Give Tepper Credit

[ClawOn]

37 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Just win. It's gonna be hard as long as we remain steadfastly committed to Bryce. 

I really don't think they are.  Obviously they have to say the right things for now.

[countryboi]

We are so eager to give Tepper credit for doing the absolute bare minimum, essentially thanking him just for staying out of the way and not acting as a dead weight on the franchise.

Yet, despite all the criticism, he was never the worst owner in the league by a long shot. That perception mostly lived in the minds of Panthers fans who simply hadn't experienced truly bad ownership before.

[LinvilleGorge]

11 minutes ago, ClawOn said:

I really don't think they are.  Obviously they have to say the right things for now.

We're definitely making moves as if we are.

[Candler Cat]

he has one more turd to flush, and it's a dang Klingon

[ClawOn]

10 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

We're definitely making moves as if we are.

Why?  You think there's a better path than building a core and then adding a real QB rather than the opposite?

[LinvilleGorge]

30 minutes ago, ClawOn said:

Why?  You think there's a better path than building a core and then adding a real QB rather than the opposite?

Sure. Sign or draft a backup QB in  the mid to late rounds with actual NFL caliber physical tools that might be able to push Bryce. We've signed another QB who doesn't have an NFL arm and the mid to late round rookie we've been tied to is another guy whose main concern is NFL arm strength. 

[WhoKnows]

15 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Sure. Sign or draft a backup QB in  the mid to late rounds with actual NFL caliber physical tools that might be able to push Bryce. We've signed another QB who doesn't have an NFL arm and the mid to late round rookie we've been tied to is another guy whose main concern is NFL arm strength. 

There’s a lot of later round QBs that had disappointing 2025 seasons (this draft and maybe next). I really hope we are looking at those guys. Could be cheap backups and if you grab the right one, maybe a future starter. I’m worried, like you, that we’ll extend Young. I’m sorry, but outside of the Rams games, he’s still not the guy and the Rams went all out in FA to find multiple CBs as that was their weak link.