about his size at all in terms of throwing the football and operating as a QB, only worried for injury risk. It's about how much strength he can add to his frame and his awareness to get down/avoid lots of contact

Why do we need a new "We have no WR" thread every day? Just wait til next offseason is the answer to your question

As someone who has followed the team closely my entire life, including the bad Bobcats years, the problem is that MJ did not invest into the basketball infrastructure - scouting, analytics, training staff, assistant staff - like most other NBA teams. That is a clear money issue. That coupled with the fact he has a bunch of yes men friends that have been helping him run the team for a long time means we are well behind the rest of the NBA. Someone like Tepper who comes in and invests a lot to get the team back up to speed, pay an adequate salary to a good GM and coaching staff, etc. will very much help the franchise.

There's a rumor going around that Michael Jordan is selling the Hornets to try to be a part of the Commanders ownership group and the figurehead

Agree with this, aside from Bell, the others were market overpays by 20-30%. I really don't like paying that much for a tight end that isn't Kelce, Gronk, Olsen tier. Much rather would have saved the money for next offseason and get more high impact players. I mean is going from Thomas to Hurst really going to buy you extra wins this season with that contract?

What pros? I like Sanders but come on, he's like CMC? He doesn't line up out wide and doesn't run wheel routes or go over the middle or anything like that. He caught very few passes last year. CMC is a rare specimen

Sanders and CMC could not be more different In no way do you want Sanders out wide Sanders is like a better Hubbard in terms of play style

Golden State Warriors were crap before they sold. Bucks too. It just takes the right smart, rich owner.

The Hornets are so far behind a lot of the NBA when it comes to infrastructure. Look at the Greensboro Swarm - they have a horrendous franchise record, there are no resources invested in that at all. That said, MJ has been good on the business side. People forget how atrocious Bob Johnson and the Bobcats were. No TV deal, no sponsors, no connection to the community. MJ fixed all that. In part why he's in for a big payday.

Exactly two days ago no one on this entire board would be calling Miles Sanders an elite RB or a target in free agency. Last offseason the Philly media wanted to move on from him becuase he was declining. Philly had an incredible year and Miles had a good year, but Miles didn't really improve as a pass catcher and there was a lot less attention on him with all of Philly's weapons. As I said on page 2 or so of this thread, I like the signing and he can be a #1 back for us, but then when I saw the money, I thought we overpaid by quite a bit. 4/25 is a lot of money for someone like him. But hopefully there's an out after this year or next in case he doesn't live up to expectations. I'm guessing we paid 20-30% above market value to get him to come here over stay in Philly