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TMac and Sanders are the only two of our receivers in the middlish of the pack(1.0 and 0.6/R) for Expected YAC/R above actual YAC/R. Hilariously, XL is 2nd to last in the NFL at -3. Only Diggs is lower at -6.

They won’t. See nick scott, Rozeboom, Jones, Wonnum etc

I mean they’d ideally like to use that to take deep shots or open up second level throws but oops

I'm with the original person who posted and am hopelessly optimistic about this weekend and that we will see the Panthers first win of the season.

Well, Bryce is a HS QB so seems fitting.

It’s play action stretch mesh it’s a highschool offense

fug it , I'm in. Sign her. Which one you ask?

"You know who I like........ "

we are in total agreement. I'm just kicking up rocks trying to figure out how you potentially could just suck less next week lol.

The only potential immediate solution I can see is trying to trade a late round pick for someone's backup QB that actually has NFL tools. NFL defenses have thoroughly figured out how to take away the things Bryce actually does well. If I'm an opposing HC I'm telling my DC to do NOT let up and go soft unless we're up big late in the 4th. Start focusing on containment with the pass rush and playing soft zone behind it and you're just giving Bryce a life line. You're giving him all the stuff he actually does well while focusing on taking away the stuff he struggles with. Just keep the pressure on and stick to the game plan, we're not playing a typical NFL QB that might make you pay by burning you deep while you're being aggressive.

Hell yea! Keep Pounding!!!

I believe after this Sunday.....my wife will once again, realize the Panthers stink......and therefore she will not let me get away with watching Sunday football if she has better "plans" for us. my Saturday afternoons are also now in jeopardy as well but there is still some hope there.

To me it looks like the coach can’t call what he wants to call because the QB can’t physically do it and now coach is having to call plays in an unfamiliar way. Its like setting your gps to “avoid highways” and now your in the middle of nowhere and you have no signal. All you can do is drive around and hope it works out. (PS: Not a Canales endorsement he could just be bad too)

I’m just not seeing it. Falcons are better than the previous two teams we faced and the Panthers unlike most teams do not really play better at home than on the road

I don’t know about this one. Looking at his touches in week 2, there are still 3 plays I can find where he had an easy 2-3 yards upfield and somehow turned it to a race to the sideline for no gain or negative yardage. He was putting us in 2nd and 11 vs 2nd and 7. It doesn’t seem like much, but an NFL WR has to know to get upfield. You will break one eventually.

Despite what reports say, I still think Tepper is influencing football decisions. We certainly heard about this during the Reich short era...ie - the Monday morning meetings. There are too many consistent inconsistencies still going on to not think he is still too much involved. New coaches, new GMs....same results. The offense looks the same under Canales as it did under Rhule, Brown and Reich. The only time the offense has looked different was when Wilkes moved to a power run game for 6-7 games. But it was clear Wilkes would not have wanted BY....probably a big reason why he was not retained. The defense was actually better under Snow but he had better players and it was not a great defense. But the defense has gotten much worse as they lost key players (Luvu, Chinn, Burns & etc) but did not replace them with even average talent. The defense was never really strong since the 3-4 defense was pushed on Rivera by Tepper. I think Tepper pushed for BY too. Now Canales is stuck with a QB that does not fit his system. The last 7-years of Panthers football can be traced back to when Tepper bought the team.

I mean, it's an old school offense in reality. You got to find players to make plays. The O isn't just going to create it with just anyone. I didn't say we needed a game breaking WR. We literally just need players that can push and hope to create some YAC because Bryce isn't' going to stress a D deep enough (which has fugged up the O every season he has played including Franks) AT and Renfrow included don't offer YAC at the slot. That's not what either are. Slot is the easiest place to get some. Obviously, I don't want my dude Renfrow benched. He has a purpose. But the Panthers need to start searching for solutions. We got zero real quickness on the field. And hell, I don't even know if Horn really offers it because the Panther preseasons tell you virtually nothing about dudes

The QB is basically the engine of an offensive machine and we have a lawnmower engine in a dump truck. Ain't no tuning your way out of that lack of horsepower.

Great, so not only is he short he’s also illiterate

I was never a WR or RB so I dont know the answer to this question, but could it be a speed on the ball thing? I remember Cam used to throw a rocket even on a short pass and guys had difficulty catching it because the pass was too hard. Bryce doesn't appear to throw as hard as most QBs to me, again, never played the position so I'm not sure. I've wondered if it doesn't feel right hitting the hands. Maybe too soft a pass and it doesn't snug up into the hands for a good grip like a harder pass would. Just a thought.

I think the game breaker WR is a bit overrated. Not that they don't have value but a finely tuned offense will produce open players and big plays without the need for a Ted Ginn Jr. The tuning on this offensive machine is anything but fine.

I think Bryce taps out after getting sacked a hundred times this weekend.

It's just hard when the entire opposing D is within 10 yards of the LOS every snap because they're not afraid of the QB beating them deep. Defenses are focusing on taking away the run and the short to intermediate passing game. Bryce plays well when we're trailing big and the opposing D starts playing soft allowing for the short to intermediate passing game to be implemented but when they have their ears pinned back executing their game plan we basically can't move the ball.

I really hope OP is right but I've been down this road before.

Suck at talent evaluation is an understatement. How our scouting department has a job is baffling. These guys must listen to Mel Kiper Jr. and all the other draft gurus. It's the only explanation for being wrong this often. Plus no one has a feel for the draft. We're always on the end of the run instead of the beginning, making panic picks or picks that make no sense from the beginning. We draft RAS scores instead of guys to fit a system. Then it's just throw poo at the wall.and see what sticks. Everyone jokes about being better than the Panthers' GM, but for the last 5 years, that's been a low bar to step over. I want to be wrong about the guys we draft and how we go about FA, but since Tepper got this team, it seems like all of us Huddlers are right about how wrong our FO, scouts and coaching are way to fugging much.