BREAKING: Panthers sign QB Kenny Pickett

[frankw]

So just to be clear after this signing which is about as transparent of a move anyone should need that our FO is completely invested in maintaining Bryce Young's comfortablility in year 4. Are the folks who have in the past argued Dan Morgan was just blowing smoke when he has said time and time again over the past few years that he is a firm Bryce Young believer and fully invested in his future willing to acknowledge they were wrong? Dan Morgan is not being controlled by David Tepper. This is who he is. This is the path he has chosen. Might as well accept it.

[PleaseCutStewart]

2 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Kenny Pickett

 

CARQuarterback#15

Panthers signed QB Kenny Pickett to a one-year, $7.5 million contract.

The $7.5 million is solid backup money, just under the contract signed by Gardner Minshew with the Cardinals earlier in the day. Andy Dalton remains under contract through the 2026 season but could take on more of a mentor-type role, assuming the team retains his services. Pickett “boasts” a 16-to-16 touchdown-to-interception ratio across 27 starts and 36 appearances during his four-year NFL career.

How many more years do we have to give Dalton to be a "mentor"...

[strato]

I guess they hope if the close their eyes and wish really really hard, Bruce may be a good NFL starter.  He would have to throw the ball like he did at Atlanta… every week, for four quarters. 

[csx]

This was pointless 

[SmokinwithWilly]

7 minutes ago, frankw said:

So just to be clear after this signing which is about as transparent of a move anyone should need that our FO is completely invested in maintaining Bryce Young's comfortablility in year 4. Are the folks who have in the past argued Dan Morgan was just blowing smoke when he has said time and time again over the past few years that he is a firm Bryce Young believer and fully invested in his future willing to acknowledge they were wrong? Dan Morgan is not being controlled by David Tepper. This is who he is. This is the path he has chosen. Might as well accept it.

Being a firm BY believer proves to me he was always the GM candidate after Fittershits was fired and the whole hiring process using a 3rd party was a charade. How anyone could watch a 1st overall pick struggle to get to 3k yards on the season and think fug yeah, that's my guy. Gawd damn. 

I'm not sure that Jordan is the worst owner Charlotte has ever seen. 

[WUnderhill]

I’m no Kenny Pickett fan, he sucks and we probably coulda done better for the money, but there seems to be a disconnect with people wanting some sort of high level backup who could potentially become a good starter and win an open competition, and what was actually out there. Willis and Murray are going where they will be given a starting job before they even put pen to paper, which wouldn’t be here, and then what else is there? Varying levels of shitty, busts, washed, career backups, turnover machines, head cases. Bryce Young would easily be the top FA on the market right now along with Murray if he was out there. It is what it is. This doesn’t prevent us from taking a flyer on a mid round QB, which is what a lot of people seem to want anyways.

Edited 1 hour ago by WUnderhill

[ProcessBlue2]

Here’s a scenario I can see happening- we are the Panthers after all.

Bryce plays a few games, gets injured/out for season.

Pickett comes in and plays rest of season.

Plays at about the same level as Bryce.

Huge and exhausting offseason debate next year about what to do with Bryce, Pickett, or starting over with somebody else.

[h0llywood]

49 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I still think we might draft one for the emergency QB

I hope it’s Drew Allar

[Bear Hands]

It’s a one year deal, it’s whatever. Next year we find out if Bryce is a guy or not. Pickett is here for one as a backup.  I don’t see a reason to be ruffled.

[h0llywood]

As abysmal as KP stats are, he has a career record of 16-11 as a starter. Better than any QB this team has has by a long shot in a long time

[ProcessBlue2]

Just now, h0llywood said:

As abysmal as KP stats are, he has a career record of 16-11 as a starter. Better than any QB this team has has by a long shot in a long time

Keep in mind his Passer rating is 78.2 and Bryce Young’s is 80.9. 
 

He is basically taller Bryce Young. 
 

But yes. He does find a way to win games.

[rmoneyg35]

21 minutes ago, jb2288 said:

Who besides Darnold? I feel like that never works out. Geno sucked, Wilson sucked, Lance sucked. Baker is mid tier I guess. 

Baker isn’t mid tier. lol. Geno played well. Mac Jones is looking like another possible starter. Malik Willis just got a big contract. He wasn’t a first but still he was considered a bust. Daniel Jones was a MVP candidate before the injury, Jared Goff was benched for a no name QB in the playoffs and out of the door. We will see what happens to Murray.

 

Trevor Lawrence was looking like a bust and now that he has a new coach those talks have went away.

[SmokinwithWilly]

7 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

I’m no Kenny Pickett fan, he sucks and we probably coulda done better for the money, but there seems to be a disconnect with people wanting some sort of high level backup who could potentially become a good starter and win an open competition, and what was actually out there. Willis and Murray are going where they will be given a starting job before they even put pen to paper, which wouldn’t be here, and then what else is there? Varying levels of shitty, busts, washed, career backups, turnover machines, head cases. Bryce Young would easily be the top FA on the market right now along with Murray if he was out there. It is what it is. This doesn’t prevent us from taking a flyer on a mid round QB, which is what a lot of people seem to want anyways.

Bryce has not proven a damn thing to be QB1. We should be exploring options everywhere. Find someone with the tools who may or may not be able to develop, but at least has the physical ability to do the job. Pickett has none of those things. This is just a different way to keep any pressure off of Bryce. There will be no mid round QB. 

[rmoneyg35]

2 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Bryce has not proven a damn thing to be QB1. We should be exploring options everywhere. Find someone with the tools who may or may not be able to develop, but at least has the physical ability to do the job. Pickett has none of those things. This is just a different way to keep any pressure off of Bryce. There will be no mid round QB. 

Well the coaches would disagree.

 

Bryce has shown improvement each year so there’s still hope. Next year will be the year I think for certain we will know if he’s the guy or not. He’s still only 24 and to give up ok a qb that early is just dumb.