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Don't forget what Tepper said about WR's. He said that we would be able to spend less on the position because of Bryce's elite processing and ability to distribute the ball like a point guard on the field. We have spent #1 draft picks on receivers the past two years to help him improve his game, and only one of them has proven that he can play at a starter level in the NFL.

JT's Stats for the 2025 season. REC: 29 / YARDS: 190/ TD: 1/ Yards per catch: 6.6 The data seems to indicate that JT is not a huge component of our offense. His presence (or lack of it) is not what cost us that game yesterday. Sanders is a big guy but he seems to go down as soon as contact is made. He hasn't produced any "wow moments" in during his 2 years with the team. So far he's proven to be a JAG. I'd rather see Tremble and Evan on the field as our # 1 and #2 TE's.

The defense is BALLING today. Evero isn't my ideal DC, but he's done a solid job down the stretch. We are an additional another edge rusher and 1 stud LB away from a top 10 defense in 2026.

This is how I feel. Could we find a better DC this off-season? I think so. Could we do worse than EE? I think so. We rank 14th in points allowed per game (22.5). Last year we gave up 31.4 points per game. We've only given up 30 points in 2 games this season, the blow out losses to Buffalo (40) and NE (42). If we could find a double digit sack guy to come off of the edge and find ONE STUD ILB, we could easily be a top 10 defense in 2026 with this current scheme.

I hate to agree with you, but XL clearly has not lived up to his draft status. He's had a couple of good games. I'd loved to see him make a huge leap forward in his 3rd season (like Bryce has in 2025), but I'm not holding my breath. I don't think it's a stretch to say our offensive production would not be drastically affected if he were not on the roster in 2026. Check out the below data. XL (2024-2025): 80 rec/835 yards/ 7 TDs. He's on pace to finish with less than 450 yards this season TMAC: 65 rec/924 yards/7 TDs with 2 games remaining in his rookie season. We could probably find a WR on Day 2 of the draft to replace those stats. Jalen Coker would have better stats if he hadn't missed so many games due to injury this season. I hope for everyone's sake he pulls everything together in year 3. If not , you pretty much have to decline the 5th year option and move on to the next guy.

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John, If you re-watch that play, it looks like the receiver made the mistake. He was running across the field to Baker's left, stopped and pivoted to to Baker's right. He released the ball as if was expecting the receiver to keep running left toward the sideline. As soon as I saw that play my first thought was "the receiver wasn't where he was suppose the be". I don't think Baker was fooled by some master defensive scheme either. The receiver would have had an easy completion if he had run the correct route.

I could see this happening too. 1) We're at home which "should" be a plus (5-2 in Charlotte this season). 2) We are going into this game realizing that a win will clinch our first winning season since 2017 and gain a playoff spot to boot. 3) We seem to play up and down to our competition this year. Three of our loses are to teams that are at the bottom of the their division (Arizona/New Orleans--twice ) Three of our win were against teams with the highest ranked offenses this year (Dallas, GB, Los Angeles). The 3 teams that thoroughly whipped us this year have 11 wins or more (Jacksonville, New England, Buffalo). I will say that I don't think Seattle will "overlook us". I just looked at the schedule. The top 3 teams in the NFC WEST have all clinched a playoff spot...but the division is still up for grabs.

I agree with you. This team is definitely on the upswing. If Morgan can nail the 2026 draft as well as he did the 2025 draft, I really believe the Panthers can be a legitimate playoff team for the rest of the decade. I think the two things that will affect our success the most going forward is improving the pass rush and the quality of QB play we receive (no matter who is behind center). The guys we drafted to pressure the QB will likely step up next season, and we have an entire off-season to acquire more talent. The most important factor is defiitely QB. When Bryce plays well, we play well. Even his harshest critics can't dispute that. I've been as critical of Young as anyone on this board. That said, if he could master climbing the pocket like Drew Brees and improve his ability to attack the middle/intermediate areas of the field, I think we might be able to ride with him for the next several years.

How did Jimmy Horn get such a high rating?

I've been as critical of Young as anyone on this board. That said, if he could master climbing the pocket like Drew Brees and improve his ability to attack the middle/intermediate areas of the field, I think we might be able to ride with him for the next several years.

Maybe...but how do we know that it wasn't on the receiver?

Hopefully Sam Darnold will do the SAME THING NEXT WEEK

If we had taken care of the Saints this season we would have clinched our division TODAY!

Carolina failed to capitalize on the turnovers and didn't produce enough points on offense to outscore the other team.