Let's play "I could be a better GM than Scott Fitterer"

[Happy Panther]

I'd go ahead and burn it all down. Get something for Burns and admit to everyone that starting in 2024 we are officially in rebuild mode. 

Accept the fact that we need three more years of smart drafting and allowing Bryce, Reich and Fitty to build the team back up.

And keep Tepper out of football decisions.

[Toomers]

7 hours ago, SCO96 said:

On paper, and at that time, this wasn't a terrible move. Robbie was coming off of a 1,000 yard season. He was playing pretty well under a coach that had worked with him in college. My problem was extending him and then trading down twice in the 2nd round to draft a receiver who has had no major impact on the playing field. We were picking in the mid 30's. After the trade I think we fell to #58. How much playing time was TMJ going to get with DJ and Robbie holding down the #1 and #2 spots? We didn't need a receiver chosen that high in the draft after the extension.

We passed on several high caliber lineman in 2021 and ended up picking a JAG at wideout. To make matters worse, the Chiefs picked Creed Humphrey at center in the 2nd round...after the TMJ selection. Carolina could have come out of the the 2021 draft with 2 starters even after the two trade downs if we had taken Humphrey and Christensen in back to back rounds. 

Robbie signed his extension in August 2021. TMJ was drafted in April 2021. Which makes it worse. They drafted his replacement, then signed him to an additional 20.5M guaranteed for a WR who had a good month. 
 

Even though it was not a one year “prove it” deal the Panthers treated it as such and quickly extended Anderson after the season to a new contract worth $14.75 million a season. This would be a disaster for the team as Anderson only had 519 yards in 2021. Rather than paying the original $8 million salary and then letting him walk after a poor season, the new extension saw the team pay $12.5 million in 2021 and then an additional $12.31 million this year. For that extra $16.31 million in cash and cap the Panthers got 6 additional games, 13 receptions, 206 yards, and a touchdown of production. OTC. 

[Basbear]

20 hours ago, bigjohn said:

Easy to play this game in hindsite.

 

If you were Fitty, what would you do now and going forward?

find a buyer for my house....

[heel31ok]

Micah Parsons ... and not trading up for Matt Corral.

[mc52beast]

How about trading up for a 25 year old DJ Johnson who they admitted was a “work in progress.”