Peter King: Bryce Young inching closer to Carolina

[PanthersGTI]

I think its going to be Young. Too much talent to pass up, they will protect him with a run game and if the hype is real hopefully he can get the ball out quick otherwise. Between Sanders, Thielen and Hurst they have true weapons for those quick hitters. 

[jayboogieman]

2 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

where is this coming from that the texans are in love with young?

It's mostly certain people that want it to be true. They refuse to even consider that Houston couldn't have been blowing smoke about their love of Young or supposed dislike of Stroud. They want the Panthers to pull off trades just like did in that movie.

[rippadonn]

This would be Zach Wilson level stupid unless they're trading the #1.

I don't believe the hype.

[rippadonn]

Too small. The smallest. This isn't math camp, skills will matter less because the physicality takes a large jump from being tackled by a future accountant.

[rippadonn]

Betting on the tiniest horse. Smh.

[carolinaperks]

Weird how being smaller means you're more likely to get injured when the biggest, most athletic prospect, Anthony Richardson, has been the most riddled with injuries.

[rippadonn]

Just now, carolinaperks said:

Weird how being smaller means you're more likely to get injured when the biggest, most athletic prospect, Anthony Richardson, has been the most riddled with injuries.

The average height isn't 5'10" and the NFL average weight isn't 190.

Your asking a dog to fight bears. Every dog has his day not days, weeks, months, years.

[OldhamA]

4 minutes ago, carolinaperks said:

Weird how being smaller means you're more likely to get injured when the biggest, most athletic prospect, Anthony Richardson, has been the most riddled with injuries.

My concern for Richardson regarding injuries is convincing referees not to give him the Newton treatment. 

Watch his tape - he takes late shots and gets piled on in any sort of scrum because refs don't protect him. The problem with being 6'4" and 240lbs I guess. 

[Mr. Scot]

Full context of King's comments...

The Bryce Young-to-Carolina talk increases. Though ESPN’s Chris Mortensen stressed the final call has not been made, the plugged-in Mort did say he thinks the Panthers “will stick with him when it’s time to turn in the card” on draft night. This jibes with what I wrote last week — that Young has a lot of fans in high places in the organization. I agree with Mortensen that it’s not a done deal, but the momentum toward Young is real. What’s interesting if the 5-10 Young goes before the 6-3 (and accomplished) C.J. Stroud is how it signifies how much the game has changed over the past few years. Young likes people comparing him to a point guard, a distributor of the ball to the open man, because it illustrates a lot about modern quarterbacking. In today’s game, a short quarterback can work better than a generation ago because it’s more of a horizontal, short-passing game overall.

[Mr. Scot]

Full context of the defensive coordinator comments...

One coach of a team with a pick in the top half of the first round had an interesting observation about Young/Stroud. This coach told me he had Stroud a strong number one on his board, with Young two. The overriding point was about size. If Young plays at 5-10 and, say, 198, he’ll be one of the smallest quarterbacks ever, obviously, in the NFL. Not just short, but slim. This coach asked me about the defensive fronts Young will face. “Alabama’s line was superior,” this coach said, “and Young consistently had enough time to throw. Taking away nothing from him, because he made the throws and made the plays to be great. But the offensive line for him will be crucial. Think of the defensive coordinators he’ll face, and how much they’ll emphasize putting good hits on him. I don’t see how that’s not a big factor when you put a grade on him.” Think of 6-8 Calais Campbell and 6-3 David Onyemata bull-rushing Young on the Atlanta defensive front—Campbell has 10 inches and 110 pounds on Young. People will say Young faced great defensive linemen in the SEC, and he did. But he’s not likely to have an NFL offensive line as foreboding as the one he had at Alabama.

[rippadonn]

People are making more excuses for Bryce Young than anyone else, suspect, hope we don't fall for it.

Bryce Young IS a underdog story. Not a #1 pick. Not because of stats or skills but slight frame and 4-5inches shorter than the average QB.

How long has he been playing football, don't you think he's been trying to keep weight? I'm all for big dreams and little bodies but not in the top ten.

[CamWhoaaCam]

6 hours ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

No we are not. We will support whoever we draft we just want Stroud. 
Another pointless post by you. 

You really took a gif post seriously?

 

 

 

 

[ECHornet]

4 hours ago, Tr3ach said:

At the combine Young weighed 204 and Stroud weighed 214 at 6'3.  Apparently those 10lbs make all the difference in if you get hurt when you get sacked or not.  Even if you say thats padded weight by Young there isnt this huge weight difference like people act.  Especially if you consider the fact Stroud is so much taller which means those 10 pounds are stretched more thin.   Even if you figure Young is 195, if you factor in height, Young has more mass than Stroud.   195 at 5'10 is more mass per inch of height than 6'3 214 lbs.

You forgot to magically deduct ~20lb from Young’s combine weight to equal his hypothetical “playing weight.” Don’t do that for Stroud though. He weighed in twice so they’re all good there. 

[Panthercougar68]