Backup QB Option?

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

We're all thinking it, so I'll just go ahead and say it:

Bring back PJ?!

He's up in Canada on a two-year deal, but I think it would be a cheap buy-out. Time to put some respek back on PJ's illustrious career here in Carolina

[jfra78]

Who is this we? I'm good with Dalton

[frankw]

Rustling huddle jimmies on a Friday night eh?

In all seriousness I would prefer not to go backward. But Andy Dalton is unequivocally not it. So it should be a priority to at least attempt to upgrade Jack Plummer.

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, jfra78 said:

Who is this we? I'm good with Dalton

I'd be good with freeing up some of that cap space. Dalton is being paid like a top tier backup and I think he was when we initially signed him but it sure looks like Father Time has caught him and is really giving him the business down there these days.

[frankw]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'd be good with freeing up some of that cap space. Dalton is being paid like a top tier backup and I think he was when we initially signed him but it sure looks like Father Time has caught him and is really giving him the business down there these days.

9th highest paid backup QB for 2025.

[LinvilleGorge]

8 minutes ago, frankw said:

9th highest paid backup QB for 2025.

And that list is going to include guys like Kirk Cousins who were paid to be starters, they're not backups by design the plan just didn't work out.

[BlazeCarolina]

This is just crazy.

I'm not saying Dalton wowed his last outing, but that's not what Dalton does.  Dalton is essentially a game manager at this point, and his stat sheet didn't look that bad.  We just didn't seem to want to win, but that could have been play calling.

I am all for upgrading positions, but I don't think backup QB is a crazy need.  I tend to be optimistic, though.

If we are relying on Dalton at any point long term in this season, do we really want to keep winning?

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

20 minutes ago, frankw said:

Rustling huddle jimmies on a Friday night eh?

In all seriousness I would prefer not to go backward. But Andy Dalton is unequivocally not it. So it should be a priority to at least attempt to upgrade Jack Plummer.

PJ would be an upgrade over Plummer IMO

[jfra78]

18 minutes ago, frankw said:

9th highest paid backup QB for 2025.

Tied with 2 others for 44th. Looking at players around the same salary it's no big deal.  

Edited August 15, 2025 by jfra78

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

1 minute ago, BlazeCarolina said:

This is just crazy.

I'm not saying Dalton wowed his last outing, but that's not what Dalton does.  Dalton is essentially a game manager at this point, and his stat sheet didn't look that bad.  We just didn't seem to want to win, but that could have been play calling.

I am all for upgrading positions, but I don't think backup QB is a crazy need.  I tend to be optimistic, though.

If we are relying on Dalton at any point long term in this season, do we really want to keep winning?

PJ would be cheap though 

[BlazeCarolina]

Just now, Move the Panthers to Raleigh said:

PJ would be cheap though 

Yeah, but why?  Why entertain a guy like PJ?  He's not the future.  We'd be lucky if he was the present.

If Bryce goes down or proves himself unworthy, we are looking forward to next year.

[jfra78]

When you have a young unproven QB as starter you have a vet, vets cost more.  When you have an established starter at QB, you get a developmental guy behind him that cost very little. 

[BlazeCarolina]

I just looked up his stats and it looks like he is doing terrible in the CFL too.

Last two games he had a 54.1% and a 42.9% completion rate.  3 interceptions and 1 TD.

Dalton was at 68.4% completion (higher than his career average) and you want him hung for it.

[kungfoodude]

I mean....I have no idea why the backup QB matters when we are still attempting to find a surefire starter.