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I felt that we were soft at CB and vulnerable up the middle. Derrick Brown played every down and the defense was on the field most of the game, but if he needs rest or gets injured, yikes. I honestly do not know how this defense was so good-Starting LB lost for the season (Shaq), Starting CB (Horn) gone most of the season. That is nearly 20% of the starting D. Chinn disappeared.

It was a joke--and a damn good one.

I wanted Stroud early on last year, but I had my doubts about him. When Drew Brees came into the league, they said his arm was weak. Matt Ryan's arm was not strong. My reservations were formed when Frank and David and Scott felt the need to promote his personality and maturity. Like they were selling the pick. I have a feeling that Nicole may have made the pick---at least had a voice in it.

I will say this--the world we live in is so polarized people want to make instant decisions and then they fix in on their beliefs to such a degree, they would rather Bryce suck than be proven wrong. I am not optimistic, but I have seen players come around after 1 year at QB. This coach could be the difference. Bryce has an adequate arm that is accurate when he has time to step into throws. He is known to be smart. He had a lot of voices in his ear, his OL sucked with 40% on IR most of the season, his WR room changed and had issues getting open, the play calling was predictable and vanilla, and his starting TE underperformed and went to IR. What support system did he have going for him? Baker Mayfield was a short first round pick who struggled and, if you ask me, was a bust when he got here. Canales, using the resources around him (better than Bryce's right now) devised a system where he would be successful, and he was. John Elway completed 47.5% of his passes during his rookie season, and threw twice as many picks as he did TDs (7). Wonder what Denver fans were saying? Tua in Miami in year 1 completed 64% of his passes and had more than twice as many TDs than Picks. They wanted him gone. In 2022, however, he threw 25 TDs and only 8 interceptions. They thought first overall pick Terry Bradshaw was a bust in Pittsburgh after his rookie season behind a bad offense. He completed 38.1% of his passes and threw 6 TDs against 24 interceptions. 11% of his passing attempts were picked off---1 out of every 9. What a bum. A bum that wears a yellow jacket and has a few rings. Just give the kid a chance. The rookie campaign was not good, but every aspect of his supporting cast LET HIM DOWN. He is 22 years old. When terrorists flew planes in the twin towers, he was being conceived. When I was 22 I was laughing at fart jokes and still trying to decide on a major. Nobody here has ever had to perform under that kind of pressure. Give Bryce a year under Canales. If he is no better, he will be benched and we will go back into the QB market.

In fairness to him, what has the Swiss Army ever won?

YAC guys with the ability to go deep--slants will be big, screens, outs. go routes (when the presnap read is man with no S help) I also think Bryce will develop the back shoulder throw--not sure I saw that much from him this year.

If I am Canales, the first thing I do is make Evero my assistant head coach.

Realistically, it helps to know what we will have at the position in 2024. Thielen (unless he requests a trade and is given one, he will be here. Bryce counts on him, but he should not be much more than a #2.) Mingo (He had nearly 500 yards in a dysfunctional offense. That is a high percentage of Bryce's total passing yards. He will improve.) TMJ (It makes little since to not give him one last shot with the new offense. Sometimes players prosper) Smith Marsette (I like him, but as the fifth WR. He too is in the 6-1 range and runs a 4.42 ish 40. He has less beef than the others.) we are going to sign a free agent and draft 2, imo--

Very good center draft this year, imo. Something to like about each of the top 3, and I think with 2 Guards returning from IR (And BC was not that good at LG), Bozeman having a year where he got beat a lot (could be the reserve Guards on each side, but I saw him get blown up by NTs) the middle needs attention. I am for it. At 65, Powers Johnson will be gone--if we had a first rounder, he would be a great second round selection. I would take either Frazier and Van Pran and be as giddy as a little school girl.

Yes, I think Chubba is going to be the guy, but a dual threat back on passing downs would be a nice touch. Sanders was such a bad addition, and I was angry when we grabbed him. You simply don't have to pay RBs a ton of money and you don't go after RBs that ran behind the best OL in football and compensate them for their production. In Philly, he was often not touched until he was 4 yards up field.

