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That would just be the base defense. You would still see a LOT of Chinn on the field.

There is no such thing as putting too much on a rookie QBs plate. It is their job to learn it to the best of their ability. Doesn't mean they will have a great rookie season as a result. But it will make them better in the long-term because they weren't babied as rookies.

All I'm saying is a rookie QB is bound to make a Super Bowl one day.

I think we challenge for the No. 3 seed.

Young and Diggs would be filthy.

Smith's calves are insane.

Not many. Luck and Burrow were two of the best processors coming out of school among QBs drafted in the 2010s IMO and I'd say Young is right up there with them in that regard (obv Luck was the best prospect). I was a big Mac Jones fan too for that reason, very accurate (at least at Bama) and very fast going through reads. I still think people are writing him off far too soon. But I know I'm in the minority that feels that way. I feel like the Patriots have failed him both with the talent they have put around him and the offensive coaches. His OC last year was Matt Patricia of all people.

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It is easier to bat down passes when you don't have pads on.

To be fair, if Byrd had any intention of calling for a fair catch, he could have let the ball roll into the endzone. That is an example of someone who would have brought it out for a return regardless of the rules.

Andy Dalton is the best kind of back-up to have.

If you don't think the Panthers win 9+ games, fair enough. But you do realize plenty of rookie QBs have won 9+ games before, right? It isn't that uncommon and certainly not a prediction that is "silly". Matt Ryan won 11 games with 1st year Mike Smith. Flacco won 11 games with 1st year Harbaugh. Russ won 11 games with Pete Carroll. RG3 won 10 games with Mike Shanahan. Kyle freakin' Orton won 10 games as a rookie. We know about Dak's rookie year. We know about Ben's rookie year. Mac Jones won 10+ games. Luck won 10+ games. LIS, if you don't think the Panthers win 9+ games, then I can see the argument. But you make it seem like rookie QBs are incapable of having great team success and that just isn't true.

Fans doubt Bryce Young far more than NFL teams/scouts seem to.

Tempted to make the drive down for the Week 1 game against Atlanta.

I have no expectations for Tremble, but I think Marshall is going to have a really good year. I'm thinking 800+ yards and 5+ TDs.

I actually love the nosebleeds at BOA.

Should be a good game, but not looking forward to being the first team to have to try and stop that run game.

I'm skeptical he even watched highlights. Who watches Bryce Young and comes away thinking he has average mobility?

"Average mobility" is such a bad take.

Richard Marshall deserves consideration. I know he was inconsistent here, but what Panthers CB hasn't been? His 2009 season was great IIRC. Certainly better than any season Munnerlyn had. Ken Lucas was SO bad in 2008 that I think it bars him from any consideration in an "all-time" list. Ken Lucas in the second half of that season to the playoffs might be the worst corner play in Panthers history and that is saying a lot.

Unless you believe that much in Derek Carr or are that low on Bryce Young, I don't see how the Panthers aren't the favorites in the NFC South. I think it is between us and the Saints for sure. And I can say with 100% confidence that isn't me being a homer or anything like that. Look at the rosters. Not to mention the Panthers, at least on paper, have the best coaching staff in the division by a country mile. Although I do like Arthur Smith.

He has plenty of talent around him. Ridley, Kirk, Jones, Engram, and Etienne.

This is a HOG molly All our picks so far share one trait and that's toughness.

Clearly there is a reason Simpson is still on the board despite his "first round grade"

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