45catfan

What people fail to understand is Lance had a college career that lasted about as long as teenage boys first intercourse. To say he was raw was an understatement. So much so that even a QB whisperer had a difficult time molding him into a polished NFL product on top of multiple nagging injuries. The dud is in his mid-twenties, finally healthy and little miles on the tread. Low risk, high reward. If he's available, it would be stupid not to kick the tires. It took Darnold and Mayfield to hit their 3rd or 4th team for things to finally click. This is Lance's 3rd stop, I believe. It's either time for it to click for him or be relegated to a full time backup. Roll the dice....

Wrong. At least we put a QB sneak in the play book and and add plays over 20 yards.

He's a decent RB1, but a really good RB2. He's the first skill position player that has done anything for us recently, which parlayed him to a nice new deal.

Do you have proof to the contrary? I mean, I don't dislike Bryce the man, I dislike Bryce as the starting QB for the Carolina Panthers. I'm not going to dump on every aspect of the guy's life just because he's not the QB1 I prefer.

LB is a great value mid-round in the first. Unless there is an absolute can't miss WR prospect, stay away. Too many other holes to try to stack WRs.

The number QBs that are out of eligible years is pretty skimpy. Don't expect a deep class as most will go back to school that can, especially the top prospects. Right now you have a decent group of second round guys and some prospects early day 3. I suspect there will be some guys overvalued that will go in round one because to the lack of top prospects.

His problems aren't mental, he's actually a really sharp guy. Bryce's limitations are all physical: height, weight and arm strength. No amount of experience is going to overcome that. He knows our offensive system, is locked in with our personnel and knows how to read defenses. The problems are he can't see down field in a crowded pocket, has to step into his throws to get any sort of velocity on it, even still limited on the distance and is zero threat in the run game in as far as called QB runs (not busted pocket scrambles).

Correct, the '99 game is the most memorable Panthers/Packers game ever in my book. The '96 NFCCG is second only because of how it ended.

Red zone woes did you guys in. You could move the ball, but not seal the deal when it counted. Teams can overcome a turnover or two, but you can't generally win relying largely on FGs.

Oh yeah, I remember all too well. Height isn't his only issue, a weak arm and inability to run inside due to his slightness as well. I bet we don't have the tush push in our playbook, or any variation of a short yardage QB keeper...which is absurd.

Look, Tua let the cat out of the bag a few weeks ago when he said that short QBs CAN'T see down field without clear passing lanes. This is from a slightly taller NFL QB than Bryce. If short QBs have to step up in the pocket or it gets murky, they have to depend on timing/play design and hope the WR is where the should be when they pass the ball. Point being, why should we have to limit our offense to compensate for the deficiencies of the QB, especially going forward beyond this season? it is what it is for now, the staff will work with and scheme around Bryce. Going forward it seems like malpractice to say: "this dude, with all his limitations, is the guy to get us to a Super Bowl." Complete and utter insanity.

The dude has one, EXACTLY ONE convincing win in his entire career. That would be Atlanta earlier this season. As anyone who knows stats would say, there's always going to be an outlier data point. How anyone can say they are still undecided on Bryce is either being disingenuous or a homer. People are either stans or sellers of Bryce at this point. Fence riders just don't want to be on the wrong side of the debate, they have their minds made up, but choose not to divulge it and are simply playing coy.

I predicted 7 wins likely, 9 tops, at the start of the season. Man it was looking rough for a minute, like not even sniffing 7 wins.