Peter King - Young is one smart guy

[joemac]

1 hour ago, Martin said:

This is very cool, hard to not get too excited. When is the next minicamp? 

I believe Rookie Mini-camp starts May 11th?  Itll be our first opportunity to see BY throw in a Panthers jersey!

[joemac]

1 hour ago, Teddy2SuperBowlHeartBreaks said:

When you can’t rely on athleticism you have to be the smartest guy in the room. I’m so excited to see this guy play at an high level in the NFL. Undersized backup NBA playoffs make the best coaches for the same reason. 

I mean its not like Bryce is a bad athlete or something....yeah hes not Anthony Richardson or Lamar Jackson, but hes not Matt Ryan or Philip Rivers either (athletically speaking, if hes as good a QB as those guys were set).

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, joemac said:

I mean its not like Bryce is a bad athlete or something....yeah hes not Anthony Richardson or Lamar Jackson, but hes not Matt Ryan or Philip Rivers either (athletically speaking, if hes as good a QB as those guys were set).

 

[MasterAwesome]

35 minutes ago, FugginPoo said:

Biggest concern is obviously that he gets broke with regular concussions like Tua or just breaks down and retires early like Andrew Luck….hopefully Reich has a plan to mitigate that from the luck experience 

Is there even a correlation between size and concussion risk?  On the surface it doesn't seem to make sense that being bigger protects your brain from jostling around inside your skull.  The only thing that I could maybe rationalize is that a smaller player might be more likely to be "rag-dolled" and slammed into the ground harder by a bigger opponent.  But largely speaking, I would have a tough time buying into a player's size being a concussion risk factor.  Cam, Luke, and Michael Oher were all giants (or at least of healthy size) at their respective positions and all experienced multiple serious concussions.  It is known that once you suffer your first concussion, you're at a higher risk for future concussions, but other than that it seems like they're entirely random and unpredictable.

[run-run-pass-punt]

If you've got adequate mechanical and athletic tools, all the rest is mental. If we protect this kid, he's going to be special, I believe.

[XClown1986]

Super impressive by Young. And I'm very encouraged that the coaching staff was able to recognize the maturity and awareness the play required. If guys starting in the NFL have never made that call, and he did it as a college freshman in garbage time, it tells you a lot about Young's approach to the game. Every play matters, every call matters, every opportunity matters. And he wants to get it right. 

[electro's horse]

3 hours ago, Aussie Tank said:

Yep we’re gonna have a smaller Peyton Manning on our hands that can escape pressure 

Peyton Childding

[KatsAzz]

3 hours ago, NAS said:

When you've been watching Darnold and Mayfield struggling to do the same, yes, it's something to be excited about. 

I am excited about watching our new franchise QB Bryce Young, a player that proves a lot of winning football games starts above the shoulders and not just  the arms and legs.

[Bear Hands]

This is one of those minor yet really important things.  Seems simple enough but we haven't had a Center-QB combo that could effectively communicate and call out protections and make solid presnap judgements since 2018.

You saw the boost when Bozeman replaced Elflein, and he helped our lackluster QBs make some good calls.  But now having both a QB and Center capable of effectively making presnap reads is huge.  Bozeman & Young being here and developing a report is awesome.  

Haven't had that since Cam-Kalil.  It was one of Cam's more underrated traits IMO. 

 

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[rayzor]

1 hour ago, electro's horse said:

Peyton Childding

took me a couple seconds

haha

[top dawg]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

That particular concern doesn't go away now that he's drafted.

Just the opposite, it becomes very real.

Obviously we all hope it doesn't manifest into anything, but it's not going away.

I think that it will go away if he stays mostly healthy this first season.

[ForJimmy]

4 hours ago, rayzor said:

he's got to tamper our expectations. that's his mission in life, to help us put the brakes on our excitement because Young or really any other QB taken at the top of this draft or any other draft isn't really worth the selection because you can get a Tom Brady in every draft.

really he's just a miserable person in here.

I mean it took him months to realize Harrison Jr wasn’t draft eligible after 20 plus people told him. So that’s what we are dealing with here…