Panthers Sign QB Will Grier

[45catfan]

5 hours ago, outlaw4 said:

If Spotrac is accurate, he was one of the cheapest options available for a camp arm.

Next to bribing Jake Delhomme to unretire for a box of Bojangles.

I'm buying the Bojangles then.  Jake at 50 with a gimped up Tommy Jone elbow could out throw this current QB room.

[strato]

Easy to understand Pickett, if this is anywhere close to on point. Canales wants to get as close to Bryce as he can- get the pace and timing in the throws as close a he can to Bryce. So the other players don’t have to adjust so much, to a new guy.    
 

If Cam was the 1, he would look for a rocket arm.  But Bryce is the 1. Look for limited in the same way.  Low velocity, plenty of air under it, feels just like home when Picket comes in.

And you have the guys on the second team not having such a radical adjustment (if they have to play) like with Dalton to Bryce. 
 

Enter Grier. I guess we will collect those types. 
 

Edited 6 hours ago by strato

[SmokinwithWilly]

4 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

You are just stressing too much about these particular positions. You want to upgrade from Bryce and I understand that but you aren’t going to really get that without getting into a bidding war for a QB2 potential QB1 like Willis. You could possibly trade for Mills or the backup for Chicago but they are still gambles and their teams will won’t decent picks. 
Again the Eagles thought KP was a capable enough backup to trade for him once their backup was hurt and won a Super Bowl with him as QB2. The point is most teams aren’t rolling with some stud QB2/3 that is going to push even a bottom tier starter. They are better off the building their roster in other areas. The Rams are rolling with Bennett right now as QB2 for example. 
The goal is winning absolutely. We overachieved last year even with stumbling into the playoffs. Another year and this staff needs to take the next step in building a team. Will Grier has little to no impact on that….

I'm really not stressing about upgrading from Bryce. I'm frustrated with our inability (or refusal) to recognize overall bad QB performance and failure to seriously address the issue. QB is the most impactful position on the field, and we're not only settling for what we've been given to this point, but we've rewarded it with a fully guaranteed 5th year extension for a player that's never played 2 NFL franchise QB quality games back to back in 3 seasons. I can't understand how that's ok from a coach's or GM's viewpoint. Successful franchises don't do things like this. It just doesn't make sense. 

We do not have a top half of the league QB right now. Since we don't have that player, we should be looking for him. Pickett isn't it. Grier isn't it. Bryce hasn't proven he is yet. Until you have that sure fire franchise QB, you keep looking. You're not consistently making the playoffs, a deep run, or a SB appearance without one. 

What's the worst that could happen? We end up with 2 potential number 1 QBs? How horrible. 

[strato]

We’re in a pickle. My best hope is we protect him and can run the ball vs most Ds and the WRs are healthy so he has every chance to not look like what he looked like in too many games last year. 
 

Edited 5 hours ago by strato

[Dilla]

I still think another QB is brought in Day 3. Grier is camp body level at this point.

[Jackie Lee]

3 hours ago, strato said:

Easy to understand Pickett, if this is anywhere close to on point. Canales wants to get as close to Bryce as he can- get the pace and timing in the throws as close a he can to Bryce. So the other players don’t have to adjust so much, to a new guy.    
 

If Cam was the 1, he would look for a rocket arm.  But Bryce is the 1. Look for limited in the same way.  Low velocity, plenty of air under it, feels just like home when Picket comes in.

And you have the guys on the second team not having such a radical adjustment (if they have to play) like with Dalton to Bryce. 
 

Enter Grier. I guess we will collect those types. 
 

Pickett has a better deep ball than Bryce unfortunately, but similar touch on what Bryce would usually throw, and he can QB sneak. He won't get the same reps or favorability but I'd love for him or Grier to do well in preseason games to make Bryce look like a liability just to shake up the front office.