DaveThePanther2008

What is your obsession with passing yards. We are a run first team. Ball control to minimize high powered offenses from getting too many chances. Rico does a great job of making it where we can pass as needed not winging it down the field. Is BY the greatest QB ever to play the game, not by a long shot, does he win games for us. By the Game winning drives criteria, he does. You can manipulate how many yards he threw for but the bottom line he's has now 9 GWD to his credit.

That wasn't almost picked off. Please stop. They felt they were in close enough range not to risk a fumble or INT. Gotcha that you hate BY but give credit where credit is due.

Overall not a great game for BY but the final drive he accounted for 20 of the 40 yards to get us into field goal range. That's correct right? You complain about the entire game but won't give credit for the two first downs of 10 yds each. You also, have yet to agree that the wind had a huge impact on BYs pedestrian numbers.

This is about the smartest answer I've seen yet.

I've never said that BY couldn't be replaced. I don't think he has the strongest arm in the league. Everyone complains about how many yards he threw for on a very windy day. Sure, we relied on the running game and the team that launched bombs lost partially due to the wind. Love should have had 2 picks because of the wind. What also bothers me is all those haters have no solution. There isn't one QB in the draft or even one QB free agent that is going to resolve this issue. We can sit here and bitch and moan about how many yards BY has thrown for but won't acknowledge that he's the QB of record for our last 4 wins. Andy Dalton has a big arm but we didn't get close to winning with him. Running the ball and defense has always been the key to success in the NFL. I don't care if you have the best QB in the game, you're going to struggle without it. As great as Mahomes is, even most analyst say they lack a running game to go deep in the playoffs. What I want in reply is. What's your solution that is 100%, no questions about it, better than Young, Name me one QB that is available or will be available to beat out Young.

I agree, what I have seen from him is nothing to get excited about. Who I do like is Simpson in Alabama. The guy has a cannon of an arm. Seems to be very bright and I think last I saw he was late 1st but we'll see as the season goes on how he drops or climbs in the QB standings.

Nothing new, Run the ball and stop the run has always been the key in the NFL. So many on here don't want a game manager. They want Dan Marino or Dan Fouts to be throwing the ball. (neither of them won a SB)

But neither is 100 per game. Sunday's game was very windy. Both Young and Love felt it. I'm no NFL QB but I can throw a football quite well. Throwing in a strong wind is very difficult. The shorter the throws the better chance you have of maintaining the zip on the ball. The longer the ball is in the air the velocity decrease quite quickly. Young's throw that was intercepted was the exact route XL scored on in Miami, but it was easily picked off due to the strong wind. Love should have had two picks against him and both of them died in the wind. So, while throw bombs is cool you have to take the conditions into account.

This is more concerning than talent. Our defense can't have rogue players.

Your Opinion. Bryce is a better decsion maker and a more accurate passer. Your obsession over a QB that can throw it deep is insane. Throwing the deep ball is not the only requirement of a QB. Whether you want to admit it. Bryce as won his last 4 games as a starter.

Awesome idea. Let's make Cincinnati an offer. I'm 100% sure they are ready to give up on Burrow. That is if you can keep him on the field. He's been available how many games over that past 3 seasons? Getting Burrow is about as realistic as finding the allusive Rainbow Unicorn. Do you realize that Young was responsible for 19 of the 40 yards on that final drive? Rico had 21 yards. Both of those completions were for first downs. That's what game winning drives require. It doesn't require the QB to throw the ball each and every down. You do know this? It's clear that you won't give credit where credit is due. While Bryce isn't your typical "Franchise QB" he's running the gameplan our coaching staff designs. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Bryce sucks because you say so.

Are you kidding? Geno Smith isn't the answer. i would say there might be one or two backups in the league that could possibly step-in and be better than Young. I've mentioned Sam Howell but that's about it. You want Canales to QB whisper a Trey Lance or someone else. Maybe but that QB is NOT going to come in and replace BY right away.

This doesn't seem like a bad source. DM has said he's going to be in on every deal, whether he actually pulls the trigger is the only question. In the draft he had an offer from the Rams for T-Mac but they did not want to give Dan what he wanted. The price was definitely in our favor. I don't see why some many people are getting their panties in wad over the possibility that we trade for a position of need. Pick up a player that is under contract for next season. If you give up a 4th or 5th round pick for a starter, that's not giving up draft capital that's building a solid team. That's addressing a position we don't have to necessarily address in the draft or free agency. What I find funny is the Bryce haters would rather pick up a QB to replace a QB that has won his last 4 games. Yeah, I know he doesn't throw deep very often. That's not our identity. We want to control the ball and keep those high-powered offenses off the field. They can't score if they don't have the ball. If we don't shoot ourselves in the foot with penalties, we actually do a pretty good job of controlling the ball. Bottom line If there is a player of need and he's on the market. IMO it's Dan's job to kick the tires on EVERY position we need.

Exactly Waynesville, NC.

Do you think that Canales is working with Hooker. The man has some great tools? I realize he's just a practice squad guy but maybe he's learning.

Richardson? The man is another permanent IR list player. Can't play QB if he can't stay on the field.

It was his only season he started and the Commanders wanted Jayden Daniels. He threw for nearly 4000 yds. He has the tools just need some QB whispering. Plus he can make all the throws. If we are looking for a QB that isn't going to break the bank, Howell IMO is it.

He's not a bad player but I swear the guy has broken bone syndrome. He cannot stay healthy.

Rozeboom would have been even higher had he not whiffed on that screen play I thought he ws going to blow up.

Not too shabby considering we just picked him up off SF practice squad.

Cousins is too old, Wllson is done, Pickett isn't any better than Young, Geno might work well with Canales again but he's not going to get us any further in the playoffs. The only one I would consider is Howell because he's young and had a decent season with the Commanders. Of course he'd have to clean up his interception rate but otherwise I'd like to see what Canales does with him.

Like I said earlier, I haven't seen an extension for Howell and I believe he'll be a free agent. If he is a free agent he'd probably be very interested in competing for a starting position instead of a back-up plus he's a Carolina man. He's from Waynesville.

He's a question I would like an opinion on. Do you think Canales is sold on Bryce? That's really the question everyone should be answering.

Did they sign him to an extension. I believe he is on his last year of his rookie contract. I couldn't seem to find any extension but then again that's not my bag (following Contracts)

I think you are correct. Hubbard seems like he's not the same guy as 2024.