45catfan

Yup, a true pocket QB, but not a statue. He has wheels if and when he needs to bail. THIS is what we need. I'm over jitter bug QBs. Yes, having excellent mobility is a plus, but it had better not be a QBs best attribute.

What do you mean "if"? It was as easy for me to see as the sea creatures beneath a glass bottom boat.

Heck no. Watch, his draft stock is about to tank.

So the Best we can hope for is a few home wins a year versus the weakest opponents on the schedule and maybe steal one or two on the road? That's how you become a perpetual 5 win team. Wait.....

Why? To prove once and for all he doesn't have a NFL caliber arm?

Down field passes are shite unless he has perfect blocking, time to scan the field, time to get his feet set for the coming jump pass and WR separation/blown coverage. You know, ideal passing scenarios. The type of scenarios that are all too common in the NFL.

Little man is rattled.

They look better than this draft's crop. Ward would have been QB4 or QB5 in 2024's draft. Most people with half a brain knew Sanders was all hype.

No, we want young unproven guys for HCs.

I agree Allar feasts on lesser opponents and shrinks versus the big dogs. He's not QB1 material. Moore seems to be a duel threat guy, mostly. I like what little I've seen, but the guys that run a lot use that as a crutch. I'd rather have a pocket guy that's mobile than a QB looking to run as soon as the pocket gets mucked up. Mendoza took some shots last night and still stood poised in the pocket. He didn't get happy feet or bail as soon as the OL started to collapse. Granted that willingness to stay in the pocket lead a couple sacks, strip sack (own recovery) and a pick, but unlike a certain QB in Charlotte, he didn't get rattled and marched down the field for the game sealing TD not too long after the INT.

Two passes tells me this kid has what it takes--2:07 and 6:25. Yeah, he had a pick while getting blown up on an A gap blitz, but still was just slightly high. This kid's accuracy is freaking rare. Both of his miscues were results of OL failures. Most QBs would be satisfied with the numbers for this game. This is a poor outing for Mendoza.

What did you think? Iowa arguably has one of the stingiest defenses year in and year out. Not the pristine stat line Mendoza had been putting up, but a more realistic one. That said, not too shabby at all. One of the best defenses he will see all season and on the road.

AA A month into the season and Mendoza is already climbing boards. This guy has him QB1 going to the Browns in the draft. McShay has him tied for QB3. Before the season he was nowhere near the top 5 QBs.

We could have gone 17-0, but how did that go?

What you can't rank is accuracy and dude is super accurate. Now, can he go through progressions? That remains to be seen.

No, but most of know this win is the exception rather than the rule. Yes, winning feels awesome and I know the team really needed that 'W', but if things go the way most think, that feeling will be experienced only a few times this year.

Dude is in an official Panthers video. What else is he going to say?

B-I-N-G-O! The entire team need to be near flawless to enable Bryce to play out front and with a full playbook at his disposal, leaning heavily on a grinding rushing attack. This is NOT a sustainable model. It's good enough for a handful of wins a season. After nearly a decade of futility, being slightly better than the bottom dwellers of the league is not cutting it for me. Perpetually selecting 6-10 in the draft doesn't give me tons of optimism.

My fear is Bryce plays just well enough to keep QB out of the equation in the first round. With so many underclassmen, it's difficult to predict how deep this QB class will be. There's definitely talent. It won't be as stacked as 2024 (which I advocated we wait for...sigh) but it sure as heck won't be 2025 or worse, 2022.

I'm happy for them. It's been a long time coming.

So what you are saying is we are in trouble if we face a team that plays coverage and does not send extra players regularly.

Yeah, a franchise QB that shows up a handful games a season is both encouraging and exciting!

Good morning! Very rare indeed.

Don't be so sure. This is the Panthers under David Tepper...doubling, even tripling down on dumb decisions is our calling card.