tukafan21

No, because they're not drops because of his hands, all 3 of his drops this year were because of concentration issues. It's not ideal, but it's something that isn't crazy for a player in only their 6th career game, he'll get them worked out.

This is going to be a wild prediction if it comes true, but I think we see our first T-Mac WR Pass off the season today. Was thinking about these fake deep jet sweeps they've sent him on a few times already today, which really make no sense to do with him instead of Horn or XL. Makes me think they're using it as a set up to throw it back to him and then have him throw it to someone downfield. Besides trying to set up that trick play, there's no reason to ever send him in that motion, wouldn't be a total shock to see them have him throw a pass out of that motion.

Not sure he was able to catch it

I mean, maybe, but after this last play, makes me think he might have caught it, stopped, and threw a Hail Mary 40 yards backwards back to Bryce to then run with it. Good lord XL

My god, XL has the WORST football IQ I've ever seen, what the fug was that?!?!?!?!?!

Yea, I edited the post, just made that quickly before I saw the flag and didn't see the penalty during the live play. I may be a Bryce basher, but I can admit when something wasn't on him too lol

Oh c'mon Bryce, how do you miss such an open WR by THAT much!??!?! EDIT: Nevermind, after seeing the replay that clearly wasn't on Bryce and why there was the penalty, my bad Bryce (on this one at least)

The defender was literally pulling him down by the jersey as he was trying to jump for the ball, that's 100% a clear cut PI every single time, there is no way to look at that play and think it wasn't a penalty, sorry

Facts This one was definitely a penalty, but the one they picked up the flag last week was way worse

Eh, not really, he did grab his hand/arm as he was trying to make the cut. If anything, maybe it should have been holding as that might have been before the ball was released, but it definitely was a penalty

but but but I was told he can't get open or create any space

Why do we keep running that deep motion with T-Mac? I don't think anyone is expecting us to throw that ball to him 10 yards behind the LOS, run that motion with Horn so the defense has to watch it, it does nothing with T-Mac

Geeze XL, like the catch and run, but please keep that ball tucked away and not switching hands with it away from your body like that, just asking for trouble

I don't think that one was because of the wet ball, however I did point out when we had those camp practices in the rain that it was probably good for him, as growing up in So Cal and then playing in Arizona for college, he probably doesn't have a ton of experience playing in the rain. But this one was just a drop on him, he didn't watch it all the way into his hands

No, because I still don't think that was a drop because of his hands, it's the same as his previous drops, a concentration issue. I'm not making excuses for him, that was 100% a drop and 100% on him, but he didn't look the ball into his hands, whether it was because he was already trying to make a move or afraid of the defender it doesn't matter, as it's a concentration drop, not a bad hands drop

C'mon T-Mac, that one was bad

Yep, but I was bashed for calling that out last week just because we had a 200 yard rusher and won the game in spite of his play calling. I was okay with T-Mac not getting targeted on that drive as he had the cowboys on their heels. But then to get that close to the red zone and have those last 2 play calls which were terrible instead of at least just throwing him a jump ball, just ridiculous How do we have a red zone weapon like T-Mac but continue to flat out REFUSE to look his way once we get into the red zone?!?!?! If you're going to call red zone passing plays, it's usually a good idea to target your 6'5" #1 WR

3rd and 2 and we run it?!?! I was so close to saying this was one of Canales' best called drives of the season so far too, but wow, what a way to ruin it at the end

So you're saying you'd still go back and take the inferior talents, just because you think they fit with Bryce better, a player who is more likely than not, to no longer be a Panther next year? That's just crazy to say, wanting to have a worse player because you think they fit better with your awful QB is just dumb. You take the best players, if your existing players then aren't good enough, you replace them later. It's crazy that there are still people with this take after they've seen what T-Mac can do for us in just 5 games so far.

Exactly, I can't see anyway this guy is effective for more than a season or two, he's going to end up a very oft injured player. Not counting Derrick Henry, who was the last RB to have such a physical style that has held up for more than a year or two?

I said this before that trade, but those trades in general just never work out, usually because if the team at #1 is wiling to trade the pick, it means the QB options that year just aren't that great to begin with. That we then took Bryce just compounded the issue

well okay, sure, that changes the equation a bit then, pass revoked

I mean, MAYBE as our beat reporter he should have known that story, but even as big of a fan of the team as I am, somehow this is the first time I've heard about this. Newton is absolutely terrible, but I think I have to give him a pass on this one if I didn't even know about it.

His rookie year 100% Last year not quite as much because we invested so much on the OL and they were greatly improved. This year, only because of injuries and XL's regression is it remotely true, but there is a halfway decent chance that moving forward the rest of the season it won't be an excuse for him anymore. T-Mac is a clear cut #1 WR already. Coker coming back, Horn finally getting to play, a 2nd RB in the mix, and if even a return to last year's XL would provide Bryce with plenty of weapons to where he shouldn't look like one of the worst busts ever anymore.