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I don't expect this trend of passing yardage being down to hold. Going back to 2020 before this season every other season before had no less than 8-10 QB's with over 4k passing yards. The league has highs and lows and ups and downs but things always level back out. Even just this past weekend there were 7 QB's with over 300 passing yards. Make no mistake if we want to be competitive with staying power for any significant amount of time consecutively in the future we will still need a QB who has the capacity to sling it up and down the field.

Progress is good. There's nothing wrong with expecting more to finish the season. That will go a long way to establishing a better consensus on him within the fanbase. You can't realistically blame anyone for being cautiously optimistic for the time being. Especially someone that has been a Panthers fan for many many years. We've fallen head over heels for small sample sizes before. As far as comparisons go Hurts is a very inconsistent QB compared to a few years ago. In general QB play this season has been largely underwhelming compared to the last 4-5 years. I don't expect things to remain that way though. Especially the low passing yardage we're seeing on the whole. There were actually several QB's with well over 300+ yards yesterday.

There are some fans here who in their own way mean well but are so emotionally driven they use the poo reaction as a tool for personal retribution rather than what it's actually meant for. Which is to be generally reserved for truly vile posts. Eventually they will lead to it being removed and then they'll really be pissed.

Jalen Hurts has been the epitome of up and down the last few seasons after finishing runner up for MVP in 2022. In actuality Hurts descent from that is a good example to keep things in perspective for our own QB and the progress he has made for the time being.

Yes the college scouting dept has remained unchanged despite the changes in the front office. Which is downright criminal considering our drafts the last few years.

I think on this issue we clearly agree more than we disagree. I will say that as far as Bryce Young the last several games goes I'm definitely less concerned about his passing ability as I was before and he's clearly more confident about throwing the ball up and down the field which is obviously a welcome sight. But if I'm being honest and removing homer shades it still seems like his arm ceiling is a Bridgewater level. That isn't to say we can't win with that. It's just to say there's no reason we shouldn't have an insurance policy of sorts for the position in our back pocket so to speak. We must learn from the last two offseasons and I very much hope that will be the case. That's nothing personal against Bryce and the progress he's made it's just about what's doing best for the franchise going forward. That's what it should always be about.

Some years are down some years are up. The passing yardage leader for the season so far is Burrow with 3,337. Looking at the top 10 in that category 3 QB's haven't even cracked 3,000 yet. Last season there were 10 QB's with over 4,000 passing yards. In 2022 there were 9. In 2021 there were 10 again. In 2020 there were 12. I'm going to go with the assumption this year is more of an anomaly until proven otherwise.

Bryce is not tied to Canales though. Dave should have the opportunity to bring in another QB. We would be fools not to have a solid backup plan this go around. Meanwhile we are still building up the rest of the roster for whomever ends up holding down the position long term.

I think that's entering into a different conversation altogether when using words like "balling" and comparing his output to others. The NFC is comically weak. What counts for franchise QB play now compared to years past is if we're being honest not that impressive. People who haven't been watching football long might see it differently. But a year 2 Cam Newton in this iteration of the league and NFC would likely have this team in playoff contention IMO.

Don't hold your breath.

It is not an insult to say he is a serviceable starter for the time being. If someone is wanting me to say he looks like a franchise QB right now that's entering hopium territory to me. It is encouraging that he has made the progress he has under Canales. That means that while I have gained confidence in Bryce I am even more confident in wanting to see Dave Canales bring in another QB who isn't Andy Dalton or Jack Plummer and see what a fresh QB room will look like.

Right. I'm just saying it is baffling that we are still drafting receivers like that and not placing a higher value on route running or hands.

The hater label has become so overused it has no meaning here in reference to Bryce Young anymore. This isn't a Cam situation where he entered the league balling out and people begrudgingly cheered and still lowkey loathed him. He's had to earn his gig back after playing horrendously. Now he's looking like a serviceable starter. That's where we're at.

I'm of the opinion that if it's a situation where we have to put elite pieces around him to compete we might as well have healthy competition at QB in place as well.

But we're still drafting receivers in his mold. Morgan is here. Same draft scouts are here. Idk why some folks want to give him a pass so bad. It's cool. Agree to disagree.

I agree with you on some things not others. Bryce has given me reason to believe in him as of late. At the same time there is no logical reason not to explore options for the QB room in the offseason. Especially if Canales can have this team competing the way they did on the road against the Eagles despite all our unfortunate circumstances with the roster.

Does it? He was here when we drafted TMJ. I mean I'm just saying all three TMJ Mingo Legette have some striking similarities in the hands department.

Sitting around pooing posts you don't like isn't helping your case either but that's all some of you've got.

He played well you have to give him credit considering this was a hostile environment to say the least. I still want to see a real QB competition next year though. If Canales can make Bryce Young look serviceable within the state of this roster then there is no reason to not have options. Anyone arguing otherwise is leading with emotion instead of logic.

We actually had two drives to score the potentially game winning touchdown and we squandered both. Some people want to find scapegoats. I'm just encouraged our head coach had us in position to even possibly win this one more than once on the road against the Eagles. That gives me hope going forward. Now we just need to add more pieces.

The blueprint series? I can't even stomach watching that. I'll have to take your word for it

I unfortunately agree it was a very risky move at the time. It was also one that would be under the microscope and now it's blown up in our faces. If you could please enlighten me on where you've heard this about Nicole talking to Morgan about draft prospects because I don't recall ever hearing that. I really hope it isn't true. But I know what to expect from the Tepper's.

Who drafted him?

Dan Morgan.

I still think he can and will be good for us. The problem is he was a raw prospect and nobody has the patience for it and I don't blame anyone for feeling that way. But again. We have to start asking tough questions of our front office and scouts because this is the second WR we've drafted in two years that has suspect at best hands and a limited sample size of production. We knew this when we drafted them. Morgan was heavily involved in the selection of Mingo too. We can bash these guys all we want but they didn't draft themselves. Folks here need to decide what they want. Morgan has gotten a lot of praise as of late but people need to start asking more questions about our scouting process and why we covet some of the players we do over others.