Football enthusiast with a deep background in X and O's. All Football. No Feelings.
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Taco retweeted
Look at J5 man, so inspirational
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Jun 1
This was true earlier in the offseason, but it's no longer correct.
In April, the #Bears restructured Kmet’s contract. They converted $7.65M of his salary into a bonus. Because of the restructure, the dead money if they cut him now is high ~12M.
Trading him after June 1 would only save the #Bears around 1.35m against the cap. Cutting him outright wouldn’t come close to the $10M figure anymore.
All this to say, the #Bears are not trading Kmet unless the deal sweeps them off of their feet.
With June finally arriving, if the Chicago Bears cut TE Cole Kmet they would save ~$10 million in cap space.
Given the Bears have drafted a TE in back to back drafts, moving on from him seems very plausible.
The #Panthers have a great opportunity to trade for the veteran tight end or pick him up if released to give the tight end room the help it needs.
#KeepPounding
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May 14
The #Panthers enter OTAs in a couple of weeks with four non-specialists over the age of 30.
They have three players who are 21 and won't turn 22 until July at the earliest. Two of those players are entering their second seasons (Scourton, Etienne -- Freeling is the other one).
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May 13
With the upcoming media rights deal having an opt-out clause in 2029, the next round of QB contracts are going to bottom out at 50m AAV. The new media rights deal will balloon the salary cap at least 10% and even more.
This means that agents are going to be working their ass off knowing that this will happen during the duration of their client's next deal.
The NFL is also currently in re-negotiations of the deal and could have something signed as soon as September. If an agreement is met then the cap for 2027 would skyrocket.
All of this to say... There is no way #Panthers QB BY9 and his camp are going to be signing 35m-40m with all of that upcoming.
FWIW Stroud is estimated to get 4 years @ 224m. (56 aav)
My takeaway is that unless Bryce has an atrocious year which I don’t foresee he’s gonna get paid
It won’t be 50 million a year. I can see it being in that 35-40 million range and now it’s whether or not Bryce would agree to that
My guess is that he would #Panthers
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May 8
Now the #Panthers can afford their draft class
The Carolina #Panthers processed a salary conversion on CB Jaycee Horn's contract, moving $16.4M into signing bonus, adding 1 void year - creating $13.1M of 2026 cap space.
Updated Cap Hits
2026: $10.9M
2027: $25.9M
2028: $31.8M
2029: $33.9M
2030: $3.2M (void)
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May 6
A 6.5 win total for the Panthers is just PLAIN 👏 DISRESPECTFUL 👏
@FDSportsbook | @Panthers | @heykayadams
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Taco retweeted
Apr 22
If Sadiq is the pick tomorrow, you’re going to get a Y TE who will start out as a move piece while he continues to develop his play strength on drive blocks. Technique is there as a move blocker.
Versatility in 12/13P is there, too.
I don’t see any issues.
Apr 22
Am I the only one who sees a fit issue with Sadiq and CAR?
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Taco retweeted
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Apr 20
FWIW no one but staff members of NFL franchises know where they rank the draft prospects.
The rest is just fandom and media.
I like KC he’s my WR3. But if he doesn’t pan out we are going to need to have some real conversations about how we evaluate wide receivers bc he’s gone from WR7 to WR2 in a span of six weeks #Panthers
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Apr 16
Going out on a limb here... but it could be that...
The #Panthers used a whopping 11 different starting offensive line combinations across 18 games which tied for the most in NFL history in a single season. (Rams 2022)
Ickey and Moton were only responsible for 20% of the sacks allowed last year. A total of 6 sacks. The other 29 came from the rest of the line.
Reminder that Ickey missed the first two games of the year recovering from an appendectomy.
The #Panthers pass blocking performed below average last year, and that was with a healthy Ikem Ekwonu
They can definitely consider OL prospects in the draft for the future and to upgrade on this area
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Taco retweeted
Apr 12
One of the best shows all year anywhere
Apr 12
We’re live tomorrow via @PanthersOnTap YouTube channel and here on X at 12 pm EST — joined by special guest @MattWaldman — for another episode of Draft Crush
RBs, WRs, and TEs for the #Panthers? Come learn with me, alongside @PanthersAnalyst from one of the best in the biz
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Taco retweeted
Bryce Young
Apr 11
Down by a touchdown with a minute left.
Who would you pick to be your clutch Quarterback?
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Taco retweeted
All of you should read @josephperson new piece. It’s that good.
According to Tilis, Dan Morgan was “very convicted, like way early, like late September on tmac”
Full article: nytimes.com/athletic/7170303…
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Taco retweeted
Mar 30
Rams vs Panthers Wild Card Round, 2025.
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Taco retweeted
Liam Coem said Matthew Stafford did not love playing against the #Panthers defense
Panthers unit gave the NFL MVP trouble in both the regular season and playoff game 👊
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