kungfoodude

I agree on the RB but not Dart. He does not impress me.

I am not convinced Dart is actually better than Wilson/Winston. I think he is just not old is all people care about.

His career will be short. IDK how they got a dumb QB and dumb RB in the same draft with zero regards for their own careers or safeties.

Same little fuger that torched us.

Jaxon Derp He does some exceptionally stupid things regarding keeping himself safe.

Tough game. I intensely hate the Pats and I generally dislike the Giants.

Burns and Philips wiping each other out of a sure sack was pure comedy.

These are also two of the least penalized teams in the NFL. Rams: 4.3 Penalties/GM, 35.5 Penalty Yds/Gm Against Us: 1 for 5 Yds 49ers: 5.6 Penaltiea/GM, 41.6 Penalty Yds/Gm Against Us: 2 for 6 Yds https://www.nflpenalties.com/

Still need a C too, IMO. Draft someone, for fug's sake. It's about time.

He really doesn't do anything well is the issue.

I think the issue is that being a player that lacks a lot of fundamentals isn't going to fit just about anywhere. He's a project player being given two seasons worth of starting opportunities. That was stupid in the first place. He shouldn't have been drafted where he was to start with and if we did pick him up where he should have been drafted(4th round or later) then he should be developing largely on the bench. Sort of like Horn, Tremayne, etc. Down the depth chart so we can have an impactful and productive player playing.

I am not to the point of moving him yet, unless there is a valid replacement. I think that is something we need to move forward with. Once he reaches the Adonai Mitchell point of basically being pushed down the depth chart, then I would say to move him.

In 24 career starts he has had at least 55 yards receiving 4 times. He has never had a 100 yard receiving game yet. For Terrace Marshall Jr, he has had 17 career starts and also has accomplished this 4 times. Never has a 100 yard receiving game. For Jonathan Mingo, he has had 20 career starts and also has accomplished this 3 times. Never has a 100 yard receiving game. For Devin Funchess, he had 41 career starts and also has accomplished this 17 times. He has had 2 100 yard receiving games. I can keep going or isolate for Carolina only, if you want. My overall point being that XL has been remarkably ineffective while having tremendously more opportunities to produce than most of the other bust WR's that he resembles in our franchise history. For all the Bryce excuses that get thrown out, this guy gets the #2 spot on that list. There is no excuse for him being as bad as he has been, while other WR's with as many or less opportunities in his same situation are producing better.

Right now, XL is probably outside the top 100 NFL WR's. That is just not going to cut it. He certainly could turn it around but our track record in this area is very well established. When our WR's bust, boy do they bust. XL looks exactly like so many of those cases. XL has been the 9th most productive WR in that 2024 class and is likely to slip to 10th very soon as one of the guys who missed a large chunk of last season is about to pass him(Pearsall) in career production. That's not great for the 7th overall WR picked. It's a disappointment, without question. Even a the guy getting healthy scratches has still outperformed him so far. And, for the record, it was a very, very productive WR class so far.

12 Mil would literally be the 6th highest paid center in the NFL. He is a backup. He is on a $3.4 mil deal and his utility might get him slightly more than that with us specifically but that's about it. If someone wants to pay him $6-8 mil, I would let him walk in an absolute heartbeat. For that price, get one of the good free agent centers available. Or, just simply draft another utility lineman. I like Mays well enough and would love to keep him but he isn't a long term starter and we shouldn't be paying him like one. Ikey I am honestly unsure of the market on him. It could be wild or it could be less painful. Given what we have had to pay Brown and Horn recently, I suspect the Panthers bump means we need to open up the pocket book. That will hurt, no question about it. The QB I hope they just throw some darts at the board and not go bananas. But the situation has to be improved.

It's crazy to think that when XL ends up being added to that bust list how long our WR misses will be. TMac looks amazing though. I really hope he just continues to improve and be the outlier that we need.

If he returns to start next season and we see the same old starting season poo, they would be fool's not to bench him quickly. In fairness, Bryce also hasn't had the same successful streak that he had post-benching in 2024. He's just been mostly bad or mediocre with blips of really, really good this season. It's illogical to continue this process much further because it's too much of a limiting factor. He isn't as good as Trent Dilfer or Nick Foles, so what is the path to the ultimate success even?

Honestly, if that works, IDGAF. I would rather see those reps go to guys like TMac and Coker, however. Especially since they appear to be a significant part of our future at the position. But, cheating for a few games to get past Tampa wouldn't be the worst thing in the world....IF it works.

Buffalo makes more sense than KC. They have far bigger issues at WR.

That's fine but why are all these other WR's having tremendously more success than XL? AT, Jalen Coker, TMac, etc. The issue isn't completely Bryce here, it's XL. Now, would he be better with a better QB and a better system? For sure. But he also wouldn't be seeing much of the field in a lot of those other "better" scenarios because those teams do a far better job of evaluating talent and calling offenses.

We would be very lucky to have XL be as productive overall as Funchess was here, TBQH. It's not looking great. I will say that XL is a more efficient player than Funchess was. Funchess career Per Game(Carolina only): 5.1 Targets, 2.64 Rec, 36.6 Yds, 0.34 TD, 1.95 First Downs, 51% Catch XL Career Per Game: 5.07 Targets, 2.85 Rec, 29.0 Yds, 0.26 TD, 1.52 First Downs, 56.2% Catch

It's the redundant threads that are a bit tiresome. If there is a real separate issue that should be discussed about Bryce, I have no issue with multiple threads but this is all like the exact same poo.

Yeah, probably not the path I would have chosen either but I also don't think it's that big of a crutch. It's pretty easy to get out with fairly minimal impact after next season.

Yes, it was very intentional. I do view him as the 5th or 6th best WR on this roster.

Want to compare the rest of their stats? I notice your flaw is that you take one data point and assume that is the full picture. You don't seem to be the sharpest, that's fairly obvious. Can't seem to be able to understand the "eye test" either.