Luuuuuuuuuuke59

The bottom lines to me are that a) we played well enough to beat the best team in the league and b) Bryce Young is growing into a bridge QB role (his ceiling) for us. As much as I don't want BY around after the season, it seems DC can still build the O with a game manager at QB for now. Best case scanario, we can build the D through the draft this year and take a QB we have conviction outside the 1st this or next draft. If BY keeps improving, we are going to win a couple more games this year.

This is the correct move.

Put Bryce in for this last drive to finish it out...?

Yeah, removing the fangs was the point.

More accurate to the current state of the team...

"The toesiest dude on the planet" I can't hear this and not think of my kids trying to reach the fruit snacks on the kitchen counter.

I remember watching that 4 game stretch with Kyle Allen thinking we had uncovered the next Tom Brady. Then we fell back to earth, hard. It was never quite the same...

We went back and replayed this like 3 times... was HILARIOUS!

The season is here. Nearly half the posts on the home page are from the fluff-bot. If I wanted to read bot news I would get on Reddit or Google feed...

Peyton went to my alma mater, OHS and I know their Dad well. Him and his brother are both animals. High, high motor guys you want on your side of the ball whatever sport you are playing. Would love to see him in Carolina.

In order of desirability for potential head coaches: 1. Chargers 2. Patriots 3. Seahawks 4. Commanders 5. Raiders 6. Titans 7. Falcons 8. Alabama 9. Memphis Showboats 10. Weddington High School 11. Panthers

Of course we are...

Meanwhile 2023 Panthers be like...

Ban this man.

Bryce couldn't even lead us to an 0-3 start...

Whether playcalling or inability to connect on deep throws... this is bad: https://x.com/gregauman/status/1704637218197823815?s=20

All the overthrows except for the route where TMJ slowed up after beating his coverage (wtf?) were on Bryce. Seems like that was a problem all game and may be something he can correct. They didnt seem errant, just consistently long like he was overestimating the speed of the WR. Of the 4 crossing routes I can rememeber passes thrown, all 4 were near picks. One completion that was dang near intercepted, and the two we know of. Why we were still going to that route in Q4 I have NO IDEA.

Serious question... is it the WRs or the routes? I was super unimpressed with where the receivers were on the field all game.

I was thinking about the 1-25 stat this morning and it got me curious. You know what the worst part is? Last year only three teams averaged points per game of less than 17: Texans, Giants, Jags.

Matt Rhule has been so successful because he doesn't fit the "NFL Head Coach" mold.

Three Panthers/former Panthers... we are so much winning this list.

I think Luke and I are alot alike in this one respect... life is just a lot of hours and minutes between fishing trips. Luke is on a river somewhere and probably hasn't watched a Panthers game all season... Edit - Except for that one preseason game

#1 says Darnold has "made progress seeing the field better/faster w/ the coaches tailoring the O to him." It's not much but it's somethin...

Zach Bryan is the man! A Navy boy, himself. Glad to see him and CMAC giving it back!