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Well, that is the repeated narrative. We did have a tiny glimpse into if that was true or not though that year. the one game Bryce sat…resulted in the best offensive production on the season. I don’t think anyone was “succeeding”….but I do think given Young’s tools whatever potential exists, Bryce Young’s tools can’t max whatever potential does exist in any sort of traditional scheme. You could throw Bryce Young into the Greatest Show on Turf. I would guess, it would just be a pretty good O. I just don’t see how you get to a high powered O with Bryce Young without it being some super creative O with top tier playmakers. That’s not me saying he can’t play. I think he caps potential

Well, the whole rationale used for the high IQ point guard is it would allow us to spend our resources elsewhere….instead it’s all our first rounders ever since to support the bad pick. Reality is our front office is just bad. If you wanted Bryce Young you were going to need to do something unique and special for him. Instead we just insert a QB with traditional tools into old NFL concepts that pair with traditional talent and our pass game is whack

Maybe it doesn’t matter how it is billed. But I know there are about a billion reasons named for why Bryce Young has stunk. The simplistic answer is probably the right one. It’s Bryce. A unicorn NFL QB in terms of the tools he works with. Frank Reich wasn’t Rhule. It was that bad because of Bryce. whatever scenario Bryce is in, I just think his tools aren’t strong enough and brings things down. Where you want the opposite effect to occur. Was last year a little better than the first year? Most expensive OL in the NFL. the cute random scrambles don’t make up for the lack of arm at this level. He can’t scare a D if he isn’t set…arm can’t make those throws. Even when set it’s iffy if he can actually make teams pay with certain throws. Just a very low ceiling QB in terms of his arm. I think there is enough play where that’s not a hot take.

That roster was billed as a super smart and strong unit for a young QB….until he sucked though. it didn’t have superstars but it had proven vets that checked well all the safe boxes and it was universally agreed the Panthers were putting him into position to succeed. BY just doesn’t fit a traditional O because he isn’t built like a traditional QB. And he still doesn’t. CJ Stroud would have had more success here than Bryce with that cast. CJ just has the tools that fit the NFL more easily. Young can find success but I have always argued it would take a Bryce centric plan (which we have never attempted IMO)

Past 5 seasons, IMO CJ Stroud and Joe Burrow are the 2 best young QBs that have emerged in the league in that window. They also didn’t need vets to be their primary pass catchers. They helped fellow youngsters be great at WR. almost all the other young QBs have been paired up with vets in their top options….and haven’t been as promising. so it isn’t Madden. But the league hasn’t played out as you suggest it does. Good QBs make others around them better.

Moore had one of the higher drop % in the NFL last year paired with the worst YAC per reception in the NFL we got to get these painfully low ceiling dudes off the roster IMO

Should have taken that 4th. Big picture though, the entire thing from paying him out of retirement, to almost dealing him, etc. just sort of highlights how this org front office really lacks a plan or vision. we live in 3 WR sets. I’d take a 4th and getting Coker reps as a win for a team that needs to be all in on developing and building. I get the security aspect for BY…but developing other players outweighs the BY emphasis at this stage for me. AT is meaningless going forward and BY carries decent odds of being meaningless too. AT also isn’t diverse enough to play wide. Running the young big 3 also lets you rotate all of the big 3 into the slot while always keep 2 of them wide

Cam was also a drafted to be a one man wrecking crew….and was that starting week 1 his rookie year. BY was drafted to be high functioning mentalist where we could get by with less on offense because he could function at such a high level. Yet we have had to spend back to back first round picks on WRs and needs his vet WR to manage things at the snap….and he is the owner of the worst pass O in the NFL since arriving into the league

Well, I’m no BY defender… but Cam Newton had a lot of help from vets too. Kalil I think called his protections. I think it’s also out there Olsen was pretty vocal in the huddle as well if Cam wasn’t on top of things

Someone was reporting some cap stuff too. Vikings need to either create some or wanted us eat more (which in theory would better the pick)

feels like just yesterday I was being lectured as a delusional non-objective hater for discussing an AT to Minny deal and why it could make sense for both parties.

Well, Bryce was literally dead and buried. We ended the BY experiment 2 games into the season. He was done in Carolina The miracle is basically just being brought back to life and a pulse

Well, that’s what happened last year. The Carolina Panthers moved on from Bryce Young. And they did it quick. Think was sort of the deal when they hired Canales. then in standard Panther fashion, there plan blew up in their face. Canales sort of allowed the miracle to happen. So now he is fugged IMO big picture.

It’s like everyone forgets, Canales got Tepper to green light ending the Bryce Young experiment just 2 games into the season. THAT happened. And I still say all the investments on O have been one that doesn’t factor in Young. Bryce’s rise from the literal grave….wasn’t planned or the vision IMO. Bryce IMO fugged up the plan. Now we are in no man’s land

Strong disagree on this take. They both serve the same role. But how they run their routes and go about getting there ain’t the same. Renfrow runs some of the most distinct routes in all the NFL….its necessary for him because of his size issues. Renfrow couldn’t make a rec league if did everything like AT out there with worse hands. They arent similar route runners. They do try to achieve the same outcome for their teams though

They both are possession/chain moving slot WR. They serve the same function. One is younger, quicker, gets open easier, and plays ST The other has better hands and a better build but both serve the exact same purpose for a team

Horn was out on the field as they ran the clock out last night. That tells you about Horn Jr. if they trade AT….its because Coker and Renfrow can do what AT does

AT came back for a check. Now, give him an option of Minny vs here? I bet AT would prefer to leave and I doubt it’s that close. so the math is open and known. Minny wants him, AT will want to go….so it’s just the Panthers getting something of value from them. Which I assume will be a draft pick

It’s a Tepper owned team. No way we don’t see some sort of big change if they only win 6 IMO. GM/HC/ or QB. Someone getting replaced.

Is it still 6.5? the division IS super bad but I’d still take that under

We can call the defenses a push. I think the Jags O is better and looks better coming into this season. Plus it’s at Jags. Jags will be rightfully favored

Hunt when asked about how ready they were….didn’t really display a lot of confidence with that BS answer lol just lie to us Hunt. Dang.

6ish wins Evero fired at the bye Huddle ends up going hard at Morgan and Dave. Huddle largely tires of BY who isn’t bad but also just doesn’t generate enough offense and is pretty bland (outside of quirky scramble he pulls off randomly every other week) but a hardcore pro BY faction remains.

I think odds are the start of this season is going to look a lot like the last 2 starts

just take knees. You aren’t evaluating anything. the Jimmy Horn crowd gonna be mad. I just don’t see how he has much of a shot given he is closing out this game as they run the clock on the loss