In my opinion, we are going to need a deep guy or two. Not sure where I read this, but Baker was 6th in passes (completions) over 30 yards and second in the NFL in completions over 40 yards. I need to watch some Bucs video to see what Baker did. Now, he played to Baker's STRENGTHS, not his height, which would be a weakness. I am not of the mindset that Bryce's strength is the same as Baker's, so I have to wonder. It could mean that he likes the deep ball to the big WR--so he turned Baker's weakness into an advantage for Evans. He had to play the players he had. The players he will have to play here? Mingo. Not sure if we keep Thielen or anyone else. Maybe Smith Marsette. The good news? Canales will have a big voice in picking his WR room. I think we give TMJ one more season, maybe the light comes on in the new system and he finds his groove. I think we draft 2 WRs and I think we bring in a free agent. Not sure about TE. He will want a better dual threat RB than Chubba.

To be fair, he has to have something to pass the time when others are dating or having sex.

You went too far with "evangelical." I will take scam grifter though.

About the new philosophy--what does that mean? I am not that great at X's and O's and strategy, but I will make some statements that you can agree with or laugh at--I just want to put it out there.... https://www.wralsportsfan.com/what-dave-canales-offense-can-teach-us-about-the-carolina-panthers-future/21262670/

Does she have any pictures of me? That would make going to the games a bit awkward.

Morgan did not impress me, but I don't think he likes the stage and microphone. Dogs...Dog fight....Fear the logo (a cat). I think he is going to be fine if left to do what he does best. And I agree with him, fwiw. Just a bit awkward. This was a like a front office pep rally. Canales has genuine enthusiasm--the type of personality that makes you wonder what he is trying to sell. Loved the emotion towards his wife, the refusal to answer David Newton's questions about the franchise's coaching transitions, etc. He is going to be special. I think he will be the coach here for as long as the teppers will stay out of the way.

Between the 20s he is pretty good Between his ears? Not so much.

He had a really good QB throwing to him and the ACC was not that good this year, so I am not sure about him. I really like the way he handled himself during his ordeal--seems to be a class act.

when it comes to Wide outs, two words are all you need to know: Yards After Catch. We might draft three (4) receivers.

Bryce is smart, known to be a quick processor. I understand that we will be under center a lot running play action--that necessitates the QB will have his back the line of scrimmage for about a second or even more on play action passes. It gets him moving and he would then make a quick read or two and get rid of it. Less complicated that two or three reads and a checkdown when you are a 5-10 QB standing in the pocket watching big, lumbering WRs break and then get covered. This will be about timing, and his quick processing might work to his advantage. This is smart on paper. I also think Canned Ales (I just made that up on the fly) will be smart to get the voices out of Bryce's head. He was confused and he lost confidence. They really should have benched Bryce to learn and played Andy. I did not see the presser--just commenting on your comments.

We are fortunate to have a draft so deep at WR (and QB, if you are a dreamer), but we really need to choose the right second round WR time-has to be a home run. While I am OK with Mingo and his development, I do not think he can claim the #2 WR crown. We have problems if Theilen is the #1--he needs to be our Proehl. Depending on the system we employ, and he has already hinted that he wants to go play action under center, we need WRs who can separate and we need those who can get YAC. Corley is my favorite for that reason, but not at 33. There are some good route runners in this draft, but it seems they all have a concern--like they weigh 160 lbs and are listed at 6-2.

I was skeptical about him, but the few seconds I saw of him, he stands out. I just did a mock and chose him over the Xavier boys.

I did not watch much of it today or read any comments. Interesting--what you say will drop him down boards. There are a lot of 4.4 guys who stall to 4.8 when running routes. I mentioned this in relation to DBs when I played in college, but one comment by the DB coach stayed with me, even though I was a TE, He said you may run a 4.4, but if it takes you .2 of a second slower than a 4.6 guy to process and play and get there, then I am going with the smart guy (the 4.6 with brains and faster reaction). I can say that i have never spent more focus watching WRs separation than this year.

As an avid mock drafter, I can say that I often fall in love with players early in the process and that causes me to overlook other talents. I am trying to stay objective about Legette, but it is difficult.

I have just seen a few clips of him and looked at his measurables on paper. I am going to assume Canales likes the big WR after having Evans. So he may be the guy. As time rolls on, the details will come out. FWIW, I was born in Columbia while my dad was a Gamecock Tight End, so I have a small network of legacy cocks that communicate a lot. The theory is that Rattler found Legette a lot and became his #1 target. He had a great year, and they wonder just how good he would have been with a top QB. Some say that he would not have been as good unless Rattler was QB, that if a QB who read the defenses well were under center, the ball would have gone to other WRs more often--Gamecock or egg? not sure