Former NFL Network’s Lindsey Rhodes on Carolina Panthers

[strato]

The win thing, it is much more than him. They won in spite of him at times. Carried his ass. 
Over and out at 8-10, and that was 2025. He was 8-9 Dalton lost one, 

It is so subjective. He played well at times yes but let’s don’t pretend that is really winning. Still under .500. It felt good because we won more than we have in a few sorry years. 

[CC Rider]

So we’re calling last season a ”playoff” season? Yeah we made the playoffs but there was a LOT of luck involved!

[Tr3ach]

23 hours ago, frankw said:

This logic legitimately disgusts me. I could see if this were a QB who had more often than not flashed consistent top arm talent and had shown instances of taking over games but this is not that at all. It's time for the fourth year #1 pick to elevate the moving parts around him rather than need everything to not only go perfectly but those around him to make herculean efforts and the other team to implode to be successful.

No sir. Build a complete roster and focus on the defense primarily. Do what you can on offense without making all in moves to the detriment of the rest of the team as we have already done. The steep investment behind center either rises to the occasion or we go another direction.

Your logic makes less sense to me.  If bryce isnt the answer (probably isnt) you have a plug and play guy for the next qb you bring in.  You dont want to throw a rookie qb on to an offense that doesnt have talent.

[TD alt]

18 hours ago, Shotgun said:

That would be hard to take after all these years of excellence.

Highly amusing, especially after a can of Sour Monkey.

[frankw]

49 minutes ago, Tr3ach said:

Your logic makes less sense to me.  If bryce isnt the answer (probably isnt) you have a plug and play guy for the next qb you bring in.  You dont want to throw a rookie qb on to an offense that doesnt have talent.

Did you watch the playoffs and the Super Bowl? Balanced team is the pathway to success. Our defense needs a ton of resources.

[OldhamA]

20 hours ago, VintagePanther said:

I love how the huddle just so convinced we gone find a franchise qb so fast if we let Bryce walk ? We gonna be right back in the cellar trying to start over again . Yeah let’s do that lol

Why is the bar 'Franchise QB'?

Just get me a legit NFL starter. That'd be a huge upgrade over Bryce Young.

[OldhamA]

18 hours ago, strato said:

Well Bryce is getting his chance to be a marginally better passer. Nobody is coming to replace him. Though, I believe we need better than marginally. 

What he is so far, is on the film and in the books.
And it isn’t good enough. I wonder if he thinks it is. 

My problem is we are still trying to extrapolate his arc and at this point it has a low angle trajectory. Gradually improving. Not rapidly improving. Multiple crappy teams have taken QBs and had them blossom. In less time. They are all around us. I don’t know what you call what Bryce has done in that context. 

I understand there are slow learners and late bloomers and they can turn it on, that’s fine if that’s him. But this has to be the year he makes his leap or we need to start with the contingencies. 
 

 

 

We gave up the farm to draft this guy. The most 'pro ready' QB in the Draft.

We're in year four and people are still making excuses for him. I feel like banging my head against a wall.

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, Tr3ach said:

Your logic makes less sense to me.  If bryce isnt the answer (probably isnt) you have a plug and play guy for the next qb you bring in.  You dont want to throw a rookie qb on to an offense that doesnt have talent.

Well the good news is this O has a lot of talent. 

The NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year at WR, for example.