Panthers Rookie Minicamp 5.12

[ForJimmy]

17 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Very weird to see Smitty mentoring/trying to mentor these guys.

That dude was like a damn pit viper in the WR room his entire career.

I love seeing vets like Smith and Luke helping in practice. It’s is nice to see how much Smith has matured since playing. 

[ForJimmy]

Just now, KSpan said:

At the moment there is no real football to discuss and Bryce physically looks like a HS freshman out there. Doesn't mean anything really, but is a bit visually jarring. Just the reality.

You’re just use to seeing a guy like Cam. Baker had what 1 or 2 inches and 10 pounds on him? Seeing that from the distance these pictures were taken is impressive. People are just hyper focused on it…

[OneBadCat]

45 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Very weird to see Smitty mentoring/trying to mentor these guys.

That dude was like a damn pit viper in the WR room his entire career.

Might be his way of making up for that

[mrcompletely11]

1 hour ago, thefuzz said:

Very weird to see Smitty mentoring/trying to mentor these guys.

That dude was like a damn pit viper in the WR room his entire career.

Trust me I know from experience that age mellows you out.  Getting married and having kids zapped the hot head out of me.

[KSpan]

55 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

You’re just use to seeing a guy like Cam. Baker had what 1 or 2 inches and 10 pounds on him? Seeing that from the distance these pictures were taken is impressive. People are just hyper focused on it…

No, Bryce is flat out slight of frame, and definitely looks even smaller compared to NFL players. Doesn't automatically mean he's frail, doesn't automatically mean he's weak, it just is what it is.

[frankw]

Can we just get a subsection for people who just want to talk about how small he looks compared to other players and the rest of us can actually talk about football?

[ladypanther]

Interesting note:

▪ Former Panthers GM Bill Polian was in attendance at practice

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article275222571.html

[NAS]

14 minutes ago, frankw said:

Can we just get a subsection for people who just want to talk about how small he looks compared to other players and the rest of us can actually talk about football?

These mf's are just showing their insecurity.  They're out there reading tweets from opposing fans and don't have the balls to stand up for their QB.  

Just take a look at this tweet by Barstool, the TMZ of sports.  It's clearly a poor angle to judge how big/small someone is when you have the Offensive Line close to you and Bryce Young walking away.  Of course he will look even smaller, so does everyone else who is farther away.  It's just so stupid.  They picked this one on purpose because it makes him look twice as small.  Clickbait journalism crap.  

 

 

 

 

[top dawg]

1 hour ago, KSpan said:

At the moment there is no real football to discuss and Bryce physically looks like a HS freshman out there. Doesn't mean anything really, but is a bit visually jarring. Just the reality.

OK, unlike Rayzor, I am a bit more understanding (though I'm not a mod) FWIW. This is still a time of transition. Some Huddlers and skeptical fans everywhere, like maybe you and @Hoenheim, will just have to see Young do his thing at a professional level on a consistent basis. I get it. I get it. Yesterday was obviously a "jarring" time for some because apparently it's the first time they've actually paid attention to Young and/or have actually seen him in person. Again, I get it. There's going to be a certain amount of surprise considering what we've all become accustomed to for however many years that we've watched the game. As such, there should be a certain amount of latitude for the reactionists who exclaim, "Oh, my god, he's tiny."

What some of the reactionists must understand is that some of us have been watching Bryce be the smallest guy among giants for years, so his mere existence on the football field is not "jarring," much less surprising. Moreover, I disagree about football. There's always been a discussion about Bryce's pure football abilities---quarterbacking abilities---to be had, as there is now, but some people just refuse to do it. 

To Rayzor's credit, he hasn't banned anyone or gotten saucy or over-the-top (like he did with me when I was going back and forth with Scot). It's probably less about low-key "spamming" than it is actual surprise. Don't get me wrong, I know that message boards are rife with trolls and assholes, but apparently this Bryce thing is a thing that's not going to go away quickly, or anytime soon.

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/05/12/panthers-bryce-young-first-practice-fans-stunned-about-his-size

But, again, it shouldn't be that hard to talk about Young and football, because the guy has been good at it at all levels.

 

Edited May 13, 2023 by top dawg

[Mike in Raleigh]

17 hours ago, Hoenheim said:

I only mentioned it once in this thread and tried to so it respectfully and it got trashed immediately   I just feel like there's no middle ground seemingly you're either a zealous hater or a crazy fan boy with no tolerance for anything that doesn't confirm success 

I think in reality I'm just nervous I guess. I probably need to find some other poo to do until th3 season starts and wait until he proves or doesn't prove it on the field.

I'm not claiming he's going to suck but some people won't even acknowledge the possibility that he'll fail and you get stoned for mentioning it, that's the part I hate about Fandom. I guess you just need to keep your mouth shut if you go against the majority thinking.

No. It's just tired. We know he is short. No need to keep going on about it. He's a Panther now. Just give it a rest.

[Mage]

Fans doubt Bryce Young far more than NFL teams/scouts seem to.  

[rayzor]

2 hours ago, top dawg said:

But, again, it shouldn't be that hard to talk about Young and football, because the guy has been good at it at all leve

No problem with anything you said.

It shouldn't be hard to talk about Young and football, but his size is all they can see and that's a choice. They seem incapable of discussing anything but his size and they are keeping the whole damn discussion on it. They hijack EVERY discussion about him into one about his size. Yes, I haven't banned anyone because of it and I won't unless someone dies get out of hand with it just like any other topic.

But it is damn tiring to keep seeing people say the same thing every discussion. It makes me wish we were using sigs again so someone could make a banner that they all put in saying "he's just so tiny" so they could feel good knowing it was different and they could talk about other things too.

It's annoying as hell, but annoying me is not a bannable offense.

[MechaZain]

He's small for an NFL player. Either it will matter on the field or it won't. Tired topic because there's just nothing left to discuss about it. 

 

[KSpan]

40 minutes ago, rayzor said:

No problem with anything you said.

It shouldn't be hard to talk about Young and football, but his size is all they can see and that's a choice. They seem incapable of discussing anything but his size and they are keeping the whole damn discussion on it. They hijack EVERY discussion about him into one about his size. Yes, I haven't banned anyone because of it and I won't unless someone dies get out of hand with it just like any other topic.

But it is damn tiring to keep seeing people say the same thing every discussion. It makes me wish we were using sigs again so someone could make a banner that they all put in saying "he's just so tiny" so they could feel good knowing it was different and they could talk about other things too.

It's annoying as hell, but annoying me is not a bannable offense.

Or, just like literally any other rookie, he has done nothing on an NFL field and the vey first NFL impression is him looking very, very slight amongst other NFL players. This isn't complicated and there's nothing 'reactionary' about it.

I'll also say that I've been a Panthers fan since 1995 but could not care less about college football and am a blank slate about Young, Stroud, Alabama, etc. Seeing a tiny guy like that for the first time after knowing what Carolina gave up to get there is indeed jarring, and pretty much anything else about this minicamp is walk-through pace in shorts and nearly irrelevant. His size, however, will not change once the pads come on.

It's not a conspiracy. Dude is just barely bigger than Damiere Byrd but at the most critical position. It's very different.

Edited May 13, 2023 by KSpan