Panthers HC Dave Canales hints at adding more weapons for QB Bryce Young

[Navy_football]

WR has to be on the table if he's the best player still on their board. This team has not had a good receiving group in forever. They weren't horrible when Coker came back last year but you can't count on him. He misses like 6 games a season and takes another 4 to get in game shape. If he or TMac go down, the offensive weapons become horrible again. You can't win games if you have to count on XL, Tremayne, Moore or Horn.

[CarolinaRideorDie]

I don't believe anything Canales says during the offseason. I specifically remember him having this 1 on 1 interview same time last year and he said that "Jalon Walker is a Panther through and through." We drafted T-Mac. Not mad at the T-Mac selection, just saying that everything is a smokescreen at this point. 

[TD alt]

2 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

It's what they should do. But they never do what should do. It's why they have been struggling to get out of the nfc south cellar for nearly a decade. 

We were just in the playoffs for the first time in damned near a decade, and our first round draft pick played a large role in that. Moreover, looking at the costs of receiver these days, it is a premium position where you must control costs, so drafting a legit play maker at receiver is never really a terrible thing. 

For the offense to be as bad as it was, and for all the investments that we made in the defense last offseason and this offseason, I just don't get how some of you think that an offensive play maker is a bad thing. I just don't get it. We need a legitimate third receiver, and we can't trust that Legette, Metchie, Sanders or Horn are going to suddenly morph into that. 

[hepcat]

6 hours ago, Chief Keek said:

Sounds like another year of Nick Scott starting and the defense getting torched. Their only hope now is Bryce finally turning the corner. 

I mean if you use the playoff game as an example, Bryce wasn’t the problem in that game especially late. If they had the ball last with a chance to win I think they would have. Defense needs backend help. 

[strato]

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

I mean if you use the playoff game as an example, Bryce wasn’t the problem in that game especially late. If they had the ball last with a chance to win I think they would have. Defense needs backend help. 

They did have the ball with a chance for OT. It was brutal. 

[csx]

3 hours ago, TD alt said:

We were just in the playoffs for the first time in damned near a decade, and our first round draft pick played a large role in that. Moreover, looking at the costs of receiver these days, it is a premium position where you must control costs, so drafting a legit play maker at receiver is never really a terrible thing. 

For the offense to be as bad as it was, and for all the investments that we made in the defense last offseason and this offseason, I just don't get how some of you think that an offensive play maker is a bad thing. I just don't get it. We need a legitimate third receiver, and we can't trust that Legette, Metchie, Sanders or Horn are going to suddenly morph into that. 

Exactly but we have nothing but young cheap receivers. We dont have young cheap tackles or defensive lineman. You made a great point but not the one you expected to.

 

Edited April 1 by csx

[Aussie Tank]

Im not against drafting a weapon. But it better not be another gamble on traits they better be able to play the position 

[TLGPanthersFan]

6 hours ago, hepcat said:

I mean if you use the playoff game as an example, Bryce wasn’t the problem in that game especially late. If they had the ball last with a chance to win I think they would have. Defense needs backend help. 

We did have the ball last. Bryce went 0/4. 

[Joe Bear]

28 minutes ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

We did have the ball last. Bryce went 0/4. 

37 seconds is not much time for anybody but the top 5 QBs. Bryce isn’t a top-5 QB, and a WR dropped a 20-yard pass on fourth down.  

Edited April 1 by Joe Bear

[hepcat]

5 hours ago, strato said:

They did have the ball with a chance for OT. It was brutal. 

You’re right I wasn’t thinking straight at that late hour. 

[hepcat]

6 minutes ago, Joe Bear said:

37 seconds is not much time for anybody but the top 5 QBs. Bryce isn’t a top-5 QB, and a WR dropped a 20-yard pass on fourth down.  

True that Bryce did put the ball on a receiver with the game on the line. 

[frankw]

I'd rather go OT at 19 if it's offense.

Again. This regime led by Dan needs to find gems in the later rounds. If it's a deep WR class they should be able to do that. If they can't then we're cooked anyways.

[mrcompletely11]

10 hours ago, TD alt said:

If it's a receiver, so be it!

If so then thats a strange way to roster build

[mrcompletely11]

8 hours ago, TD alt said:

We were just in the playoffs for the first time in damned near a decade, and our first round draft pick played a large role in that. Moreover, looking at the costs of receiver these days, it is a premium position where you must control costs, so drafting a legit play maker at receiver is never really a terrible thing. 

For the offense to be as bad as it was, and for all the investments that we made in the defense last offseason and this offseason, I just don't get how some of you think that an offensive play maker is a bad thing. I just don't get it. We need a legitimate third receiver, and we can't trust that Legette, Metchie, Sanders or Horn are going to suddenly morph into that. 

You want to spend a top 20 pick for a wr3?   And pick a wr in the first for a 3rd straight year?  Again its a wonky way to roster build which means you have to overpay for pass rushers and positions like guard.