QB options for the 2026 season

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, PanthersNCSU said:

Bryce is a starting QB, even if he's the 30th best one.  Short of getting Daniel Jones in here, or trading for a QB, he's our starter until we draft another one. 

Not saying it's the right decision and I'm not a fan, but a one year commitment with the option...they're not going to blink at that IMO. If they start talking extension with him, we riot. 

There aren't 32 legitimate starting caliber QBs in the league. Just like when we were starting Bell and Chandler at OT, did that make them legit "starters"? I mean, technically I guess it did since they were indeed starting but they sure as hell weren't starting caliber players. If you have the 30th best starting QB in the league, you desperately need a starting QB and there's likely backups on other rosters better than your starter just like there were better backup OTs on other rosters than Bell and Chandler.

[Cuttinedge]

Sign Trey lance or sam Howell. Cut dalton draft one in 27 

[Khaki Lackey]

57 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Yeah, I am fine with rostering 3 QB's. A older vet/gamble on a younger, "distressed asset" vet and a drafted QB. 

At least there are some options to roll through when Bryce is just Bryce again.

Distressed asset? "Sometimes the answer is already on the roster."

Edited 4 hours ago by Khaki Lackey

[PanthersNCSU]

16 minutes ago, CRA said:

Name a QB as bad as Bryce who had their 5th picked up? 

You certainly can name better ones who didn't have it picked up. 

Not debating that, I'm over Bryce. I didn't say he's better than 95% of the FAs, I said that he makes more sense. Just can't imagine the team actually moving on, without *something* else in place.  They're going to sit back and say Bryce knows the system, he's here, we drafted him, yada yada and give him an edge over a Kenny Pickett. Add in Tepper, DM, and all involved with drafting him...I just don't see them not picking the option up. 

[PanthersNCSU]

27 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

There aren't 32 legitimate starting caliber QBs in the league. Just like when we were starting Bell and Chandler at OT, did that make them legit "starters"? I mean, technically I guess it did since they were indeed starting but they sure as hell weren't starting caliber players. If you have the 30th best starting QB in the league, you desperately need a starting QB and there's likely backups on other rosters better than your starter just like there were better backup OTs on other rosters than Bell and Chandler.

Correct, but looking at the list of Free Agents...which one is *actually* a starter or not just another Bryce? 

Daniel Jones....and? 

Again, happy to not pick up the extension, save the money, and sign a Sam Howell for cheaper. I just don't see them doing it and admitting defeat until they either have the answer on the roster, or a Top ___ pick. 

[kungfoodude]

52 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Fair enough. He did have to sit behind Daniels for a while and I think the playcalling has been just awful for LSU this year and hasn't helped him.

But having a high level arm will get you drafted in the 1st or 2nd round, no matter what your processing level is. NFL teams will always think they can fix those types of QBs

Yeah but you don't want to be the guy that drafts the next Josh Rosen. Let someone else do that.

49 minutes ago, Tr3ach said:

Of those guys, I would say Sam Howell in a heartbeat.   There is no chance Daniel Jones leaves the colts

Howell is a decent 3rd string guy, for sure. We would still need to draft a potential 1st/2nd stringer, though.

 

36 minutes ago, CRA said:

Name a QB as bad as Bryce who had their 5th picked up? 

You certainly can name better ones who didn't have it picked up. 

Bcuz Panthers, bruh. Bcuz.....Panthers.

[toldozer]

2 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

You are misreading that table. The $12 mil is happening no matter what. That is fully guaranteed. $37 mil is the value of his total rookie contract without the option. The option would be $26.5 mil at the moment, but that number would likely rise.

Currently:

https://overthecap.com/fifth-year-option-projections

Remember when Cam got 20 million a year and it was an overpay? Lol 26.5 million for one season of Bryce is a joke

[kungfoodude]

Just now, toldozer said:

Remember when Cam got 20 million a year and it was an overpay? Lol 26.5 million for one season of Bryce is a joke

Salary inflation has happened so that is far from an apples to apples. It would make him the 20th highest AAV QB in the NFL, however. Jones is likely to eclipse that and I don't think there are major QB contracts coming due that would bump him down further than 21st.

Still too much, IMO.

[mrcompletely11]

17 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Yeah but you don't want to be the guy that drafts the next Josh Rosen. Let someone else do that.

Howell is a decent 3rd string guy, for sure. We would still need to draft a potential 1st/2nd stringer, though.

 

Bcuz Panthers, bruh. Bcuz.....Panthers.

::sigh:: you arent wrong and we all can see this coming

[LinvilleGorge]

27 minutes ago, PanthersNCSU said:

Correct, but looking at the list of Free Agents...which one is *actually* a starter or not just another Bryce? 

Daniel Jones....and? 

Again, happy to not pick up the extension, save the money, and sign a Sam Howell for cheaper. I just don't see them doing it and admitting defeat until they either have the answer on the roster, or a Top ___ pick. 

Your odds of finding your legit starter in free agency is slim. All I want out of free agency is a vet that can legitimately push Bryce and can play if Bryce goes down or falters again and we need to turn the page. Basically just get me an upgrade over the current washed up version of Dalton. That's not a tall ask.

[frankw]

Every option should on the table and that includes drafting one within the first two rounds and signing one of the best FA's available. And if Dan Morgan decides to sit on his hands or half ass it I will just wait until he is fired and celebrate LOUDLY.

Edited 3 hours ago by frankw

[PNW_PantherMan]

19 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Your odds of finding your legit starter in free agency is slim. All I want out of free agency is a vet that can legitimately push Bryce and can play if Bryce goes down or falters again and we need to turn the page. Basically just get me an upgrade over the current washed up version of Dalton. That's not a tall ask.

About 75% of the scrubs on that upcoming FA list would do just fine.

[toldozer]

43 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Salary inflation has happened so that is far from an apples to apples. It would make him the 20th highest AAV QB in the NFL, however. Jones is likely to eclipse that and I don't think there are major QB contracts coming due that would bump him down further than 21st.

Still too much, IMO.

Yeah I understand that. Just pointing out how far salaries have come in 11 years. If only the rest of American salaries worked that way. 

[ProcessBlue2]

I’m telling you, get a higher end Veteran in Free Agency. Theres always a Darnold or Winston or somebody floating around each year. Keep Bryce without the option, and draft a guy on Day 2. Best man wins, if it fails new group can draft their guy. 

Edited 3 hours ago by ProcessBlue2