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With some help from some very favorable calls and non calls alike.
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Bryce Young - Good and Bad, what say you?
SmokinwithWilly replied to CLG's topic in Carolina Panthers
Still too soon to anoint him the chosen one. Still need to bring in QB competition in the off season. I like the progress, but there's still some things that bother me like the ease of the fumbles. No matter if he is or isn't the guy, we still need another QB in the room. Dalton is a FA and NFL ancient. -
My only real complaint is defenders can't be afraid to get a PF for.hitting the QB as a runner. If the QB fakes going for a slide, it should be a PF 15 yards and loss of down, just like faking a step out of bounds to get the defender to slow down only to keep going.
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Mahomes is old enough to get that call. Cam never was.
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He's a runner at the point. This is football.
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If he ain't sliding, blow him up.
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Hands. That's how you catch with them.
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Obligatory Carolina vs Kansas city BBQ thread..
SmokinwithWilly replied to Jackson113.2's topic in Carolina Panthers
Much prefer a little hot vinegar BBQ sauce whole hog Q but there is something to be said for some thick KC sauce on a baby back. It's like a meat popsicle. My personal style is wet rub marinaded for 3 days that becomes part of the bark during cooking so you can really get that flavor all the way though. -
I doubt it's his last. There are plenty of teams looking for LTs and he's shown he can do the job. Linemen can play well into their 30's. Barring injury, I'd suspect this next one is his big 4 year contract and would be followed by a reserve role one after.
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If you wanted Danny Dimes here’s the chance
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
I never said he picked Bryce. Bryce was Tepper's pick. He never fit any part of Frank's offense. This offseason, nothing was done to bring in competition for a QB that put up Josh Rosen numbers. That's definitely a reason to bring in someone else to compete. I don't expect miracles, but I do expect to at least address the biggest elephant in the room. Bryce was handed the starting job based on draft position, not performance. Any other QB with that plays like that is competing for a roster spot or to be on the PS. What's the point of playing the game if you're not trying to win? We might as well have just forfeited every game this season if that's the attitude. -
If you wanted Danny Dimes here’s the chance
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
We don't rebuild, we retool. I know some people are sold on Morgan but I'm not one of them. There's no way as a former MLB he looked at BY and said that's the future franchise QB of the Carolina Panthers based on last year's film and there's no need to bring in anyone else. Or he just rubber stamped Tepper's decision to bring in no one else, and Dave is making the calls like Jerry Jones. Either way doesn't bode well for fans of this franchise. All I'm saying is you have to evaluate all options, even if they're fugly. -
If you wanted Danny Dimes here’s the chance
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
Then what are the options? Rolling with Bryce who hasn't produced a 60 minute football game in his career? Re-signing Dalton to be your 17 game starter at 38 years old? Fields. Flacco. Darnold. Winston. Wilson. Brisset. Mac Jones. Lance. Trading for another team's backup. Rookie QB Serious question man. Daniel Jones is a god awful option but from what I'm looking at, they're all poo sandwiches. -
If you wanted Danny Dimes here’s the chance
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
I'm banking on none of those things. I'm looking at the 2 QBs we have, their performance this year, the FA QB pool, the likelihood of any drafted QB reaching starting readiness by week 1, and asking myself is it possible that Jones could be an improvement over what we currently have at either backup or starter? IMO the answer is sadly yes. Whatever options are better than Jones, you have to seriously look at those as well. The goal should always be roster improvement without hindering the ability to build in the future. If Jones takes us from an F to a D minus, and that's the best we can do, we should do it. Is it what anyone really wants? No. But sadly, the Panthers under Tepper has been a poo show and we're in QB limbo due to massive FO failure yet again. -
Serious Thoughts Fellas What numbers would Bryce..
