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Princely is very confident. He even told Tepper on the draft call that he would have to break their pockets in three or four years. Look I love the confidence. I love the attitude. But I don't love any form of blame game for underwhelming if the talk isn't turning into results. Blaming Evero is not moving the needle for me. If he's as good as he thinks he is he will flash regardless. I hope he does.

Lmfao. Bozeman is their center? And I've got folks here trying to convince me that without a doubt Bryce would have defeated the Patriots in place of Herbert. WITH BRADLEY BOZEMAN IN FRONT OF HIM????

Most Panthers fans seem to be in agreement that we could and should upgrade Evero. But I do think there is an aspect that differentiates Princely from Scourton beyond snap counts. Princely got humbled to a degree in his rookie season. Hopefully he takes that to heart appropriately and uses it constructively.

I've already addressed this notion in a previous reply. You are basing your assertion outside reality if you think Bryce would have not only been more successful but defeated the Patriots in place of Herbert. Bryce got blown off the field by that Patriots team with the highest paid OL in the league. We've seen Bryce with an OL that gave up 65 sacks and it resulted in the #1 pick. And that is not a defense of Herbert or arguing he is a great QB in any way. He has physical talent but he has been similar to Darnold early in his career in terms of his very up and down perfomances. However that does not change the fact that they have significantly less invested in the OL than the Panthers.

Right and I think we can have a conversation about that. But even with the scheme he should still be able to muster more than 1.5 sacks right? I mean DJ Johnson played in Evero's scheme too but that didn't stop us from calling him a bust. Scourton didn't seem to have trouble flashing. There can be different things true at one time.

Evero criticism goes without saying but Princely was outspokenly confident before the season and I was all for it but he did not back that up at all. He needs to focus his energy on that.

OT is a big need again unfortunately. But we should weigh all options. Our first round pick should go to the defense unless someone falls.

It amuses me seeing folks post stills of Bryce's offensive line as if the Panthers didn't go out and invest steep resources in the unit to the detriment of the rest of the roster after his rookie season following endless whailing about protecting him. These are also the same folks who will deflect to throwing anyone under the bus when Bryce fails. Highest salary cap % investment to the OL. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/position/offensive-line/_/year/2025/sort/cap_total FYI the Rams are 11th and the Chargers are 16th in this list.

And he'll be 38 next month. Imagine Bryce Young when what little athleticism he has is gone.

Yeah this is nuts. For comparison in Bryce's rookie season our OL gave up 65 sacks. We all know that was one of the worst rookie seasons for a QB in decades. We know what Bryce looks like under duress and it is anything but pretty. In contrast Herbert with 66 sacks on the season had a year roughly in line with Bryce's best in 2025. And he had a significantly better completion percentage. There's no need for these irrational cope takes about Bryce producing on the Chargers. Reality says they would have been lucky to win 1 or 2 games with Bryce. Jim Harbaugh probably would have lost his mind.

The tush push is probably going to be gone after this year. It's one of those plays where if it's used against you then you despise it but if you're a team who can utilize it to perfection with the right personnel you're ecstatic. Part of me would certainly like to be the latter again.

The Chargers gave up 66 sacks this season. That's the most in the NFL. The Panthers gave up half that. I certainly remember the constant hand wringing and excuses from folks like him when Bryce was getting sacked into oblivion. Anywho. The Patriots are possibly a legitimate Super Bowl contender. Bryce Young threw the ball 30 times for 150 yards against them for 5 yards per attempt. His stat line basically mirrors that of Herbert against them in the playoffs. Which team got blown out worse though with more at stake? And for clarity. Bryce was only sacked once in that game. Herbert was sacked 6 times. Bryce on the Chargers would be brutal. Don't expect that unpaid sycophant to offer a rational rebuttal.

Tua benched in Miami Jalen Hurts unceremoniously sent packing from the playoffs and outplayed by Mr. Irrelevant. These instances should drive home the need for healthy competition at the most consequential position.

Eagles going down like this in Philly is hilarious. Their fans are probably going torch the city.

Hurts 4.9 yards per attempt. These Alabama QB's...