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the Big 12 was weak last year. The PAC12 was not the best conference in the nation in 2023. Tmac is not a literal development prospect. Neither was XL. Those type dudes are on the practice squad. What he is a dude that most likely, given his style of play AND the O he is coming onto.....likely won't have a huge year in year 1. Most of the rookies that come into the league and wow.....play w/ big armed risk takers downfield. That's not where he is landing. He is landing on a team that needs dude to get NFL open and quick. I don't dislike Tmac, I don't dislike XL, I don't dislike BY. I do not think the Panthers are investing in offensive skill talent matches what the QB does well. Which is exactly what I said when we drafted XL.....who I lobbied for. Round hole, square peg is something I have been talking about since we first drafted Bryce and rolled w/ Frank Reich.

I freakin hated Brian Dawkins lol. Dude was just an executioner. One of the last guys who made a career out of teeing up defenseless receivers.

Drake London's stats. I think a lot of Panthers fans would be calling him a bust before year 3.

Not sure what you're trying to say here, at least in terms of why this was the response to my post. I'm not saying he's going to struggle, I'm saying the exact opposite, that he's going to be a successful rookie directly because he's NOT a developmental project. I've said before my expectations are 800 yards and 10 TDs, but he very well could get over 1,000. I'm not going to EXPECT 1,000 because I do think we're going to be a run first team and Thielen is still going to be Bryce's safety valve just because of their history together, so it's unrealistic for me to say that's my expectation, but it's certainly more than possible. And if you were to tell me right now that Thielen has 600 or less yards this year, then I'd change my T-Mac expectation to the 1,000 yard mark, but I think it's more likely that Thielen leads the team in yards if he plays a full season healthy and then T-Mac explodes in year 2 for 1,200+ when all those Thielen targets are up for grabs.

Gilbert Arenas did an interview about Flagg going to Dallas and while he didn't come out and say it's rigged, he made it sound like the NBA tells teams who to draft as well on top of moving draft picks to funnel big markets.

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He played in the Big 12 last year, not like he was in the MAC or something. Also, in 2023 for the last year of the Pac 12, they legit might have been the best conference in the nation that year when he had 90 catches for 1,402 yards and 10 TDs in a season where they played against 7 ranked teams and 4 of the 7 were Top 12 teams when they played. Not being a great separator doesn't mean he's a developmental prospect, especially when that is almost his only weakness and he still put up over 2,700 yards in his final 2 seasons of college. It just means he has something to work on, but he's basically the picture perfect definition of NOT a developmental prospect but someone who should be able to produce immediately. XL with his 5 years in college but only 1 season of production with weak route running and questionable hands but elite athleticism, THAT is the definition of a developmental project. I love how the T-Mac haters only focus on the things they think he does poorly and needs to improve upon and extrapolate that out to mean he's not that good and needs time to develop, but completely disregard the stats he put up with those "problems." If he was as bad at those things that the haters like to insinuate, he'd never have been able to do what he did in college, level of competition aside, which again is still far better than people want to give it credit for anyways.

If your scheme is only at it's best when you have elite players across the board, how good of a scheme is it? How good of a coach are you? George Seifert ring a bell?

We are in the era of young, impact WR's immediately popping. This isn't the era where it was rare to see a 1st round WR make an impact for 2-3 seasons. If Tmac doesn't look good in year 1(barring injury or just general offensive woes), that probably isn't a very good sign for his NFL future.

This is one of the biggest issues, and speaks to Evero in general. He's so reluctant or outright unwilling to change his scheme and it's probably his downfall as a coach now and in the future. At the end of the day, put your best guy on their best guy. If they win, so be it. But you can't look back and say damn, what could we have done differently?

