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Don't know about the color change. His new soccer team has almost exactly the same shade of blue jersey. He must like it not to change it.

And 30000 fans today didn't give a poo what you think either.

Given there are no upper level seats being sold for season tickets I am sure the revenue might be less but the atmosphere is a lot more electric. I am in the 127 section a few sections from the supporter crazies and everyone in my section stands for the whole game. Nobody tells anyone to sit down.

The Charlotte FC is 3-1 at home and has won more games in 4 home games than Charlotte did in 8 in 2021. I expected to suffer lots of losses as an expansion team but at home we are a tough out. The atmosphere rocks at home and the players feel it.

Given this is the offseason and I have season tickets to both, I find this Panther related. Charlotte FC is on a 3 game winning streak at home. Carry on with the Darnold bashing and draft speculation.

I doubt that we will favor Pickett because of school allegiances. I do think if we pick Pickett is means we are substituting potential for current ability and going with the most pro ready guy because they don't have great faith in Darnold. If you pick Willis you have to be willing to.play the long game. I think Rhule and Tepper are desperate to win and want the guy who can best get that done.

I think it depends where you are. We did that last year to an extent thinking we were close and we clearly weren't. But I can absolutely see KC going big given they expect the postseason every year and don't want to waste Mahomes with too little talent. For teams only a few players away I can see them being aggressive. If we get a QB in the draft and it doesn't pan out again, we could be swinging for the fence again next year and being one of those teams.

So is it better to get tossed out of the tournament early or go to the finals and give up the largest lead ever and lose a close one?

In on every trade.

And if Bridgewater had a stronger arm, was more athletic and was willing to throw it down the field he would still be here and we would have won a lot more games. Pickett is Bridgewater preinjury.

It is easy to play the comparison game with speculation that can't be proven one way or the other. Sure Mac had a tough schedule but he also had the best supporting cast in Alabama as well. Not saying you are wrong that Jones would have done better in New England than here but it doesn't really matter since our OC is new and we don't know with our upgrades if we will be better. Pickett if he is our guy will be in a decent situation with good weapons and improved line play.

Whether he is a system QB or not is only relevant if he is in the wrong system. He tends to fit what we have done for the past 2 years and with McAdoo likely having a lot of say on who we pick, we should get a guy who either fits in our system or is adaptable. Pickett is the most pro ready and has the best mechanics. He would be our Mac Jones and that got NE a winning record last year. That would be great and if he can't take us to the promised land Fitterer already said we would swing again next year. Then we get a starter and backup on rookie deals.

He seems to be a Teddy Bridgewater with better athletic ability and a better arm. Truth is Teddy has all those traits he would still be here.

It all it takes is an athletic guy who you can coach up on everything else, how come we have so many failures in the first round and guys who never get better. Maybe there are intrinsic factors like handling pressure and thinking on your feet that might be more innate than taught.

I think you may be a little extreme in your analysis. Fitterer had an excellent draft last year and got good players despite trading back for more picks. His free agent pickups last year were hit and miss with no real disasters other than Darnold. I also think with no evidence to prove it that Rhule was the man last year personnel wise and Fitterer did whatever Rhule wanted. Then Fitterer brings in Morgan for his pro scouting ability to help with free agency and we got solid additions and starters this year. Fitterer is a first time GM and is learning on the fly. But he has good football sense and came from a successful program.

Fitterer was in Seattle when they found Wilson. He did have some culpability with Darnold but I suspect it was largely Rhule who made that decision given Fitt was pretty new at that point.

So much angst every year about the salary cap among folks who really have little clue like all of us. We can afford whoever we want and need to keep trying to upgrade. Kicking the can happens with most all teams. We will be fine next year like we were this year. It's gotten to the point if you don't manipulate the cap you aren't really trying.

I think you are correct. He is interesting and if we trade back I think he is definitely in play. I don't think he is ready to.plug and play but in the right system he could do well. I hope he wasn't David Carred running for his life all year.

Nor sure how this is relevant. Burrow wasn't good enough to be astarter until he gained the experience and was in an offense suited to his needs. Any quarterback can struggle with out a good system or supporting staff. Burrow is a prime example.

How many great seasons did Burrow have in college? One. So he won't be good right using your logic.....

I agree with Fitterer. If we were going to give up 3 number 1 picks and several others plus guarantee 230 million for Watson you can pick a first round QB for the next 3 years and still save picks, players and a ton of money. Finding your QB even if it takes multiple attempts is crucially important and can't be ignored. The last winning season was the last year Cam had a good year. I hope it wouldn't take 3 or 4 swings to hit on a QB but if it did then so be it...

Great game and atmosphere. Two wins in a row at home. Unexpected from an expansion team. Now to win one on the road.

If this is true and we don't pick another veteran then we will be drafting Pickett. No other QB could come in and win for us. And Rhule is definitely on the hot seat and needs to win to stay.

I think that Darnold will be the number 1 guy whether we pick a rookie or not. I have read somewhere that McAdoo likes Darnold better than Mayfield which is why we didn't jump on him right away. It will be Darnolds job to lose. McAdoo wasn't here last year so he is going to install his offense and doesn't care about 2021. So if Darnold did suffer from a terrible line then he will improve with our hopefully better line and win us some games. If he still sucks there will be no one else to blame. How soon they expect to bench Darnold might influence who we pick if we go QB. If we need a starter right away then go with Pickett. Corral and Willis both would need to sit before they will be ready to start. So if you want either of them you need to hope Darnold can get much better with a line and good gameplan.

Didn't realize we had any choice in the matter. If we don't make the playoffs this year then I think we should move on. Will we?? Who knows.