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yep. I mean look at Spencer Rattler. There was a time he was projected to be the #1 overall pick or top QB taken. Next thing you know, he is playing for the Gamecocks. No one knew about Cam Newton. Next thing you know, he is the #1 overall pick. Lot can happen with whatever the class next year is going to be.

I literally linked Frank saying it in his own words. Frank said he put Dalton in on 4th down because Dalton gave him more options than Bryce did in that scenario. And Frank was being pressed on the why by Shenna. the very next week, Frank acknowledged he also altered the pass gameplan and gave Dalton deep balls that weren’t there for Bryce. I merely threw your own language back at you….when you declared my requoting of Frank as the most wildly dishonest post you have ever seen lol. Think you are being a tad sensitive there boss.

Here you go, this is what I referenced. Nothing wildly dishonest about what I said at all. Go to the 2:40 mark with Sheela going at him in a non-prepared statement. Shenna goes at him and asks if they are inserting Dalton because they are worried about Bryce's size. That everyone is viewing it that way. Frank says it's not about size, limiting hits, safety concerns, etc. Frank starts pimping some strategic reason that Andy can do MORE than one thing (implying Bryce limited them) and forces a D to play it different. We think it adds a little bit of mystery and surprise. And to keep defenses off balance. Why are they bringing this guy in. Strategic reasons. They could do more than one thing, that's what Andy gives us He can do multiple things. l wildly dishonest IMO....is pretending Bryce Young wasn't limiting our O last year. Frank told us multiple times Bryce was limiting what he could do. Short yardage and his admission he added different pass plays downfield for Andy. Then there was the eyeball test on Bryce. Does he have strengths? Sure. Does have have limitations in the NFL? 100% Yes.

I mean, give me a second and I will go find the audio on Frank saying it. Pretty sure it was in his post game presser. It was talked about on this board. Probably a thread or two on that as well. What you are referencing is him addressing it again on a Monday. Where he largely knows what the media is going to ask and prepares responses for those questions. And in the quote you are showing he cleans up what he said.

why should he? He is a rookie HC. He has an entire team to worry about. And an entire new staff to worry about. And a new offense to be installed that he will be the playcaller of. Canales has his own things to get straight before the season. I'm just not buying in that Canales is going to be spending unique team with Bryce Young and fixing him in a tiny window. Frankly, that sounds like a poor use of his time. is that why he was hired? I think that is just spin to a large degree. No one interviewed our GM or HC. If he was legit QB guru......half the league would have wanted him or shown interest. I'm just not a buyer. People giving Canales credit for the Seattle machine just being that IMO. And Baker being Baker. And his O was far from impressive last year. I like his energy. I like what he could potentially do culture wise.

well Reich pretty bluntly said a meh vet QB had basic downfield plays installed for him for the week that Bryce didn't have. Reich also said that an old and unremarkable Andy Dalton being inserted on 4th down presented a much greater threat than Bryce Young (the #1 overall pick we mortgaged our future with). Frank was a safe coaching pick off Rhule. Bryce Young doesn't have the NFL tools for a safe coach to even be that. That's the 2024 story. Bryce can't make the throws. Bryce can't sit in a traditional pocket. NFL defenses know that. The limitations are pretty glaring despite whatever strengths to his game may exist. Bryce couldn't do anything to change what defenses were getting away with. He just played right into it.

I mean, we don't even know Canales is really taking a hands on approach. All we really know what the Panther PR machine puts out for us to consume. Canales frankly shouldn't have time to really work with Bryce Young much. He is a first year HC with an entire team to figure out.

Cousins is 3-0 in the Tepper era vs us. 0-2 in the Richardson era

I don't think there is anyway Bryce Young can stink....and remain the starting QB past this year. NFL history of late strongly goes against that. Then you got Tepper as the ice cream on top.

I mean, in reality, Frank Reich wasn't functionally simply because Carolina of late brings everyone down in the gutter. Reich was a functional and safe coach. They seemed to intentionally go that route after the Rhule era. I mean, everyone bought into the all star staff hype for a reason. Because they weren't Rhule college know nothings. that's not praise of Reich. He is old and out dated. But Frank quickly turned from a safe option to a bad option becuase of how unique Bryce is/was.

sure you can. Two things can be true. And neither are very ideal things. Ideally, you would want a QB that didn't' have a lot of limitations and doesn't need a unique O for himself. And ideally you want a HC that is adaptive vs being overly committed to what he does.

I think Cohen is here for 3rd down/receiving work more so than special teams

Wonder if he couldn’t get 0 because of old Burns jersey inventory that is out there right now

Aren’t we just coping and defending whatever the Panthers do… We have a coach that runs an O that doesn’t fit Bryce (our #1 overall pick). We got a HC playcaller. We got no experience at OC. We got Jim Caldwell advising it all. We got Tepper. Now which season am I talking about?? seems like the definition of insanity.

they are both ideally early down runners. So they are the same, as in the role they are occupying the same role/purpose for a team.

Horn or Penny

should of just kept this dude. I mean, he actually can play 90s era football. Canales had the worst rush O and ran into fewer loaded boxes than almost every team in the entire NFL

2 RBs likely aren’t going to be ready for camp loads. And you can’t put too much on Hubbard who is the best RB we got going into the season.

I mean, Watson was the better at Clemson QB. And Watson was a dang good NFL QB before things went sideways. He was perennial pro bowl QB in Hou. Not being Watson out the gate doesn’t make him Daniel Jones tier. That’s a bit harsh lol But Trevor was overhyped coming in. He is physically a lab built QB. Not between the ears lol. He still plays like college Trevor

Trevor was playing through a ton of different injuries in year 3 though. Which impacted a lot. Probably shouldn’t have been on the field often but they were trying to sneak into the playoffs. But even averaging things out… its 65%, 4000+ yards, 27 total TDs and 8.5 win season. Which doesn’t t seem realistic for Young

Pro Bowl - winning season - 66% , 4000+ yards, 30 total TDs?

I didn't click on the link....but it says up front on the title it's a fantasy football perspective. and yeah, I would think Brooks wouldn't have a great fantasy outlook at all this year. Hurt. Eased in to a crowded backfield......on a bad team.

our entire backfield is JAGs to date.

he hasn't returned a kick in a half decade and didn't even log a dozen before that.

I'd like Canales if he was just going to be the HC and he went out and hired a real experienced OC to do that job. I like his rah-rah ways. But Canales is calling our O. I think it will be his O. It's last year on repeat IMO to a large extent. I think there probably is more synergy there given Canales was at least able to bring his dude but still...