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This is absolutely unacceptable. Genuinely, I'd cut him. He was not very good this year, and a bad attitude is contagious. I'm also extremely interested to hear what scheme he knows of that helps DE's get to the QB easier. It's a mano e mano battle that is won or lost. He lost too often in 2025 (As most rookies do, even first rounders). The reason a good Pass Rusher is so valuable is because it's so hard to find guys that win often. It's a hard thing to do. An end that demands a double team commands a lot of money for that reason. Could we blitz more often, sure, but the point of having good pass rushers is not having to bring extra guys all the time. Not to mention we already have a DT that commands a double, making his job easier in theory. Even if he has this opinion, saying it into a microphone is simply the wrong thing to do.

Damnit!

Who is your bridge QB--uh, I mean, backup for next season then?

Who gives a poo what princely has to say about anything

For this to be the year of development, Princely really didn't get many snaps. And yes, I would hate to be a ten sack college player and ride the pine while QBs sat in the pocket all day to carve up my team. That's just competitiveness. I get the frustration.

Panthers aren’t going to moonwalk into another losing record and first round loss at home with Bryce Ball next season. Everything is just as likely to go wrong as everything went right this season. Even a simple regression to the mean costs this team games. Panthers finished their last five games with as many losses as bryce had shitty passes on his final drive. He and Canales whimpered into the off-season. Low info fans can cloak themselves and narratives and instagram hype videos from 1000 follower accounts all offseason. This isn’t a team built to compete this season in dogshit division and they’ve already committed to the thing holding them back the most. I’m sure when they go 5-12 next year it’ll be everyone’s fault except the two most obvious culprits. Evero has to be kept just so dumb low information fans can blame the best coach on the team.

Oh, you don't ask him to be the backup. He is just a warm body until you make your move for your QB. If it's a draft pick, you go sign a legit experienced vet to coach him up in the QB room. Maybe you ask him to start a couple games.

...Starting to believe it. Think Harbaugh will fix that.

No way we keep him on the roster if he's not the long-term starter. He's either the guy or he's gone. I know Bryce is a 'team guy', but asking him to backup as our former #1 pick because we are taking another 1st round QB is well beyond awkward.

Brady would NEVER go for it.

You're prolly right... I'd hate to get stuck with another bum like Matt Kalil thru FA.

Luckily, the Raiders have a long history of doing stupid things.

I mean, there is no way to know if that is what Carolina is doing or not without them acknowledging it... but it's not really laughable to suggest something we know happens in the NFL could be happening here. Bryce does have a habit of killing plays early. There is a stat that backs him killing more plays bailing on them than virtually everyone else in the league. Which would support the suggestion that he largely has his throw he is supposed to take.

Young should be the bridge qb. They should be looking for the future guy right now.

No, the most Panthers outcome would be a Murray/Tua-like extension after a completely mediocre year 4

Some bonedick sht repped me for saying it looks like the defense is getting soft again...Not sure what he was watching. That D philosophy has to get better.

Depends how the draft shakes out but I think a second round tackle is probably the better decision. I doubt they're gonna roll out a rookie LT starter in what could be a playoff caliber team next season. I expect Nijman and Christensen to battle for the starting LT spot with a rookie in the mix.

Coker needs to be signed long term ASAP but he might wait a year when he has a true breakout season, but he's rolling the dice on his injury history as well. Panthers should go sign some speed at WR behind him.

I said yesterday that I suspect that our pass rush would look a helluva lot better if we went back to a 4-3. The reason why I don't think Evero is some amazing defensive coordinator is because he doesn't put his players in the best position to succeed. He is slow to adapt, if he adapts at all (the same issue that I think Canales has on the offensive side of the ball). We just have to legitimately invest in the defense with some draft capital (like we did last year) and let this play out. Tepper will get tired of it eventually. I hate that we didn't just try to snatch Saleh when we had the chance. Some things are just too obvious.

Agree

Aho

Let’s get 5 in a row!

Like the coordinator, hate the scheme. I want to go back to 4-3 so bad therefore I fine with him leaving if that can happen.

The Panthers like their young talent on defense, but this would be about finding more significant solutions for some of their veterans on short-term, low-cost contracts. Ironically, two are former Rams in safety Nick Scott and linebacker Christian Rozeboom, both of whom were targeted by L.A. in coverage Sunday. No Carolina defender managed more than five sacks, so finding a veteran (or a first-round pick) on the edge who can create more pass pressure alongside Scourton and Princely Umanmielen would be a welcome addition. It's important to be realistic about where the Panthers are and what they've shown. This team finished 25th in DVOA and ESPN's Football Power Index. It was 8-9 against one of the league's easier schedules, the same performance that led the Falcons to fire Raheem Morris after two seasons in Atlanta. And after no-showing a win-and-in game against the Buccaneers last week, the Panthers needed Morris and his Falcons to beat the Saints, something Carolina wasn't able to do with two chances, to push coach Dave Canales' team into the postseason. And yet, there are meaningful signs of growth. The Panthers finished 21st in weighted DVOA, and while that's not going to push Canales into the Hall of Fame, it's a sign that they were improving as the season went along. They beat the Packers and Rams and came within a defensive stop of beating what might be the league's best team a second time. If they can stack a second effective offseason in a row, the Panthers might be in position to take over Tampa Bay's spot as the presumptive favorite in the NFC South in the years to come.

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