Bama Panther

I know you know this but the salary cap is a zero sum game. Millions extra paid to a player who has not earned them negates the ability to use those millions for other players. If you are a long time fan of the Panthers, you know the team has often found itself in salary cap turmoil due to paying players more than they deserve. I don’t want the team to keep doing that.

Bryce’s feet weren’t set at all during that throw though. It actually does support an arm strength argument.

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Biggest bunch of bull poo ever posted on this site.

I’m beginning to think the Panthers drafted the wrong dude.

I’ll say this, and I know it will sound crazy. However, I see the same things from Bryce now that I saw while he was at Bama. Everyone mocks Bryce as a “super processor,” but it’s really true. He is so cerebral and such a student of the game that he always knows what the “right” (see, safe) play is. The fact that he knows the “right” play gets in the way of his taking risks, albeit calculated, for big plays. He did this during periods at Bama, and it was infuriating. I also think Bates’ two INTs have caused Bryce to be a bit gun shy. All that being said, I believe Bryce will work his way through these issues. He is not performing nearly as well as Stroud or AR, but I believe he will get there. I hope he does, at least.

Marty actually did quite well in his first run, in that he built a team that had a five or so year run of seeming success. His tenure brought the likes of Peppers, Morgan, Smith, Johnson, Deangelo, Stewart, Thomas Davis, Cam, Luke, etc in the early rounds. His FA haul saw the likes of Delhomme, Wahle (sp?), Lucas, Stephen Davis, Buckner, etc. The bad parts of him that railed the franchise were many of his other draft picks (Eric Shelton, Pickles, that Louisville QB, Jarrett, and the list goes on and on). The terrible part of Hurney was the insanely bloated contracts he gave to keep homegrown talent.

Bryce is who he is, y’all. His affect is one of the things I hated while he was at Bama. However, it is that same affect that ensures he does not get mired in negativity when things are not going his, or his team’s, way. You’re not going to see much emotion out of him. He always plays like that, whether things are going great or poorly.

As a Bama fan, I’ll tell that is always Bryce’s body language.

Because people don’t understand nuance anymore.

And you know who said, “We’re out of the Deshaun trade because I’m not giving him that much guaranteed money?” David Tepper.

Just heard on NFL Radio that there may be a deal in place for HOU to trade #2 to NE for Mac Jones. I’d think the Patriots would have to throw in a lot more for that trade to happen.

Which really makes my point even more. The question then becomes, and the question I am asking is, “why do so many physical traits guys who coaches try to coach up on the mental side bust”? May suggest the mental side is not so easy to coach up, especially at NFL speeds.

If your argument is that the mental side can be coached, why have more QBs with the physical traits not had success? Josh Allen is really an anomaly. There have been far more guys with the physical traits but lacking the mental aspect bust than they have turned into a QB like Josh Allen. Are you saying that all of those busts simply had professional coaching staffs who just weren’t able to coach up the mental side? Wouldn’t the simplest explanation be that maybe it is not so easy to coach up the mental side?

Not at all. I hope whoever the Panthers select (Young, Stroud, AR, Levis) succeed. If they pick the guy I like (leaning Young but I am inherently biased as a Bama grad), great. If they don’t, that’s also great. I’ll trust the Panthers picked whoever they thought is best for their system, and I’ll hope that man, whoever it is, lives up to the pick.

No, because most who want Young will willingly accept Stroud if that is the Panthers brass decides to pick. Many in the Stroud crew will not accept Young if he is the pick. They’ll piss and moan about the pick. They’ll secretly hope he fails. They’ll gloat the first time he’s injured. All so they can be right over their team having a franchise QB.

It wouldn’t be #2 and #12 for #1, like some posters here seem to think. It’s not like Houston is trading up from #7 to #1. It’s a single spot, and I don’t think Houston will part with another first for that.

And the same number of QBs that will be drafted before pick #9.

When you’re worried about the perception of your state, what better way to class things up than telling someone to eat your ass, “dingleberries and all”?

I haven’t read through this entire thread, but Chicago really has the chance to make out like bandits in this draft. It merely takes trading down to #2 with Houston and then playing Indy to trade down to #4. The Bears still get one of the top defensive guys and get several more picks to build out their roster.

$52M per year projected for Lamar. $40M per projected for Geno. $40M projected for Daniel Jones. These QB contracts are getting insane.

Where’s Kevin Costner when you need to turn a #9 pick into a #1 pick and a #7 pick?

These refs suck so bad.

Normal for this place is the overreactions and full-on, unbridled emotion.