I'm going with E-Rob again

The Hornets need to draft better and develop better, there is no doubt about that, but saying the solution is to simply crystal ball who will be the best players each draft and then also have those players be available at wherever you’re picking is beyond silly. SGA and Giannis were drafted in the teens. Jokic was a second rounder. If it was as simple as the teams that drafted them knew they would be superstars and we didn’t, then the teams that drafted them would have traded up as high as they could to get those players and not wait until the teens or second round. If it’s as simple as the teams that drafted them are just god tier developers, then why do they fail developing other players just like everybody else? Golden State are known as great drafters and developers, yet they took Wiseman at 2 over Lamelo and that was clearly the wrong decision. The Hornets would have probably taken Wiseman at 2 as well. There were 11 players taken before Haliburton that draft, he wasn’t even in play with the 3rd pick. The Thunder would have probably taken Oden at 1 if they had 1, instead of Durant at 2. There’s an element of luck to all this that the Hornets clearly lack, and to have the lotto rigged on top of it all is just a slap in the face. Do you really think Durant would have busted on the Hornets? Or Anthony Davis or Wemby? I don’t, but unfortunately we’ll never know because the league doesn’t let those players get drafted here. Honestly, the Hornets have done pretty decent the past few drafts. Whatever problems they have had with injury and otherwise, Lamelo, Williams, Miller, and Bridges have all shown when on the court to be worthy of their draft position. The biggest and dumbest thing they’ve done recently (and it is like Mount Rushmore of stupid moves) was when they traded Jalen Duren for a bunch of second round picks because they thought the roster was too full of talent. Like what the actual fug. I’ll never get over that one.

It's the NFL. And Tmac wasn't a great separator in a weak college conference. Seems pretty reasonable to think he will take some time to develop playing on the outside in the NFL. See our last big body outside WR that could get open in the SEC. My take on Bryce has NEVER changed. Bryce is best suited to take advantage of the slot, backfield, etc. It's a quick pass game. We recognized the quick PG aspect of his game but never put that into motion. Big body downfield WRs on the outside are NOT his natural go to guys. And there is a reason a completely washed up AT is our best weapon operating out of the slot. and I said the same thing about drafting XL. Square peg/round hole w/ Bryce. But I wanted XL because I assumed like most the Bryce experiment ended. Canales is building a downfield chunk passing roster.....which pairs with his Seattle/Tampa times. None of this talk is new. Bryce throws shorter than anyone in the NFL (did it last year).

Nine to Eleven Wins. Bank on it.

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I mean, outside of 1 game.....I can't recall Horn ever traveling in his entire career here. And most teams aren't rolling with a 1a and 1b playing opposite each other. To me, I'd throw Travis Hunter in the slot in the NFL. So yeah, if he doesn't travel w/ Thomas Jr......then he is going to see tons of reps on their other guys (like he does most games).

Currently in season 1 and if season 2 is even better like I have heard I am excited.

i like it.

it's not ideal, unless you are going to be heading into the playoffs.

What signs are pointing to T-Mac having a developmental window? If anything, it's literally the opposite. He's one of the more accomplished and polished WRs to come out of college in a long time. Not many players have 3 years of production like he had and then enter the draft early. Yes, there are things he needs to improve, just like every rookie, but he is NOTHING like XL in terms of needing a developmental season, literally couldn't be more different of situations. I've also pointed out how T-Mac and Bryce are actually very much a natural pairing for each other. Bryce is a touch passer who throws with anticipation because he doesn't have the rifle to squeeze into tight windows when they are there. Which pairs perfectly with T-Mac's hands and catch radius as Bryce will be able to place the ball where only he can get his hands on the ball. What a terrible take

Big Baller Brand loses another one

it will be that first scenario

Looking ahead to our 2025 Week 12 matchup against the 49ers, I can’t help but draw some parallels to a game that’s etched in my mind: Week 11 of the 2013 season, when Cam Newton absolutely balled out against the New England Patriots. That game felt like a turning point for Cam’s career and, honestly, for the whole franchise. It announced to the world that Cam was here, and that the Panthers were here to be a contender (for 5 years at least) The way Cam not only led us to a win but also announced to the world that he was THE QB of the future for the Panthers was unforgettable, and is still my favorite game ever. Now, with Bryce Young coming into his third season, there’s a lot of pressure on him to make that same kind of statement. Could Week 12 in 2025 be his Cam moment, where he finally breaks out to the world? Or could it be the game where BY officially flames out as a Panthers QB, and we're looking ahead to the 2026 draft?

If a team with BTJ and Hunter are able to get Dyami Brown to be matched up with our top CB just with where they line them up and we're not able to adjust on the fly, then Evero should be fired before the game is even over.