rayzor

well...maybe 3 years.

i used to be able to change people's names in here. I may or may not have had a bit of fun with a few trolls back then.

relevant to who though? i mean if that's their market then fine, but still...why?

We'll roll with who we have on the roster and try to find the answer...unless one miraculously becomes available. Yes. Most likely the answer is on the roster. (It was tough writing that) They'll play around with it, though, to find the right combination on the left side.

@Trainwreck the fact that you throw so much poo is further evidence that you are full of poo.

i'll buy that. i'll buy about anything other than TB was just better in all facets or aliens/conspiracy theory revealed through numerology.

why would you put superbowl 50 up there? almost a bannable offense, tbh.

Yep. The division is known to have killer passing games and unless we want to be the falcons, we had to find an answer and strengthen the pass D. Safety may have been weaker, but we rely on our corners much more heavily in the secondary. They didn't just improve the position, they turned it into a strength that could end up being the strongest CB in the division. Meanwhile, at QB, we got the guy that turned Burrow around and we are giving him another young and moldable prospect with good tools already in place and one that we don't have to wait for the game to slow down for. And like you said about Snow and the defense...I think he will be aggressive and smart like we hope.

Baby steps

Agreed but I think it was a low risk, high reward gamble.

I think you're right. As fans, most of us are in "win now" mode. As an organization under new management from top to bottom, they've got time to figure this out if they are taking the long view. Sam is super young. If he shows to be the guy and become perrenial winners and we get a ring, then this will have been about the best and smartest football move since the pats drafting Brady. If he blows up it just pushed the timeframe back a year and only cost us a 2nd round pick.

Not a pride thing, but I feel the same thing. I can understand the lack of faith. I think it's reasonable and even warranted. I mean we're panthers fans, we're used to being disappointed by the team. Very little reason to believe on such little evidence.

I can agree with all that, even the QB assessment. True boom or bust. It's a swing for the fences play that I am very glad we took. It wasn't a safe play and I think that's the thing I love about this the most.

It's a lot of faith and hope that is based on 1) Sam's natural talent, demeanor, and drive 2) Joe Brady, especially his effect on Burrow 3) the overall situation. I really believe he's set up for success. OL could be better, but the weapons at his disposal and that defense which I believe will give him consistently good field position will help him a lot. It's basically just a lot of things that will give him every opportunity to succeed and I trust Fitt, Rhule, and Brady's vision and determination. I know that Sammy wasn't their first choice or even their second, but I also believe he wasn't a desperation move because they still had the draft coming up. Their confidence in him allowed them to forego other reasonable and legit options. I also believe that they won't waste time in moving on after being given a season to prove himself.

The good thing is it won't take long to see who this guy is. One way or the other...it won't be boring. Just buckle up.

I agree. And I think we also big time improved WR. Lost Samuel and gained David Moore, Terrace Marshall, and Shi Smith. And then there's QB....but that's probably more of a wait and see, but there are few who wouldn't say Sammy is an upgrade over Teddy, even among those who don't believe Darnold is the answer. I'd like to think that DT and the OL were improved, esp. on the left side.

At the very least stepping in and telling them to get it right and get him a damn legit QB. I don't think he'll need to, though

I had forgotten that he was one of them and a prick about it.