Since the panthers.com bot is banned: Dan Morgan Speaks

[thunderraiden]

https://www.panthers.com/news/dan-morgan-these-moves-are-all-with-the-future-in-mind

 

Sounds like any "dogs" available at any point to us this season we are taking a shot on as it relates to the type of player and the panthers access to them as the #1 waiver wire spot until Week 4 of the regular season. No more wasting draft picks for unknown or aging commodities. Back to building through the draft as the primary focus

 

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"I mean, we're in a non-panic mode," Morgan said. "I think everything that we do right now, the decisions that are made now are going to be made for the future as well.

"We've got to be very disciplined, and we've got to have a plan. We have a plan, and we've got to stay disciplined to that plan."

In recent years, the Panthers have been willing to trade picks for players, at the quarterback position and others. But Morgan said as he moves forward building this roster, he wants to put a premium on draft picks, so they can build something sustainable around quarterback Bryce Young and the pieces acquired this week.

"We definitely talk about that long-term vision," Morgan said. "And again, that doesn't mean that we're not going to make moves and be competitive. But at the same time, we can't continue to keep giving draft capital away for players.

"We've got to build this thing through the draft, and that's the goal here."

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"We're going to do a good job on the personnel side, whether through the draft or there are guys who get released late in the process," he said. So there's going to be opportunities for us to get playmakers."

But as he surveyed two weeks of work, there are particular players that stand out.

Hunt and Lewis — 650 pounds of guard, with $150 million worth of total contracts — are key pieces to protect Young, who was sacked 62 times last year. And by dealing for Johnson, there's a receiver with a demonstrated ability to get open, who also has the kind of personality Morgan is looking for as he builds.

"I think it's definitely a statement," Morgan said of those early additions on offense. "And even out at wideout, like Diontae, like he has edge, he has toughness, and him along with those two guards, and these are tough, competitive guys.

"So that's what we're building towards."

Edit: Technically, we have a former huddler as our GM now when you think about it.

Edited March 25, 2024 by thunderraiden

[rayzor]

i forgot it was banned. 

i might try to lift it leading up to the draft.

[Jesse]

"We can't continue to keep giving draft capital away for players."

Thank you Dan Morgan. We've traded away

• 2021 sixth-round pick
• 2022 second-round and fourth rock pick
• 2023 first round swap, second, and third-round pick
• 2024 first overall pick
• 2025 second round pick
• DJ Moore

fug Matt Rhule and Scott Fitterer for hamstringing this franchise time and time again. 

[Jon Snow]

Music to my ears. I certainly hope they can pull it off. Tepper is the wildcard though. 

[Lame Duck]

16 minutes ago, rayzor said:

i forgot it was banned. 

i might try to lift it leading up to the draft.

Yea, last year it was not a good place or time for the bot to post positive spinoff of the turd on field product we got to witness every week.  I think many of us have a bit more optimism this year so folks might be more tolerable.  At least until early fall anyways.

[Tbe]

“And again, we can't fix everything overnight because there is a lot of holes, and I think that we all have to understand that. The fans have to understand that, and people in the building have to understand that, that it isn't going to happen overnight, but it is going to eventually happen.”

[rayzor]

21 minutes ago, Jesse said:

"We can't continue to keep giving draft capital away for players."

Thank you Dan Morgan. We've traded away

• 2021 sixth-round pick
• 2022 second-round and fourth rock pick
• 2023 first round swap, second, and third-round pick
• 2024 first overall pick
• 2025 second round pick
• DJ Moore

fug Matt Rhule and Scott Fitterer for hamstringing this franchise time and time again. 

seemed like a good idea at the time.

[rayzor]

3 minutes ago, Tbe said:

“And again, we can't fix everything overnight because there is a lot of holes, and I think that we all have to understand that. The fans have to understand that, and people in the building have to understand that, that it isn't going to happen overnight, but it is going to eventually happen.”

i can appreciate all of that and that they aren't making panic decisions. they want to win this year, but they aren't willing to sacrifice long term plans to make that happen. cost of some players that could help us win this year could affect us being able to acquire some long term answers. 

[KSpan]

29 minutes ago, rayzor said:

i forgot it was banned. 

i might try to lift it leading up to the draft.

Blech. It will be the same fluff BS as every year. Let the team can show it on the field.

[MasterAwesome]

36 minutes ago, rayzor said:

i forgot it was banned. 

i might try to lift it leading up to the draft.

Yes please do...the "fluff" is just a small percentage of what it posts; it also often breaks news and posts articles with good factual info that nobody else here would have linked otherwise.  I don't see why we can't just apply the same rule we use broadly of "if you aren't interested, don't click it".  People can ignore topics posted by the bot instead of swarming to the thread to post about how much those posts bother them.

[ForJimmy]

Can we bring back @rippadonn for the draft also? 

[bythenbrs]

I’m liking it.  A proper long term rebuild.  No panicky, impatient roster moves to ‘win now’.  In the NFL, to build a perennially competitive team, there is no instant pudding.

Edited March 25, 2024 by bythenbrs

[PanthersATL]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

Music to my ears. I certainly hope they can pull it off. Tepper is the wildcard though. 

haven't heard much since he put Dan/Dave in place.  So far, things seem good?

[Panthering]

I like what Dan has done so far and these quotes match everything we've seen so far. Optimism!