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What a play by Shaq Thompson to attack that run play

Fantastic drive. Young looks impressive, even that interception I felt he made the right read, just didn't account for how fast the DB would break on the ball He's made the correct read EVERY PLAY

Great pass protection, even better throw by Young

Pass protection looking good

We're gonna be fine guys. Young is an aggressive QB, picks will happen during his rookie year.

So much pistol. Is this a Bryce Young thing?

Brian Burns is unreal. I knew he was this good, just had to give him time, he's only 25 years old. We gotta pay this man.

Brian Burns

The issue isn't even going up the middle. It is lining up in pistol and doing it.

Great drive until that 4th down play-call.

Bryce baby

TRADE BRIAN BURNS THO!!

Frank Reich isn't a rookie coach and Bryce Young is different than most rookies. He understands the game of football. And Young isn't going to your typical team picking No. 1 Overall. Believe in the Shield.

Screw it man. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks or says. The only thing that matters today is the W and Bryce Young looking like the FUTURE Defense is going to dominate today. Jeremy Chinn will have the best game of his career to date. 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble leading to a scoring drive, and 2 pass deflections. Burns won't have a sack, but will pressure Ridder at least 3 times. Justin Houston however WILL have a sack. Falcons only score 10 points. Panthers score 23 points, not a great offensive performance but good enough. No INTs for Bryce Young, finishes with a 98 QB Rating.

Bryce Young is going to put in WORK today.

This has been happening for years. David Bakhtiari does it more than any tackle I've ever seen. At this point I'm not sure why people still act surprised it isn't called. Eh, that can only help you so much. You still don't know the route combinations, the run design or blocking design, what drop the QB is taking, etc.

Panthers are about to smash these fools.

This isn't at all unusual for a 3-4 team. Barno, Burns, Gross-Matos, and Houston can all come down and play down on the line. So saying we only have 5 DL, while technically true, is misleading. We certainly have more than 5 guys that can play on the defensive line. Other 3-4 teams also only have 5 listed DL on the roster. Packers, Ravens, Vikings, Dolphins, Titans. And most of the other 3-4 teams who do have more than 5 listed DL, only have 6. And if a team has 7 (like the Rams), they are running fewer OLBs than us. Patriots are weird in that they have 7 DL and and 5 OLBs... but they also only have 2 RBs on the roster, so maybe teams just build differently than others and that is okay. But there is nothing wrong with only having 5 DL on the roster on a 3-4 team.

Because a player doesn't give a crap about that. To think Brian Burns would magically be willing to take less money if a team never tried to trade for him is dumb as hell. Are you telling me you would accept 7 million less dollars per year if a team didn't try and trade for you? How does that make financial sense to you? Some of you are so upset we didn't trade him that you are saying stuff that doesn't make any sense. Again, no team has reportedly offered 2 1sts for Chris Jones, and yet he's still holding out. It literally makes no difference to the player. Burns was going to keep his eyes on the Nick Bosa situation regardless.

Exactly. The idea that it had any bearing on what Brian Burns is seeking financially is lunacy. Players typically don't settle for less than they think they are worth. Of course Brian Burns is going to push for a deal similar to what Nick Bosa is asking for, because he is the one other edge rusher seeking a contract.

I feel like you are overthinking this. I seriously, seriously doubt a player would somehow take less money because another team didn't offer to trade for them. That just doesn't make a lick of sense. No team has reportedly offered 2 1st round picks for Chris Jones and yet is he looking to settle for less money?

So if the Rams didn't offer to trade for him, Brian Burns would settle for less money? Come on now.

So you agree he wouldn't have asked for less, so do tell how that "valuable piece of information" makes a difference.

Ah yes, had the Rams never offered to trade for Burns, then he would ask us for less money. Makes perfect sense.

What is the point of drafting good players if you are going to trade them before their 2nd contract, which outside of RBs is usually when you get the best out of said player? The whole idea of it is dumb. Panthers declined the trade because we have no edge defenders and would have ended up investing one of the picks in one anyway. Teams don't often trade 24-year old pass rushers for a reason, unless they demand a trade (ie Khalil Mack). Panthers will get a deal done with him.