Bryce Young has now played one full seasons worth of games since returning from his benching in 2024

[PNW_PantherMan]

Just now, MHS831 said:

ANd you have to look at the financials--he will be in line for a $50m per contract--we can't be on the fence then.

Here is the rub.  For Bryce to be good, you need an elite OL, solid RB (s), and quite an investment at WR.   Best to have a D that keeps the opposition under 21 points per game.  

Not sure we can afford a mediocre qb who is not dual threat and completes a low percentage of passes that are usually pretty short.  

His processing is not quick.  His arm is not average.   He is not an alpha.  

He would need to bring other things to the table that are not easily replaced.  Jalen Hurts is the example of this, but he brings you a dual threat, the unstoppable QB sneak, and leadership intangibles.  So he makes up for being a lackluster passer.

[X-Clown]

Just now, strato said:

We are reading the tea leaves. Right now we don’t know how many games he will miss. He left after the best 6 best consecutive quarters he has played. 
He couldn’t have drawn it up better to get the benefit of the doubt from people that seem inclined to give it to him.

As a person who never wanted him, I couldn’t draw up a worse scenario for the offseason. 
He gets the benefit odpf the doubt without earning it by showing us what we need to see as this season plays out. 
 

I guess I am clutching pearls but as I said, we have been abused. I can’t help myself. 

I think we all talk ourselves into a worst case scenario with everything we’ve seen. But sometimes it’s overdone - I equate this to when people worried that we wouldn’t be able to sign any meaningful FAs or Cam to a second contract because of Jerry Richardsons pie chart drawing that insulted players or that halfway during Kelvin Benjamin’s rookie year we had people worried about how we would extend/resign him in 3 years with how much money we had tied up in the defense. Panic moves are what got us into most of this mess, no sense in doing that again.

[jfra78]

20 minutes ago, X-Clown said:

And we are only halfway through this season and have 7 months until we have to make the decision. So much will change between now and the end of the season both with the panthers and with the rest of the league. 

It's poo or get off the pot year for Bryce and the Franchise.  They need to know by the end of the season what they intend to do with Bryce cause it will shape our offseason. 

[pantherclaw]

Last 17 starts:

 

Bryce Young:

 

26 TDs

 

11 INTS

 

87.0 Passer Rating

 

CJ Stroud:

 

19 TDs

 

12 INTs

 

83.9 Passer Rating

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, pantherclaw said:

Last 17 starts:

 

Bryce Young:

 

26 TDs

 

11 INTS

 

87.0 Passer Rating

 

CJ Stroud:

 

19 TDs

 

12 INTs

 

83.9 Passer Rating

yards, fumbles, completion percentage, wins?  Why cherry pick stats?

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

It does feel like BY will be extended at this point. He's been propped up since day 1 on Mint St. 

Guys like DB and Jaycee gotta be rolling their eyes at the prospect

[kungfoodude]

11 hours ago, jfra78 said:

Has Bryce shown enough to be paid 30 mil?

Depends on who is available that free agency cycle, which we would never know, sadly.

[kungfoodude]

38 minutes ago, pantherclaw said:

Last 17 starts:

 

Bryce Young:

 

26 TDs

 

11 INTS

 

87.0 Passer Rating

 

CJ Stroud:

 

19 TDs

 

12 INTs

 

83.9 Passer Rating

Look, guys....this horse has been beaten enough. CJ struggling doesn't mean Bryce is good or even better. 

Yes it can raise questions about the grass always being greener but regardless of which of those horses your bandwagon is hitched to, you need big improvements in play. Period.

The one thing you can say for CJ is that at least he had a full season of showing elite play. We are still waiting on that for Bryce between benching, injuries, etc.

[pantherclaw]

I didn't express a single opinion.   

I shared stats of the top 2 QB's  of their draft.  

How you spin it is on you. 

 

[Shotgun]

9 minutes ago, pantherclaw said:

I didn't express a single opinion.   

I shared stats of the top 2 QB's  of their draft.  

How you spin it is on you. 

 

Same.

Career passing totals

CJ Stroud - 52 TDs   21 Ints

Bryce Young - 37 TDs  24 Ints

[Jay Roosevelt]

10 things I think about Bryce...

