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Hunt probably starts for them. Thielen would be their WR#3. But your point is valid

The problem is this team is so far way from competing that I don't think it really matters for next year if Bryce is the QB, if there was a viable upgrade option I'd be all for considering it but due to the capital we invested in bryce and his improved play there is no reason NOT to keep going with him and use our cap/draft capital to improve the team

very insightful I totally agree, praying we aren't one of those teams and have learned our lessons

we could not have had cooper dejean and still traded down with the rams but there's a lot more wrong w/ this post

Not worried, I'm not a huge fan of this draft. If there were some elite level talents at the top I'd be more bummed but this draft overall looks pretty meh

honestly not really. He had a bad day but the entire team did tbh. O line had by far their worst game of the season. I said in the last Bryce thread: it still remains TBD if he is a franchise guy, a good but not great starter or not the longterm answer. Can't make that call after one week

get better soon Mr Scot. I'd offer to come watch with you but I'm working today.

I think the problem with this draft is outside of Travis Hunter at CB, I don't know if there are any "elite"/Blue chip level talents. Like Marvin Harrison Jr, Malik Nabers etc. I think their are some "very good"/red chip players. I think Mason Graham falls into this. Will Johnson probably does as well. Not sure yet if Abdul Carter does or TMAC. So even if we end up with a top 4 pick. I'm not sure we are getting a blue chip talent. I still maintain you can make an argument for drafting almost every single position in this draft at some point so just get the best player available in round 1 or do a small trade down

totally agree with every point, particularly the last one

As a UNC fan but first and foremost a Panthers fan I am conflicted but very excited about the Belicheck hiring but more than anything just flat out shocked he chose UNC of all places.

I just think it's remarkable how Dave Canales turned Bryce around. I don't know if it was intentional, but clearly benching him and letting him cool off was an excellent move. I think Dave being coy with who will be starting has also been intentional. My personal theory is this is two fold: 1- it takes the pressure of Bryce to feel like he has to be the savior and 2- it doesn't just hand bryce the keys without letting him know that just because you're the first overall pick doesn't mean you are guaranteed to be a starter When Canales was hired we all hoped he would get the most out of Bryce, he has done that in a very circuitous manner

Society as a whole has lost the ability to have nuance. I am a victim of this as well. Multiple things can be true about Bryce 1- the first two games of this year were an unmitigated disaster and he clearly was mentally in a very bad place 2- it is in the best interest of this organization for Bryce to be good, given the investment we have made in him 3- post benching Bryce is the best he has ever looked in the league 4- the jury is still out if he can truly be a franchise level QB, a good but not great starter, or not a viable longterm answer 5- his play post benching combined with the lack of top flight QB talent in this draft, warrants us continuing to evaluate him into next season I have said all along, I wanted to us to draft CJ, but the minute we drafted Bryce I have wanted Bryce to succeed here. I'm a Panthers fan first and foremost not a fan of my own predictions

Go back and look at our previous 5 drafts before this, they are littered with mostly misses. The fact that right now five guys are contributing to this team (including Brooks because he looked good before injury) is a huge win. Not every class is going to be the saints Marshon Lattimore and Alvin Kamara level class, finding guys who can contribute to the team is a vast improvement from years past. Bryce's class alone looks like an unmitigated disaster right now

I think when it's all said and done Mason Graham ends up being the pick, seems like a Dan Morgan type player and we desperately need help in both the pass rush and run stopping department.

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