These days I feel like I'm watching 8 quarters of Gamecock football every weekend instead of just 4. I've doubled the dosage.
Defense is playing really well. To only give up two field goals when out in terrible position from offensive fumbles, I’m feeling pretty good. offense feels close to breaking out and getting a td on the board. Maybe we need a gadget play to get some momentum going.
CMC trade compensation seems pretty fair all things considered. Also helps us tank this year for draft position.
I don’t know. Hopefully a 2nd and a mid rounder? Two 3rds? I don’t understand draft picks as comp so just using the recent trades I vaguely remember.
Gotcha. 2nd seems a little steep but the kid’s only 24. Makes sense to ask for a godfather-type deal.
Just depends on what Tepper/Fitterer see as the turnaround time. The giants flipped the script in an offseason. If Tepper thinks that’s possible (lol) he may want to keep the defense together. Id assume Shaq Thompson would also be potential trade fodder if we’re doing a full 2-3 year rebuild.
Unfortunately I don’t think we can win a playoff game, which for me should be the goal each season, with any of the quarterbacks on the roster plus the remaining talent on offense. Regardless of how good the defense is. You have to draft/have a franchise QB or hit on like 80% of your picks for 2-3 years in a row. That’s the game.
Oh I definitely agree- we’re years away unless Stroud is the next Andrew Luck. But Tepper seems to be an impatient moron when it comes to the QB position so I’ll never assume he takes the reasonable approach.
I mean, if he’ll sign a long term deal it’s probably the right move but turning down 2 firsts in a rebuild seems questionable.
If they can keep Brown, Burns, Horn and Chinn thats a pretty nice defensive nucleus. Could make the rebuild quicker if we get the right QB next season. Hope your boy can become that franchise LT.
Yea I was saying to John Wilkes Truth the other day that if Tepper/Fitt believe we can make a quick turn around at QB then you can keep the D core together. But I’m not sure where the QB comes from. Ickey seems like he’s going to be a good pick. Maybe not Orlando Pace or Jonathan Ogden, but he can be a 8-10 year starter.
Yea so you’ve possibly got your franchise LT and a good defense. If you can get your QB then you can grab some skill position guys more easily and build a decent OL. We could be competitive in two seasons with that recipe. I still hate Tepper and sort of want it all to fail.
Not sure why I’m doing this to myself in this weather, but about to head to the stadium for the game. I guess I’m in it for the black helmets?
I thought the black helmets looked like shit. I like the black jersey / black pants, but hard no on the helmet.
I actually could have done with less of the neon blue striping. But black on black on black is a look I think they should exploit. I want to be able to imagine actual panthers when watching
Jersey buying advice, which should I get: -Former player -Current player -Generic (Thers as the name on the back) -Don't get a jersey you pathetic grown man (I will be ignoring these votes)