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5 minutes ago, Jmac said:

Face it Bryce is not (and will never be), an NFL caliber QB. Not even a quality backup. I said it last season and it has proven to be true. Dude just doesn't have the skillset or leadership qualities to make it.

Maybe, but the best course of action is still for the staff to be behind Bryce 100 percent.  Him turning it around is still the most probable positive outcome possible for the QB position and the team as a whole. 

The only other option is start Dalton but I think that is too short a leash for Bryce.  As horrible as it sounds you have to stay the course and double down on Bryce and Canales as there really is no where else to go.  Pulling the plug after one game is the only way this gets worse.

Coaching looked better on offense.
Oline and WR looked better.
Bryce looked worse. 
Defense looked worse.  Boggles my mind to think we're worse against the run than last year.

I wanna see some examples made even if they don't really matter.  Boone allowing the punt block.  I'm way past a developmental 4th string RB.  Just get me someone who can do one simple job well. 

Sanders also screwed up a block that got Bryce sacked but Bryce seems unable to change up protection against obvious pressure.  Can't see it before it comes and doesn't have a plan if the pressure does come.

I thought we would lean on the run a lot more and slowly add Bryce with some PA throws.  Looks like a team that has not bought in.

I don't think Bryce is completely broken yet but whatever newfound confidence he'd started to build went down the drain with that first pick. 

I expect them to look a little better next week but won't "figure it out" until Jonathon Brooks becomes the starter in 5 or 6 games.  We'll have won maybe 1 game by them and realize our only option is to pound the rock.  We will start doing that.  Brooks will break out as a star.  Bryce will improve little by little and start to look like his college tape or he actually is a complete bust and around week 10 Canales realizes we have a stud oline and RB and he'll bench Bryce.  We'll stupidly then win just enough games to kill a high enough draft pick to replace Bryce.

Guy is a blocking TE.  Where are the blocking stats?  How does he compare to other blocking TE's in the league?

I do think he was overpaid and I blame McAdoo for his present contract.  IMHO, he was the one pushing for him.

Who is the assistant to the regional manager?  I blame him.

Preseason is longer longer the glory it once was.

Crisis averted.

Preseason is no longer what it used to be.  I think with an extra regular season game and coaches liking joint practices a lot more the norm is going to be that Starters don't play preseason games at all.

Putting Bryce out there with anything less than our starting offensive line would be downright criminal.

If there were still 4 preseason games I think we'd see Bryce in the usual way we saw starters in each game in the past.

This is from his draft / combine profile from NFL.com.

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/austin-corbett/3200434f-5200-8097-d4cb-2bd53a7e3b55

Overview

Corbett won't blow you away with any of his measurables or play traits, but he's solid in most areas. Corbett is definitely sharp enough to move inside to guard or even center and has good technique, but his average to below average play strength and lack of length may be a concern. He has the size and talent to compete for a guard/center spot early on, but he may elevate above an average starter during his career.

Sources Tell Us

"He's smart and just solid all the way around. Long time starter in the league. I think he'll end up at center." - AFC offensive line coach

I don't think all the 5th and 6th year seniors flooding the market due to Covid had any effect on the value of a 2nd round pick next year vs this year. 

Still feels great.

33 - A. Mitchell (this was before I heard about rumors of his attitude problem)

39 - Zach Frazier

65 - Trey Benson

101 - Ja'Tavion Sander

136 - Trotter Jr.

178 - Tyler Davis

I also went with our original draft slots.

“So dawg mentality to me, it might sound crazy, dawg mentality to me is you don’t care if you go out there and hurt somebody. It’s part of the game. You go in there and hurt somebody, you be like, ‘I did this and I’ma do it again.’ That’s what dawg mentality is. You don’t go in there being soft. You go in there like, ‘I’ma hurt you every play. I want you to be scared of me.'”

He also already has two little girls and says every play he just imagines they (the other team) is trying to take food out my girls mouth. 

He was asked if he's every hurt somebody.  He just laughed softly, smiled and didn't answer.

D A W G

I've read numerous times that mid to late 4th round the talent falls off a cliff.

We get a 5th year on him as a first round pick.  Bills did us the favor.

1 minute ago, rayzor said:

get him and pearsall

I love Pearsall. 

I see Mingo as our #2 so we really need the harder to find X outside receiver although it's possible Mingo could continue to develop into that roll.
 

Legette, Baker and Coleman could fit that role but I think they are middle to low 2nd rounders so we'd have to overdraft based on most big boards.  Out of those I do like Legette the best.  6'4" with 4.4 speed.

I also really like Worthy alot of his size puts me off as I can already see the whole team full of little people jokes.

 

4 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

feel free to add names 

I can't.  Those are letters, not numbers.

Evero's defense is a 2 high shell.  It's not just the rules these days allowing offenses to score more easily.  It's much more difficult in today's NFL to get over the top since Vic Fangiono's style defense has gotten more and more popular. 

Losing Burns is a loss in my opinion but overall I think we'll be a better defense because it's year two and Evero has more guys that fit his system.  With the addition of Robinson and Wonnum as well as others I think we are going to be much improved against the run.  With any improvement on offense that is also going to help the defense who kept us in a lot of games last year but couldn't last the entire game.

I am in.

I've been a Panthers fan since word came out that Jerry was making a bid.  I am ride or die. 

“The pain. It's worth it. The more you love, the more it hurts. It's the only thing that is.”

Mmmm.

So, this is what the bottom looks like.

Association + need = educated speculation.

Panthers need WR help = reports of Panthers looking at or being involved in FA WR's.

I expect most "sources" go like this.

Ring, ring.  Hello, this is Carolina Panthers person who works inside the building or is in the NFL in any way.

Yes, I'm a reporter.  Are you guys going after Calvin Ridley?

Anything is possible and we are looking to upgrade our WR's

Can I quote you on that?

Sure.

Sources inside the Panthers organization say they are interested in acquiring Calvin Ridley to upgrade their WR's for Bryce Young.  If the Panthers can sign Ridley, anything is possible, including a surprise trip to the Superbowl sooner rather than later.

I want Jackson Powers-Johnson, the Duck center.  Take him at #33.

LOL

I was gonna say titties.

I think it depends how the difference in grades when you pick.  If a guy you have graded as a mid to first rounder drops to the 2nd, you take him as long as it's not at a position where we are stacked.  Luckily, we are not stacked at any position.

I think Canales's offense is going to put Bryce in a much, much better position from the start so even if we had the same personal, this is going to help a lot.

I've always said it's all connected but the biggest problem was our interior offense line.  With that, the health and longer term health of Brady and Austin being big question the Panthers have to answer.  How sure are you these guys are going to be as healthy as a vet you might go out and sign.  When healthy and with Canales's new offense isn't the complete disaster it was last year.

I'm not saying we still don't need WR, TE, or upgrades at other positions.  Only that it isn't all going to happen in year 1 which is why I think you always go with BPA but with a strong eye towards interior oline.

I also think we'll end up trading Burns for a 1st pick and something else.