Andy Dalton is a Panther

[ThPantherFan]

39 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Hey, it couldda been Matt Ryan

Well, yep, could have.  Thanks to someone's level head or brute strength he wasn't.

 

[jayboogieman]

2 minutes ago, Basbear said:

you newb- Bijan Robinson will be the pick.

Its herniay in a finesser face mask as well....

The only thing better than that would be Ahlers at 1.

[Jon Snow]

Welcome to the good guys Mr. Dalton. 

Edited March 14, 2023 by Jon Snow

[jayboogieman]

[joemac]

40 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

lol

 

If the rookie gets hurt we are in trouble though.

He was actually really decent last year for NO. 95.5 QB rating, 18 TDs 9 INTs. He’s not going to be our starter anyways so it matters not. 

[Harbingers]

1 minute ago, Tr3ach said:

Hes not here to start.  He's here to help show the rookie starter a professional routine, diet, regimen, etc. They are trying like crazy to trade Corral.  We literally had to have another qb on the roster and you really like to have a vet qb in the qb room to pair up with a rookie.  Dalton wasnt signed for anything on the field really barring disaster.

This is why successful teams draft their rook when their vet is waining. Bringing in a vet doesn’t always work out. I hate to say it but we should have drafted a QB back in 2016-2017.

[Basbear]

1 minute ago, jayboogieman said:

The only thing better than that would be Ahlers at 1.

You win.

[countryboi]

Meh, he is not nearly as bad as everyone makes it seem. He was ok with the saints and with a running game he could win a few games 

[bobcat91]

42 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

You guys are so damn dramatic.

Dude is being signed to be a vet backup for the rookie. This is good news. He's incredibly smart and understands the game well. He'll be our Rookie's Derek Anderson. 

Absolutely nothing wrong with this. 

Not dramatic, just can't think past the present day. Dalton is a great pick up. Smart, great work ethic, excellent team guy. He is perfect to help teach our Rookie the right way. And he is cheap. Great signing

Edited March 14, 2023 by bobcat91

[TheRumGone]

I don’t get anyone complaining about this. This is a role that’s needed for our next franchise qb to set him on the right track on how to be a professional. DA did it with Cam.

[coffee]

It is amazing how quickly things change.

4 days ago, we had Eason, a still injured Corral, and the worry that no decent QB would be there at our pick.

[Varking]

4 minutes ago, Tr3ach said:

Hes not here to start.  He's here to help show the rookie starter a professional routine, diet, regimen, etc. They are trying like crazy to trade Corral.  We literally had to have another qb on the roster and you really like to have a vet qb in the qb room to pair up with a rookie.  Dalton wasnt signed for anything on the field really barring disaster.

I don’t need a mentor / extra coach to have that cap hit. We have a bunch of former QBs on the coaching staff for that role. We could have gone cheaper. 

[Sgt Schultz]

4 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Since shaking off the fact that was not Dalton Schultz-this pick has warmed on me--in fact, based on the stats, if we signed him last year, he would have been our best QB.

It's pretty likely he would have been our best QB in most of the last three of the last four years, to be honest. Bridgewater was statistically better in 2020. 

Granted, that is a pretty low bar, but it does lend a certain perspective to our past futility under center.

[KatsAzz]

1 minute ago, coffee said:

It is amazing how quickly things change.

4 days ago, we had Eason, a still injured Corral, and the worry that no decent QB would be there at our pick.

I admit it was a pleasant surprise when I saw the Panthers had obtained Andy Dalton and at such a team friendly price.