How would you feel if Bryce did this in 2025

[NAS]

42 minutes ago, ColumbusCounty said:

If he throws for damn near 4k and 30 TDs, he's in contention for comeback player of the year if our record is above .500

To hit 3900 he'd have to average around 230 or so. Reasonable expectation for a franchise QB but Idunno if I'd make that bet yet.

Well he averaged 226 last 7 games so he’s trending in that direction. 230 average is attainable especially with more weapons now

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[Jaxel]

Totally possible. Would feel very good if that is the stat line.

[jfra78]

31 minutes ago, NAS said:

Well he averaged 226 last 7 games so he’s trending in that direction. 230 average is attainable especially with more weapons now

3842 25 10 would be a really good year for him and would shut most of his doubters up.  I have been a harsh critic of his, but I hope he can contjnue to play like he did the final 10 games last year. I would like him to clean his footwork up tho.  

[NAS]

2 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

3842 25 10 would be a really good year for him and would shut most of his doubters up.  I have been a harsh critic of his, but I hope he can contjnue to play like he did the final 10 games last year. I would like him to clean his footwork up tho.  

I respect that -  most fans want him to succeed and I think he will.  They just need to be able to handle the ups and downs without losing their minds.  There will still be some stinker games sprinkled in.

[07579394]

180 passing yards 1.5 TD 0.5 INT per game,and stay health.

 

[mrBdawg]

On 5/4/2025 at 7:11 PM, frankw said:

I think as far as rushing that's a bit of an enigma. But we should probably go ahead and unblur the line between possibility and sheer hopium. I do not think any of us should want him running in the open field. Extending plays with his legs? Sure. Expecting him to have 5 rushing touchdowns? Idk how realistic that is. And all it's going to take is one big hit and bye bye that goes.

My good brotha Bryce had 6 rushing touchdowns in 12 games last year 

[rmoneyg35]

My biggest fear is what if he puts up just okay numbers. Numbers where he wasn’t bad but not great either. Just middle of the road. That makes the decision a lot tougher. Because that would mean his numbers did improve but it’s not as good as you wanted.

then we would have to think about giving him another season to prove himself.

[frankw]

7 hours ago, mrBdawg said:

My good brotha Bryce had 6 rushing touchdowns in 12 games last year 

All of those but 1 came within a 6 game stretch at the end of the season and 2 were in the final game against Atlanta. I think it's premature for anyone to say it's going to be a long term possible part of his game.

And just for the sake of clarity and realism let's remember at one point when Sam Darnold was a Panther fans here were hyping up his rushing ability and that whole narrative got shut down against the Falcons. And Sam Darnold is a good bit thicker than Bryce Young.

Suffice to say while I want him to have some scrambling ability I don't want him to go out of his way to risk himself and at the end of the day if he's going to become a franchise QB it's going to be with his arm anyways. We'll see how it goes.

[BrianS]

6 hours ago, rmoneyg35 said:

My biggest fear is what if he puts up just okay numbers. Numbers where he wasn’t bad but not great either. Just middle of the road. That makes the decision a lot tougher. Because that would mean his numbers did improve but it’s not as good as you wanted.

then we would have to think about giving him another season to prove himself.

No.

You don't go to battle with "middle of the road" at the most important position.  You need to see real potential to win games from your QB.  You're not trying to find "Don't lose this game for us", you're trying to find "We need you to win this game for us."

Last year's first overall pick threw for 3500 yards, 20 TD's and 6 INT's and his season was considered disappointing.  Now, I don't really get that, because his stats were very similar to Jayden Daniels, who people just gushed over.  All that to say, stats don't really tell the complete story.  They can be a guidepost, but only one of a number.

Bryce needs to look like a guy who is going to win games for you.  Like this:

 

[panthers55]

11 hours ago, jfra78 said:

3842 25 10 would be a really good year for him and would shut most of his doubters up.  I have been a harsh critic of his, but I hope he can contjnue to play like he did the final 10 games last year. I would like him to clean his footwork up tho.  

People make a lot of noise about his footwork and I think it is overblown. Whether he takes 3 steps backwards or 5 small steps doesn't matter as long as he ends up at the right depth and is in sync with  the receiver regarding timing. If he does that consistently who cares as long as he has a firm stable base as he delivers the ball. Which he does need to work on. However even that is somewhat overblown given that often QBs have to throw off balance or from different arm angles to fit the ball around defenders. He is considered very accurate so apparently it isn't hurting him that much.