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It'll be more stupidity then.

I am thinking it is possible his wife and Nicole may have spent some time around each other. You can imagine what you will (or won’t) about that.

It’s a cheaper way to achieve quarterback hell than the way we are currently doing it.

Mind explaining why?

It may not be a good thing for the fans of NFL football in the Carolinas but it sounds like Bryce Young is going to get his old Alabama offense back. The coach has been watching his cold blooded college tape (you die hards that don’t seem to know video of him playing in the NFL is available, jackpot). I’d love to be able to make a positive post about our QB. It is just freaking hard to do it with a straight face. The rookie C struggling to make protection calls, gonna have to deal with it if you want a good C. And you want a good center. But a veteran center, who the hell that has a choice really wants to work with a Bryce Young NFL offense? Think Boze may be getting some phone calls asking him about it? Wonder what he’d say.

They are still going off his college. Don’t worry, the new fall guy is gonna run Alabama offense, that will fix everything. It’ll be great. So what I want to ask is how in the fug can the offense be tailored to Stroud and Young both? Since they are so similar in style and tools.

It is out of character for me to feel good about David Tepper. I didn’t like him from the jump. And I don’t really expect it to take but there is maybe a window for these new guys to try it their way. If they could make any progress, it could buy them some freedom. With both of them touting the QB, it smells bad already to me but as I said earlier about Morgan; gets a year to state his case. And I understand that you probably aren't getting the job if you don’t tout the QB.

Yeah that should be like the warning on cigarettes, Caution: Do Not Disable Anti Owner-Tampering Mechanism. I’m probably worrying about Canales more than Morgan because he sounds like his voice hasn’t changed yet, and if talking and hugging is gonna do it. He made some comments I wonder about where he is really coming from and was he gonna be tough. I just don’t know enough about him. There is also a lot to like. My rare optimism stems from the pairing and history between the Canales and Morgan duo. It appears we have alignment in all the ways that we need a GM and HC to be aligned; probably for the first time since Gettleman and Rivera had their good year. I guess Rhule and Hurney had it lol. So these two could be aligned totally on with each other and off like hell re the league. I think there is a possibility that by being a repellent to coaches seen as the top guys, Tepper stumbled into a good thing Anyway Tepper really embarrassed himself and I think he knows it. I really do. The drink/ice assault was way over the line. The whole Reich (and Bryce) disaster. Stuff is totally out of control and it all leads back to him. How long it lasts who knows but I think he is going to be about as hands off as you will ever see him. More alignment. (okay watch this blow up right away) Don’t think this alignment thing means I believe they are going to be much better than they were, I think the offense could be twice as good and still suck. (edit: But it could improve our future prospects.) I am going to try myself, to be more positive. Starting now: The great thing about Bryce is, you can’t stare down a target you can’t see. We got that going.

Because it is Dan Morgan, I am doing the benefit of the doubt on this one. He proved himself everywhere from U of Miami to Panther player to scout to exec and the one failure is here, and he was not in charge for that. I’ll give him one year in charge no question. but that’s the only reason.

It is the dealbreaker for me. Ever since I saw too much.

Don’t you get a comp pick if you lose him anyway? So that is the rock bottom floor of what you’d accept.

I thought he looked pretty good last year too. Not 3 million good. Wouldn’t complain if he were on the team though, brought back cheaper.

I can see how it could work to a degree if they do the 'spare no expense or effort' at shoring up the weakness. IMO if we are going down that road, just get a 5th rounder that can play from under center, and has an NFL arm. Let them go at it and best player wins the job. I don’t personally care at all for the style of offensive football they will be playing to eventually get to .500 or a little better - unless it actually does turn out to be ground and pound with play action deep shots - I love that poo. The style thing is a large factor in my disapproval of drafting this guy. It’s gonna be ball out in 2.5, 5 yard and a cloud of turf pellets. Now I do love and appreciate a nicely thrown ball with ‘touch’ on it (looking at you, Cam), but when that is all that he can do, it won’t be fun.

