The worst part of the offseason

[top dawg]

The four to five weeks between OTAs and TC has always been the worst for me as an NFL fan, and even more as a Panthers fan. I think that it's worse when your team has had a string of recent down-years, and you don't know when or if you'll be getting off the treadmill of suck. 

This is the period on the Huddle when you have to maneuver through insignificant fluff or trite, repetitive threads about how the HC sucks, the OC sucks, or this player sucks and how the coming season is an ode to a lame duck. Sure, you try and garner something new from the  rehash of old information, and you can pay attention to whatever general soap opera is going on the NFL at the time---this year, just like last year, it's Deshaun---but even that gets old and tiresome. Without the occasional signing of a prospective, old crafty veteran, or a tainted, but possibly talented youngin (at least that's what you try and tell yourself), this period of the NFL offseaason is one big void of virtual nothingness. 

There's no more NBA finals. Hockey is over, not that anyone watches it other than the occasional playoff game. Baseball? Golf? Soccer ()?How boring in comparison. Tennis, maybe! I don't know.

It's a good period to spend quality time with the family, boys and gals! Take a few trips, go for walks, the gym, the lake. Cook out on the grill, have a few beers, some good wine, and put all these worthwhile things on the forefront of your mind and that omnipresent desperation for NFL football on the back burner. It will help you get though this dry spell. 

 

[Ocpanthertew714]

I find solace in the this statement:  At least we're not the Browns.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

No worries from me.  We are in for about 12-14 more Mayfield trade threads so time will fly.  Not complaining, I'm just easily entertained.

 

 

[Adb6368]

I disagree that it’s worse when your team is bad. I find it much harder to get through an off-season when you have expectations for the panthers to win the super bowl next year. 

Enjoy your summer knowing that you have no reason for fall to come other than to be pleasantly surprised by an overachieving team. If not, we are right back where we started. 

[Jackie Lee]

17 minutes ago, Pejorative Miscreant said:

No worries from me.  We are in for about 12-14 more Mayfield trade threads so time will fly.  Not complaining, I'm just easily entertained.

 

 

Julio Jones was the only trade last June, Randall Cobb/Anthony Miller the only trades last July/first week of training camp. If we actually do get Baker in the middle of vacation before the Watson stuff is settled that'll be pretty fuging dumb. 

[Riverboat Ron]

I’m personally invested in at least 5 Cornhole fantasy leagues to kill the time. 

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

The four to five weeks between OTAs and TC has always been the worst for me as an NFL fan, and even more as a Panthers fan. I think that it's worse when your team has had a string of recent down-years, and you don't know when or if you'll be getting off the treadmill of suck. 

This is the period on the Huddle when you have to maneuver through insignificant fluff or trite, repetitive threads about how the HC sucks, the OC sucks, or this player sucks and how the coming season is an ode to a lame duck. Sure, you try and garner something new from the  rehash of old information, and you can pay attention to whatever general soap opera is going on the NFL at the time---this year, just like last year, it's Deshaun---but even that gets old and tiresome. Without the occasional signing of a prospective, old crafty veteran, or a tainted, but possibly talented youngin (at least that's what you try and tell yourself), this period of the NFL offseaason is one big void of virtual nothingness. 

There's no more NBA finals. Hockey is over, not that anyone watches it other than the occasional playoff game. Baseball? Golf? Soccer ()?How boring in comparison. Tennis, maybe! I don't know.

It's a good period to spend quality time with the family, boys and gals! Take a few trips, go for walks, the gym, the lake. Cook out on the grill, have a few beers, some good wine, and put all these worthwhile things on the forefront of your mind and that omnipresent desperation for NFL football on the back burner. It will help you get though this dry spell. 

 

I remember better times when the offseason wasn't about who sucked but how we were about to crush everyone and win it all. Boy.....I miss those days. 

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, Ocpanthertew714 said:

I find solace in the this statement:  At least we're not the Browns.

Please don't jinx us. You have no idea how similar to the 1999-2017 Browns we are tracking at the moment. 

[kungfoodude]

13 minutes ago, Adb6368 said:

I disagree that it’s worse when your team is bad. I find it much harder to get through an off-season when you have expectations for the panthers to win the super bowl next year. 

Enjoy your summer knowing that you have no reason for fall to come other than to be pleasantly surprised by an overachieving team. If not, we are right back where we started. 

I disagree. Even when you get disappointed, it's hard to trade those highs from believing all offseason that this is the year. Man, I miss that poo.

You know what's funny, I remember those offseasons even more than say, the 2015 regular season. When we were marching through the season undefeated, it was hard to get too high because it was insanely surreal. It didn't even feel like it was real.

[TheCasillas]

I would not be so quick to dismiss soccer, it’s alot of fun to watch in person

[kungfoodude]

13 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

I would not be so quick to dismiss soccer, it’s alot of fun to watch in person

It's fun to play, as well, but it is fuging boring as poo on TV.

[TheMostInterestingMan]

Of course you don't like watching soccer if you only watch in the summer. The MLS is worse than a minor league baseball league. As a diehard lifelong Liverpool supporter, I can tell you that judging soccer by MLS is a joke. The Premier League is king, followed by Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and finally League 1. 

I know this may not sway you and you probably wont watch when the season starts back (about 3 weeks before the NFL kicks off typically) but you just can't call the MLS a soccer league. I am glad Charlotte has a team but its just not comparable at all.

[4Corners]

Once the Mayfield chatter is resolved - the uniforms threads will begin 

[WS Pantherfan]

13 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Once the Mayfield chatter is resolved - the uniforms threads will begin 

If I see another thread about black helmets, I'm going to lose my poo.