Jay Roosevelt

My God, who decided to have the Commanders wear that color socks?

The Bills are giving me 2015 Panthers vibes.

I never know how to take PFF TE grades because I'm not sure how much is the grade is based on blocking vs. receiving.

This could be a blessing in disguise if it lets Mingo and/or XL get more snaps.

I still don't think this was a Tepper decision. He would have wanted to play Bryce no matter what in hopes of him turning it around. It's far more likely Dave Canales initially said he was sticking with Bryce because he knew this, but then saw the tape and talked to a few players and realized he was losing the team and HAD to go to Tepper and say "look, this has to be done."

The media is all about their narratives. It makes more sense for them to just blame the Panthers organization than watch the tape and realize just how bad Bryce has been. Admittedly it's a lot easier when the organization is a complete dumpster fire, but two things can be true at the same time.

You get the sense that the Pats are going to run the most boring offense in the NFL no matter who is at QB. I do wonder, though, if taking the old school approach to QB development (sitting them early, playing them year 2 at the earliest) might actually be the way to go. I'm not sure there's any real evidence that the results were significantly better during that era than they are today, but if you're not a good team and don't have much hope to make the playoffs maybe it's better to be safe than sorry?

You know, as bad as he was last year, he really HAS been so much worse this year. It makes me think there's something else going on here beyond just typical regression. You have to remember his best game last year was on Christmas Eve and everything since has been a complete disaster.

The OL's pass blocking has been by far the biggest silver lining so far. That was priority #1 this offseason and it appears our plan actually worked for once.

I'd just assume re-sign Dalton than sign any of them, but I wouldn't mind kicking the tires on Cooper Rush and/or Jarrett Stidham.

I'm surprised it doesn't come with a bag of poo.

lol we can't just never draft another QB.

Disagree. I REALLY like Cam Ward. I liked him at Washington State and he's been even better with Miami so far. I'd 100% draft him with the 1st pick.

I mean, I get it but it's easy for Florio to tell these other people what decisions they should make regarding their future career. Right now the narrative nationally is that Bryce's failure is 100% on Tepper and the Panthers organization. If/when Andy Dalton comes in and plays much better I think a lot of that will die down as people begin to realize that, along with the many failures the organization made around him, Bryce himself was also just not playing well enough. I also think if Dave Canales can show that he's a good offensive mind and playcaller that will help relieve any anxiety regarding the team from QB prospects. Also, I think the notion of prospects refusing to play for certain teams is overblown. It's only happened a few times ever and there have been some very bad teams picking #1, which BTW, we aren't by any means guaranteed to be picking. It's still just week 3.

Although, I would not mind kicking the tires on Aidan O'Connell in a potential trade scenario. He actually showed some real potential last year.

Grant DuWho now? I'd take a 3rd + a conditional 4th that could become a 1st in 2026 if he plays well.

Probably but it's too soon to tell. We don't know what this team looks like with remotely competent QB play. It could be that the receivers end up looking good with Dalton at QB. If the OL continues to improve (they've been solid) and it looks like we've got a some decent options at receiver then it probably makes sense to draft a QB if we're in position. Having said that, I would absolutely look to trade down if we get the #1 pick. If we can move down to #5-8 and still get a QB (Cam Ward is my favorite right now) while picking up some more draft capital that would be great.

Cam Ward.

Blindsided? How can anyone NOT have seen this coming? I get they're his family and all, but come on. This clearly had to be done.

They didn't need competition; we have one of the better backup QBs in the NFL. Unless they were going to take a QB in the 1st round there was no point in drafting some 3rd round half-measure.

Andy Dalton is better than Bryce Young. I think most UFL QBs are at this point. The Panthers are not a QB away, and yes probably are a good 5-6 players away from being competitive, but we are a functional QB away from not being the complete and total embarrassment we've seen the last 2 weeks. The defense will still struggle. We likely won't win more than 3-4 games, but we'll at least be good enough to know where we need to improve to actually be competitive in the long-term. With Bryce we were not going to get a fair evaluation of the receivers, the OL or this coaching staff. Dalton at least gives is that.

No doubt this is a Canales decision. Tepper would have never benched Bryce after all we invested in him unless the HC (and possibly the GM as well) came to him and said "this HAS to be done."

Outside of a complete and shocking bounce back I just can't imagine Bryce being the starter next year. If he was ever capable of being the guy, he's been ruined. Or maybe he never had it to begin with. Either way, it's over. We have to start looking at other options for the future.

This is true. No point in playing Dalton now. Either Bryce develops or he continues playing poorly, in which case we end up with a high pick to choose his replacement.

I mean, if it turns out that Bryce is THE problem and the solution is finding the right replacement in next year's draft then there is reason for optimism. But it's way too early to tell if that's the case (for good and for bad). And with Tepper's track record I don't know that optimism is on the menu.