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I don’t know what to believe when they make a statement on Bryce but some months back Morgan said they were never out. It was a time out to try and get him reset (not a direct quote, my summary of it). I could not link to it and there are a number of Morgan videos out there, I can’t even remember if it was a presser, an interview or a guest spot on the podcast/radio circuit. But as a non Bryce fan my ears perked up when I heard that. FWIW.

Hurting his feelings or not is not the point of the comment. It is simply noting the logic of matching your backup to your starter.

No I wouldn’t and you know damned well I wanted no part of Bryce Young going back pre 2023 draft. That is a strawman as applies to this specific circumstance. I do not suggest stacking midget QBs nor 4.7 running defenders. But we have what we have at QB. I am sure you noticed that some guys who flop with Bryce did better with Andy throwing to them. May as well get all your targets dealing with the same drill. Mostly balls with lots of air under them.

Agree.

That’s all we really need. At least to start with.

I am devil’s advocate here on that. There is a special kind of logic that says emulate your starter when you pick your backup, that could be in play. Next level poo. Atlanta got a LH backup for their LH starter. We got a weak armed low velocity high arc thrower for ours. It means the timing of the guys playing on the second team is more tuned to what they will have to sync with if they have to step up to the ones. Tell me it doesn’t make a lot of sense on some level.

The blueprints are popular I expect to see them

Well the season is very long and a huge grind. Most every team other than the cellar dwellers have ups and downs, mostly as a result of injury. Some as a result of gelling the new players and schemes or coaches. It largely depends on when you play them in those conditions. The teams that are doing it right get better as they get their reps progressing through the schedule. How many new players they added makes a difference. I expect to see that with us some on defense and at OL to start out with.

The media team at Mint has upped their game. At least the video production has. The fluff pieces haven’t died but probably never will.

Yeah I am looking forward to that too. Said so in the 1st round where Morgan stood his ground. I don’t really think it was us that tried to trade up to 12 or 13 or whatever it was. Maybe some light will be shed on that.

And pretty bad most of the time all season. If they don’t get that running game up to beast level this year we will see the truth.

They act like they have turned the corner and just expect to win. Who are they trying to convince? Us I guess. Maybe themselves. No doubt the team is much better than 2023 but we finished 1-4 (counting WC game) when we controlled our destiny. And got a very favorable playoff matchup. That mostly, we acquitted ourselves very well in. I mean, they played like they belonged in that game. Still, it seems premature.

The only plausible explanation for that, IMO, is there were conditions before the contract was offered. Tepper style conditions. Otherwise it makes no sense to me. When I see the coach speak and the GM speak at the level these guys are practicing it, I know I could never hold on to that job. I just couldn’t lie like these coaches have to lie in some cases, to protect or disguise their true opinions.

Unless they start out like 7-0 and on fire and then Bryce gets hurt and they lose out or something insane like that, I will have my bags packed and my Panthers divorce papers in hand.

I am seeing that Russell Wilson has the inside track. He is about the level of bland that they need.

I want to believe that because if he doesn’t I fail him. 2023 draft is F minus. On the 0-100 scale it is about a 10. That is being generous.

Damned sure better be. And no more regular sized humans. Get an NFL sized QB.

Yeah we think we know but I would still love to hear Reich’s version of it.

An NFL lifer who played QB. I could never see him approving of drafting historically tiny Bryce ‘While We’re’ Young. No way no how. I wish the inside story on his time here could come from his lips, but it won’t.

He just had his 5th year option picked up, I think we are still digging the hole. As far as DJ Moore, fools. How many picks did we waste chasing a replacement? I count a second and two firsts being what that cost. And going without for two years. I guess they traded him because you don’t need to spend as much on receivers with Bryce… or some such bullshit as they thought at the time.

Linville can say what he meant, easily enough. Reads one way to me. And yeah whatever about all this poo.

Looked that up. Some places say he has it, and some say Gary Brackett in 2010 with I think they said 13 individual tackles. I thought Dan may have had 25? I find 18. Possible that 18 were in combination with others so maybe it is two different records. I found this cool paragraph: Dan Morgan holds the record for single-game tackles, amounting 18 for the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII against the New England Patriots. No. 3 on the list is Panthers safety Mike Minter with 14, while linebacker Will Witherspoon is tied for No. 4 all-time with 13 – all in the same game. https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/super-bowl/super-bowl-best-individual-defensive-performances-history/645871/ That is pretty unbelievable, 3 of the 4 top totals by guys from the same team - in the same game.

I see. Okay you are out of context there, It isn’t referring to the NFL, maybe read it again. To me it clearly reads to mean he couldn’t win a NC with Alabama. “In that environment” is referring to college/Alabama. yes it says recreate Saban’s Bama in the NFL but the reference about not winning refers to the NC game he lost.

That is what was posted. Nowhere does it say can’t. It says The Pro Bowl roster. Not an offense with two or three pro bowlers on it. Who I am not sure all made the pro bowl in Cam’s rookie year or did not. Maybe a different year. I sort of doubt they all did that year. Let’s be accurate.

Maybe. The part about Walker and 4 mil is true enough.