No doubt, we won’t see it but the Panthers desperately need a QB with an arm.

That milk is so spilt. His contract is fully guaranteed. What the heck would it mean if you did trade a guy in that scenario? I understand that if you cut him, simple. You are on the hook for all of it. Is there any relief to be found at all for a team in a trade situation?

Sure, but what you are saying (or the people saying BOPA) is that a value choice has arbitrarily been made to exclude defensive players from consideration. Because, greater need. Keep on with that train of thought and you can get to elevating QB to the biggest need. Personally I wish they’d get another young QB to compete and may the least terrible win. Doesn’t have to be at 33. Don’t care where they get him just get him. (make this guy show me he can beat Somebody out. It would help him too if he could).

Okay I don’t understand that assertion so much. For the reason that just yesterday or the day before Canales said on camera with Kay Adams that we would be able to run the ball. Sounded determined. Talked about it as the team’s identity. Really, put up Canales picture and run John Fox audio, it still fits. Yeah. Run the ball and play defense. QB one of 11. Sounded serious, and looking at the tools of the QB he has to work with, probably exactly what he should do. Okay, that, and the success the team had running the ball after Rhule was fired and Bozeman was at C for that. So I don’t know about that take. (yeah the fit could still be all wrong which would make me wrong). But I saw the same things other people saw last year. Not good enough. Ands it probably won’t be run the ball the same way Fox would. Run it after the catch of a short throw is more what I think we will see than under center play action, though I do expect some of that. . As far as Bozeman in general, what was mentioned about the guys on his flanks, is fair. People want the QB to get help but not the C apparently. (OTOH I would also understand thinking the LT REALLY needs help so the C has to be a guy who generally doesn’t need help). I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I expected a rough year for him simply because he had a newborn. Unless I’m mistaken, the first child. That is rough on a guy that has to get up and be super fresh and physical and ready to excel at work. You don’t get any sleep. Another new scheme. No freaking help from his QB or the guys at G. I guess it’s possible as well, that maybe he could slide to G or be an interior super sub. Or play somewhere else.

That's probably what they will do except they will unfortunately exclude QB. If there is a QB sitting there that has a reasonable chance to be better than the one we have? If that happened, they would pass. I’d sure love to hear the discussion over it. (edit: take the damned QB, the one we have has not given us a reason not to). For me, I want a special player and don’t care what position. Just be special. Absolutely do not pass on special. A center, a returner, safety, don’t care what their position is. Do that and go find more of them.

Let’s see. We Tried to win last year and went 2-15. It was an honest 2-15. There is no 1st round pick. Losing comes naturally. So it ain’t tanking. If we do decide to tank, we are gonna 100% have to keep Bryce healthy.

We got a couple of good seasons off of rental rushers in the past. Yes that was when we were contending which gets you the top guys usually, but I think with every position: they are all stopgaps. Except for the ones that aren’t. Sign a guy a year if you want to until you get the chance to add the right player and check that spot off your list. That would actually be the same approach I’d have at QB. Draft or sign UDFA or UFA, one a year. Hold an open competition every year until you don’t need to. Keep churning the bottom of the barrel and keep the backup slot competitive.

Mingo... I’d say his first year was washed from the coaching turmoil; but he got a lot of reps and I expect this coming year to show him ready to compete. I don’t think he has a good QB throwing to him though, so my expectations are tempered. edit: if he had a league average QB throwing to him, he could possibly be a league average #2? I don’t know how to tell in this situation. You guys talking about taking all this time to ‘fairly’ evaluate Bryce..... how can you evaluate players off of playing with him? This was just such a misguided plan.

I like what she said. Most of it. Better than a bunch. She seems to have an inquisitive mind. The crap where she’s bragging over corrupting the team’s playing surface for the 40 ticketed events blah blah, definitely the lowlight.

Well we are only going to be looking up at three teams for the next year, or three, or 5. Depending on when they get serious about having a pro QB in Carolina. So what’s the difference? You’d rather look up at TB or the Saints?

Yay more anlytics

And the Panthers media people, just to keep the ridicule down.