CPcavedweller

The evidence was the news that came out about his level of involvement in demanding we trade up to get the number one pick and then the fact that most of the coaching staff wanted Stroud. Everything else is easy enough.

Browns are worse. Patriots are definitely worse.

Hard to run when your defense gives up a score every drive.

You clearly don’t understand what a fallacy is. There was data to support that Canales could aid in QB growth. I don’t know that there is enough data to say if he was the root cause or not. Personally, I think Canales can win here. Scoring 28 points in the NFL should win you 75% of your games. Our defense is gutted.

Ejiro isn’t the problem. The defense was good last year when we had some ballers. Who is our best player now? Horn? He has potential to be a great corner but if that’s your best player, you’re screwed.

I’m 32. so yeah, OLD GUY. I listen to some of what Cam talks about but he just reminds me of a lot of people I’ve known over the years who are full of poo. I liked Cam as a player and a person, and still do, but his opinions do not carry a lot of weight to me.

Kind of like most politicians, I don’t particularly care to hear what Cam has to say. He’s a good dude that means well, but man, he’s almost 55 now, he’s gotta check that ego at the door. Gonna break a hip if he gets too heated.

Canales needs to figure something out? You can know all of the X's and O's in the world but if you don't have the players, you don't have the players. It's painfully obvious to me that the Panthers just don't have the horses on defense to go man. Not even close. If we could get a Patriots approach and get more mid-level deal guys while our higher paid guys take less than maximum amounts, we could be good. But even the Bengal's are hot garbage right now, and they have Joe Burrow. Joe took the maximum pay, as did Chase. Their Super Bowl window is closed.

He still gets beat in obvious passing situations. I don't care what his PFF grade is. You have to hold up in the biggest moments of the game and he hasn't proven to be able to do that yet.

Could've traded back in 2023 instead of trading up for Bryce Young. Could've had Charbonnet and Dalton Kincaid. Could've taken a Center. Could've taken Tank Dell. woulda, coulda, shoulda

Script writers unite! Wonder what would happen if they went on strike?

This defense isn’t as bad as you make it out to be. The Panthers are playing the Bengals and offense has not been an issue for them, plus they got the Higgs Boson back.

It should be tied. Why do you run, twice, out of shotgun? I love what Canales has done offensively but I really despised that goal line series. Line it up, heavy, and if you don’t get it twice, you can run hard play action. You gain nothing from the play or future plays by running shotgun snaps from the 2 and 1 yard line.

Refs are clearly cooking for the Bengals. Not a single interference penalty against Cincinnati after at least two plays similar to what they threw on the Panthers. Can’t let the Bengals fall to 0-4. script writers are cheering.

Johnny Manziel didn’t put in the work. I’d rather have Cam Ward or Sanders to Bryce but that would reset the development clock. I think Sanders could come in and be a Day 1 starter based on his experience and what I’ve seen. Ward could be good eventually but I’d like to see him make more throws on time from the pocket. As QB’s become more athletic, they won’t be required to hang out in the pocket and make quick reads on timing routes. That’s also why I sort of would like Nussmieir from LSU. He reads defenses pre and post snap, makes throws on time and with accuracy. I think he will be a Top 15 pick but in reality he should probably be Top 5. He’s going to be a good one.

I wonder if Dalton didn’t benefit from sitting last year and just watching film. Perhaps Bryce could benefit from sitting for a year or two before getting another shot, which honestly should have been the plan all along. 2.17 seconds is how long it typically takes Bryce just to get to the bottom of his drop. I watched a few games from Alabama and with the Panthers and he still does that slow walk back from the snap which takes a good 2-3 seconds sometimes.

Completely agree. The way the Panthers won is repeatable. It wasn’t some fluke where the defense scored a touchdown or two and then special teams blocked a punt and returned one for a touchdown. It was a thorough beat down within the regular framework that a game operates.

Takes a lot more than a corner for good pass defense. The best pass defense is the ability to rush the passer with four.

No team lucks into a 33-7 lead my dude. That doesn't happen in the NFL. Maybe a bad team will catch a decent team sleeping and get a lead, but it takes a LOT of things to go your way to get to 33-7. A lot. Like several things per drive. Several turnovers. Several missed turnovers. Several busted coverages. From what I could tell, the Panthers looked like the better team, straight up. Better coached, better QB, and likely what matters most, the better offensive line.

If we had beaten Tampa, if Ickey could have held up, we never would have been in a position to draft Bryce and would likely still have Darnold. Crazy.

Who cares if he's a dog? You either have the abilities or you don't.

The Bengal's have the worst pass defense in the NFL. They have the worst pass defense because they can't stop the run. If Canales is smart, he will run clock all game long. Be efficient with your drives on offense, force stops on defense, and minimize possessions. The only way the Bengals win is if you give them more possessions than you should. In this game, our offense is the best defense.

No idea. He was older when he came out because he spent five years in college. Lawrence spent three.

It's a thought experiment, and it's worth it. If you could trade Bryce for Lawrence, straight up, would you do it? The answer is unevuivocally yes. One is a lost cause who will never make it, the other is someone that actually led his team to a playoff win and very nearly beat the Chiefs the next week. So yes, give me Lawrence in your scenario.

He's hardly a "reclamation". He's what, 25? QB's play now until they are 40. He may as well be a rookie in all but cash. Now Deshaun Watson, that's a reclamation.