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All game, he did the Eagles dirty. He was pressured on EVERY dropback. Every damn one, and time and time again he dished it. That throw out of the end zone… I don’t know what the hell that was. Ruthless. Their DC had to wonder who this kid is. We finally have a QB that players will want to play for. He is him. I have seen enough. That pick was the only wrong throw I’ve seen from him in weeks. After game 2, I would have bet every dollar to my name that Young would be out of the NFL in 2 years, CONFIDENTLY. I would have put my house, 3 dogs and 3 cats on the bet too. Kid has game. Crow. All day crow. Well done, sir.

Coker, Thielen, Moore or Sanders all catch that ball. This coaching staff will show what they’re made of if they can mold XL.

F ing XL man.

I FINALLY don’t hate dishing the coin on Sunday ticket.

What in the hell is this?

As if our o line needed some more motivation. Chuba and Darnold about to win my fantasy game for me today.

He just made a bad read. It happens. On with the next possession

I don’t hate that, oddly enough.

This is what will determine this game.

Who is this kid? Where did this come from??!!??

Canales knows the recipe today. Let our o line beast and run the damn ball with Bryce dropping dimes at opportune times. This is impressive.

In all likelihood a beat down… but any given Sunday.

I’ll further this in that the org basically lucked their way in to 89. They drafted him to be a returner with WR potential. In no way did they think this is going to be the best #1 receiver to ever play for this team.

The only way this game will be close or we possibly sneak one out is aggression. Violence. “No more shinings, Billy.” O line has to absolutely have their way with their D line. 5 minute drives. 7 minute drives. Pounding the rock, let Bryce sling it and keep him protected. If we go 3 and out more than 2 or 3 times… it’s a wrap. This game is all in the o line. We know what Barkley is and does. We know our defense. It is what it is. If we can pound it out on the ground, force at least 3 3 and outs and get a turnover, we can make hay. If we don’t go tit for tat when they score, it’s over. If we don’t go for every 4th and close on their side of the field, it’s over.

I’m high on the hopium. 27 to 20. Panthers win. We go up 14 to 0 on the first 2 drives and hold them to 10 going in to halftime. Of course they score 10 in the 4th but Clowney gets a sack fumble to ice it away with 45 seconds left.

I look at as a winner as being a guy you *can win with… but you pray you get the good version that day. I contest that if Darnold had started in a better place that he would have an overall slightly better than .500 winning percentage. This can be said for many QBs that have come and gone. You *can win more than you lose, but that’s their ceiling. Darnold is a polarizing guy, I know. But I’m in his camp. Champion QBs are guys who may make a bad throw here and there, but they don’t give a game away. You can count on one hand the number of *bad games they’ve had in the past 5 years. teams who are fortunate enough to find one can build dynasties… instead of praying for consecutive winning seasons.

I didn’t convey the point I was trying to make very well. I’m trying to get at a player’s makeup… it goes beyond win/loss records although record and player makeup are certainly intertwined. There have been players I consider champions on loser franchises. Case in point: Barry Sanders. If Barry ever had the chance to go to a Super Bowl, Barry Sanders would be hoisting a Lombardi at the end of a game. Barry was just geared that way. Barry was a champion at heart without the hardware… well, gold jacket but no trophy. I really want to say it better, but nothing has come easy for me today and my brain is tired.

There is a difference between a winner and a champion. Dalton is a winner. Darnold is a winner. Neither are champions. A champion is never satisfied with just winning. It’s just a different way they’re wired. When the game is on the line and the ball is in their hands, it’s a wrap. IMHO, Winston has never given off that feeling. Watt, Greg, agent 89, Luke, Mahomes, Brees, Brady and to an extent Stafford. Those are champions. Winning shouldn’t be the goal. Dominating (the foe) is the goal. Dynasty. Lofty? Very. Is this Bryce? Hopefully, but we don’t know.

This is why you don’t fall in love with what you THINK you have. Locking this dude up like so many wanted to do based off of the first few dates was ludicrous, and completely the panthers thing to do. It would have been a disaster. You only dish big $ to people who fit the franchise and love football with every fiber of their being. Draft well. Build culture, brand and loyalty. Keep your own.

Evero is really killing us. His scheme has stopping the run as an afterthought.

Bryce version 2.0 has yet to give a game away or throw a WTF was that kind of ball. This is an unfathomable step up that I never thought possible. If he does nothing else going forward he has absolved himself from being the biggest draft bust in history. I will levy high praise in saying we have a guy we can win with, maybe. 2 weeks in a row he showed that he could deliver with the game on the line and that the moment wasn’t too big for him. Not everyone has that. He airmailed an over 40 yard DIME to Tremble after avoiding a sack, rolling out and delivering with someone in his face… and he didn’t let up the entire game. So I don’t know who this kid is. I know who Winston is. I’ll ride with Bryce

I have thought this as well. Some can really screw with your brain.

Andy Dalton. The more I think about it. Dalton. Our greats have spoke of how they wouldn’t have turned out the way they did without the mentoring they received. For Luke it was 58 and 88. For 89 it was Proehl and Mushin. Look at our line this year. Mentoring. Dalton may have a future as a QB coach. Here’s what you do when you see X and Y. You think it’s Z but it’s actually R. This is where you go and what you do. Let me walk you through the right way to study film. All of these things will inspire confidence. I’m sure guys in the locker room talk to him a bit different now that they see him dropping dimes in clutch time. That has to feel good. I think dude realizes maybe he does belong in the NFL.

Someone, something, somewhere helped him to get his head right. A knowledge deficit would not have been overcome to this level this quickly. Likewise for physical. His give a damn was shattered. I’m sure Andy has played a large roll, but it’s more than just that. It’s hard to ask for a better mentor. Maybe he’ll open up at some point.

This. BPA and a DC who will go back to a 4-3. I’d be overjoyed with a stud DE or DT but if a game changing, consensus BPA, LB, LT, Center, WR or safety is there then that’s who you take. I truly believe we have better talent on D than is currently on display since the scheme is so poor.