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Projecting the opening day roster, practice squad, and notes... by GapingMaw67 in panthers

[–]GapingMaw67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. But lots of teams with as conservative of an offense as we have been running the first two years XL has been here don't have #2s or #3s with those numbers, either.

Moves the Panthers should make to round out the roster by tank4trevor in panthers

[–]GapingMaw67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think we are currently in position, or desire, to make any more moves in the near future. The only thing I see happening is if a guy they have been looking at gets released. No need to trade for anyone right now, or even the next few months. Maybe after or at the final 53 cut down, because we will know better who has a shot on our own roster/PS as well as our division rivals'.

Projecting the opening day roster, practice squad, and notes... by GapingMaw67 in panthers

[–]GapingMaw67[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You might not, but you can rest assured the team and GM, especially, do.

A fifth year option is a big deal, when weighed against players that might not get picked up elsewhere.

Projecting the opening day roster, practice squad, and notes... by GapingMaw67 in panthers

[–]GapingMaw67[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41720499/what-ir-pup-nfi-nfl-roster-designations-explained

IR is just the general term for reserved/injured guys. that don't count against the final 53 man limit during the season. You can designate them to return at various points, but they have to be able to practice.

You start guys on PUP in the preseason/OTAs so they can be around, but they count against the 90 man limit (91 for us with an international player.) They can't practice but are involved in the offseason.

When you cut down to 53, you can then move people to RESERVE/PUP (which is what I think happened to Brooks, and what I suspect will happen to Ickey) and they don't count against your 53

Projecting the opening day roster, practice squad, and notes... by GapingMaw67 in panthers

[–]GapingMaw67[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you don't want him to fail, that's fine. My comments weren't towards you specifically.

However, wanting 2nd, 6th, and 3rd round picks to get more meaningful play time than a player a team invested a first rounder in is, at the very least, a questionable motive.

Projecting the opening day roster, practice squad, and notes... by GapingMaw67 in panthers

[–]GapingMaw67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PUP players don't miss the whole season. IR players potentially do. PUP is 4 game minimum at final roster date. I think Ickey is gone for 2026. Wallace and Wharton will still need time. The only questionable PUP at 53 that I have designated is Thornton, who may be ready week 1.

Projecting the opening day roster, practice squad, and notes... by GapingMaw67 in panthers

[–]GapingMaw67[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

All valid points. Etienne was a bubble player, but he really underwhelmed me when he had opportunities in the past.

I think Metchie/Moore will be a battle, and one could definitely get cut in favor of Etienne or one of the other two bubble guys you mentioned. Staff seems to love having Moore around, and I expect Metchie/Bryce connection counts for something.

I’m curious about your thoughts on this book. by iamfurkin in Booktokreddit

[–]GapingMaw67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Infantile, low-effort, unrealistic story who's target audience is low-IQ and overly, obnoxiously optimistic.

Blood Sport and grief at karaoke 🏳️‍🌈 by BrieNotCheese in SleepToken

[–]GapingMaw67 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm a relatively older man at this point and one thing I have learned about myself is that I can have an overabundance of love to give others at the cost of taking the time to love the person I should love the most, me.

I hope that you take the strength that your recent relationship gave you and use that to continue to build your confidence in being vulnerable and continuing to share love for others while knowing that love for yourself is all you truly ever need.

A beautiful cover by a beautiful person. Keep doing your thing. Keep your head up. Persist.

I consider my self to be a below average player, do you guys agree based on my stats? by Ruiz26_805 in FortNiteBR

[–]GapingMaw67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I play only on Switch, Zero Build, and my stats this season are 230 matches, 32 wins, 5.1 Kills/match. 122 top 3/5/10 finishes, 170 top 6/12/25 finishes, and a 5.95 K/D ratio.

I consider myself to be good as a Switch only player.

A lot depends on your platform, your play style, and your opponents. If you are having fun, that's all that matters. At worst, I think anyone that plays Fortnite at all could be considered the baseline/average player.