Comments on: What Does $5,371,570 Buy You These Days? http://catcrave.com/2008/05/15/what-does-5371570-buy-you-these-days/ A Carolina Panthers Blog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:51:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John White http://catcrave.com/2008/05/15/what-does-5371570-buy-you-these-days/#comment-783 John White Mon, 19 May 2008 02:58:53 +0000 http://catcrave.com/?p=692#comment-783 Neil, I don't mind that you left a less than flattering comment. I encourage anybody to message me here and let me know what they think. I tried to make light of it and I may have failed in that attempt. However, what I was asking in that article is this - why have the media members not at least asked if the team has broached the subject of contracts? That's it. That's all I meant by it. Do I know as much as someone who has coached a lifetime? No. Do I claim to be the most well-informed guy in the world on the topic of football? No. Instead, I'm simply being a fan, writing as a fan, and giving my point of view. That's all I have ever intended to do here and all I'll be able to do in the future. It's either good enough or not good enough to bring people back. I can only do what I can do. I'm limited on access to players, coaches and information from the team or the league. If I was writing for the Observer, I would expect to be held to some high journalistic standards but this is a blog. It's just a fan writing for other fans and not taking things quite as seriously as some do. I'm sorry if you don't always see eye to eye with me or if you think I'm not that well educated or informed. I'm just like you - a fan with an opinion and you know what they say about opinions. If you don't agree fine. I can live with that. If you do that's great. But treat the site as you would any discussion with a buddy at the local tavern. In other words, don't take it so seriously. Neil, I don’t mind that you left a less than flattering comment. I encourage anybody to message me here and let me know what they think. I tried to make light of it and I may have failed in that attempt. However, what I was asking in that article is this - why have the media members not at least asked if the team has broached the subject of contracts? That’s it. That’s all I meant by it. Do I know as much as someone who has coached a lifetime? No. Do I claim to be the most well-informed guy in the world on the topic of football? No. Instead, I’m simply being a fan, writing as a fan, and giving my point of view. That’s all I have ever intended to do here and all I’ll be able to do in the future. It’s either good enough or not good enough to bring people back. I can only do what I can do. I’m limited on access to players, coaches and information from the team or the league. If I was writing for the Observer, I would expect to be held to some high journalistic standards but this is a blog. It’s just a fan writing for other fans and not taking things quite as seriously as some do. I’m sorry if you don’t always see eye to eye with me or if you think I’m not that well educated or informed. I’m just like you - a fan with an opinion and you know what they say about opinions. If you don’t agree fine. I can live with that. If you do that’s great. But treat the site as you would any discussion with a buddy at the local tavern. In other words, don’t take it so seriously.

]]> By: Neil http://catcrave.com/2008/05/15/what-does-5371570-buy-you-these-days/#comment-782 Neil Mon, 19 May 2008 02:01:16 +0000 http://catcrave.com/?p=692#comment-782 Sorry to disapoint you but this was not meant as a hate message but some constructive critizum. I have been following the Panthers since their inception and the NFL since the early 80's. I don't know how old you are or how long you have been following football or the Panthers, but when reading some, not all, of you post it seemed that how the Panthers and the NFL go about busniess you seemed a little uninformed. For instance, Hurney has stated many times that they do not discuss ongoing contract negoiations with players to the press. So the questions you posed in the above artice would have been meet by a "no comment". I don't have specific other instances that I can tell you but it was just a general feeling I had reading some of you articles. The only reason I am leaving a comment for you is I would liketo think other fans from other teams would think Panther fans are pretty informed and pretty smart about football. If this was not a Carolina Panthers blog site I would say this guy does not know what he is talking about and never come back. Really I guess I am doing this as much for me as I am for you. I have never left a comment on any other site before. Sorry to disapoint you but this was not meant as a hate message but some constructive critizum. I have been following the Panthers since their inception and the NFL since the early 80’s.

I don’t know how old you are or how long you have been following football or the Panthers, but when reading some, not all, of you post it seemed that how the Panthers and the NFL go about busniess you seemed a little uninformed.
For instance, Hurney has stated many times that they do not discuss ongoing contract negoiations with players to the press. So the questions you posed in the above artice would have been meet by a “no comment”. I don’t have specific other instances that I can tell you but it was just a general feeling I had reading some of you articles.

The only reason I am leaving a comment for you is I would liketo think other fans from other teams would think Panther fans are pretty informed and pretty smart about football.

If this was not a Carolina Panthers blog site I would say this guy does not know what he is talking about and never come back. Really I guess I am doing this as much for me as I am for you.

I have never left a comment on any other site before.

]]> By: John White http://catcrave.com/2008/05/15/what-does-5371570-buy-you-these-days/#comment-780 John White Fri, 16 May 2008 17:25:01 +0000 http://catcrave.com/?p=692#comment-780 I'm going to save this comment. It's my first hate message on the blog! It's worth saving for historical purposes. These days, you can't get anywhere if there isn't somebody out there who just doesn't care for you. Look at Stephen A. Smith! Thank you Neil. I’m going to save this comment. It’s my first hate message on the blog! It’s worth saving for historical purposes. These days, you can’t get anywhere if there isn’t somebody out there who just doesn’t care for you. Look at Stephen A. Smith! Thank you Neil.

]]> By: Neil http://catcrave.com/2008/05/15/what-does-5371570-buy-you-these-days/#comment-779 Neil Fri, 16 May 2008 16:58:40 +0000 http://catcrave.com/?p=692#comment-779 I came across your website a few months ago and thought I would give it a look see. There are not that many Panthers websites and I am a fan so, I thought, what the heck. Now I am wondering if that was a good idea. You really don't know much about football and, as it looks, you now even less about the Panthers and how they conduct business. In the NFL typically first round picks are the last ones to sign. Most of them don't get signed until about a week or so before training camp. That is pretty normal and has been for the past 15 years or so. Beason was signed about a week after training camp opened last year. I would be not supprised if the front office has not even began talks with either of our first round pick's agents at this point. The only first round pick to sign before that time is usually the first overall pick. Also I listen one day to your little podcast, I was bored. It was regarding draft picks and you had some other guys come on and tell you what the Panthers needs were and what they were going to do. You said nothing and there were so offbase it wasn't even funny. So in conclusion, I applaude you for having a Panthers website and hope you keep it up. But you really need to get more informed in terms of football and the Panthers in all areas. I would not want a fan from another team to come to this site and think that this represents the understanding and level of involement of all the fanbase of the Panthers. I came across your website a few months ago and thought I would give it a look see. There are not that many Panthers websites and I am a fan so, I thought, what the heck.

Now I am wondering if that was a good idea. You really don’t know much about football and, as it looks, you now even less about the Panthers and how they conduct business.

In the NFL typically first round picks are the last ones to sign. Most of them don’t get signed until about a week or so before training camp. That is pretty normal and has been for the past 15 years or so. Beason was signed about a week after training camp opened last year. I would be not supprised if the front office has not even began talks with either of our first round pick’s agents at this point. The only first round pick to sign before that time is usually the first overall pick.

Also I listen one day to your little podcast, I was bored. It was regarding draft picks and you had some other guys come on and tell you what the Panthers needs were and what they were going to do. You said nothing and there were so offbase it wasn’t even funny.

So in conclusion, I applaude you for having a Panthers website and hope you keep it up. But you really need to get more informed in terms of football and the Panthers in all areas. I would not want a fan from another team to come to this site and think that this represents the understanding and level of involement of all the fanbase of the Panthers.

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