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I don't like our QB roster. But again, I don't get fixating on PJ Walker when it is brought up. PJ was brought in be a backup. That's it. Nothing more. There is no actual illusion there. And frankly, he was brought in to be 3rd string. The others guys? We invested draft capital in. We invested more of our salary cap in. PJ shouldn't be leading this conversation. The QB problem last year wasn't PJ. It was Teddy and Will being on the roster. Now, swap out Teddy for Darnold. any 3rd string QB is going to be a "problem".....if he is sitting there behind what we are doing with the 1 and 2 spots.

well, realistically, the only reason people really talk about backup QBs .....is because of the problem that exists at the starting spot. yeah, you talk about it if your QB gets hurt. That's gonna happen. But if you are freaking out about PJ Walker in July? Well.....it's really a Sam Darnold conversation. I'd prefer we just focus on fixing the starting QB spot instead of debating how good you think a 2nd or 3rd string QB is.

Okay....but the reason people are talking about PJ Walker is because there are bigger and more important problems. So.....why not just fixate on that. The problem. It's what I wanted to do in the draft. Add starting QB talent/potential. and the NFL is full of guys that aren't good enough to start. Basically every team has PJ Walkers. That's why they are called backups. Which is what PJ is. The problem isn't PJ Walker. The problem is who Matt Rhule keeps designating as his starting QB. PJ is getting heat from those that want to deflect from the real issue IMO.

I just find it odd how people selectively fixate on shitting on PJ Walker......given what the rest of the QB roster looks like. Like....why? he is a backup QB....who came in and did his job the one time he was asked to start. if you are talking about PJ Walker.....it's a sign there are much bigger issues IMO. Which we saw last year. The bigger issue was we brought in someone to start that wasn't a NFL starter.

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I mean, he didn't suck in his start. Especially factoring it was his first NFL start. We won. We pitched a shutout. He completed 70% of his passes. We moved the ball well. We have had plenty of QBs suck vs bad opponents before.....and a shutout W is never the result when you get that from a QB. He did have two redzone picks after driving us down to the goal line. Again, goes back to how well we moved to ball with him. The redzone does present the toughest throws for a QB to make.....and Joe Brady dialed up some plays that simply didn't work at all at the 5. The playcalls had little shot of working. They were bad. Or the Lions played it great. Pick one. PJ needed to throw it in the dirt in both of them. There was no play. But it was also his first NFL start. So there will be errors. So call it a combo of the Lions playing it well and Joe Brady doing him no favors down there where it gets the hardest for a QB.

DJ has had some impressive yard after contact numbers. I know he lead the league one year. But it isn't a traditional stat like YAC.

duh. just went reading on the internet and forgot about the whole post credit scene thing and didn't know there was one with ep 4.

SPOILER I hadn't thought about that until you said it. But yeah, it would make sense if she was Loki variant now that I think about it.

I think Chinn likely fits the bill as having high odds of a sophomore slump. At least from a Carolina fan perspective. In fact, he could possibly improve in reality and yet be deemed by many fans as taking a step backwards. He has a lot of "splash" plays last year. So I could see him having less of those and people thinking he took a step back when reality it might not even be the case.

Hitting in the 3 rounds is doable. We have done it before. High odds a lot of those in rounds 4-7 never do much.

how many coaches on our roster have played QB in the NFL? Given Sam Darnold is a young bust to date....the QB room is pretty weak IMO if the goal is to coach him up. Sam's quarterback coach in Carolina played LB in college. Who coached a Manning in the NFL who was half way into his career...and Deshaun Watson.

I mean, you wouldn’t bring in a vet to pair with Sam for what he offers you on Sunday. You would him for what he offers you M-Sat.

I mean, are you really all in on aiding Sam Darnold......if his QB room is PJ/Will? Probably would be wise to get rid of both of them and bring in some old vet to coach Sam up in the film room. Rent a vet for a year. And Sam either works.....or you move on from him just as quick as Teddy. But hopefully with a drafted QB this time. I think a vet makes more sense to pair with Sam than two guys we know don't have it and offer little for Sam's growth.

I'm cool with replacing them pending it doesn't take up additional cap space. Otherwise, just roll with PJ Walker as the backup.

well, this is the Panther section. So humor me and let's just talk about the football aspect only for a minute. Should a player get it from a purely football only aspect. Forget about freedoms and all that. Look at the NC State example. Pretty big moment for the team. The more unvaccinated players you have....the bigger the risk you present to your organization. The odds of your team being negatively impacted via COVID increase. Infected players missing time. Causing others to miss time via spread or just forced quarantine. Maybe you turn into a mini-Ohio State from last college football season where you have guys going out for basically a quarter of the season as it goes around. Can we agree on that.

there are professional athletes that believe the world is flat. That dinosaurs never existed. Just sayin.

I suspect given the percentage of players not getting vaccinated coupled with the world getting back to normal…..scenarios like this have potential to be even more common than last year (when essentially everyone was secluded)

well, when being compared to other teams.... you can certainly drop by simply remaining the same.

I don't think so. People who get vaccinated generally don't go with the "no comment" approach.

Armanti Edwards played QB. Did we draft a WR or a QB? Reality is we drafted a WR. At this point, all indications are we drafted someone to come in and play OG.

We drafted someone that might can compete to play OG this year in the 3rd round and then drafted another G in the 6th round. I mean, I don't dislike either pick. I actually like the 6th round kid probably more than most. I just don't see how we can get upset that those on the outside view it as us not doing much.....especially given how we and the outside have long viewed the OL. And we will have a struggling QB that has shown little ability to mask OL deficiencies. It is an odd strategy.

yeah, but in fairness....you can't really call a 6th rounder investing in the OL. Doesn't mean it can't work out. But if you have a weak OL no one is going to give you a thumbs up when half your investment was in round 6. I think playcalling and Sam's ability to execute will ultimately determine how bad the OL is. I think the majority of OLs are in the same tier. Subpar. QBs and playcalling have a lot to do with how the cluster of OLs ultimately gets viewed.

talk about calling it. Simms' formula is getting pretty predictable. Allen is at #2 for the same reason Brady is outside the top 10. Same with his college draft stuff. Allen is #2 for the same reason Wilson was ahead of Trevor. Same reason he dropped Fields so far down.