Jump to content
  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Jason McCourty: Panthers made NFL's biggest offseason move


NAS
 Share

Recommended Posts

https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2023/06/07/panthers-offseason-jason-mccourty-frank-reich-bryce-young-jets-aaron-rodgers/
 

After 18 years with one franchise, a four-time Most Valuable Player, four-time First-team All-Pro, 10-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Fame quarterback was traded—and to “The Big Apple,” no less. So, that was undoubtedly the biggest move of the offseason, right?

Not according to Jason McCourty, who believes that honor belongs to the Carolina Panthers.

The former safety and current co-host of Good Morning Football was asked if Aaron Rodgers’ trade to the New York Jets will end up being the most impactful acquisition of the spring. While he does love himself some A-Rod, McCourty said the Panthers’ additions of head coach Frank Reich and quarterback Bryce Young will have a greater effect in the grander scheme of things.

“I’m gonna say the Panthers getting Frank Reich and the first overall pick will be the biggest offseason move,” he stated. “You look at the Carolina Panthers a year ago—Matt Rhule’s the head coach. Matt Rhule is fired. Steve Wilks takes over. You remember Robbie Chosen, Robbie Anderson—he gets into a blowout on the sideline, he’s walking into the locker roomduring the game.

“So the Panthers—with where they were last season to where they are now—getting a head coach in Frank Reich, now getting Bryce Young as their quarterback. This, to me, can be the offseason move of the future where you’re just like, ‘My goodness.’ You look at the Panthers over this past year, the trajectory that they’re on, where they’re going to be—this could’ve been the biggest move of the offseason. Them getting that first overall pick so early on and having a head coach to develop their next young quarterback.”

And that, not so coincidentally, was Carolina’s plan all along.

The hiring of Reich, a former quarterback and heralded offensive play caller, was partly inspired by the franchise’s recent woes under center. Plus, powering your way to the top of the draft board to pick any rookie passer you want is a pretty effective way to fix that position as well.

So while Rodgers may make his presence felt more than any newcomer in 2023, it may be Reich and Young who run with the ball for years to come.

  • Pie 7
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm glad the days of standing pat with bad decisions are gone.

 

If the coach loses the locker room and shows he just flat out sucks, fire him and bring in a competent coach who will mesh with your roster build. QBs win SB's, if your qb group sucks, make a move to get your future stud. If you lack talent at positions, make free agent moves and draft needs. Tepper has made sure all of this was done and has set us up for a nice foreseeable future. 

  • Pie 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, rayzor said:

it's a shame there's some among even our fanbase that can't see this.

 

I understand the reluctance. I’m ecstatic that we finally got a rookie QB I like after three years of putting lipstick on pigs. I also remember the playoff seeding talk after week 3 in 2021. We weren’t saying fire Rhule after a competitive 2020 (8 of 11 losses by 1 score) without Cam, Luke, Bradberry and CMC for 13 games. I remember people saying Teddy would throw for 4000 and 30.

We’ve won a max 7 games in 5 years even with two 17 game seasons. Some of us are worn down by the losses. Even with a bit of sparks last year, we still choked during the huge Tampa game. Our division sucks so we’ve got a chance but Young’s a rookie so we’ll likely have growing pains.

I think some people do want to be right more than winning, which is odd, but some of us are just being realistic. I don’t think TMJ is going to be the next big thing but if he turns into Chase, lol, I’ll be glad.

  • Pie 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 minutes ago, WhoKnows said:

I understand the reluctance. I’m ecstatic that we finally got a rookie QB I like after three years of putting lipstick on pigs. I also remember the playoff seeding talk after week 3 in 2021. We weren’t saying fire Rhule after a competitive 2020 (8 of 11 losses by 1 score) without Cam, Luke, Bradberry and CMC for 13 games. I remember people saying Teddy would throw for 4000 and 30.

We’ve won a max 7 games in 5 years even with two 17 game seasons. Some of us are worn down by the losses. Even with a bit of sparks last year, we still choked during the huge Tampa game. Our division sucks so we’ve got a chance but Young’s a rookie so we’ll likely have growing pains.

I think some people do want to be right more than winning, which is odd, but some of us are just being realistic. I don’t think TMJ is going to be the next big thing but if he turns into Chase, lol, I’ll be glad.

we've been in the doldrums for maybe 8 years and this is the first year i think we've actually had an inkling of a reason to be excited and optimistic. i think i'm not alone in being tired of the doldrums and i'm not turning back. not until i'm proved that my optimism is misplaced. 

i'm going to enjoy this feeling good as long as i can and i'm going to milk it for everything it might have. 

