It is Quiet...Too Quiet: Thanks Dilworth Neighborhood Grille?

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, MHS831 said:

I joke about it, but I have seen some very positive signs.  I will list the things that I have noticed that tell me this team is far past the Gettlemen 1 year contracts and the Fittmagic era of missing nearly every pick imaginable and signing terrible free agents.

1.  They decided to bench Young after 2 games.  (Pretty bold move, but not as bold as the aftermath)

2.  They refused to trade or cut Young.  (this was against everyone here--even after we'd seen 2 former QBs leave Carolina to find success on other NFC teams.)

3.  Morgan used the offseason last year to build an OL and give Bryce some weapons to develop with him via the draft (XL, Brooks, Sanders).  Even though his first two draft picks did not pan out as hoped, the OL signings were essential.

4.  In the offseason, he let the Safeties go without brining them back.  (We cannot see the S position much on TV, but they were not good)

5.  In free agency, Morgan signed guys who were entering their primes instead of exiting.

6. The OL coaches are doing a great job developing players.  Ekwonu, Mays, Zavala all showed dramatic improvment.

7.  Canales is doing a heck of a job with Young, and I think Dalton has been a big part of that.  Bringing him back was part of it.

8.  THIS IS HUGE:  Morgan did not kick the can down the road by extending contracts.  He could have created cap room, but he pretty much stayed put.

Many of these things have not happened before.  Morgan is building the team to win consistently.  Hats off.

And Tepper is letting him do it.  That is the key.

Now we just need for it to....succeed eventually.

[MHS831]

4 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Now we just need for it to....succeed eventually.

I also should have listed the Burns trade--but Morgan was starting in the hole following the Young trade up, losing Moore and draft picks.  He seems to have a plan, and i am not going to blame him for the XL/Brooks picks because I think XL will come around (we knew he was raw) and Brooks was to give Young an extra horse.  I like Sanders--so he really tried to boost the offense--and even though it did not work out like he hoped, the good outweighed the bad. 

[kungfoodude]

3 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I also should have listed the Burns trade--but Morgan was starting in the hole following the Young trade up, losing Moore and draft picks.  He seems to have a plan, and i am not going to blame him for the XL/Brooks picks because I think XL will come around (we knew he was raw) and Brooks was to give Young an extra horse.  I like Sanders--so he really tried to boost the offense--and even though it did not work out like he hoped, the good outweighed the bad. 

I think he does have a vision that is more logical than the previous couple of GM's(low bar, however). I do think he needs a TON of help with college evalutions. I don’t think he has any fuging clue what he is doing in that realm.

[PanthersATL]

8 hours ago, MHS831 said:

1.  They decided to bench Young after 2 games.  (Pretty bold move, but not as bold as the aftermath)

2.  They refused to trade or cut Young. 

Old Tep:  "you're not allowed to bench anybody, Frank"

New Tep: "Oh, you want to bench Bryce, Dave? Do what you need to do to win and turn us around"

(also, New Tep: Somebody with a clue told Tep that Frank wasn't the solution - and Tep listened. Dave came in with a plan and shows promise after year one)

[The Natural]

On 4/10/2025 at 3:11 PM, Jon Snow said:

If he's in the draft room he's meddling. He may be out of the spotlight but I guarantee he is involved to some extent. 

Of course he's involved to an extent. He OWNS the team. Most owners are in the draft room. As long as he's not overruling the scouts and Morgan that's not an issue.

[MHS831]

6 hours ago, The Natural said:

Of course he's involved to an extent. He OWNS the team. Most owners are in the draft room. As long as he's not overruling the scouts and Morgan that's not an issue.

Good point--they are.  However, I need to check--I know this is the case in Dallas--but is the owner usually the first person to speak to the player after he is drafted?  I thought it was the GM--then the coach--then the coordinator--then the position coach---but I am not sure there is a norm.  I really do not know.

Edited 4 hours ago by MHS831