bigjohn

Yeah he's been solid.

Man just keep feeding Coker (this season, not tonight).

Two great plays by Bryce in a row. Really nice to see.

Got more of an issue with XL throwing punches at a helmet than I do with him fighting.

Oh Carla!

I know you're not new here, but... are you new here?

Saw it today. Pretty fun ride.

A healthy Derrick Brown automatically moves us up a handful of spots from last year.

Something to be said about culture as well. The offense started moving in the right direction as the year went on. If Bryce digresses this year, we don't have enough talent around (insert your backup qb choice here) to matter anyway. Seems to me Dalton has helped Bryce, and has helped the offense. I think the coaching staff is saying having a positive, experienced guy (on the cheap) that knows the offense and has helped Bryce through his struggles was more important than bringing in competition.

Keep building the roster through the draft. If Bryce is as bad as some of you say, then we can pick up a vet backup at the end of next season who will win more games and put us over the hump.

Things most of us should agree on: -Bryce has improved over the year -He has had some very good moments in clutch situations -He has a good O-line, running game and one good (proven) receiver -He isn’t as big and strong as other qb’s -He misses some throws and still has lots of room for improvement Things we don’t know yet: -We don’t know his ceiling -How long we should give him to develop (Darnold, Mayfield) -How he will look with another viable receiver or two I know it’s the cool thing to do to want to throw him out and move on. People are so impatient (and as Panthers fans we have moved from hopeless to impatient, which is actually a good sign). I don’t pretend to know if he will ever be “the guy”, but I’ll take improvement right now. And I like the job Morgan and Canales have done so far and am inclined to see how they can develop Bryce and the team.

And the NFL wants to push the schedule out to 18 games.

I don't know if we can win big with Bryce, but going all in on a top QB in the draft isn't an automatic formula for playoff success. Aaron Rogers is one of the most talented quarterbacks of all time, played most of his career for one of the premiere franchises in the league, and he's got one ring. Dan Marina is (in my opinion) the greatest thrower of the football of all time, and he never won a Super Bowl.

But then some here would say it's against trash teams, at the end of the year, garbage time, etc. I'm with you. I'd like to see him get more yards passing. But like everyone knows, we basically have one legit receiver in Thelein and he's not going to get YAC. He's a fantastic possession receiver, but it would sure help to have someone else that's a threat to catch a 5 yard slant and take it for 30.

But according to some in here, possibly competing for a division title isn't worth it. We should lose on purpose and completely poo on any late season wins. You know, keep stock piling top 3 picks because that's what good franchises do. Do that 3 or 4 more years in a row, THEN try to win on purpose. That's the formula for a Super Bowl, amirite?