45catfan

Yes, we will be just good enough to be out of reach of the top QBs. Then we will have to ride with Young once again and lustfully look at the '27 QB class where we will also be picking 8th only to miss out on that crop of top QBs.

The Panthers are the lone bullet in the chamber of NFL Russian roulette. If you lose to us, it's over.

Even though this week's game is at home, I don't think we beat the Cowboys unless the defense can keep Dak rattled. If Dak gets dialed in, this thing could get ugly.

Something has to give, either we notch road win #2 in the Bryce young era or they get a home victory versus a horrible road team. If this game were in Charlotte, I'd give us the edge. Just like if the game yesterday was in Florida, there's no way we come back.

Oh yeah, if the Jets lose again this week, we are toast. They will be licking their chops. Atlanta in their house? Nah man, they rough us up down there even when we are good. Besides, they will have a HUGE chip on their shoulder from their beat down at BOA. I say the closest thing to a sure win the rest of the season will be the Saints in Charlotte. Outside of that, have a seat on the struggle bus, it's going to be a long season.

We're running out of home games versus trash opponents. I said after week 2 we got a stretch of 3 winnable games and the team better take advantage of it because it's going to be a long season after week 5. To their credit, they won 2 of 3. That being said, we realistically only match those wins the rest of the season now we hit the meat of the schedule. The Saints are getting better and sweeping them might not be as easy as it once looked. We still probably split the Saints and shock another team. That's all I'm seeing as far as wins.

This would be a .500 team with a competent starting caliber NFL QB.

I wanted McCarthy the first time he was available and was told by the Huddle "No more retreads" then we got Matt Rhule. FYI, of the 6 finalist, Rhule was my #6, so....

We are talking draft stock, not the end product of their careers Take the media's slobbering obsession over Sanders out of the equation...who went in the 5th round anyhow, and you basically had Cam Ward. Dart got a little love right before the draft, but yeah, it was not a much hyped QB draft at all.

Lol, whut? The 2025 QB class would like a word.

There will be a few more reds next year.

Why yes, this team is quite pathetic. April will be here before you know it.

We should abolish RAS as part of evaluation. It has crippled this team. Great athletes, but mediocre-to-bad football players.

That's our Panthers!!! Who was the "big get " still on the board that we all went ballistic over when Panthers selected DJ? Do you remember? I recall being hopeful is was player 'x' and they announces DJ Johnson and I melted down...as did several of us.

LO-fugg'n-L!!!!! "This one is kinda on Bryce---he throws it in defender's facemask" How is that KINDA on Bryce? I stopped watching it right there. I knew the guy wasn't going to be completely objective with Bryce.

McShay says he feels better about Mendoza in the ugly win versus Iowa than when Indiana is blowing out opponents. Iowa dialed up many zero blitzes and got home a few times. One caused his pick where he rushed the pass with a LB barrelling down in his face. To his credit, with the game on the line, Iowa dialed up another zero blitz and Mendoza beat it on a slant route for the winning TD. McShay also likes his toughness as a runner. He's not a gifted runner, but effective enough and doesn't shy away from contact especially when trying to get to the sicks. Tough, accurate and not mentally fragile. Until this dude (if) this guy lays an egg, this is my guy for the draft. He survived a physical Iowa defense on the road whose game plan was to rough him up. After being harassed and pummeled all game, dude marches his team down the field for the game winning TD. It would be a breath of fresh air to have a QB overcome an ugly game to notch a win around here.

Yep, I did go out of my way to say at best. If Bryce is having one of his 3-ish good games a season, he can hit that 12 yard pass.

"But Bryce was turnover free!" Yeah, at best, a game manager. AT BEST...

Oh, I am well aware. That's why him having Mendoza at #5 and not #1 is a sigh of relief. Going back to Mateer, Brady Quinn put him on Mel's radar, so it's not exactly the kiss of death he's ranked so high.

Lol, a #1 overall QB backing up another high first rounder? We would be the laughing stock of the NFL. I mean, even more so than now. If we are even thinking of a first round QB next April, Bryce has to be gone. Dalton, not so much, especially if Canales is retained. He already knows the system.

I disagree. The 2024 draft was a once a generation draft, so it's a clear and obvious outlier. It's going to be a typical 3-4 first round QB draft. Mateer, Mendoza, Nussmeir and Moore (if declares) all have hallmarks of a QB1. The only group that needs a QB to help their evaluation is WRs, possibly TEs. I can tell you right now that Tet is legit, XL is a bum, Coker is a WR3/WR4 and Renfro is a bandage. Horn isn't getting the snaps regardless of the QB to evaluate. Moore, well...lol. Swapping QBs isn't going to change my mind on any of that.

Here's Mel's take. It scares me I agree with him on Mateer, but the rest of it is vintage Mel where he's on the hype train with these guys. I'm comforted that he has Mendoza #5.

Woof. That would suck, but knowing the Panthers, isn't out of the question.

If Tepper doesn't give the green light to bench Young, then they can point to the fact they are saddled with a QB that doesn't give them a chance to win consistently. This is ALL Tepper's making. He knows it and why I think no matter how bad it gets, Morgan and Canales gets to start '26, most certainly without Bryce Young. Then if the suckitude continues, heads will roll.

Reich got so screwed over. Brand new staff and a rookie Bryce Young, yet got the shortest leash.