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Hate to ruin the vet QB idea but were stuck with Dalton next year as our backup. His 5.8 mill contract is basically entirely guaranteed. We cannot cut him therefore he will be on the roster next year, if we had a surplus of cap I could see us making the move but we simply are middle of the pack in cap and have glaring holes on defense that need to be addressed. Mark my words its a slim to zero chance we sign another vet qb for a vet standard 5-10 mill backup contract. Drafting a rookie is definitely in play in the later rounds, and could be a cheap contract to be the QB3 this year and take over QB2 the rest of their rookie contract. Would be nice to have a backup QB that could play in short yardage packages, would be interesting to see a player like Taylen Green in the 6-7th round to get a developmental prospect and our rushing short yardage QB option starting next year.

As a Penn State alum I was excited to see everyone return, truth is I think we came into the year a bit over confident coming off last season. Had a slow start and poor depth at LB once Rojas went down, and once Franklin was fired the season was essentially over. From a character perspective DDS is a 10/10 guy, hardworking and incredibly loyal. Nobody expected him to return for his senior year, but he did to try win us a Natty. He also played the entire bowl game this year against Clemson which is rare to see as a high end senior prospect.

Was a projected first rounder coming into the year, Penn State had a massive down year and a lot of the talented seniors who returned hurt their stock just with the association. Zakee would be a true center fielder for us something we are currently lacking. Also would love to see Dani Dennis Sutton in round 3 or even in second.

Truth is what we do in free agency will entirely dictate what we actually end up doing. If we resign Yosh and Brady I think it’s pretty unlikely we go OT rd1 but it’s also dependent on if any stud defensive players are on the board. If Muiouga fell to 19 I think Morgan would be quite tempted.

He is an OG and with all the money we have tied on the interior I doubt we invest there early. With that said Vega is going to start and play in the league for the next decade, dude is just a textbook lineman.

Gotta say I can’t imagine any Panthers fan not being happy to see Sam win a ring, he is a good dude. He flashed here and never complained about his poor circumstances here. Pretty sure both of his seasons here we brought in another QB to take his spot(Cam then Baker). Truth is he was never going to win a ring here and he needed to go to Shannahan and O’Connell to unlock that next part of his game. Cheers to Sam!

This is pretty comical lmao

Your debating with emotion I’m disproving the points you make with facts and statistics. You’re using arbitrary opinion statements to make a point that is illogical. We were a -70 point differential team last year, we lost to the saints twice this is a growing and young team not a contender. Clearly your not a Bryce guy, I most likely have a higher opinion of him then you do but that is besides the point. Even with an average to above average QB this is not a contending team. We have far too many holes to fill paired with a nonexistent pass rush. We need to invest in building our defense and let Bryce and this offense to continue to develop.

10 of the top 14 defensive teams in EPA per play made the playoffs. Defensive EPA is the gold standard for how we grade and value defenses. Having a good defense is imperative to having a successful team. To your point of this team being a QB away I adamantly disagree I think we’re realistically 1-2 good off seasons away roster construction wise from truly competing for a Super Bowl. To your point that the offense needs to be upgraded I entirely agree, we were far too inconsistent last year and our running game fell off a cliff the last 6 weeks.

First off let’s just establish we were not the 15th ranked scoring offense we were the 16th. Secondly, the 16th scoring defense is even by your own chosen statistic chosen totally average and not special. To anyone that actually cares about defensive advanced statistics, EPA per play is much more effective in determining the actual quality of a defense we ranked 23rd. We were 30th in sacks as a defense, Everos defense is exactly bend don’t break. It naturally gives teams the opposing team the time of possession advantage. This defense is by no means good, in fact at best it is a marginally below average group. I’m not even trying to defend the offense that is also a below average group, but it’s pretty clear we need to upgrade the defensive significantly before we’re close to being Super Bowl contenders.

Yeah the 23rd ranked defense is so ready to compete for a championship right now!

You said that when you made the point Canales is not the long term coach here. Am I missing something, that’s how you suggesting Canales will be gone after next season. Also using a complete hypothetical as an argument is utterly pointless, yeah if we win 5 games next season that would lower Canales long term coaching odds here. But, why would you assume a total regression this guy almost doubled our win totals from last season. Assuming a regression of 3 wins is a flawed argument.

Yes naivety is wanting to returning to hiring and firing a coach every other year and can the second year coach who has shown continual progression! Sorry I didn’t get get the memo we should return to acting like the Browns and the Jets, that coaching ideology has clearly worked out for them

Hyper fixating on an isolated statistic is really revealing. The statistic I prefer is wins, overcomplicate whatever you choose. Also, once again context is incredibly important. The average age of an NFL team as a whole does not tell the actual story. We are young in key positions, QB,WR,DE,LB we are brought down by old backups like Andy Dalton and special teams players like JJ Jansen. This is a young team and it is far easier to project growth rather then regression.

Moving on from Canales would be an absolute idiot move. We finally have a team that’s shown continual progression under a coach, coming off a playoff appearance. Anyone that actually thinks Canales gets canned needs help.