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The biggest concern with taking Jonathan Brooks so early was injury. Had he not been coming off an ACL, he would have been a huge contributor last season. A bigger, stronger Bucky.

If Dan signs Ramsey and Blackmon...!!! He's the GOAT Panther GM of all time! Not really a high bar, but still...

Guys are running free in Carolina's secondary all the time. Why don't we ever have guys running free in secondaries?

Soft tissue injury? Where? That's such a vague statement.

Of course I'll admit that. He doesn't have the strongest arm either. On top of that, he tends to not throw with a lot velocity on purpose, opting to anticipate where the receiver will be rather throwing it to him where he is. Will you admit that our receivers (at least in the last 2 seasons) couldn't make defenders miss in the open field?

You're right. The QB and playcaller have alot of input too. But screens are a tell. That's just a guy being a playmaker. It was bad. And Canales knew it. You should be able to call a screen to make defenses stop blitzing and being so aggressive. He even tried to get the little speed guy involved at the end of the season because none of the regulars could do anything with the ball in their hands. They had tons of opportunities to make plays and rarely ever delivered. Diontae was elusive, but... Sanders and Tremble seemed like the biggest YAC guys after he left. I remember one play when Legette made a few guys miss, and one long run on a busted coverage by Coker. Neither of them were screens. I honestly can't recall another play where receivers outran defenders after the catch or shook guys in the open field. That puts a lot of pressure on the QB to constantly move the chains when teams stack the box.

Yeah, Bo surprised me a lot. I don't like his game, but it's effective. He's a real gunslinger!

They were the worst receiving group in the NFL last season after Diontae lost his mind. We're putting a lot of faith in 2 second year players developing, 2 rookies (1 being a 6th rounder), a 30 years old that hasn't played in years, and a bunch of UDFA. Hopefully Dan and Brad can work their magic.

So 2024 draftees count if they're ahead of him, but not if they're below? Probably better to just compare him with QBs with equal or less NFL experience? There are only 3 other first or second year QBs ahead of him. So he's 4 of 11, and on the rise. We'll see if Jayden and Bo can hold their spots. Either way, all of them had better receivers than Carolina. Hopefully your boy TMac can help in that department. Watching the games, CJ and Bo didn't look better than Bryce the last 8 games to me. Now Jayden was friggin lights out. That kid can spin it.

Bryce can put up yards. Panthers receivers had the lowest YAC in the NFL, and Bryce specifically lost the most yards off of drops in the NFL last season, even after missing 5 games. The stats will come once the receivers improve.

That's a lot of mental gymnastics. So remove 12 of the 32 on the list and Bryce is last. You are correct.

You're right and I completely get it. But his stats could suffer if his receivers aren't making plays. Receivers have to help their QB. Bryce lost the most yards from dropped passes in the NFL last season. And that's after being benched for 5 games. That has to be taken into account. One drop could mean the difference in a game, and has. And not just drops, but making plays on hard to catch passes are needed. And YAC. Potential is there, but they haven't proven anything yet.

I just can't agree with the "it's this year or bust" idea. Other than the 35 years old possession reciever that was never considered fast or a #1, who else in that room has done anything in the league? I guess Renfrow. IF, he can return to his old state. And that's a big IF, since he hasn't played in years. TMac is not a guarantee. At least not until he's at least taken a snap.

I think his stats will depend on the development of the rookies and sophomore receivers, which isn't totally under is control. The eye test is a different story. Has to consistently look the part before you decide to pay him Purdy money.

Bro?!!!

Gotta keep the division winners in the playoffs. If not, just do away with Conferences while you're at it. I don't think the tush push should be banned. Maybe allow defenses to do the same. It CAN be stopped. As long as the defense can play by the same rules.

Imagine 2 with Greg and CMC underneath. Yeah, one year Ginn dropped 5 of them and still had 10 TDs.

Imagine Cam with Shanahan and all those weapons.

If Canales can get them ready enough to win those first 2, we really might have something. It's hard to win in the NFL. Doesn't matter who is the opponent.

Cam was generational. He could have been the GOAT. Every team was afraid that "if he put it all together" he would be unstoppable. I'm not sure Young will ever be thought of in that light. Not many in the league will. But to be fair, Cam had a defense that could carry the team some games.

He was always going to be a project, but he really did look better in college. When he got here he looked like he couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time. Just the most awkward WR I've ever seen. Zero field presence or ball skills.

I don't hate the TMac pick. I just thought we'd need to draft another speed guy later if he was the pick. And they did just that. And double dipping at Edge was huge! Before the draft, I thought Nic was better than Shemar, who went 17th overall. But I also thought Kenneth Grant was better than Mason Graham. Only time will tell.

Agree in theory. But this offense is VERY young with new players. Same with the defense. May take a couple of games for the rookies to figure out the speed of the game and both rookies and FAs to figure out what they're supposed to be doing.

Well... we're still not sure about the #1 WR either. That's a lot of expectations for a rookie that hasn't taken an NFL snap yet. And a couple of 2nd year guys that are expected to show major improvement. Last year's group showed potential. But if we're being honest, they were probably the worst in the NFL. Edit: But I love your optimism!!!

Except for maybe TD. But that guy was a freak of nature. You probably could have had him put his hand in the dirt at Edge, and he would have gotten you double digit sacks.