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But that’s the thing, I’m not saying he should be on the roster NOW, but you re-sign Dalton in the offseason and he’s at least around for training camp and preseason. Then you have Young and a rookie, and Dalton is there to mentor and compete for the backup spot. If the rookie shows enough promise you can cut Dalton before the season. If not, rookie gets mysteriously IRed after a preseason game and we’re in the same situation we are now. But at least they tried to improve the backup position. Neither spot had any competition since the infamous Baker vs Darnold battle.

Not saying he was the issue but it was never going to work with who was in charge of the Panthers at the time. The Scott Fitterer / Matt Rhule combo did irreparable damage to this franchise that might never be repaired

Baker did not want to be a Panther it was obvious from day 1

It’s generational. When you’re younger than the players you look up to them. When they’re your age you root for them as peers (in age at least) now almost all the players are younger than me and I look at them like kids. I don’t think I’ll ever have the same passion for the team I did years ago, but there’s different reasons for that. But the losing and blatant ineptitude doesn’t help at all.

Bringing back Dalton was fine but it never should have been the only option. Now we’re in a situation where if Young doesn’t play, they’re potentially putting a practice squad QB in the starting lineup. Should never happen.

I’m fully convinced, especially since sports betting apps became mainstream, the refs nudge the games. There are penalties on almost every play. They choose to call them or not. Who here thinks it’s a coincidence the 49ers first penalty of the game truly came in the third quarter on the Panthers extra point try? To conveniently keep the score difference to 8 points just past the -7.5 spread. I agree Panthers will cover. The game will be close for no apparent reason.

Ugh the team’s decision not to develop a backup QB is just infuriating. Dalton is 38 years old. Drafting a QB last year would have just been justified to have a BACKUP on the up and up. Every time this team takes a step forward they find another way to take a step or two backward.

Those stats must include rushing TDs

No idea what Bryce was thinking in that moment. He fixated on the receiver and failed to look at the wide open field to his right.

Water is wet

Even when we had those players the refs still dog dicked us

Yea they got the CMC revenge TD they wanted even though it came with a block in the back. It gets old as I get older myself and having seen many NFL games and to see this and know it’s not right.

Yea I thought the exact same thing, panthers score their first TD and what a convenient time for the 49ers to get called for their first TD and nudge them to go for 2 to bump the spread past -7.5

Haven’t seen a more blatantly rigged game in a long time. Holding on McMillian on the Bryce INT, 49ers holding all night on offense, block in the back on the CMC TD. This was never going to be a Panthers win despite the Purdy INTs. The Panthers are not good but this was obviously a rigged game.

The referees not calling the game fairly was a huge reason they lost TBH.

What the fug was that

Lol they call out a penalty not called on the 49ers

Honestly the Panthers could have won this game just running the ball instead of trying to pass in the red zone. Dave Canales is a bad play caller and Bryce plays like an asshole when the games matter

Sucks they really did have a chance to win this one. Bryce doesn’t show up when the games matter and he never will

Anytime you force 3 turnovers and win the turnover battle you should be winning or giving yourself a chance to win. The offense is that bad

Vegas called need to get the spread to -7.5, that covered it

Spread was -7.5

It’s not even that it’s everything. The playcalling is trash. They abandon the run inexplicably in the red zone. They drop passes. Bryce throws dumbass balls to no one. They play like genuine assholes sometimes

Not with the fatigue and injuries the defense has dealt with

They’ve been on the field the whole game. They turned the ball over 3 times and the offense did NOTHING. This game is not on the defense