jepapo

I know, I know, team is poorly coached, players are all busts, Loomis…


I want to point out that we still play in the NFC South.

We are currently 1.5 games back of first and .5 games back of 2nd… and there’s still 12 games to go.

This is still a relatively young team in a lot of places and is missing a handful of impact players at key positions. Getting healthy and “growing” as players and as a team could have them looking quite different in December, and given the division we’re in, we are likely to be in the hunt when December arrives.

We watched a team that never quit in Kellen last year and all gave credit to him for keeping the players engaged and playing hard, and we know he is a 2nd year head coach who still has a long way to go. Yes, the pattern of slow starts and lack of procedural discipline is alarming, and the lack of development/improvement on the OLine is even more concerning at least to me… BUT, this is still the same team that went toe-to-toe with Detroit and won in Baltimore and was being hailed as a scrappy “never say die” young team on the rise. A few KEY injuries and some bad luck has contributed to a slide, but I think it’s still premature to say this coach is no better than Dennis Allen and the season is lost. If we were in the NFC West, sure; but we’re in a very winnable division.

I think there’s still ample opportunity to get healthier, grow as players and as a team—learn how to win, and how to better prepare and simply coach better. This could still be a fun season to watch a young team win a crappy division and get playoff experience. Next offseason we’ll have real money to spend in free agency and likely solid draft capital to improve depth and add frontline talent.

We knew this would be a multi year rebuild. Let’s take a chill pill and recognize that in the NFL things can change quickly both ways and we can still watch a rebuilding team play meaningful football into November and December.


WHO DAT!?

WTH do the Bengals have to do with anything?

Shough was BAD to start, and Kellen’s play calling is unimaginative.

This teams ceiling is 11 wins, but the floor is 5.

I want to see continued development and players playing hard all year. Perhaps next year with a real free agency focus and another draft we can reasonably say, “why not us?”… but I don’t think that’s going to be reasonable this year.

Someone is sad that their school’s time at the top of the conference is over. Haha.

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I think you might be touched in the head…

I feel the floor is 7 and the ceiling is 13

An honest man

I didn’t think Drew showed any quit that night, he was great!

Delusional brah!


12-5 my brother!

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I don't know about y'all, but I find it funny how they describe the teams in the NFC South. A lot of weird words to try to justify where they ranked them, I think missing the mark by a lot:

26) New Orleans Saints. Addressed offensive speed and tried to balance the trenches, but the draft didn’t give them enough high-end stabilizers to raise the weekly floor – still too dependent on everything going right.

23) Atlanta Falcons. Found some utility, but didn’t meaningfully change the franchise direction – this was more fill cracks than build a contender.

22) Carolina Panthers. Invested in the trenches, which is the correct move. But didn’t add enough immediate difference-makers to change outcomes in 2026. Tough doesn’t automatically mean good.

20) Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cleanly addressed pressure and second-level speed, which actually matters in 2026. The draft made them harder to play against for sure.


I guess our draft didn't make us harder to play against? Nobody is going to contribute? Investing in the trenches is the correct move for Carolina, but not us? And what the hell does it mean to fill cracks, but not build a contender?


This is perhaps the dumbest article I've read since the season ended.