Dr. Who

I am not a fan of Smith, but I think you have to choose him by default because Bradford is made of glass.

You're prevaricating on the first declaration, goading with the second. Lots of folks round here don't credit the double-dipping dynasty with victories free of cheating and blatant ref bias. Naturally, the bandwagon Pats* fans dismiss grumbling as envy, but I surmise much of the NFL ratings decline is due more to general disgust with obvious inequity than changes in viewing platforms or outrage over the anthem, etc. But have fun watching your team vs. the city that booed Santa Clause. Nice lot the both of you.

Wouldn't Kyle Lauletta be a more plausible fella insofar as Senior Bowl success might actually improve his draft stock? But OP is a provocateur and not really serious, so all this is besides the point.

If I'm reading the OP correctly, Plan B is the only one I'm interested in. 25 years is a long enough wait for a true franchise qb. We have the draft capital. If it costs a lot, it costs a lot. I don't believe it can't be done and one has to realistically entertain plausible alternatives. But folks want to fill a roster and kick the qb can down the road yet again. I call that Plan D(oomed).

Great. This year the Panthers will draft everyone we want.

Thanks. Very clear and helpful.

I really don't understand how the cap works. Though I realize we still have a cap hit for Dareus, by my naive way of looking at things if you trade a player, the other team should have to assume his contract/cap hit. Not sure why that isn't so, though I know there are trades where a team retains some of the salary just to get rid of a fella.

I'm not an expert on that sort of thing. What I've read is if they wait for a June 1st designation, it's around 8.25 million for next year and around 2.5 million the year after. They could choose to take the full hit this year which would be around eleven million.

If he's healthy, I don't see why you wouldn't keep him. Glenn and Dawkins would give you two above average tackles. If he can pass a physical and we don't think he can stay healthy, I can see using him as leverage to move up and get a franchise qb, though I don't know how much trade value he would have if teams are not convinced he can avoid nagging injury. Maybe I'm out of the loop on Zo. I haven't heard anything about him being likely gone, but the unexpected cap hit from Wood being forced to retire may require cutting a few folks loose that otherwise might have stayed.

I rather think that the internet has simply made glaringly evident the deeply flawed nature of human beings. I agree, of course, with the umbrage taken at a superficial selfishness that is unable to acknowledge with gratitude both the achievement of Eric Wood and his safely walking away from the sport.

It's a plausible scenario. I am not sold on Zay. Hopefully he gets a lot better. I don't know how much playing with injury contributed to stone hands. Some fella was recommending giving Groy a shot at RG. If we go this route, I hope we spend a second rounder to get Sony Michel. I also like Mark Andrews at TE.

So nice to have something encouraging to latch onto. How great would it be to be able to add Dahlin, Mittelstadt, Guhle and Ullmark to the mix next year?

I don't think Cousins' play will equal the salary he will command. I prefer moving up for a cost-controlled rookie with franchise qb potential. If you hit, you are set for fifteen years. Of course, you may miss and Cousins' established floor is pretty good qb. I can certainly see the logic of going that route.

National reports: aren't they the same bunch that were telling us TT is an above average qb?

I live in Atlanta. Distance from Western NY doesn't have to make you stupid.

If thinking TT is an inadequate qb makes one a troll, most posters on this board are trolls. Such an overly broad definition begs the question and presumptively claims the opposite view is the only rational perspective that can be decently argued.

Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe Culley will go back to coaching wrs.

If he's going top five, I hope we're trading up.

UGA has so many good rbs, they played a rotation where Chubb and Michel both got a lot of snaps. Swift got the third most, but quite a lot of playing time. Michel is the more explosive runner and a better receiver than Chubb.

Doesn't your analogy depend on Cousins being the equivalent of Brees? I don't think he's all that.

I loathe both of them. For personal reasons, I also hate Philly. Vikings were the only team I liked, so naturally they got slaughtered. Only good thing about Pats* winning yesterday was Marrone losing. Schadenfreude is an ugly emotion, but that fella deserves it.

The number is whatever is necessary to make Mr. Kraft happy.

I've missed plenty of super bowls in the past. If I don't like the teams, I don't watch. Last year, I made an exception of not watching Pats/refs vs. NFC team because I live in Atlanta. I learned my lesson. No interest in sitting through endless commercials (though often better than the game) and some pop-star strutting for forty-five minutes in order to watch two teams I dislike. Too bad they can't both lose.

I would literally boycott the season. Life is too short to willingly torture yourself.

Starting Peterman and post-season talk from Beane indicates to me a qb change will be a priority. I'll be surprised if Taylor isn't cut or traded.