Good Observer article on Teddy and other QB stuff

[ladypanther]

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He [Teddy] was brought in partly because in a reduced offseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a brand new coaching staff, his familiarity with offensive coordinator Joe Brady from the 2018 season with the New Orleans Saints was viewed as an upside, as Rhule alluded to. But he was also someone the coaching staff advocated for signing thinking he’d be a good fit for the team.

Cornerbacks coach Evan Cooper, formerly the recruiting coordinator at Baylor under Rhule and whom the head coach values the opinion of, mentioned Bridgewaer before the coaching staff even made the transition to the NFL.

“(Evan Cooper) was the one that always talked about Teddy, like, ‘Hey if you ever go to NFL, this is who we should get,’ just knowing him and his football character and his character,” Rhule said this fall. “Then we saw him at the Sugar Bowl while he was practicing (with the Saints). I had a chance to visit with him and talk to him a little bit.”

Once hired in Charlotte, Rhule and his staff put together tapes of what they were looking for in players to match their schemes. When it came to the quarterback position, a variety of examples of Bridgewater were used to illustrate what the offensive staff was looking for.

“A lot of clips were Teddy in terms of pocket movement and different things that Joe (was looking for). So that kind of translated into ‘Hey, this guy would be a great fit for the system, the guy would be a great fit for us,’ ” Rhule said. “When the time came, we made a run at him.”

 

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Hurney was the only general manager in attendance at Justin Herbert’s Pro Day at Oregon just before things shut down. Herbert was eventually picked one spot above the Panthers at No. 6 by the Los Angeles Chargers and named Offensive Rookie of the Year.

“We spent a lot of time studying (Herbert) with thoughts of maybe drafting him, right? So we put a lot of time into him last year, so we studied him a lot,” defensive coordinator Phil Snow said in September.

 

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To help get on the same page, the Panthers’ coaching staff and scouts have met over the past week or so with Fitterer, who has said the team will be “in on every deal.”

 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article249318195.html

 

[PantherKyle]

Man, if COVID was a big reason for getting Teddy...

Who knew I could hate it even more?

[Mr. Scot]

I'm hitting the pay wall.

Is it by Alaina Getzenberg or Jonathan Alexander?

[WarPanthers89]

Can you imagine if Herbert fell to us last year.... Jesus take the wheel.

 

Edited February 18, 2021 by WarPanthers89

[Pup McBarky]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm hitting the pay wall.

Is it by Alaina Getzenberg or Jonathan Alexander?

Getzenberg

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Pup McBarky said:

Getzenberg

She's really good.

Was just talking in another thread about Tepper being a bit of an ass to her at the Fitterer press conference.

[SizzleBuzz]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm hitting the pay wall.

Is it by Alaina Getzenberg or Jonathan Alexander?

If you crank up a different browser and clear the cache and then paste in the link it will usually open the article. 

This article is by Getzenberg.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, SizzleBuzz said:

If you crank up a different browser and clear the cache and then paste in the link it will usually open the article. 

This article is by Getzenberg.

Have done that before and might do that later, just not in a position to do it right now.

[musicman]

Teddy was also brought in because of the uncertainty with Cam and his health. Covid prevented us from seeing Cam up close when they needed to know if he was healthy. If they did, I have a feeling that might have rolled with him for last year without an extension.

Teddy was a good risk. Last year, he didn't have a O-line and CMC but more then that, Teddy hasn't played a full season in years. With no training camp to really get in football shape, I think he wore out towards the end. If he's our QB next year (draft pick or not), I can see a better Teddy with a better O-line and a healthy CMC and a better defense to get off the field on 3rd down. 

[KSpan]

18 minutes ago, musicman said:

Teddy was also brought in because of the uncertainty with Cam and his health. Covid prevented us from seeing Cam up close when they needed to know if he was healthy. If they did, I have a feeling that might have rolled with him for last year without an extension.

Teddy was a good risk. Last year, he didn't have a O-line and CMC but more then that, Teddy hasn't played a full season in years. With no training camp to really get in football shape, I think he wore out towards the end. If he's our QB next year (draft pick or not), I can see a better Teddy with a better O-line and a healthy CMC and a better defense to get off the field on 3rd down. 

Teddy was and, barring a miracle, will continue to be exactly who he's always been - sometimes good enough to win, not good enough to be above average (or even average really) without perfection around him. He showed nothing at any point this year to the contrary and the actions at the end of the year, from both him (throwing the staff under the bus) and the team, could indicate the off-field element was underwhelming as well.

Edited February 18, 2021 by KSpan

[Toomers]

  Why did she leave out the part about Marty Hurney holding the entire coaching staff and front office at gunpoint until they signed TB to a contract? It’s been widely reported(lol) that it was Hurney, and only Hurney who wanted TB. Yet, once again, a team reporter makes no reference to it in a very specific article on that exact subject. 

[*FreeFua*]

12 minutes ago, Toomers said:

  Why did she leave out the part about Marty Hurney holding the entire coaching staff and front office at gunpoint until they signed TB to a contract? It’s been widely reported(lol) that it was Hurney, and only Hurney who wanted TB. Yet, once again, a team reporter makes no reference to it in a very specific article on that exact subject. 

Still losing sleep over that eh?

Edited February 19, 2021 by *FreeFua*

[MHS831]

1 hour ago, PantherKyle said:

Man, if COVID was a big reason for getting Teddy...

Who knew I could hate it even more?

Why the 3-year (2 yrs. guaranteed) deal?

[thennek]

Good read.
The story is pretty consistent with what has been already reported. The current coaching group wanted Teddy.   As much is I would wish that it was true, this was not Hurney going rogue. 

Most of our coaches have very little NFL experience and hopefully they will quickly learn that this is not college ball. Signing Teddy set this franchise back...not necessarily because of his play...which was below average...but because of the contract.