MechaZain

would rather the team be watchable

13 hours ago, pantherdad said:

LeBron, shut the fug up

By and large Bryce defenders haven’t watched him play since maybe college

Finally

Sad because his maturity was the one thing we thought we could count on. He don't wanna be great.

29 minutes ago, csx said:

Most here were gung ho about trading up saying things like "If we miss it won't hurt that bad. Look at the 49ers.". It's like nobody actually considered the chance it wouldn't work becuase it was the beloved draft. (Which I think many like more than the game).

It was the right move just the wrong pick

Will never understand the lengths y’all go to paint Reich as some misunderstood guru of a coach. Nothing about his time here would suggest that.

Tepper’s reputation precedes him now and until things turn around he has to lay in the bed he made.

Same thing happened with Jordan. By the end every misfortune the Hornets faced was being blamed on him directly, though I doubt it was really all him. That’s the price you pay when you put yourself out there as an involved owner from the jump.

3 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

https://x.com/josephperson/status/1835748825526419920

Reading between the lines: "Yes I asked Tepper but he agreed with me."

1 minute ago, Captain Morgan said:

says he will keep the conversations private.

dodges question about if he talked to Tepper

So definitely

18 hours ago, Gapanthersfan said:

I feel bad for Canales being puppet #3 under the Tepper regime. His head coaching career is now a predictable 1 and done. 

No chance. This a free year for him. He inherited the worst QB in the league and unlike Reich he’s proving it outright. It’s on Tepper to stop the bleeding.

On 9/13/2024 at 11:51 AM, MechaZain said:

Nah I liked that too. Leader sets the tone and Cam hated mediocrity. Bryce is playing like the biggest bust in NFL history and seems way too okay with that.

And he gives too much “Jesus Take The Wheel” vibes for me which I think speaks to the whole lack of adversity. He knows how to take accountability in a presser but he falls back on his trust in God that things will work out. I believe in a higher power too but He paves the way and it’s on you to do the walking.

https://x.com/sheena_marie3/status/1835413010606960729?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

Come on man lol

53 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

It was mostly around how he would look on the sidelines when things weren't going well.  I'd take that over laughing about throwing a INT on your first play of the season all day.

Nah I liked that too. Leader sets the tone and Cam hated mediocrity. Bryce is playing like the biggest bust in NFL history and seems way too okay with that.

And he gives too much “Jesus Take The Wheel” vibes for me which I think speaks to the whole lack of adversity. He knows how to take accountability in a presser but he falls back on his trust in God that things will work out. I believe in a higher power too but He paves the way and it’s on you to do the walking.

gonna be messed up when the Red Rifle comes back in the second half

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

\Worse would the team breaking around him. Watch this about Wilson and tell me there is no danger in allowing things to get out of hand with the QB. Link. That was with a QB that could get into the playoffs.

I hear you but that is because Russ is a selfish cornball not the scheme. The one thing Bryce has going is his teammates like everyone else have bought in on him being a Good Guy.

9 minutes ago, OneBadCat said:

I don’t think it’s that simple though. Defenses will scheme to contain him and make him throw in the middle of the field.

If they crowd the middle you dump it off to a screen or take a deep shot. Every defensive scheme comes with a consequence and the offense has to predict and exploit that. That’s what playcalling is all about. It’s high level rock paper scissors and we’re throwing rock every time when our guy can barely make a fist. 

4 hours ago, Waldo said:

He isn't fast enough for that. His runs worked because they were not at all concerned about his ability and they were not blitzing. It also forces the play to one side which the D would just adjust for, takes any help from the oline away and allows an easy blitz (he obviously doesn'thandle CB blitzs well). There isn't a good option and anything you come up with can be put into a corner quickly.

He was never fast though. He was elusive, allegedly, and good at picking up yards when plays broke down.

My thing is why not try it at this point? It can’t get worse than this. You sold the farm for the guy. Design the offense for him and if it doesn’t translate to the NFL you know there’s no hope for him.

I didn’t understand that about Reich either. It was like he was hellbent on showing the world that Young couldn’t cut it as a standup pocket passer. If he had schemed for Bryce and just let him fail if he couldn’t execute it he may still be coaching. 

Forgot it was against the Giants that's hilarious

58 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Weird seeing no dump off options but they are keeping so many to help block for that Carr'esk type drop back he needs. I don't really know what DC could do but pick his poison. I can't see one good option of what to do with Young that has a chance at working. It's built to fail.

They should be playing as if we still have McCaffery. Bryce has to be rolling out and throwing on the run for the majority of his snaps. He is a detriment in the pocket because he can't see over the line and lacks the arm strength to be a deep threat.  He should be scurrying around in the backfield until a WR finds seperation in the short field, otherwise he's gotta pick up the yards himself or dump it off. Dink and dunk effectively enough and defenses will give opportunities to chuck it deep and pray. Maybe he's not accurate enough to pull it off but it's the only path to success for him, and what drives me mad is we knew that was his game when we drafted him and still aren't doing it for whatever reason

I missed the game (great fortune that ended up being) but it sounds like they still aren't really doing that. What's crazier is that apparently the OL held up well so they're not the issue. Why NOT do that if this is the alternative? Is Young just a deer in headlights or is Canales another snake oil salesman?

On 12/14/2023 at 10:58 AM, frankw said:

It's funny that after all the hype and fluff and Steph Curry comparison revolving around him being a point guard suddenly now what we need is a mythical guru QB coach who can unlock Bryce Young.

Can anyone even name the QB coach for these undrafted rookie QB's that are winning despite their own inconvenient set of circumstances?

If only the "right" QB coach could have fixed Sam Darnold eh?

It's interesting how QBs hold the blame when they fall off but their surrounding cast gets credit when things turn around. Like did anyone consider that Baker could be the reason Baker has improved?

Ashley had big shoes to fill after Stephanie Ready and exceeded all expectations. She could have gotten by on her looks alone but took the reporting seriously and did her research; that impressed me about her from the get. She'll be a good host wherever but I honestly hope she keeps going with sports.

Please sign Eric to a lifetime contract

Literally worst case scenario. Do that and Panthers head coach officially becomes the league's dead end job. It'll take a trillion dollars guaranteed to get a high school coach here.