1. He's improved a lot more than many people here care to admit.

2. I think he's better than just a backup QB.

3. I also don't think he'll ever be a high-end starter or franchise QB.

4. I don't think he's quite reached his ceiling yet.

5. His ceiling likely looks roughly like how he played against Dallas, more or less consistently each week.

6. His size is less of an issue than his arm strength is. A lack of arm strength doesn't allow for his accuracy to translate to downfield throws. This ultimately will be what limits his upside as an NFL QB.

7. He's been far more durable than I expected, recent injury aside. You can't question his toughness at this point considering his size and how often he's been hit over his first couple seasons.

8. I don't think we'll ever really know what Dave Canales is capable of as a playcaller without a QB who can make downfield throws a lot more consistently than Bryce has shown.

9. I wouldn't pick up his 5th year option or extend him.

10. Long-term our best bet is to hope he continues to play more or less well and hope a team in desperate need of a QB (Jets? Raiders? Dolphins?) make us a decent offer for Bryce, hoping they can get the next Baker Mayfield/Sam Darnold redemption story.

[CRA]

16 minutes ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

10 things I think about Bryce...

1. He's improved a lot more than many people here care to admit.

2. I think he's better than just a backup QB.

3. I also don't think he'll ever be a high-end starter or franchise QB.

4. I don't think he's quite reached his ceiling yet.

5. His ceiling likely looks roughly like how he played against Dallas, more or less consistently each week.

6. His size is less of an issue than his arm strength is. A lack of arm strength doesn't allow for his accuracy to translate to downfield throws. This ultimately will be what limits his upside as an NFL QB.

7. He's been far more durable than I expected, recent injury aside. You can't question his toughness at this point considering his size and how often he's been hit over his first couple seasons.

8. I don't think we'll ever really know what Dave Canales is capable of as a playcaller without a QB who can make downfield throws a lot more consistently than Bryce has shown.

9. I wouldn't pick up his 5th year option or extend him.

10. Long-term our best bet is to hope he continues to play more or less well and hope a team in desperate need of a QB (Jets? Raiders? Dolphins?) make us a decent offer for Bryce, hoping they can get the next Baker Mayfield/Sam Darnold redemption story.

I think Bryce has been extremely consistent in the NFL overall.  

[frankw]

12 hours ago, X-Clown said:

This routine never gets old does it Frank? You get questioned on something you are clearly wrong about (ie your claim that Davis mills won a playoff game), act like a complete dick about it when given an opportunity to explain yourself, get proven wrong and then change the subject to something else from months ago to try to save face.
 

By the way, that past argument about Dalton that you all of sudden remember was another one you backed out of at the time and are trying your best to dodge and deflect (again). You said Dalton was overpaid and I asked you of the backups available at around the same price range (and I gave you examples of players and salaries) this offseason who specifically would you rather pick and you dodged that question entirely. Couldn’t give a name or two or three, just avoided the question and said anybody which is a non answer. Par for the course though.

Not a surprise that it always comes back to any discussion where someone doesn’t 100% agree with you that you always come back to bullshit like “you carry water for the teppers you Bryce Stan”. I’m sure the next quote to my post will be one of your other four plays in the playbook, something alluding to mental health, or that I replied too quickly or too slowly or at the wrong time of the day or too many words to read. Oh or maybe a clever gif! Does that about sum it up?

CJ Stroud and Davis Mills are playoff winners bud it is what it is no amount of paragraphs or calling others dicks is going to change that.

If it angers you then maybe speak to someone.

[strato]

12 hours ago, X-Clown said:

I think we all talk ourselves into a worst case scenario with everything we’ve seen. But sometimes it’s overdone - I equate this to when people worried that we wouldn’t be able to sign any meaningful FAs or Cam to a second contract because of Jerry Richardsons pie chart drawing that insulted players or that halfway during Kelvin Benjamin’s rookie year we had people worried about how we would extend/resign him in 3 years with how much money we had tied up in the defense. Panic moves are what got us into most of this mess, no sense in doing that again.

I am burned out on Bryce debate so without getting too deep into it…

I appreciate your perspective in some of those thoughts but feel like this Bryce thing is a massively bigger concern that JR’s pie chart. 
We are talking about having three lost seasons if this doesn’t get clearly resolved and putting at least another one on the table. It isn’t scratching the itch, let me just put it that way  

 

Edited October 22, 2025 by strato