Mage

Probably a nothing burger. I doubt Brian Burns waited until now to start his hold out.

Yessir. Bryce is going to win OROY. Defense will finish 9th in the league in points allowed. Passing game will be low-volume, but very efficient and few turnovers. Panthers finish 10-7, good enough to win the division. We will lose in the 1st round but it will be a close-outing and be enough to get Panthers fans more excited for the next season than ever before.

Charles Johnson was a very good player early on. I remember him being one of the most efficient pass rushers in the league as early as 2008. He just didn't get a chance to start until 2010. IIRC 2009 is when he got stanky legged which kind of derailed his season. Hardy wasn't as good as fast but he still flashed a lot of talent, which we knew he had at Ole Miss. Him putting up 10+ sacks in his 3rd year wasn't much of a surprise. I want YGM to do well but he hasn't looked nearly as good as Johnson or Hardy did early on.

Bryce Young is special. Wild that people still doubt him. But that's okay. He'll prove the doubters wrong.

Panthers are winning 10 games.

How does him sitting on the bench help? And what makes you think Andy Dalton is more capable of making the team competitive?

Look at this play at :13 The ability to read the field, feel the pressure, slide to his left, still keep his eyes down the field, and side arm a pass in between 2 defenders. It was a close miss because #15 hesitated a bit but plays like that translate, especially as the receivers become more comfortable with Young's style. Also I know he slipped but my goodness that evade at :49. If you aren't impressed by Young then I don't know what to tell you. His game translates to the NFL. There are few exceptions but you want your QB to be a playmaker and that is what he is. I don't know what to expect out of him as a rookie. Not sure his numbers will look great. But if he continues to show traits like this, then there is no doubt in my mind we are looking at our franchise QB.

It is crazy the reactions I am seeing everywhere. Might the Panthers be bad this year? It is possible! But preseason won't tell us that one way or the other. Preseason is meaningless.

... but it is just the preseason.

Preseason literally does not matter. It actually blows my mind that people can follow the NFL for however many years and still think that the preseason is indicative in any way of how a team will perform in the season.

I was a believer.

I like what you did there.

Man I know this seems minor and maybe I'm overreacting, but groin injuries are tricky especially at a position like RB. I hope this isn't something that still lingers Week 1.

Bryce Young is going to light this league up.

Well damn lol Thank you for answering!

I haven't been able to follow the Panthers as closely this offseason as past ones. What have we heard about Donte Jackson? When is he expected to be cleared to return?

That would just be the base defense. You would still see a LOT of Chinn on the field.

There is no such thing as putting too much on a rookie QBs plate. It is their job to learn it to the best of their ability. Doesn't mean they will have a great rookie season as a result. But it will make them better in the long-term because they weren't babied as rookies.

All I'm saying is a rookie QB is bound to make a Super Bowl one day.

I think we challenge for the No. 3 seed.

Young and Diggs would be filthy.

Smith's calves are insane.

Not many. Luck and Burrow were two of the best processors coming out of school among QBs drafted in the 2010s IMO and I'd say Young is right up there with them in that regard (obv Luck was the best prospect). I was a big Mac Jones fan too for that reason, very accurate (at least at Bama) and very fast going through reads. I still think people are writing him off far too soon. But I know I'm in the minority that feels that way. I feel like the Patriots have failed him both with the talent they have put around him and the offensive coaches. His OC last year was Matt Patricia of all people.

MAKE IT HAPPY FITTY

It is easier to bat down passes when you don't have pads on.