Davidson Deac II

Getting a little stronger is not a bad thing for any qb, makes them a little harder to bring down. But I generally agree, getting bulked up for a qb is irrelevant. When I was in the Navy, I spent a few weeks around some special forces types. They all spent a lot of time in the gym, and they were in tip top physical condition. Yet none of them were bulked up. Bulking up is only necessary for linemen, and other positions where you have to push people around. Not really a thing that you want your qb doing.

Win with Weinke.

The article is from April of 2025, so it would have been prior to the start of last season. So saying he hosted a few of his teammates last year would refer to the time prior to the start of the 2024 season, ie after his first year. The only place I have ever seen that comment was here and other social media sites. A google search returns nothing of substance. An google AI search returns the following. Until someone can show me some evidence that he actually said that he wasn't going to work out during the offseason, its just a social media rumor.

I have been here a while, and I was going back to similar arguments about Jake Delhomme circa 2006/07

He actually didn't say that. https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/bryce-young-talks-stability-panthers-host-voluntary-workouts-ahead-nfl-draft/5QNCLG5JKBFSZDTAVOY3OYLZWU/

Fwiw, its far more important how many and who we keep as backup offensive linemen imo. But I suppose talking about the #2 lt isn't quite as interesting to most people.

I do wonder if other fan bases spend so much time arguing over who the 5th, 6th, and maybe 7th receiver will be.

If changing minds is a requirement, then we should probably ban discussions about Panther QB's.

I haven't seen a bit of evidence that Tremayne or any of them are better. If they keep Tremayne and Metchie, it will be because they are younger, not better.

The first four are locks, but after that, who knows.

I think Steve Smith would be on that list if he didn't annoy the hell out of a lot of people. Top in receiving yards, top 15 in receptions all time. And he didn't exactly have Joe Montana or Tom Brady throwing to him.

For Panthers all time greats, if he can stay healthy, I think Horne has a pretty decent shot. Given the lack of pressure we usually put on the qb's last year, JC had a very good season.

Given how far off ESPN analytics were last year, I think I won't waste my money on ESPN analytics. I mean they were horrifically bad.

Do many people think Ty Simpson is the Rams qb of the future? Have to admit I only watched him play a couple of games last year, but he was not impressive at all.

Agreed. I think Canales's primary objective in everything he does is to make the team better. I don't think he has any particular attachment to Bryce. He was brought in, in part, to give Young every chance to succeed. And despite assertions to the contrary, Bryce has improved. Whether he improves enough to keep him after this season depends on a number of factors, but I don't think Canales would hesitate to upgrade if he saw a chance to improve at QB. For example, I think if Bryce struggles this year, but the rest of the team performs well, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see us take a qb in the first or second round.

the team has gotten better every year that Canales has been here. The thought that he might be fired is just social media gibberish.

Correction, meant to say Seattle had a limited passing attack in the SB. Darnold did do enough to win.

Over the last couple of years, the league has tended towards dominant defensive teams winning the SB, with both winning teams shutting out the other team in the first half. So I am ok with building a dominant defense. For all the talk about Darnold, Seattle essentially had no passing attack in the SB, but it didn't matter.

Given the lack of respect for the Bleacher Report here, I would think this would be a good thing. Fwiw, we have won more games than they predicted each of the last two years, so maybe it is a good thing.

Just make throws when he needs to, and win games. That is all.

Players don't make the playoffs. Teams do.

Yeah, I understood that. I would have just said it different. Trivial thing I know but it was early in the morning when I posted that.

The news story on it this morning was a little confusing. Out indefinitely, but will likely play this season. So its not really indefinitely.

Fixed it for you.

His third year was worse than Bryce's third year, significantly so. And he had a game where he threw for 120 yards, two inteceptions, and had a fumble. He had multiple games where he threw for more int's than td's.