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Tom Pelissero exclusive: Panthers drafting Bryce Young
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Through 6 games this guy is 2-4, averaging 202 yards a game with 7 touchdowns and 7 turnovers. His AY/A (5.91) is worse than Bryce (6.31), as are his yards per completion (10.1 vs 10.2). He's worse than Bryce in basically every category except for yards (he's averaging 202, Bryce is averaging 195 this year) and completion percentage (65% vs 63%). Oh, and he's losing two-thirds of his games (2-4). -
But my reason for bringing that up isn’t just specifically because of Bryce. My point being, there are paid professionals who scout every day for a living. Guys whose entire job is to comb over hours and hours of game film and travel the country to watch players in-person… and even these guys hitch their wagons (and careers) to players that had no business being picked where they were - Bryce just happens to be a prime example. And as you mentioned, a lot of heads rolled for that decision. But it illustrates my point - just as this thread does. This may be the most poo reactions I’ve ever garnered for a post. Why? Because ego. Because people want to be right and like to tell people about it. People also don’t like to be wrong and be reminded they were. It’s why reactions to this hypothetical are so strong. The vast majority are poo’ing me or getting in their zingers as part of the cliquish mentality that comes with said ego-driven behavior - many are so emotionally anti-Deion that they so desperately want Shedeur to fail. They don’t want to give him credit when he plays well. And they certainly don’t want him coming here, whether he plays well or not because their hope is he’s a flash in the pan and ultimately flops. Then, there’s the faction of fans who are still clinging on to the hope of all hopes that Bryce has finally figured it out (AGAIN), and this time, there’s no looking back. So, then, they can tell everyone how they rode for him since college and kept believing when no one else did, even when he was struggling to throw for 125 yards in a game, or turning the ball over 3 times before halftime. So me presenting the idea of using mid-late draft capital to acquire a rookie QB, on a rookie contract, who just overcame tons of adversity to string together several quality starts and, most recently, put up some very impressive numbers is met with one-liners and insults. Why? Because they want to be right. They are emotional. Be it they want Bryce to succeed so they don’t want real competition in here, or they just want Shedeur to fail - it’s strictly emotional. Because again, statistically, they have no grounds to stand on. Which is why I asked if it isn’t statistical, then what is it? It’s ego. It’s emotion. Just like all those scouts bet the farm on Bryce and paid with their jobs for it. They staked their jobs on account of their egos that they were right. We’re on a message board, so obviously the stakes are non-existent, but people still want to be able to say “told you so.” I get it. But I don’t care. I’m not emotional about it. I loved Deion as a kid. I’m pulling for Shedeur, no doubt. But I’m also capable of removing sentiment and emotion and if Shedeur stunk, I’d wish him well in his future endeavors. Likewise, I did NOT want Bryce. But we drafted him. Thus, I removed my personal feelings about it in hopes that our team got it right… and although I was probably quicker to react when he failed (the “told you so” factor), I still hoped for the best. I still hope for the best - but again, at this juncture, we have seen enough to know that competition at the QB spot is needed this offseason regardless of how we, and Bryce, finish the year. And to further my point, even the discussions now taking place in this thread regarding Howell and Murray - again, if it’s not statistically-based, then what is it? We have gulfs and valleys between opinions on these guys, but statistically (and I would argue visually), they are superior to Bryce. Yet, we still have people arguing that Bryce is better or deserves the starting spot handed to him for 2026. It’s folly. It’s ego. It’s emotion. And I’m not directing that towards you, I’m saying we’re all susceptible to like what we like and dislike what we don’t. I just find it humorous to see such strong reactions to Shedeur when we have people still lobbying for an unmitigated path to the 2026 starting gig for Bryce after 2.5 years of proof he is the worst starter in the NFL. Regardless, again, I’m hoping he goes on a magical run and we win a Super Bowl this season lol. Even then - bring in the comp.
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