This Bryce Guy (General BY Discussion)

[Joe Bear]

22 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

Whatever gets this qb nightmare over with the fastest.

It's gonna be 7 more games. And then the next nightmare gets acquired.

[electro's horse]

Barnwell is espn’s stalking horse.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46942577/2026-nfl-offseason-quarterback-trades-cuts-retirements-murray-tagovailoa-fields

Evaluation time might be up

The end of Year 3 is a critical time for first-round picks at quarterback, as their organizations will need to decide whether they want to guarantee their fifth-year options before the start of the following season. The class of 2023 has two obvious choices, as the Texans are going to pick up C.J. Stroud's option, while the Colts will decline that same opportunity for Anthony Richardson Sr. The third might still be up in the air.

Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers
2026 cash: $5.9 million (all guaranteed)
Future guarantees: None (potential fifth-year option for 2027)
Savings if traded before June 1: $5.9 million in cap and cash
Savings if cut before mid-March: None

Young's promising end to 2024 hasn't led to a step forward in 2025. Young's sack rate is down, and his success rate as a passer is up, which are both positives. But his interception rate has risen for the second consecutive season. The 2023 No. 1 pick is averaging just 5.6 yards per attempt, the worst mark in the league for any full-season starter.

Offensive line injuries haven't helped, but Young has only sevendeep completions all season, forcing the Panthers to either rely on big runs by Rico Dowdle or dink-and-dunk down the field with their passing attack. Young has the fourth-worst off-target rate in the NFL on passes that aren't deep attempts, though, making it difficult for Carolina to sustain drives with steady completions.

After the season, the Panthers will need to decide whether they want to pick up Young's roughly $25.6 million fifth-year option for 2027, which will become fully guaranteed in the process. While that's not an exorbitant sum for a quarterback, I'm not sure Young's play would support that choice. If Carolina does decide to pick up the option, he will have a meaningful role on the 2026 roster, either as the unquestioned starter or at least as the favorite to win the job.

If Carolina declines the option, Young's future probably will be elsewhere. He might be given a fourth year to prove himself and play well enough to earn an extension, as Daniel Jones did after the Giants declined his fifth-year option in New York, but the coach and general manager who paid so much to acquire Young in the first place aren't in the building anymore. The Panthers could trade Young to another team, bring in a new starting QB and move Young into a backup role, or (most likely) acquire someone to compete with Young in training camp next summer.

[strato]

Seven deep completions sounds much more like the proper total, compared to the thirty KaseKlosed claimed. 

9 starts. 7 deep completions.

I am counting the days until this season is over and hopefully his Panthers career with it. 

[OldhamA]

How the fug is it even up in the air?

He's been a disgustingly bad QB. No other franchise would have given him this many starts.