Carolina sticking with Cam

[TheRed]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Technically I just put a hypothetical person out there.

you shouldn't be insulted unless you're somebody that fits that description.

Are you saying that you fit that description? 

Everyone is laughing at you, but keep lashing out and calling others "kid".

[Pantherzack179812]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

Thats fair and its better to cross reference stuff like this with different writers.  Both Jourdan and Person tweeted the same thing at the time.  So something was being put out.

 

My overall point to some posters on here (not necessarily you) is that these writers do not simply make stuff up out of thin air for clicks.  That is ethically and professionally a big no no.

But Jourdan and Pearson aren't on here declaring Cam the starter. No apology from Rapoport that he might've been wrong... If I believed him in January and used him as a source in a argument to say Cam will be traded, and he pulled this in Feb... My argument now has no credibility. Journalists have responsibility to report accurate information. 

[ickmule]

I'll believe it when he starts week 1, until then it's all speculation. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, TheRed said:

Everyone is laughing at you, but keep lashing out and calling others "kid".

Whether or not to take what you say seriously...lemme think about it 

 

 

Nah.

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, Pantherzack179812 said:

But Jourdan and Pearson aren't on here declaring Cam the starter. No apology from Rapoport that he might've been wrong... If I believed him in January and used him as a source in a argument to say Cam will be traded, and he pulled this in Feb... My argument now has no credibility. Journalists have responsibility to report accurate information. 

No offense man, I like your posts, but I dont get the sense you understand how this works

[firefox1234]

For a fair amount of folks here this is the worst possible news.

[thefuzz]

3 minutes ago, Pantherzack179812 said:

But Jourdan and Pearson aren't on here declaring Cam the starter. No apology from Rapoport that he might've been wrong... If I believed him in January and used him as a source in a argument to say Cam will be traded, and he pulled this in Feb... My argument now has no credibility. Journalists have responsibility to report accurate information. 

I'm not sure that we have even 1 "journalist" who still covers the NFL on a day to day basis.

What we have are insiders, who pretty much just blabber about what they think will happen, and what others who they have contact with inside the biz think will happen.  I would take it ALL with a grain of salt.

[Pantherzack179812]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

No offense man, I like your posts, but I dont get the sense you understand how this works

I do understand. David Tepper doesn't seem like the kind of guy to decide one month he is trading Cam then one month later he is going to start in 2020 before a physical is done. I am ok with journalists reporting wrong things here and there... But this was a clear screw up, and it's fair to start Rapoport is not worth believing. If he is wrong constantly, people will no longer believe him and read his articles, that is why it is his responsibility to report correct info. Obviously he could've been given that story and told to run with it, but it no doubt killed any credibility for me I thought he had. 

[Pantherzack179812]

1 minute ago, thefuzz said:

I'm not sure that we have even 1 "journalist" who still covers the NFL on a day to day basis.

What we have are insiders, who pretty much just blabber about what they think will happen, and what others who they have contact with inside the biz think will happen.  I would take it ALL with a grain of salt.

Pretty much. I honestly don't know what the hell they call them nowadays lol. My point is I'm done believing him and I'm waiting for David Tepper's statements. I doubt a decision was made before a physical comes back. 

[HarbingersDad]

3 hours ago, Harbingers said:

The key line there nobody wants to trade for him. 

Popping in to remind you that you are the absolute worst and I’m so disappointed in you. 
 

Headed back out now. 

[stbugs]

16 minutes ago, onmyown said:

Good. As long as Hurney doesn’t do some dumb poo and sign him to a new contract before he plays a full season, this is great news. A tad surprising Cam doesn’t mind playing on a one year deal, but on the other hand if he’s truly back he’ll be offered much more for his next deal than he would at this point.

Now I fear the oline may not let him stay healthy. This draft should focus on the oline.

I’d be shocked if he played out the one year deal. I’ve mentioned this in multiple threads that I’m surprised all the Cam will be an MVP again fans would want him playing behind this OL for this GM with no guarantees after 2020. I’ve always been a fan of his talent (injuries have derailed him) and think he’s a great person for all the things he does, but (my opinion) I think a full rebuild around a rookie QB contract is the best way to be a SB contender again.

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, Pantherzack179812 said:

I do understand. David Tepper doesn't seem like the kind of guy to decide one month he is trading Cam then one month later he is going to start in 2020 before a physical is done. I am ok with journalists reporting wrong things here and there... But this was a clear screw up, and it's fair to start Rapoport is not worth believing. If he is wrong constantly, people will no longer believe him and read his articles, that is why it is his responsibility to report correct info. Obviously he could've been given that story and told to run with it, but it no doubt killed any credibility for me I thought he had. 

Alright, I just watched the video with Ian again and he basically said since Cam isnt going to be healthy until probably June that this was the reason they cannot move him until then.  There were no takers but didnt rule out a team making a late trade for him.  2nd maybe more.

 

So you see things didnt change based on simple philosophy or whatever it was just because the dude aint healthy (yet).  They dont have options other than cutting him.  Which I think ultimately happens.

[thefuzz]

5 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

One has to ask, why in holy hell did cam wait so long (again) to have surgery?  Just really bad timing for all parties.

This has long been my question as well.

At first we were told that he didn't require surgery to repair the Lisfranc injury.  Then he had to...but waiting as long as possible to do so, and still fit it within the timeframe needed to be able to play week 1.

We have heard (though with no evidence) that Cam doesn't like surgery, and that he would rather rehab than get cut on...and I believe that, anyone does, but to what extent is that the case?

I'd be really curious to know what Rhule, and more importantly Tepper truly feel about Cam's decision to push back the surgery?  Is there any love/faith lost because of it?  Are they totally fine with it since it's the players decision to get cut on or not?  Just a curiosity at this point.

 

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Pantherzack179812 said:

But Jourdan and Pearson aren't on here declaring Cam the starter. No apology from Rapoport that he might've been wrong... If I believed him in January and used him as a source in a argument to say Cam will be traded, and he pulled this in Feb... My argument now has no credibility. Journalists have responsibility to report accurate information. 

Wrong.

And dude, chill out. They're not reporting on world affairs here. It's sports. Nobody's trying to be Walter Cronkite.

I'll repeat what I said in an earlier post...

Sometimes teams change their minds.

Sometimes players change their minds.

Sometimes agents deliberately put out misinformation to help their clients.

Sometimes teams deliberately put out misinformation to help themselves.

Sometimes circumstances change and what a team or player wanted to do isn't the best thing to do anymore.

Any one of these things and a dozen more can cause storylines to change, and none of them are the fault of the people that report them.

Sports reporting involves a lot of speculation and a huge amount of going by what you're told. That's just the nature of the business.

Thinking that's a sign of some kind of crisis in journalistic integrity is silly.