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These famous last words could be our franchise motto.

This franchise invested through the nose to draft Bryce Young and has invested through the nose to try and throw anything including the kitchen sink at trying to make him look like a top 25 passer. The suggestion that the mere existence of skepticism of sinking three consecutive first round picks at WR and that maybe there could be a better alternative path later in the draft amounts to not liking him or rooting for him to fail is outrageous. At the end of the day this conversation wouldn't be nearly as contentious if Xavier Legette were not looking like he's more concerned with his social media presence than his career as a wide receiver. But the unfortunate truth is Dan Morgan and Bryce Young's own father wanted him here and they got him. In the meantime we have needs across the roster.

Unfortunately you just can't get through to some of these folks. The most successful season in Panthers history our #1 WR was Ted Ginn Jr who had just as many bone headed drops as he did highlight touchdowns. We already have the highest paid OL in the league two years running. We need a balanced roster more than anything else clearly.

Sam Darnold had one less pass attempt than Bryce Young last season and threw for 1,037 more yards. Yes talent matters and the Seahawks have a great deal of it especially on the defensive side of the ball. But Bryce is not suddenly going to just wake up one day and be as physically gifted as Darnold.

This group has certainly overachieved and shown glimpses of great basketball at times but it's still a young roster. 7th youngest roster in the league. We just need to get them some playoff experience and if we can win a few or more along the way that will be a fantastic bonus. But whatever we do in the offseason adding another legit center should be the priority.

I appreciate the optimism but there's no way in hell anyone is going to give us a 2nd or a 3rd. We'd legitimately be lucky to get a 5th. Logically it really makes no sense to move him this season anyways. We do know he is a high character guy and should be extra motivated to bounce back from last season. See how it goes and revisit next year.

This certainly needs some context. We had to have help from the Falcons just to win the division and managed to get swept by the Saints while finishing the season going 4-6. As it stands now the division does not look like it will be as easy as it was last year and paired with our schedule it's safe to say if Bryce Young can't lead this passing offense to top 25 we'll be damn lucky to make the playoffs again. If it did happen I would have to imagine it would be heavily driven by our defense.

It sure would be nice if this franchise weren't the butt of jokes thanks to the Tepper’s.

Personally I would rather deep dive the whole WR class and see if we can get a solid talent at the position in another round. We have been falling into the same traps repeatedly with overvaluing certain prospects and what have we had to show for it? It's time to approach the draft more tactfully. That's our pathway to any level of sustained success.

Although he may certainly be talented. Unfortunately I think there will be a high probability of folks getting themselves fired down the line by not only drafting another WR in the first round but once again targeting the only one who has ties to the area for marketing purposes instead of seeking the best prospect. Can't do this after the Xavier Legette mess. Just can't run an NFL franchise with blinders on like this.

DL or OT. CB WR and S our FO should be able to add in the other rounds and if they can't we're doomed anyways. Also need a C.

LaMelo and Miles put in work. Great to see from the two veterans. We're definitely going to need a a repeat of that tomorrow night against the Celtics in Boston.

Bryce Young has started each of his first three seasons in the league playing like one of the worst QB's in Panthers history. And even with his progress last season he managed to get swept by the Saints with a rookie QB. Can't really sugarcoat all that. We don't need to see middling. We need to see high end production.

Got the Timberwolves in Minnesota tonight and they're coming off tough losses to the Sixers and the Pistons. We better come out swinging.

To rub salt in the wound when you look back to what were considered some of the most underwhelming resulting seasons in Panthers history before the Tepper's came along we still managed a top 20 passing offense with journeyman Matt Moore and the ghost of Jake Delhomme in 2009. And Steve Smith was 44th in the league in YAC so it was not a chunk play pass offense. Obviously the run game was dominant with Jonathan Stewart and Deangelo Wiliams but comparatively the run game in 2009 only amassed 500 more rushing yards than the 2025 Panthers in a down year for Chuba Hubbard. It shows just how comically desperate we have become to adjust standards that actually used to mean something.