The Panthers Aren't Built In A Day

[top dawg]

The Panthers are being built, one quality player at a time. Stop acting like a bunch of suckling newborns who have no understanding of patience. It takes time to build a solid structure. Kuechly and Silatolu can definitely be capstones for the team within their respective positions. Moreover, this same patience is probably what allows Rivera to know that most players are not going to come out like gangbusters their first year, they must be developed. To me, this is rational, but many of you have given up on Fua and McClain much too easily because you have come up in a time of instant gratification. Football players and football teams just don't work that way.

One major kink in the equation of football teams are injuries. They can't be predicted (unless you have someone with an injury history like Thomas Davis, or Dan Morgan). That is why depth is so important, but, apparently, also underrated in the minds of many of you that want immediate success. Speaking of injury, Ron Edwards---a part of the building plan--was unfortunately its victim, but will be coming back as another quality piece to our injured defense. Moreover, Rivera and the FO's patience and belief in development of quality had them draft a potentially solid piece of our defensive backfield who was injured at the time, Brandon Hogan.

Rivera, Derm and Chud add great perspective to a decent Marty Hurney. In my eyes they have helped Hurney to focus and keep on the straight and narrow without mortgaging potential depth for the future by dealing away picks in order to get that which the Panthers may already have (if only patience and belief in development are allowed to play out).

Our FO doesn't strike me as stupid. There are still moves to be made and needs to be addressed. Deals can still be made, and the draft is not yet done. Before this team gets to where it needs to be, there will be more moves and more years in all probability, but I like the direction we are going. True, long lasting success can't be rushed. In reference to a championship caliber football team, patience really is a virtue.

[MadHatter]

Well said

[rdog157h]

Amen. Cam needs protection! We just lost Wharton and Schwartz! Otah will probably get injured before week one! We need Offensive line help as well. I think Hurney/Rivera have a better understanding of team need than us fans.

[DaCityKats]

this team has been rebuilding since 2008,its time to put up or shut up.

[DaveThePanther2008]

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

It appears that the front office believes our Sophomore DTs can be as good as what was coming out in the draft. Brandon Hogan will compete at CB.

Fill the depth in and this will be an awesome young deep team.

[XClown1986]

this team has been rebuilding since 2008,its time to put up or shut up.

Ignorant statement. We have been rebuilding since we drafted Cam. Anytime you get a new coaching staff they have to rebuild the team to their style and system. This is year 2 of that rebuild.

[heyyall]

Oh god, not this poo again. Bengals re-built in a shortened offseason. And had a wonderful draft this year.

[XClown1986]

Guys like Brandon Boykin, Markelle Martin, George Iloka, Ronnell Lewis, Alameda Ta'amu, Bobby Massie, Zebrie Sanders, Joe Adams, Marvin McNutt, and many others are still waiting to hear their names called. We still will bring more talent onto this team. If we stick to BPA we can get some really good players in the last 4 rounds.

[DaCityKats]

Ignorant statement. We have been rebuilding since we drafted Cam. Anytime you get a new coaching staff they have to rebuild the team to their style and system. This is year 2 of that rebuild.

no actually the rebuilding process started with the perge of talent in 09.

[XClown1986]

Oh god, not this poo again. Bengals re-built in a shortened offseason. And had a wonderful draft this year.

Different situation entirely.

[DaCityKats]

im not complaining about who we drafted but damn we have to improve next year and that includes winning more than 6 games.it is still a lot of talent on the board.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

the lions damn near had ZERO talent after suffering through matt millen for years. they get a new GM and their turnaround takes how long? let's see...

2009: 2-14

2010: 6-10

2011: PLAYOFFS

but hey guys we're still rebuilding and stuff, just be patient :ph34r:

[Floppin]

the lions damn near had ZERO talent after suffering through matt millen for years. they get a new GM and their turnaround takes how long? let's see...

2009: 2-14

2010: 6-10

2011: PLAYOFFS

but hey guys we're still rebuilding and stuff, just be patient :ph34r:

Well by that time frame, we are a year ahead of schedule.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Well by that time frame, we are a year ahead of schedule.

glad i'm not alone in not really seeing what he was getting at.

we had basically two shitty drafts in a row in 09 and 10 and then went 6-10 after bottoming out the prior year under a lame duck regime. playoff time!