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We all thought that last year. We got no clear resolution. Seems like it has distilled into: is the play calling holding him back, or is he holding back the play calling? It will be interesting to see if things change enough to see the answer. I know what I think. Personally, I’d rather Bevell be calling the plays. Idzik being so green is too easy of an excuse if Young doesn’t take off.

agree with this. obviously this is the make or break year for Bryce. I can't see us forking over a giant extension if he doesn't take major strides next year in terms of consistent play

Yeah people doing the stat comparison to Sexton, I think Coby looks like a big upgrade and he's just getting his feet wet. I don't care about personal stats, he just moves the ball well and can drive to the basket and spread out of the floor a way that our bench couldn't do previously.

Really good point

Only thing I really see it doing is possibly making Tepper listen if a different play caller can't run the offense because of limitations. New hire, someone who hasn't been watching Bryce for the past 3 years up close may be able to talk some sense if he sees that he isn't able to get the job done.

Thought I'd get a one-stop shop for all Combine and 2026 NFL Draft prospect chatter. Combine kicks off on Thursday and runs through this coming Sunday. Here are a few links to surface level resources about partcipants and recent analysis.... Combine Participants Invite List DJ's Top 50 List Combine Preview from USA Today Fastest Underwear Olympian 2026 Guys to keep an eye on at pick 19: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/caleb-lomu/32004c4f-4d71-9974-81d5-d7ddcc67cbb9 Monroe Freeling, OT, UGA - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/monroe-freeling/32004652-4513-6741-dc94-a0bffd434894 Peter Woods, DT, Clemson - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/peter-woods/3200574f-4f54-6776-1e31-85779d355391 Kayden McDonald, DT, OSU - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/kayden-mcdonald/32004d43-4441-1150-8b23-7d300cdf4ff2 Caleb Banks, DT, Florida - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/caleb-banks/32004241-4e41-4915-7867-f5ec0fc4dc5b CJ Allen, LB, UGA - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cj-allen/3200414c-4c08-1937-3608-0c6af9b0566c Anthony Hill, Jr., LB, Texas - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/anthony-hill-jr./32004849-4c73-5988-1a1b-63b20f02e7d4 Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/akheem-mesidor/32004d45-5325-0563-1424-b241e637c932 Cashius Howell, EDGE, TAMU - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cashius-howell/3200484f-5752-6021-24a1-b509c0618eb6 Keldrick Faulk, EDGE, Auburn - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/keldric-faulk/32004641-5512-4764-ae52-890ece1e0c76 TJ Parker, EDGE, Clemson - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/t.j.-parker/32005041-5242-9755-38a8-f013e41a52f2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, SAF, Toledo - https://www.nfl.com/prospects/emmanuel-mcneil-warren/32004d43-4e70-9443-e03a-a3fdc7a8ef2c

Not sure there is anything that will do that outside of Young actually being a legit top 12 QB. Where he won’t need excuses made for him. It is just as likely to multiply them.

When has it not? Also, when these starters play physical defense and turn that into transition offense, this team is downright scary. that felt weird to type.

Will this help drain the BY excuses?

What would significantly help serve the next QB is a balanced roster sir. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/position/offensive-line/_/year/2026/table/active/sort/cap_total Here take a gander at the salary cap totals to the offensive line for each team for 2026. Take note of how far down the list a number of playoff teams and the current Super Bowl champions are.

It was a really unsatisfying year if the goal was resolution of the Young question. That was me, my big picture view. I can zoom into individual games and find a lot of satisfaction with some of them. We had some wins we haven’t had in years, and games that were competitive even in a loss - like the Wild Card game. We have been starved for even a taste of good for years, so from that standpoint it was good. But looking at it as confirmation that Bryce is the guy? Welcome to Yo yo roller coaster bi-polarville.

Getting this out now because tmrw is a poo show for me. Tampa Bay will be on the rear side of a back to back and we need to have this win! We back baybay!

Sure we'll be involved in talks but I can't see any scenario where we trade LaMelo, Kon or Brandon. And I can't see any scenario where we get another superstar without including 1 of those guys. Hence my use of the word "realistically" in that post.

Oh yeah the switching up the play calling is often the first punt. It usually isn’t a voluntary concession. Except I think this is possibly more an honest self scout than pressure from the owner type of a thing. Is this a defensive move reeking of fear like it normally is, trying to placate an unhappy owner/fan base or a sincere attempt to improve the results? I am leaning sincere. I say that because I get zero sense from Tepper that he is even one foot off the wagon. He seems to be very much on board, going by that McAfee interview. The average fans are the same. All bought in after making the playoffs.

Wow, I'm shocked. I wonder if they reviewed all the games and came to the conclusion of the play calls and the quarterback did not mix that well. Granted, I think I know which side carries the brunt of that blame, but it's just another step in the "Is Bryce our guy?" experience I suppose. I do wonder how much this will free up Dave though as well and help Idzik grow and potentially get interview opportunities.

This is a must watch for all Panthers fans.

Exactly my feelings back then. I never took Wilson as a top QB because of that either. Right or wrong. I guess some of it was I envious. Of his luck lol.

XL in year 3 is now in full on salvage operation mode. A TE is the cerebral safety valve first down machine who catches everything and fights for the tough yards… so pretty much everything XL is not, unfortunately.

call me crazy but I like this move moving Canales to a more CEO type role I think will help w/ running the day to day function of the team and also with in game management of situations. I think he was so focused on calling plays he was sort of losing the forest for the trees so to speak.

BC…. yeah he was the super sub and we could have used him to fill in at LOT. It is hard to trust a big guy with some age on him to come back the same after that injury. Even if people do come back from it, it is often a two year window before they are back to what they were, that first year can be sub par.

I've never seen utter unawareness of the sideline at the NFL level prior to XL. It's not like a one tike one off thing, it's happened multiple times. What should've been easy catches turn into incomplete passed because he seemingly has no clue where he is on the field and makes no effort to get both feet inbounds. I mean, this is stuff that's just second nature playing sports before you hit muddle school.

Hiring Bevell feels like a Dan Morgan move, and a good one at that. I can see him running the offense on day 1. Idzik is completely useless and/or trying to design an offense that works with BY at QB is something he is just not able to accomplish. Either way, I don’t see Idzik on the team in 2027. There is nothing gained with his input at this time. If 2026 goes to ish and Canales is fired mid-season, Bevell is a logical choice to assume head coaching duties. Had Bevell not been hired, that duty would go to Evero, who would possibly refuse to do so, or Idzik who is a big 4 thumbs down.

I think the Bryce question has already been answered. I just want to see the team be competitive. I’m not sure(or I really hope that) Bryce doesn’t get a huge extension if we have a similar near 500 year again. A beefed up o line can help serve the next QB.

Blowing out the Bulls in Chicago is always nice. Looks like Coby White is going to fit in here nicely.

Great now we have to hear about not handing it off to Marshawn Lynch…