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How was he in the saints and 9ers games?

I mean some of it was leverage and position truthfully, but he really did just push through their tackles. It was wild. After seeing the replay I still couldn't believe it.

Young had a good game for sure and I hope it continues but he cant be penciled in as the starter next year. We need to bring in a vet and draft someone. Have a real competition, it's what any good franchise would do.

I feel like they had Corum and he slipped out, meanwhile a safety (Scott?) seemed to jump on our linemen and drive them back instead of contacting the ball carrier. Would need to see another replay but I remember thinking something like that live.

The issue is that he has had about 3 "off games" to every 1 "on game." That is just not sustainable for an NFL starting QB.

@Saints - L Bucs - W Seahawks - W Bucs - L Which, if it goes that way.....I don't think anyone should be upset. I had predicted all season long a 4-7 win season and anything close to or above .500 is absolutely ahead of schedule. I still don't know what to think of us but a 8-9 win season would be a Tepper first and 9+ would literally only be the 2nd winning season in the past 10 years in Carolina.

Great player franchise player a leader thank you Derek

Sometimes I think he might still be a little damaged from his rookie season, he got sacked and hit a ton. It was a running joke how bad the offensive line was that season but part of the reason was the offensive scheme. But at the same time, he played very similarly at Alabama, his bad games were just better hidden because Alabama is so talented. So I just don’t know. The bottom line is this team wins 0 of the games when Bryce has an off day, and he seems to have had many of those since coming into the NFL

He was fantastic yesterday but I do remember remarking to my buddy after that Corum TD, "How did that little midget just steam roll Derrick Brown AND Ashawn Robinson??" I still don't know how he managed to do that.

I definitely was. People forget how bad those first two years were. So much footage of him getting abused in the run game by all these different IOL. I think he just took more time than most elite players at his position to figure out some of the nuances of the position. Which, he was also there during the Matt Rhule era so the quality of the coaching was definitely in question.

Right. I mean Bryce did enough at the end of 2024 to earn himself the starting job in 2025. But not bringing in a draft prospect or even a younger veteran FA QB to compete for the backup spot? Massive oversight.

when I saw him piledrive that RB in college, and then run down the flat to blow up a screen I said THIS IS WHO I THOUGHT STAR WAS GONNA BE

99%... There's a poll somewhere here, 99% of the huddle at once upon a time didn't want Young. His success is telling everyone on the huddle you were wrong about him, AR, that white kid in Tenn...I don't even remember his name.

I'd be curious to see what happens against Seattle week 17 if we are tied with Tampa (win at NO and at home against the Bucs). Since we likely don't get a wildcard because Chicago/GB and SF/LAR/Seattle will all likely have a better record (not to mention possibly Dallas and DET), that game could be meaningless because week 18 at Tampa will decide the division whether we win or lose vs. Seattle. I doubt we rest our starters, but that could be a game we could theoretically rest up key players for the last game of the season. Regardless, if we don't win at NO and sweep Tampa, we aren't making the playoffs. 10-7 won't get it done with how stacked the NFC is.

The defense is the biggest difference in why the team is winning games.

It's Dunning Kruger. And this place is full of it.

It really makes no sense. People talk about Cam wearing his emotions on his sleeve and it's true. But Bryce's body language and demeanor seem very telling during games, as well. Sometimes you can just tell it's gonna be a rough one. I definitely think he is still plagued by confidence problems.

Yep, not to mention people wanted the guy we picked up on waivers sitting on the practice squad over Brown too. Conventional draft wisdom is you don't typically draft a DT in the top 10 unless yiou have a generational talent. Brown was/is and folks refused to see it at the time because of a few low RAS metrics.

That’s also classic Panthers brand football going back to the beginning. This team has only found success being a run first team and having a stout defense that forces turnovers.

I am starting to think he’s manic depressive, at least while he’s on the football field. Some games he looks like he wants to be anywhere other than playing football and then games like yesterday he’s smiling the whole game. It’s really weird.

I kept saying to my buddy that the blocked shots and deflected shots were nuts. That would honestly be a team I would hate to see in a playoff scenario. They have the ability to frustrate the fug out of us. Then they largely tilted the ice during the third period and I was sweating bullets.

Dude changed the course of the game twice yesterday as a DT. Freaking amazing! I'm not sure if he got a game ball or not, but he definitely deserved one.

they go from being a kid in college to competing with grown ass millionaire men in a matter of months. its a big adjustment.

I don't know. I don't recall him having particularly high stock on most of the draft stuff that I personally saw. Maybe I just missed it. He definitely didn't take any next step, that's for sure. I will add John Mateer. He was a first round radar guy after his last season at Washington St. and he really did not have a good year at OU. Hurt the team too many times with TO's and poor play.