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18 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

We don't need no stinking backups.  

Sam Darnold has never played all 16 games in any of his pro seasons...

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The highs:

Beating Ron Rivera in his would-be revenge game.

I'm not sure I'd agree that was a highlight of our season, Mr. Rank.

25 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

Alaina Getzenberg

 

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Jeremy Chinn has been meeting and working with the safety group, but says that he's comfortable playing anywhere.

Rhule mentioned that Chin already knows the LB position so they are trying him at Safety in OTAs, but his final position is still TBD.

When asked about the LT situation, the first name out of Rhule's mouth was Cam Irving. Mentioned Little and Daley and added Scott was in the red (injured) jersey.

11 hours ago, SBBlue said:

So does anyone think Christiansen will be our LT?

It's within the range of outcomes for him, but it's also a big ask of a rookie. He could be a LT this year and then kick inside next year if we draft or sign someone.

23 hours ago, Trainwreck said:

We have Darnold, not Justin Fields. 

I was screaming at my TV for them to take Fields, but it's time to 

35 minutes ago, CRA said:

I don’t know.  What was the line of the Lions game last year vs a normal Teddy game?
 

That's going to depend much more on the opponent. What you need to see if the line moves after an injury report, and Teddy's knee was already in question so that was baked into the initial line.

10 hours ago, MechaZain said:

Noted that Rhule said "Sewell, because he's an LT" when he wrote his name on the board. He didn't throw in extra justification like that for the other names. Tells me they weren't in love with him but knew they had no choice if the top LT fell.

Go back and listen to the video again. Rhule's says "because he's an Offensive lineman". He's doesn't say Tackle.

3 minutes ago, CRA said:

PJ Walker is better than Grier.  That’s basically the PJ conversation at this point.  

We're in trouble if either is starting (and given Sam's injury history, that's definitely within the range of outcomes). The betting line moves at least 5-7 points if Sam isn't the starter.

The Teddy Bridgewater trade stuff was interesting as well. Tepper and Rhule both make comments to George Patton that they wanted to do right by Teddy. I'm sure that makes Teddy's recent comments sting all the more.

I also really hope they let George Patton know there were cameras rolling during the call.

23 hours ago, Obeg said:

I feel they most likely edited out any QB discussions at 8 (or moving up).

 

10 hours ago, glenwo2 said:

Interesting at 6:11 of the vid when Rhule listed the players they liked, that FIELDS was NOT one of them.

It's probable they edited out any QB discussion, but it's also clear from the clips surrounding the acquisition of Sam Darnold that they a) bought into the age thing and b) compared him to the QBs coming out in the draft. They are all in on Darnold. Let's hope that was the right decision.

The other name you didn't see at all was Rashawn Slater...

20 hours ago, pantherj said:

So that's why we didn't trade down from #8. A bunch of teams were calling us offering negative points!

17 hours ago, Prowler2k18 said:

And that folks is how a real front office operates. I shudder to think how those conversations would’ve turned out if Hurney was fielding those calls.

It makes me wonder if the Panthers had developed a reputation in the league for taking negative points trades under our previous management, and teams were testing the waters to see if Fitterer would be similar.

6 minutes ago, BrianS said:

Our TE room is still not great, but I'm also not sure that Joe Brady's offense really requires it.  In an LSU offense with 400 receptions, their TE's only caught about 60 balls all year.  I just don't think it's as important.  Still, I believe we've improved that room this offseason.  I would call them average.  Certainly not high end, but average.

I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised by how good Dan Arnold is.

duplicate post.

55 minutes ago, Trainwreck said:

We’ll be like the Browns when they passed on Mahomes and Watson. 

I've been thinking it's more akin to the Jets who got a really good DB in that draft (Jamal Adams) but passed on two franchise QBs.

But what's done is done. Rhule and Fitterer chose Darnold & Horn over Fields. We can only hope it was the right decision.

11 minutes ago, Snake said:

That's one large man. Tbh if anyone busts I think its him. Just my 🪙🪙

I don't really consider anyone drafted agree round 4 to be a bust. Those guys had long odds to begin with.

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I said it at the time of the signing. We just paid a bunch of money for no appreciable upgrade over Kyle Allen.

Despite his rather tasteful name, I'm not Teddy fan, but I don't see Kyle Allen staying healthy long enough to start 15 games. The guy seemed to get inured quite a bit.

Teddy Bridgewater threw 15 TDs last session 

What week will Darnold throw his 16th? 

58 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

Alijah Tucker Vs. Derrick Brown 

You can talk about Wilson, but there's a welcome to the NFL moment.

Panthers open as a 3.5 point favorite over the Jets in Week 1.

1 hour ago, onmyown said:

I feel like a loss will be a really really bad sign for the rest of the season for the Panthers.

Week 1 is probably the worst week to draw conclusions from. Teams work on Week 1 all of training camp. I'd give it until at least week 4 or 5 before you start full on panicking.

Good to see Greg Van Roten still putting in work. I'm always pulling for those guys who started as UDFA.