An honest look at Bryce Young

[pantherclaw]

When I analyze any one and aby player, i look at his body of work.  

This includes what made Bryce the number one pick in the draft notnjust by our franchise, but also by experts everywhere. 

While he struggled his first season, and didn't have his confidence at the beginning of this season, since returning to the field he has played with confidence.  He has played well, and made the big plays routinely that he made in college.  

Say what you want about his struggles as a pro, but the young man has what it takes to not just play the position,  but to excell at it.  

You can choose to be cautious all you like, but his body of work tells me he's going to be fine.  

I'm looking forward to seeing him excell at spreading the ball around, making this offense nit just fun to watch, but challenging for even the best defenses to stop. 

Edited 6 hours ago by pantherclaw

[PNW_PantherMan]

43 minutes ago, OneBadCat said:

It's 2025 and people are still saying this?

Cam's not playing anymore because Kelvin Benjamin is a lazy ass WR and TJ Watt targeted his shoulder.

It's kinda true but also kinda not true.  He did rely on his physical gifts to dominate in the NFL, and everyone thought he'd eventually have to learn how to play from the pocket instead of running.  But instead, his shoulder gets completely fuged by injuries before his athleticism started to decline.

[pantherclaw]

56 minutes ago, OneBadCat said:

It's 2025 and people are still saying this?

Cam's not playing anymore because Kelvin Benjamin is a lazy ass WR and TJ Watt targeted his shoulder.

This is the NFL.  It chews up and spits out players of all sizes, strengths, and ability.  

It is unfortunate that Cam's career was short.  I knew when we drafted him, if he never evolved his game, his career was indeed going to be short. 

None of this takes away from Cam. He was a beast.  He was a natural leader.  

Unfortunately this league took it's toll on him as it often does to the majority of players. Luke. Morgan. Reason. Most running backs.  Many many many quarterbacks.  No players, no positions are protected from the injury risk this sport carries. 

Edited 5 hours ago by pantherclaw

[AggieLean]

Im still hesitant on Bryce. 
 

Needs to get us out of drafting in the top 10. If we are, I go QB. 

[frankw]

10 hours ago, Gapanthersfan said:

I hope Bryce smokes every record Cam, and every other NFL QB ever had. Do I think it will happen? Hell, I don’t know, but I hope it does. All PANTHERS fans should feel this way. 

 I always want the next man up to be better than the past. I want someone to overtake SS89. Luke. Peppers… but it feels weird admitting it, because, well, it just does. Why does it matter?  Because I want a Panthers dynasty. I want to see a decade of dominance.

I believe this is the part where someone says "puff puff, pass".

[carpanfan96]

My question about Bryce is still the same one that made me make him qb3 in that draft. 

Does his happy feet keep coming back like it did in college and his first two years as a pro or has he finally gotten rid of that issue. If he's solved his happy feet issue, then he should turn into a good starter... If not, well the Panthers will be drafting another QB really soon.

[Tr3ach]

3 hours ago, jfra78 said:

Yea but they benched him last year. I think if Dalton hadn't got hurt we may have never seen Bryce again

Yea Bryce was definitely a top half qb the second half of last season but I'm not sure Canales is 100% sold on him.  Like I've said in another post I think that's part of why we talked to so many South Carolina players in the draft process.  I think they are doing early due diligence on Sellers just in case.

[jfra78]

I don't think Canales has any problem benching Bryce or moving on if Bryce doesn't come out playing like the end of last year.  It's year 3 no more excuses for Bryce

[OneBadCat]

1 hour ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

It's kinda true but also kinda not true.  He did rely on his physical gifts to dominate in the NFL, and everyone thought he'd eventually have to learn how to play from the pocket instead of running.  But instead, his shoulder gets completely fuged by injuries before his athleticism started to decline.

Cam was hitting his stride as a QB in 2017/2018.  
 

This is why I think stats like completion percentage are overrated. As long as a QB is clutch and makes the throws to win the game the rest doesn’t really matter. What good is a check down stat padder if they’re a choker. 

Until Norv Turner (and briefly Chud) got here we put Cam in high pressure throwing situations all the time. We also ran the ball on first down more than most teams in the NFL in the Ron era. Coupled with shitty WRs, all that is expressed in his stats. I also assume Cam took the ball in his hands on many occasions rather than trust Funchess to catch the ball. 
 
It was also never Cams job to play the game like someone else. His presence on the field dictated the game in a way that is rarely seen. 

He showed he could play the dink and dunk game just before TJ Watt. That didn’t suddenly make him better than his earlier seasons. He just got put in a legit under center  passing game again for first time since his rookie year with Chud. 
 

Ron took the quickest path to success and abused the RPO because his ass was about to get fired. 
 

Cam never got the credit for being the cerebral player that he was. I just think when you are legitimately a human Superman, sometimes the best play is having the ball in your hands. He was a better passer than Delhomme was.