Bryce = Alex Smith

[frankw]

2 minutes ago, strato said:

6 of our last 8? Meaning we finished 2-6? Not sure that’s accurate. Check the math. 

I looked back and marked the Packers win as something of what we assumed would be a turning point for us. I missed the game we split with the Bucs. So 3-5 in the last 8 is correct. Slightly better. But still not at all ideal for how I expected us to finish the season.

[strato]

Just now, frankw said:

I looked back and marked the Packers win as something of what we assumed would be a turning point for us. I missed the game we split with the Bucs. So 3-5 in the last 8 is correct. Slightly better. But still not at all ideal for how I expected us to finish the season.

The reason I caught it was I was looking at next year and the annual Bryce suck fest to mark the beginning of the schedule, and thinking 2-6? Then we will be 2-8 in our last 10? Ugh. 

[electro's horse]

Just now, strato said:

The reason I caught it was I was looking at next year and the annual Bryce suck fest to mark the beginning of the schedule, and thinking 2-6? Then we will be 2-8 in our last 10? Ugh. 

that schedule next year is....rough

obviously we've still got games to play and the draft and FA but my lord. 

[strato]

22 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

that schedule next year is....rough

obviously we've still got games to play and the draft and FA but my lord. 

 

yeah we will be sitting at the adult table for sure. Just might have lost two of our recent 1st round picks, long term, Saturday. Horn and the concussions, 2 in 6 weeks or something? 
Icky will be hard to replace and still be able to carry out whatever plans they had made for FA and the draft. 

[Navy_football]

1 hour ago, electro's horse said:

that schedule next year is....rough

obviously we've still got games to play and the draft and FA but my lord. 

You never know. Panthers played 7 playoff teams this season. I only see 6 for next season.

[strato]

1 hour ago, Navy_football said:

You never know. Panthers played 7 playoff teams this season. I only see 6 for next season.

Went 2-5. Not including actual playoffs. So 2-6.  Rams and Green Bay were the wins. 
We were tough for teams, most of our games anyway. And we’re such a borderline playoff team. There will be a couple of teams out there that weren’t playoff teams that will hurt us probably. 

Too early to really say but I don’t like the way we stack up right now in our own division. They are all drafting well ahead of us (those that have picks). Atlanta might be in a little trouble. 

 

[strato]

1 hour ago, Navy_football said:

You never know. Panthers played 7 playoff teams this season. I only see 6 for next season.

I just realized something and couldn’t edit above… post it here.

If you use the 2025 playoff teams to project 2026, you have to use 2024 teams to evaluate this year on those same terms. 

2024 playoff teams we faced this year were

TB (2)

Green Bay

Rams 

Bills  

I think that’s it. We went 3-3 including Saturday. 
 

5 games but only 4 teams. We can call it 5. 
 

So, more next year.  

 

Edited January 15 by strato

[ForJimmy]

15 hours ago, electro's horse said:

Certainly higher profile but if think their recent track record of hires indicates they’re not well thought of us among the coaches. They’re also kinda weird about “culture hires” which is how you end up with guys like Joe Judge.

Falcons firing (promoting?) rich McKay again is a good move, and they have basically unlimited resources in Atlanta. Plus you get to play in the nfc south.

He also just might take a year off

Looks like it’s the Giants.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47616292/sources-john-harbaugh-giants-expected-barring-setbacks