Thoughts from today

[NAS]

Good news:

1. Coach Rhule is proving he is worth the money and the risk. I have never seen a team respond to coaching (despite less talent) and play like the more experienced team today.  This is an early hot take, but Rhule is going to be our Belichick, able to get most out of the roster he has been given. 
 

2. Teddy has a solid command of the offense and has impressed me.
 

3.  Anderson looks and plays like our #1 receiver. Looks like a steal as a free agent signing.

4. Defense looks like they’re growing leaps and bounds every week. The way they fly around and make plays is amazing.

not so good news:

 We’re not going to be in the running for a top 5 pick, maybe not even top 10. Drafting a future franchise QB may be unattainable in 2021.

I know I said above that Teddy looks good in this offense but I still have huge question marks if he can lead us to the promise land. Deep ball is just not there in terms of power and accuracy. I think this offense may be good because of Joe Brady and his system. Eventually it’s going to hit a ceiling with Teddy like the Chiefs did with Alex Smith.  

 

 

 

[jerrya]

If Teddy keeps playing like this I wouldn't worry about getting TL.  He's only 27 years old and has enough years left to get us there if we build around him.  Hopefully someone else will come along down the road when we need to move on.  

TB leaning curve is behind him so hopefully he will rise to the top with the Panthers.

[Moo Daeng]

Why does everyone live under the premise that you can't get a QB after pick 5.  Just look around the dang NFL. Non of the ones you want were taken top 5

[PantherPhann89]

5 minutes ago, NAS said:

Good news:

1. Coach Rhule is proving he is worth the money and the risk. I have never seen a team respond to coaching (despite less talent) and play like the more experienced team today.  This is an early hot take, but Rhule is going to be our Belichick, able to get most out of the roster he has been given. 
 

2. Teddy has a solid command of the offense and has impressed me.
 

3.  Anderson looks and plays like our #1 receiver. Looks like a steal as a free agent signing.

4. Defense looks like they’re growing leaps and bounds every week. The way they fly around and make plays is amazing.

not so good news:

 We’re not going to be in the running for a top 5 pick, maybe not even top 10. Drafting a future franchise QB may be unattainable in 2021.

I know I said above that Teddy looks good in this offense but I still have huge question marks if he can lead us to the promise land. Deep ball is just not there in terms of power and accuracy. I think this offense may be good because of Joe Brady and his system. Eventually it’s going to hit a ceiling with Teddy like the Chiefs did with Alex Smith.  

 

 

 

All of those are good points. I think that we can avoid the Alex Smith scenario by improving our offensive line, particularly LT. I thought Okung was going to give us 1 or 2 years but I'm not sure now. I was strongly impressed scoring 30 points in our first game. 

[Smithers]

Mahomes, Rodgers, Brady, Wilson, Jackson and plenty more were taken outside the top 5.  I like Teddy and do see long term potential in him, but the whole top 5 QB argument is flat out wrong. 

[hepcat]

22 minutes ago, jerrya said:

If Teddy keeps playing like this I wouldn't worry about getting TL.  He's only 27 years old and has enough years left to get us there if we build around him.  Hopefully someone else will come along down the road when we need to move on.  

TB leaning curve is behind him so hopefully he will rise to the top with the Panthers.

Panthers will be drafting a QB in the first round in the next 2-3 years. I guarantee it.

[weyco2000]

12 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Panthers will be drafting a QB in the first round in the next 2-3 years. I guarantee it.

Your whole platform is crumbling beneath you 

[hepcat]

6 minutes ago, weyco2000 said:

Your whole platform is crumbling beneath you 

What platform?

[Fox007]

 

2 hours ago, NAS said:

1. Coach Rhule is proving he is worth the money and the risk. I have never seen a team respond to coaching (despite less talent) and play like the more experienced team today.  This is an early hot take, but Rhule is going to be our Belichick, able to get most out of the roster he has been given. 

I honestly ....it's so far removed from my historic perspective of this team that I can't even go there even though I want to with coach Rhule here....I don't know if I've ever been this fugin stoked because unlike a player or two a coach like Belichick isn't going to come and go or get injured, etc. It changes literally everything.

IF we do have something like that in Rhule then man, I can't even because it's not something we are used to here so it's uncharted territory that we can even hint at something like that. Pretty crazy

[Shocker]

3 hours ago, hepcat said:

Panthers will be drafting a QB in the first round in the next 2-3 years. I guarantee it.

Hepcat guarantees it folks.  Forget your worries.  Happy days are here again.

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, Shocker said:

Hepcat guarantees it folks.  Forget your worries.  Happy days are here again.

Given who our current backups are I don't think that is an outlandish prediction.  I would hope they are looking to upgrade the depth at least 

[Panthercougar68]

Take Trask in the 2nd and let him ride that Pine.  No worries.

[weyco2000]

12 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Given who our current backups are I don't think that is an outlandish prediction.  I would hope they are looking to upgrade the depth at least 

Who gives a fug about the draft at this point of the season? 

[Jon Snow]

Just now, weyco2000 said:

Who gives a fug about the draft at this point of the season? 

I certainly don't.  Just tossing in my 2 cents.  Chill brother we are on the same side here.