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He was like the LB coach for Baltimore. This is his first season as a defensive coordinator.

Dopp is actually a huge Lions fan. So almost the same thing as being a Jets fan....

The Matthew in the pic refers to Matthew Berry, the analyst you see doing most of the talking. He has Darnold ranked as QB21, Field is Field Yates, the other analyst in the picture. He has Darnold as QB24. Daniel is Daniel Dopp, their producer, and he did not rank Sam Darnold. For the record, Matthew and Field both have Stafford as QB12, Daniel has him at QB13. It's hard to be a top 10 QB in Fantasy Football if you don't offer something with your legs.

Rhule basically saying "this is my hill."

Berry and Yates are pretty good for FF analysis. Darnold is basically free in drafts. I wouldn't touch him in a standard 10 team 1 QB league, but if you play in a 2QB or SuperFlex league, I could see him as a late round flier.

Most teams have a nice RAV4 or even a Honda Pilot for their backup QB, and we're trying to decide between a Chevy Spark or a Mitsubishi Mirage.

Sewell hasn't played football in a year (opted out for COVID) and the Lions are asking him to change from LT to RT. It's not surprising at all that's he's struggling a little bit.

My biggest issue with Rhule at the moment is I'm getting the impression that he's a "run the ball and play good defense" kind of coach. Just like Capers. Just like Fox. Just like Rivera. Maybe it's the huge influence Snow has. Maybe it's all the draft picks. Maybe it's all the times we try to run it in the red zone. I don't know. But that's a hard way to win in this offense focused league.

I can fully support the HC/GM and hope they have tremendous success this season while still thinking they may have made a mistake in April. And I'll still be a Panthers fan long after they're gone (which I hope isn't for a long time).

Tennessee is poised for a regression. Their weak division is the only thing that will save them. Henry can't sustain the level of usage he's seen over the last two seasons and Tannehill is a different QB without the threat of Henry.

I admit what I'm about to say is a little silly. An analysis of Super Bowl winners would show we'd be more successful with a name like Bankers. Teams with some sort of human mascot (Steelers, 49ers, Patriots, Packers, Cowboys, Chiefs, Buccaneers, Raiders, Redskins) dominate the list of Super Bowl winners. Teams with feline predators (Bengals, Lions, Jaguars) have traditionally struggled.

Darnold's past was with a different team, scheme and coaching staff. PJ's past was with the same team, scheme and coaching staff. There's a greater chance Darnold can have a different result than PJ. But I get where you're coming from, though. As someone who once championed the cause of Dameyune Craig to the old panther-net listserv, I understand falling for a QB and trying to convince the world he can be the guy.

The question is was his incredible offense in college (which made him a hot name) a product of his coaching, or a loaded roster (Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, Terrace Marshall, Jamar Chase)

Both times a division was won by a sub 500 team (Seattle Seahawks in 2010 and the Carolina Panthers in 2014), the following season, it took ten wins to win the division. Will that repeat for the NFC East in 2021? Who knows.

There's a real chance Chicago opens 1-3. There's virtually no way to keep Fields on the beach at that point.

Honestly, I'm just thrilled we, as fans, get to show up at BoA at all. They could put the third string out there, I wouldn't care or be disappointed. It'll just be great being back inside the stadium.

We're stuck with Sam so let's remember: This is the same Ravens team that forced New Orleans into six turnovers. They're pretty good at football. We also looked better day two against the Colts then we did on day one so maybe things improve tomorrow.

Whatever his weaknesses on the field might be, PJ has always struck me as a good team guy. If he was on here, he'd be supportive of Sam and Will. He just strikes me as that type of guy. Also--unless PJ is replying during practice, it ain't him.

Get some butter. Our guy was burned like toast.

Kind of wish we had kept Cam on the bench during the 2019 preseason. Granted, he was at a different point in his career than Sam.