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
He's made some plays but he's also missed throws when it mattered. An interception and timely fumble got the win vs the Giants. The true test of whether or not he's progressing is going to come against playoff caliber teams. Next season? It's unpopular, but I'd bring in several QBs, one through the draft if we like him. I'd bring in Jones (for the right price) or Hooker if we could get him to compete with Bryce and Dalton for the starting and backup position and cut whoever doesn't get it done. Draft position be damned at this point. Put the best QB on the field and take out the trash. -
If you wanted Danny Dimes here’s the chance
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
I get what you're saying and agree, going into next season with BY and DD is a disaster. But the bigger disaster would be in the FO. All I'm looking at is could he potentially improve the team. Potentially, yes. How big would that improvement be? Hard to say. We've seen it happen a few times in recent years with Stafford, Goff, Geno, Darnold, Baker so while improbable, it's not impossible. If he doesn't do anything of note, cut him, no harm done. But if we go into next season without addressing the elephant in the room and don't try to seriously improve the QB position, none of it matters. Like I said earlier, my biggest concern is the FO being content to go into next season with Bryce and Dalton, even if things continue as they have been. We can't be satisfied with what we're seeing from either of these guys. All that said, I don't think Jones is coming here on Dalton's salary. -
If you wanted Danny Dimes here’s the chance
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
Dalton is too close to starting right now. If it hadn't been for a car accident, he still would be. Switching Dalton for Jones does nothing except reduce the backup's age by a decade. One is in his NFL prime, the other is almost in his NFL grave. Not a horrible move if you're trying to improve the team. We've got to get better as a team and a lateral move like that would improve the team. The problem isn't that he's close to starting. The problem is we have a GM that signed off on BY and didn't bring in any serious QB competition for camp, a HC that said yeah, he's my guy until BY poo the bed so bad he couldn't start him, and an offense that's limited because BY can't make all the throws a normal NFL QB can. The problem isn't that Jones could be an improvement as a backup QB. The problem is he could be better than our "franchise" QB. -
Serious Thoughts Fellas What numbers would Bryce..
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
Here's the problem with using stats only. Without the proper context, they're worthless. Example. Bryce throws for 3000 yards and 40 touchdowns. Amazing right until you view the context. Those numbers are generated by 40 75 yard screen passes that go for TDs. Now Bryce threw for 40 air yards on all those plays combined. Was it the receiver or Bryce who was responsible for all those stats? Obviously, this is a completely impossible scenario, but it is exaggerated to illustrate the issue with judging statistics alone. The eye test is a far better qualifier of is he an NFL franchise QB. Is he seeing the field? Is he able to go through his progressions. When the pocket gets squeezed, does he bail out or step up? If the defense stacks 8 in the box to stop the run, is he able to make them pay for it? Can he make the deep throws consistently with accuracy? Right now, he looks like he might be able to be a backup QB. Unless he makes a serious improvement in his overall game, I'm still looking for another franchise QB come off season. -
If you wanted Danny Dimes here’s the chance
SmokinwithWilly replied to trucpfan's topic in Carolina Panthers
As a backup to replace Dalton on a 2 year deal for the right low figure price, sure. Worst case scenario, he is a low price backup that doesn't really offer a whole lot. Best case scenario, he actually competes for the starting job with Bryce while we look for the replacement for both. Either way, doesn't really move the needle much, but everything depends on the numbers. -
Cam will be on a reality show, airing in January
SmokinwithWilly replied to PanthersATL's topic in Carolina Panthers
Never, ever, ever Google that poo. -
Finally a power ranking we are top 5 in..
SmokinwithWilly replied to Champagnepapi704's topic in Carolina Panthers
One of my customers had a kodiak bear mounted on the wall at his house. I have a black bear (dressed at 250 lbs) and this was probably 4x that size with claws almost 4 inches long. That would be one scary mofo to have to fight. -
Cam will be on a reality show, airing in January
SmokinwithWilly replied to PanthersATL's topic in Carolina Panthers
We've had some pretty awesome guys here too. I remember one in particular who would write the most amazing trash talk posts while sitting on the crapper in bathrooms across the world. SCP. Where are you? -
Cam will be on a reality show, airing in January
SmokinwithWilly replied to PanthersATL's topic in Carolina Panthers
Fat Alice immediately comes to mind.