mc52beast 5,533 Posted August 19 Eagles signed Josh McCown, think it was around 2-3 million. Panthers could’ve easily signed him and had a veteran presence at back-up qb... is he a better option than what we have https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2019/8/19/20811657/josh-mccown-eagles-quarterback-jets-things-to-know-philadelphia-alshon-jeffery-stats-highlights-nfl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snake 8,850 Posted August 19 Disagree, Allen can win you a game or two. That's about all McCown can do at this point. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eazy-E 3,602 Posted August 19 If Cam goes down I want our young guys to gain experience. I don’t think McCown is going to offer much at this point in his career. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LinvilleGorge 33,959 Posted August 19 As much as I don't think Heinicke is an NFL talent, I think he might deserve #2 reps this week. Allen and Grier looked like straight trash against Buffalo. Maybe Heinicke would have too had he actually played against guys who are likely to be in their roster come the regular season. 4 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CPcavedweller 1,870 Posted August 19 9 minutes ago, mc52beast said: Eagles signed Josh McCown, think it was around 2-3 million. Panthers could’ve easily signed him and had a veteran presence at back-up qb... is he a better option than what we have https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2019/8/19/20811657/josh-mccown-eagles-quarterback-jets-things-to-know-philadelphia-alshon-jeffery-stats-highlights-nfl Derek Anderson would be better than what we have now, and would've been last season. But the Panthers determined it was time to focus on development, likely in the Patriots model. Inexplicably, they've been able to turn back-up QB's into draft capital and the Panthers may be trying to go down that same road. The days of veteran back-ups may be behind us as teams seek to utilize more of their time spent on back-up QB's as development which can in turn be transformed into future draft picks. Source: I have no source, but I could obviously write for ESPN 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LinvilleGorge 33,959 Posted August 19 2 minutes ago, Eazy-E said: If Cam goes down I want our young guys to gain experience. I don’t think McCown is going to offer much at this point in his career. Yeah, if Cam's shoulder fails to hold up again we need to figure out what we currently have for the future and whether or not we need to try to sign a legit FA next off-season or draft a QB in the 1st (or swing a trade). We're not making a SB run with Josh McCown. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheRed 25,246 Posted August 19 This team isn't going to the postseason without Cam Newton. Playing musical chairs with the backup QB position isn't going to change that. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toomers 2,143 Posted August 19 It’s too late now. Signing a decent vet backup QB should have been done before the draft. We already wasted a quality pick on a QB that will probably never start a game without an injury. And if things go bad, we are probably taking one in the 1st next year anyhow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stbugs 6,523 Posted August 19 3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said: As much as I don't think Heinicke is an NFL talent, I think he might deserve #2 reps this week. Allen and Grier looked like straight trash against Buffalo. Maybe Heinicke would have too had he actually played against guys who are likely to be in their roster come the regular season. I really have no idea on Grier, but I’m more than willing to chalk up a bad game for Allen to just a bad game against a very good defense. Cam appeared to have a rough go (wasn’t it 6 straight incompletions?) in practice. We’ve at least seen Allen look more competent than Heinecke in the same game (Atlanta) and look better than any of our backups in recent years against NO. Based on those and a decent showing against the Bears, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrianS 1,448 Posted August 19 Unless you are the rare NFL team that miraculously has two NFL QB's on it's roster (I'm looking at you 2017 Eagles) then it doesn't matter a bit who your backup QB is. The best you can hope for is that your backup can fill in for a few plays here and there. A half. Maybe a game or two. After that, you're just plain sunk. Past that, you might as well have some young guys and find out what they have or don't have. There are NFL teams out there without a single NFL starting caliber QB on the roster. We're lucky to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riverboat Ron 4,430 Posted August 19 Just turn off injuries then you don't need a backup quarterback. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ship 1,748 Posted August 19 We don’t need a vet backup Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ellis 5,613 Posted August 19 1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said: As much as I don't think Heinicke is an NFL talent, I think he might deserve #2 reps this week. Allen and Grier looked like straight trash against Buffalo. Maybe Heinicke would have too had he actually played against guys who are likely to be in their roster come the regular season. Grier hasn’t outperformed anybody. In Spartanburg, or in the games. So this is actually not a bad idea. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfan 8,767 Posted August 19 You mean bring in a vet to sit back and help groom a young guy on roster in Allen while also being a capable backup? Vs Drafting a guy who is a year older and similar upside as the guy already on roster instead of using the pick on someone at a different postition that could possibly come right in and help right away 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seltzer 3,907 Posted August 19 1 hour ago, TheRed said: This team isn't going to the postseason without Cam Newton. Playing musical chairs with the backup QB position isn't going to change that. Exactly. I certainly don't feel as good as I was hoping to be with either Allen or Grier, but the reality hasn't changed that this season is going to hinge on how well Cam plays and how well his shoulder holds up (and I'm expecting a large correlation between those two) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites