9 > 2 means New #9

[Soul Rebel]

Love....love...love DJ in #52.

Big shoes to fill, but it feels right for a player of his style and with the expectations we have for him.

[backINblack28]

4 hours ago, Mega Pint of Wine said:

The kid is 24 years old and grew up in this age of social media. Its a given that he is "immature" and rightfully so being that age, and dealing with all the pressures of a draft, a team, agents in his ear about 10's of millions of dollars that is possibly on or off the table and so many others.

Somewhere in your posting history is much more immaturity than Matt Corral making an instagram post dealing with all he has to deal with. 

Yeah, no. I don't subtweet my job. My posting history on here does not affect my work livelihood and I was raised in the internet age to know the difference. Part of making millions should include that nuance IMO. We can all call it a moment and say he made a mistake but deleting the woe is me post doesn't instantly make the mentality that led to it initially not exist--another thing anyone with social media experience knows. 

[backINblack28]

1 hour ago, Wundrbread33 said:

This post is far more emotional than his post. 
 

Odds are you know nothing about him outside of him playing football, and yet you judge his character why?

 

Dude is early 20’s, got hurt, has probably been busting his ass for the past year, and he had a moment. 

I can call a spade a spade. My emotions are just fine about it. Does it mean he can't learn from it? No.  Knowing him outside of football isn't relevant to calling out selfish, tunnel vision motives on a football team. It's an objectively bad look.

[Wundrbread33]

1 hour ago, backINblack28 said:

I can call a spade a spade. My emotions are just fine about it. Does it mean he can't learn from it? No.  Knowing him outside of football isn't relevant to calling out selfish, tunnel vision motives on a football team. It's an objectively bad look.

Judging people without knowing them certainly is relevant. 
 

But you do you boo. 

[Wundrbread33]

4 hours ago, rebelrouser said:

Most annoying thing about the fan base right now.  I don't get it.  

I had a theory that Corral was catching hate because people didn’t want him resulting in us not drafting Young/Stroud. 
 

 

But we drafted Young and…with a choice crowd it seems worse now? So I really don’t get it at this point. 

[poundaway]

4 hours ago, rebelrouser said:

Most annoying thing about the fan base right now.  I don't get it.  

He's in a rough spot.  He's essentially going into his rookie season drafted in the 3rd round behind the #1 overall pick.  He didn't look awesome in preseason last year.  If he sticks around, he'll get another shot, but may end up on PS.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

17 hours ago, hepcat said:

You mean Matt corral switched to charmin ultra after the panthers drafted Bryce 

From his post the other day, dude looks like he needs a box of Kleenex. 

[jayboogieman]

 

[Jon Snow]

16 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

 

Brutal.

[tukafan21]

1 hour ago, jayboogieman said:

 

[Stuart Smith]

14 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Everybody who illogically hates Matt Corral now will regret it when he plays well in the preseason and solidifies a backup job

I am pulling for him. 

[Stuart Smith]

15 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

Do you know it was the teams decision? Did he not initiate the change?

[TheCasillas]

48 minutes ago, Stuart Smith said:

Do you know it was the teams decision? Did he not initiate the change?

More will come out but it sounds like it was completely mutual and MC wanted to switch to 2.

[tukafan21]

1 hour ago, Stuart Smith said:

Do you know it was the teams decision? Did he not initiate the change?

It's called a joke and the perfect GIF/meme to fit it, calm down.

Pretty likely that he asked for #2 the second DJ was traded anyways, but even he didn't, if I'm the team I'm taking his number from him and giving it to the #1 pick, particularly after that IG post.  I'd have done it to Clausen too if it was up to me to be frank.

I'm sorry, but once you take a QB #1, it's clear it is their franchise moving forward, doesn't matter if you were drafted well the year before, you're now a backup at best, sorry kid, that's the NFL.  He literally never suited up in a regular season game because he was hurt and is already unlikely to suit up this year outside of injury needs, the number belongs to the #1 pick and franchise QB, sorry kid.

Edited May 3, 2023 by tukafan21