kungfoodude

I couldn't believe the Bryce grade. Still don't.

Agreed. It's a large sample size system because it will even out the bunk grades, like these.

Yep. This is why having such a bad owner is pure cancer. It keeps us from improvement.

Also consider that the list of potential replacements at HC and GM are going to be very thin overall. Tepper is going to draw bottom of the barrel or completely unqualified candidates for the most part.

It's just Bryce in this situation. How the fug is Corbett not in the shitter? That grader was high as a kite.

Listen, I am as skeptical of PFF's grades as anyone but I need someone to tell me how this is a "good" game by Bryce. Who graded that? Elon Musk in a k-hole???

I would clean house by the trade deadline and start moving on. What I think will happen: 1. Evero fired before seasons end. 2. DC fired before the end of 2026 3. Morgan fired mid-season 2027. We rarely get the order of operations correct and Tepper has had longer leashes for GM's than HC's.

I am sorry but if you watch that game and look at our roster, this D is going to be very bad. We did not play a difficult offense yesterday.

PFF doesn't even have Week 1 grades up yet or I don't see them, anyway.

I think these are preseason game grades.

Literally this. Invest in some other options on the depth chart with reps. He clearly is not interested in performing.

I don't think we are there yet. I think it was just sloppy football overall in week one. It wasn't like there was a bunch of exceptional rushing performances. On the contrary, there were three RB's over 82 yards rushing in Week 1(minus tonight's game).

Make no mistake, the offense is potentially salvageable this season, the defense absolutely is not.

I 100% agree. I haven't prepped for an interview in years. I say what is on my mind and they see the body of work. You either like it or you don't. Two times in my 20+ year career I have finished second in an interview process to a "very polished" interview candidate. I have been lucky enough to run across both the hiring managers in my travels(and after career ascending) afterwards and ask how those hires went. I always end up laughing at them and saying, "Well know you know the value of an interview, don't you?" The trade up to get XL and the "fifth year option" will forever be seared into my mind as a singularly stupid Panthers FO blunder. You are so giddy about how great this pick is that you have to get that 5th year so you can save money on this future HOF WR, huh? Meanwhile, XL is making more squirrel skinning videos on TikTok in the locker room.

Wharton was the only appreciable pass rush element and he got injured early and often. TBH, once he was out for good, I am not sure we had a DL pressure the rest of the game.

I thought we would be a little bit better defensively but even with all the signings, that defensive depth chart looked terrible. I just cannot fathom how anyone fell for that poo.

I have worked with many an incompetent or willfully shitty employee that when I asked their supervision/management about them claimed they crushed the interview.

I wouldn't even bother with Bryce again. Get Dalton ready. If he is still dinged up, try Hooker until you can't stand it anymore and then put Bryce back in until Andy gets healthy. There is little reason to showcase Bryce anymore. It's just hurting the extremely minimal trade value he might have left. If we are lucky, maybe a conditional 5th at the max.

I would strongly disagree on TMac. He actually does have a fairly advanced route tree for a rookie WR. XL seems to think a route tree is something you corner a raccoon up before making him stew.

We would have had to pay Saleh like a top 5 HC to get him to consider coming here.

I am still flabbergasted so many pushed back on my assertion that this was the second worst roster in Panthers history. Like.....how was it not obvious???

I disagree. We will continue to suck on D after he is gone too.

100%. Cam would be out there dying on his shield to try and counter our dumpster fire defense. You would also see him being a real vocal leader on the sidelines rather than being a room temp cup of expired milk like Bryce typically is.

You didn't miss much other than the realization that we are way, WAY closer to another attempted rebuild than we are a turnaround.