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Eh, we went into the season with CMC, Moore and Anderson. Going in still matters. Because that’s the actual plan for the year. So last years talent was better. It got a lot worse when they thought they could fire Rhule, trade CMC and tank. it’s cherry picking down to the back half of the schedule on an implosion team frankly thinking they could tank vs a lot of dysfunctional teams and we got absolutely smashed, game over, in the first quarter vs. the one actual good team we faced that back stretch. and I’d still take that back half stretch team because of Moore over this group. We finished with DJ, TMJ, Shenault and Shi. And DJ is just a big difference over present day Theilen.

I’d take a strong #1 WR corp over a group with a better #3 and #4. Especially when that “better” depth is just potential. this is a pretty historically weak cast for franchise that has never had strong WR groups IMO. and it’s probably the weakest backfield in decades to pair You got to go back a LONG way to find a weaker overall cast around a QB in Carolina than this 2023 squad. It’s bad. Potential down the road? Sure.

Thielen is older now. And was always largely complimentary WR in his prime. He is basically all we got. And asking him to be the main dude. The rest? Chark, Mingo and TMJ? None of them are what I would consider good NFL route runners. Potential. Chark basically is a niche player. it’s just a weak cast. Even our 2 TE sets are super weak because it’s features an average starting TE paired with a bad one.

Texans, Colts, Bears is the stretch to find a win. Maybe 2. I think we are winless going into the bye.

I really want a Frank Reich gif. Rhule had the shrug. Ron had the Star presser stare. A shame Frank is as emotionless as our QB and probably never gives us one to suit our needs here.

Fitt was offered a ransom for someone he wouldn’t do contract with….. we could of done a lot with those draft picks

majority of Heisman QBs are busts. Young is what, our 4th Heisman QB?

Bryce Young is their lowest graded QB on the season - 40.8

I think it is safe to say Luvu is our best defensive player overall. So I guess the battle for 2nd or 3rd is a discussion on Burns vs Brown.

they could of been hammered the most in their run grades too. Article highlights it was the LG rookie that was the biggest pass pro disaster.

Offense - Best 1. WR Adam Thielen: 80.7 2. RT Taylor Moton: 72.8 3. LT Ikem Ekwonu: 68.2 4. RB Chuba Hubbard: 66.8 5. WR Laviska Shenault Jr.: 64.4 Offense-Worst 15. RG Cade Mays: 49.2 16. TE Tommy Tremble: 49.0 17. RG Calvin Throckmorton: 48.9 18. TE Hayden Hurst: 40.9 19. LG Chandler Zavala: 27.4 Defense-Best 1. S Xavier Woods: 88.2 2. LB Frankie Luvu: 87.0 3. S Vonn Bell: 81.9 4. S Jeremy Chinn: 77.3 5. LB Kamu Grugier-Hill: 76.7 Defense -Worst 14. CB CJ Henderson: 59.4 15. OLB Brian Burns: 57.9 16. CB Troy Hill: 56.1 17. OLB Amaré Barno: 52.4 18. CB Donte Jackson: 49.0 Panthers PFF grades: Best and worst from Week 2 loss to Saints (usatoday.com)

it's both. we have a bad playcaller. Which never helps and offense. and then on top of that, we have weak skill talent around Bryce. Our entire offense is made up of guys that are supposed to be complementary players. Backfield to WR. Given the lack of talent around Young you essentially have to have a good playcaller and creative scheme. so with me it basically starts at coaching. The rookie with the most above the shoulders was lining up behind the guard at one point to take a snap. Coaching has failed him early. Too many bad spots over and over. This offense essentially requires a high functioning vet given how bland it is and weak it is on talent.

Frank also opened up that presser a little Matt Rhule-ish. Felt a little like the "you just can't see it but it's 100% working" narrative. Playcalling isn't the issue per Frank and we are basically just a tweak away from putting up 30 a game lol. Yeah, ok Frank. This entire start was all painfully predictable. A bad play caller with weak skill talent. Starting a rookie QB and defenses all over the small ball game because you don't have the talent to do it.

Sanders didn't need more touches. Hubbard did. He didn't get a rush until the 4th quarter. And he drastically out played Sanders week 1.

Not any time soon. We just saw this shake out in Indy. Frank drove it home in his presser. Frank is bad at something he thinks he is good at. It’s ground hog day and starting early here. and what happens if we start 0-6? I’d be worried if I were Brown. horrible and disappointing seasons start the excuse and blame cycle. Guys benched, coaches fired… and the last time Frank’s bad play calling was called out and they sucked….he refused to give it up. But he did fire his non playcalling OC. He would be a likely first scapegoat to explain away the problem. Because it won’t be Bryce and Frank would have to have some excuse

Frank Reich is a bad playcaller in todays NFL. The book on that has been out for sometime. and then we somehow hired him and didn’t make it conditional he not keep doing what got him fired in Indy. And our 60+ year old playcaller is advised by 60+ year old Caldwell. It’s not an all star coaching staff. It’s stubborn old dinosaurs. everyone knows Frank’s playcalling is an isssue but Frank. Back tonight just like all those days in Indy….claiming it’s not the playcalling. Well it’s a big part of it.

Said going in to the year… 1. it’s a rebuild. Not matter the lip service. It’s about developing Bryce, not winning however, also said going in… 2. Frank is a bad playcaller. Predictable. Bad. He is going to help no one out with it. 3. Our skill position talent was way too weak for what they would be doing with Young. Opposing defenses would make life too hard playing the small ball. 3. Miles Sanders was drastically overrated and overpaid off one decent year rushing behind the leagues best OL. and that is going to be make developing Young hard. But you got to judge Bryce post bye week IMO.

Life is hard on Bryce. No one is open. It’s all predictable. Frank got fired for all this junk. He isn’t a good playcaller. It’s not going to help Bryce with weak talent to be horrible with the call sheet.

Best player on D last year wasn’t Burns. And that’s is continuing this year thus far. It’s Luvu

This Saints prevent D give it to them drive is going to skew how bad we really were

Only question is….will it be an INT or sack fumble on the next drive

Our playcaller is 60+. He is advised by another 60+ year old.

Miles Sanders just had to push Young in line behind the C lol.

What’s the point of a vertical WR if you don’t throw the ball vertically.

Well there it goes. Hubbard’s first rushing attempt comes in the 4th.