  • Pie 2
  • Beer 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 minutes ago, rayzor said:

we've been in the doldrums for maybe 8 years and this is the first year i think we've actually had an inkling of a reason to be excited and optimistic. i think i'm not alone in being tired of the doldrums and i'm not turning back. not until i'm proved that my optimism is misplaced. 

i'm going to enjoy this feeling good as long as i can and i'm going to milk it for everything it might have. 

My youngest is trying to pick the game or maybe 2 games that I’ll take him to for his birthday and he’s stoked. I’m a bit more subdued but I’m very much liking the direction. Still pissed Tepper didn’t use my tank for Trevor plan, but glad we at least boarded the top rookie QB train. Just would have been nice to not waste 3 years in the process! I mean, what clown thought we’d compete with Teddy, Sam and Baker. Their names even sound like they should be working at Krispy Kreme not QBing our team.

  • Beer 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I truly feel sad for those folks who are so afraid of the past, and all the scars associated with it, that they are incapable of allowing the excitement for the future to creep into their fandom.

 

We are supposed to learn from the past, not fear it. The future is bright, whereas the past is dark. Leave the dark behind, and step into the light.

 

With all the negativity over the last few years. You'd think folks would be anxious to grasp on to some excitement and some positivity?

  • Pie 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 hours ago, t96 said:

Bryce will have a better season than Rodgers this year too. Rodgers gonna be like Favre in NY but then have one last great run with the Vikings to finish the parallel.

No chance, only way that happens is if Rodgers or multiple weapons in that offense are injured for the majority of the season.

You can be as high as you want on Bryce, but he's still a rookie and Rodgers is a year removed from back to back MVPs.  He now goes to a team with legit weapons around him with Wilson, Breece, Hardman, Lazard, Davis and an elite level defense.

The Jets may not win the SB and Rodgers may not win the MVP, but to think Bryce as a rookie is going to have a better season than Rodgers, assuming both are healthy for a full season, is just asinine and/or a bad homer take.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Love the respect, but you can't say we had the biggest offseason move when we hired a HC who was fired.

 

I think our coaching staff as a group is why we will improve. We got some well respected coaches and I expect a big change in the culture of this team.

He was fired by a team that then installed a ESPN analyst as head coach who had zero coaching experience.  Yeah, the Colts definitely know what they are doing 

  • Pie 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share


  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • I personally think you are trying to talk yourself into circles here... It's ok to say Bryce played incredible the last 5 weeks... I know there are plenty of people on this board who desperately need the doom-and-gloom narrative, but I genuinely question how much NFL QB play some of these people really have watched when they still question him being the unquestioned starter for next year...  Again, that being said, no one is crowning him at all. I think Bryce is one of the best stories going into 2025 bc his season last year was so outlandishly unprecedented. It's totally fair to personally not believe in Bryce. Plenty of sports "journalists" need to write stories, and that's an easy narrative path... But I think that actual people in the know rank Bryce much higher. That's the fun thing about sports... we shall see!
    • Regardless of how we got here, any rational fan should be excited by how well Bryce played down the stretch. Anyone not happy about that level of play either doesn't know what they're looking at, or they're still trying to drive tired narratives. Obviously, Cam had an all-time rookie season, and I'm not putting the two in the same basket yet, but as someone who has watched every snap of Panthers football since the start of the new millennium (Im old), Bryce was playing at a higher level at the end of 2024 than Cam was at the end of 2012 (his 2nd season). Cam continued to develop into MVP form, something Bryce has to prove, but as someone who watched both (and will stan for Cam always), Bryce was playing at a higher level to end year 2 than Cam did.  Go watch the film if you dont believe me. None of that means anything for the future. But the people who said BY9 couldnt play in this league are wrong.   That being said, the only thing that matters is this year. #20 is perfectly fair IMO going into the season. I mean think about it, how would you rank him??!  His in-season turnaround is one of the wildest things I've ever seen... how do you rank a guy who looked like a massive bust in September and by January was consistently playing at a top 10 level? My excitement level is pretty damn high heading into this season. There were throws from the Chiefs game onward where Bryce had Drew Brees levels of anticipation. Im excited to see what he can do with a full deck on offense, something we really never gave Cam. Really hope and expect Bryce to move up this list this season.  
    • Not really, the only QB's (other than Anthony Richardson) ranked below him are new to their teams as a placeholder starter or drafted in 2024 or 2025, not a lot of gymnastics to get there. It's not about how many that is, if it's 20, 12, or 2... It means there isn't a QB who's team has committed to them for the long term right now that they have ranked below Bryce. That's not a great thing.
×
×
  • Create New...