Adam Thielen on Young

[Basbear]

There were reports during TC, the Panthers were limiting AT reps. Two ways to view- give the young guys growth OR AT has lost another step or two and looking more like a role player at 35 years old.

His wife was dead set on the move. So then was AT and the kids Im sure too.

Tmac took all the targets/snaps/reps and so far it looks like the right move. 

Panthers had 9-10 WRs to fit on 6-7 roster space. 

Panthers got good draft value from a guy that needed to retire at last seasons end. 

Dan/Brad have won 3 trades now....props

[electro's horse]

If you look at what Thielen said about the currently benched Warrior in a Garden up in Minnesota, pretty clear he’s just a company guy with a mic in his face. 

[mrcompletely11]

13 minutes ago, Basbear said:

There were reports during TC, the Panthers were limiting AT reps. Two ways to view- give the young guys growth OR AT has lost another step or two and looking more like a role player at 35 years old.

His wife was dead set on the move. So then was AT and the kids Im sure too.

Tmac took all the targets/snaps/reps and so far it looks like the right move. 

Panthers had 9-10 WRs to fit on 6-7 roster space. 

Panthers got good draft value from a guy that needed to retire at last seasons end. 

Dan/Brad have won 3 trades now....props

Yes

Edited 2 hours ago by mrcompletely11

[Basbear]

7 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

If you look at what Thielen said about the currently benched Warrior in a Garden up in Minnesota, pretty clear he’s just a company guy with a mic in his face. 

 

Who would be a company man when the millions/pounds are flowing to your account??

Just common sense.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

4 hours ago, toldozer said:

Of course I'm paraphrasing if you heard the interview he backed Dan in to a corner. Could have been a threat to retire vs saying he'd be a jerk. Either way he forced Dan's hand and I'm sure the Vikings were fully aware 

 

Yep. At the end of the day, good riddance to the Thielens. I'm just tired of everyone acting like they are great people or something

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

8 hours ago, cranky said:

1629 yards, 10 TD's, 76% catch rate with Young as his QB.

He was a huge loss for the offense.

This clown wears a backwards hat at 35 years old

[kungfoodude]

3 hours ago, jfra78 said:

He was good at giving Bryce a target that wasn't moving and that's why they worked so well together. AT was great at finding the hole in the defense and sitting in it, but he did nothing after the catch. He is a good number 3 but he is not a number 1 reciever and as long as Bryce is the QB, he would be featured as one.

He was our best YAC guy in 2023 and 4th in 2024(behind Hubbard, Sanders, Coker).

He was a great and productive WR for us because he knows how to play the game, he had a connection with Bryce specifically and our other options have largely been atrocious. 

[frankw]

[cranky]

24 minutes ago, frankw said:

Gotta admit that's a good one.

[Davidson Deac II]

6 hours ago, cranky said:

I thought so at the time as well. Of course if the rookies/Legette keep developing than maybe not. At least they got a fourth and fifth round draft pick out of it and the saved 7 million as the Vikings picked up his contract.

My guess is that it cost us in early games, especially with Coker and Sanders out.  But if the QB does get in sync with the younger/new guys, that it could work out well in the end.  

[kungfoodude]

13 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

My guess is that it cost us in early games, especially with Coker and Sanders out.  But if the QB does get in sync with the younger/new guys, that it could work out well in the end.  

Not sure I would say lacking him specifically cost us games. Those losses were very much a team effort. 

The AT impact would be more so along the lines of not dropping the passes that TMac has or just generally being a more reliable panic outlet for Bryce. 

Ultimately Bryce has to get some chemistry with non-AT players. That is starting to happen and that's a positive thing overall. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 hour ago, electro's horse said:

If you look at what Thielen said about the currently benched Warrior in a Garden up in Minnesota, pretty clear he’s just a company guy with a mic in his face. 

Pretty much everyone is nowadays

[Davidson Deac II]

8 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Not sure I would say lacking him specifically cost us games. Those losses were very much a team effort. 

The AT impact would be more so along the lines of not dropping the passes that TMac has or just generally being a more reliable panic outlet for Bryce. 

Ultimately Bryce has to get some chemistry with non-AT players. That is starting to happen and that's a positive thing overall. 

No doubt he wouldn't have helped much against Jacksonville or NE, but football like most sports is a game of almost.  One or two clutch catches on that last drive against AZ, and maybe we complete the comeback.  

Edited 1 hour ago by Davidson Deac II

[strato]

Talking about a bunch of ‘ifs’, he could have been hurt and you have the same effect. And he was hurt last year by this point in the season pretty sure. 
It always has to be next man up.