A Tankathon Approach to the remaining Schedule

[CamWhoaaCam]

12 minutes ago, shaq said:

I think Tmac is a stud as well, my only question is do you think he fits in with our WR corps/Bryce?  

Is this a trick question?

 

Big tall WR who can stretch the field. He would instantly be our best WR from day 1. He's the only elite WR in this draft imo.

[tukafan21]

24 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Cutting your starting QB mid-season is completely normal, you know the one just re-signed to a massive contract.  Yes, they still play the games. 

He got cut because it was just the smart decision for the franchise.

If he got hurt, his contract next year became guaranteed, which was something they couldn't have.  He wasn't going to play again this year, let alone even be active for any games, keeping him around would just be a distraction for everyone and be messy.

[shaq]

2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Legette is a 3rd WR at best(likely a 4th or 5th). Coker is basically a AT replacement. He isn't blowing the top off any defenses.

The closest thing we have to an elite WR is AT. 

I hear your point, but I think you’re misunderstanding my question I initially posted. WR is a need 100%, I agree Tmac is a great WR. I was asking the OP what he thought his role was with our offense, as I saw him post about Tmac before and assumed he knew more about him.

[tukafan21]

3 minutes ago, shaq said:

I hear your point, but I think you’re misunderstanding my question I initially posted. WR is a need 100%, I agree Tmac is a great WR. I was asking the OP what he thought his role was with our offense, as I saw him post about Tmac before and assumed he knew more about him.

There isn't a thing that XL or Coker does better than T-Mac

If T-Mac is there and we pass on him because of the WRs we currently have, every person involved in that decision should be immediately fired on the spot.

If they pass on him because they like someone else better, that's different, but in no world can any NFL front office look at a WR room of XL, Coker, and 87 year old Thielen on the last year of his contract (if we even bring him back instead of letting him go try to play for a contender) and say, "you know what, we're good enough at WR and don't need to take T-Mac because of it"

Everyone is complaining about XL's drops, but sure, let's pass up on a player with some of the best hands I've seen in a college WR in a long long time.  

Edited December 29, 2024 by tukafan21

[Krovvy]

We have to take whoever is the highest on the bored, no matter what. This team has never been this devoid of talent since its inception.

[tukafan21]

Ugh, Jags winning in the end hurts as their SOS is so much worse than ours that it means we won't jump either them or the Titans today.

If the Giants and Raiders both end up winning today though, it screws up the draft SOOOOOOOO much.

Giants SOS is real strong, so they'll tumble way down the order and honestly might end up putting the Titans in a position to where they'll take one of the QBs, then the Giants and Raiders would be battling it out to give the best trade offer to someone else to move up in the draft for the other.

[45catfan]

4 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

He got cut because it was just the smart decision for the franchise.

If he got hurt, his contract next year became guaranteed, which was something they couldn't have.  He wasn't going to play again this year, let alone even be active for any games, keeping him around would just be a distraction for everyone and be messy.

While true, it basically tanked the season.  Thus, tanking.  They weren't winning many more games with Jones, but put in an average backup for the rest of the year, and presto, almost rest assured of losing out.   Granted, they might squeak out a win today, but still will be in the best spot to draft the first QB as the Pats don't need one.

[kungfoodude]

10 minutes ago, shaq said:

I hear your point, but I think you’re misunderstanding my question I initially posted. WR is a need 100%, I agree Tmac is a great WR. I was asking the OP what he thought his role was with our offense, as I saw him post about Tmac before and assumed he knew more about him.

If he pans out, Mike Evans, basically.

[kungfoodude]

4 minutes ago, Krovvy said:

We have to take whoever is the highest on the bored, no matter what. This team has never been this devoid of talent since its inception.

I genuinely think this is how we handle our draft process. 

[WhoKnows]

1 minute ago, tukafan21 said:

Ugh, Jags winning in the end hurts as their SOS is so much worse than ours that it means we won't jump either them or the Titans today.

If the Giants and Raiders both end up winning today though, it screws up the draft SOOOOOOOO much.

Giants SOS is real strong, so they'll tumble way down the order and honestly might end up putting the Titans in a position to where they'll take one of the QBs, then the Giants and Raiders would be battling it out to give the best trade offer to someone else to move up in the draft for the other.

How does it hurt us if the Raiders winning every week? We leapfrog them and get pick 6 if the Raiders win. If the Giants win there is a good shot that Philly rests next week and maybe the Giants get behind us as well.

Jax winning is OK in that they could beat the Colts next week too. Tennessee winning would be better as I’d rather have a bird in the hand (we leapfrog Tennessee) than hope Jax wins out.

Again, Giants and Raiders winning is great for us. It’s not bad. 

[tukafan21]

3 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

While true, it basically tanked the season.  Thus, tanking.  They weren't winning many more games with Jones, but put in an average backup for the rest of the year, and presto, almost rest assured of losing out.   Granted, they might squeak out a win today, but still will be in the best spot to draft the first QB as the Pats don't need one.

It had absolutely nothing to do with tanking as they were already terrible with him in there too.

If he got hurt and they had to take on his contract again next season, it hurts their cap, it makes a weird situation for a new QB to come into.

So yes, it might have helped them be even worse to play for a pick, but it was 1,000% about the money.

[kungfoodude]

19 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Is this a trick question?

 

Big tall WR who can stretch the field. He would instantly be our best WR from day 1. He's the only elite WR in this draft imo.

I honestly think Hunter has elite WR potential, although that isn't his best position. 

[tukafan21]

1 minute ago, WhoKnows said:

How does it hurt us if the Raiders winning every week? We leapfrog them and get pick 6 if the Raiders win. If the Giants win there is a good shot that Philly rests next week and maybe the Giants get behind us as well.

Jax winning is OK in that they could beat the Colts next week too. Tennessee winning would be better as I’d rather have a bird in the hand (we leapfrog Tennessee) than hope Jax wins out.

Again, Giants and Raiders winning is great for us. It’s not bad. 

I was only saying the Jags beating the Titans hurts us because it doesn't let us jump over either of them in the draft order.

The others were just comments about how for weeks it was assumed the Giants/Raiders would each be drafting 1-2 (or maybe one falls to 3rd) and would both take a QB.  If they both win today, it just screws up the draft from a general sense of how everyone was expecting it to play out, not from a Panthers standpoint.

If the Giants/Raiders both end up outside the Top 5 in the end, it opens up all sorts of possibilities, from big trades to maybe no QB going in the Top 5 at all and teams just draft who they want/need.

[tukafan21]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

I honestly think Hunter has elite WR potential, although that isn't his best position. 

His WR skills aside, I think he's too small to be a true elite WR in the NFL for a long time.

He's had injury issues in each year of school so far, partially because he already has the equivalent of 6 years of college ball on his body due to playing both ways for 3 seasons.

I just don't see him lasting in the more physical NFL with his frame, it's a big reason I think CB is his path to NFL success.