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5 hours ago, Bear Hands said:

That third is basically a closed but openable situation.

4th, full on closed and locked  

 

Is there a fifth option for welded shut and hermetically sealed?

I seem to recall (hazily) that the Bryce camp was lobbying hard for XL.  Does anyone else remember that or is that just a fever dream?

We better start drafting some O-line talent or find UDFA gems that can be developed.  For salary cap sanity, we need some eventual starters on rookie contracts to restore a more balanced cap allocation across the board. 

Just now, DaveThePanther2008 said:

What I don't get is why it took so long to put him in.  He should have been the first player off the bench when Hunt got hurt.  I have a bad feeling he's not going to be here next season. 

If he keeps showing up biggly when given the opportunities, I think they will try to resign him rather than letting him walk.  Why he didn’t draw more interest from other teams this past free agency period is a question I don’t have an answer for.  Happy it worked out for us and we got to retain him.

14 hours ago, flagfootballcoach28 said:

I like him the most based on what he doesn’t do than what he does. He doesn’t drop easy passes and make bonehead plays like our TE’s have done so much of. Not flashy but reliable 

You misspelled Ian Thomas.

BC deserves the love.  He looked great last week, too.

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Mr. Scott taking one for the team.  Your sacrifice is noted.

A win despite the best efforts of the zebras.  Sweet!

A nice feel good win for the Panthers.  Onward!

5 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

We were that close to it happening last Sunday if Rico hadn't of turned into Jim Brown. 

Rico’s output last game is still a net positive for the team long term, even if it postponed BY’s reckoning by another game or so.  Thrilled with the idea of retaining him and having Chubba and Rico for the next QB that replaces BY.

25 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I shudder to think of even a Brock Purdy sized investment into Bryce. That would cripple the franchise for years.

This.  The Panthers paid up big time to get the number one pick.  We gambled and lost by selecting a unicorn; mistake number one.  Now the team is so over committed to shaping a Bryce-friendly roster, just to justify the original decision to trade up and draft him; mistake number two.  The Panthers brain trust will now double down on the above by signing him to a new plus size contract next year?  If he hasn’t proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that he is a franchise QB by now, how can they possibly throw even more money at this experiment?  Will some adult in the room please explain the concept of ‘sunk cost’ to Tepper?  Absent ego, cut your loss and move on.

9 hours ago, TN05 said:

Bryce undeniably has a comeback spirit to him. But the reality is he lacks the physical tools for us to compete. Today's win was on Dowdle, but frankly the only reason this was competitive to begin with was Bryce.

We need to move on after this year. He's Jake Delhomme, without the arm.

Jake was an alpha.  Bryce, not so much.

26 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

If you consider skill set, decision-making, and past performance, Bryce fails in all three areas when compared to other SUCCESSFUL NFL QBs.  Throw in the fact that Bryce is not an Alpha, I really think he is a long-term NFL backup and nothing more.

For the record, I banged the drum for Daniel Jones. Some of you mocked me--some scoffed.  Others nearly gave me the poo emoji.  It was terrible for me, but I have resiliency.  Not to say he would be the cure all, but with the new OL and WRs, I thought he could succeed here.  Reason?  He is big, mobile, and smart.  I looked at the stats of QB performance under pressure vs. those without pressure (completion rate, etc) and if you can't protect your QB, he is going to suck. 

THe Panther OL is better at pass pro that run blocking, and Rico still went off for 200.  What is going on?

The first two game balls should have been given to Rico and the Fins run defense.

Bonus question: why hasn’t BC been starting at guard in Hunt’s absence?

“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.”

This will be an unpopular take but, I think we need another draft of just BPA across the board.  We are not ready yet to draft another ‘franchise’ QB.  Take a flyer on a late round QB, sure.  We desperately need to build out this roster.  We have too many starters who would be backups on another team’s roster.

15 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

We are somehow only picking at 8 currently lol. 

We can’t even fail successfully…. [sigh]

Luke could make the player-to-DC jump.  Let him get a couple years of success as DC and then the jump to HC is less of an adjustment.

33 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

The amount of people in the corporate world that you meet and want to directly ask, "How the fug did you get this job?" is staggering. 

And Canales responds, “No one else would take the interview… “

51 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

I'm conflicted with him.  He's shown way more than Allar/Klubnik/other preseason hyped who've struggled, but he is trending down right now.  I still like the tools.  A bit Darnold-ish IMO.

Mateer & Mendoza may be the only ones who end up declaring with the high ceiling.

Sellers and Moore may stay another year.

 

I like early 2025 Mendoza, hoping he continues to play at this level the rest of the season.  I am also warming up to Moore.  It’s nice to have choices and not just settle.  No more franchise killing trade ups, please.  

38 minutes ago, PanthersNCSU said:

And this year...Canales has basically said to play the rookies, so we'll see. 

This suggests that Canales has job security through next season.  A coach on the hot seat with a ‘win now’ mandate typically is not focused on player development.

17 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

That is the normal way of doing things but we are not normal. Dom hanging around with no input is one thing. Dom having a lot of influence is another.  It's the same with Caldwell, he's outlived his usefulness and his influence is not helping. 

To this day, I’m not sure I really understand what role Caldwell had in firing Reich.  I thought, perhaps wrongly, that Caldwell was a advocate for hiring Frank but after the firing, I’m not so sure.

I have some hope that the 24 draft will eventually be seen as modestly successful by NFL standards.  Remember that the Michael Barrett pick ultimately netted us Michael Jackson.  I’m willing to give Morgan one more draft and offseason to prove himself. Unfortunately, Morgan carries the residual stench of Fitterer.  It’s hard to know for sure if Morgan was an accomplice to or hostage of Fitterer.

5 hours ago, CRA said:

you can dive deep enough into analytics where it will lie and you can find whatever you want to find. 

“Lies, damnable lies and statistics.”

4 minutes ago, CarolinaLivin said:

Im gonna need therapy after this season

After?

21 minutes ago, PanthersATL said:

Are these right?

Dan Quinn (ATL) 2020

Dennis Allen (NO) 2024

Matt Patricia (DET) 2020

There's gotta be more than that. Feels like there's more than that

 

Frank Reich should be an honorary mention on that list, as well