MHS831

The problem is nobody really knows the problem. Question: Is Purdy better than Young? Not the team, stats, etc. As a player, how is he better than Young in terms of skills, etc. If there is a difference, it is this: You see the best of Purdy--the supported player with limited talent, a great defense, good OL, excellent weapons. You see the worst of Young. No consistent support, no oline, few weapons. If you put Purdy on the Panther roster in 2023, wonder how he does? If you put Young on the niners roster in 2023, I wonder if he plays much better?

The premise of your argument is that you are privy to inside information and I am not. And if you are a concrete operational thinker, you miss dry humor and ambiguous suppositions--I said, she may have had a voice in it. It was really a subtle joke about how shotty the front office is, but now I am defending myself against someone who seems to get angry when he thinks he has spotted a comment by someone else that does not comport with his opinion. No, I do not think she made the decision, but the part where I said "She may have had a voice in it" seems to have been overlooked by you--maybe the rage, the eyes tearing up or the frothing at the mouth--I don't know. She is a part of the ownership team. Take a deep breath, regroup, and read all passages to the end instead of until you see red flags of disagreement.

Seriously- Young's season is historically bad according to what ? The results? His stats? Not even close. I have posted this several times. What would you want a team to do if their rookie QB completed 38% of his passes and threw 6 TDs and 24 interceptions? What if that QB threw a pick every 9 passes? A #1 overall pick, mind you, who went to a bad situation. You would have cut him. This team surrounded him with a great OL and weapons to throw to. This guy went on to win 4 Super Bowls. twice Super Bowl MVP. Three pro bowls, and a league MVP award. The people who wanted him run out of town on a rail after his rookie year, kinda shut up after that. And he wears a yellow jacket.

Right on, brother. I put off mock drafting as long as I could because it makes the off season longer. I broke down before Thanksgiving and dove into the Mock Draft Simulator 24 pool. Now I have to tread water for 5 months until free agency and the draft. I used to go to OTAs every year--not camp--too hot and too many people. I think I will go this year, just to see these players up close again.

Here is what we know: How Bryce Young looks when playing quarterback in the NFL under some of the worst conditions possible.

I felt that we were soft at CB and vulnerable up the middle. Derrick Brown played every down and the defense was on the field most of the game, but if he needs rest or gets injured, yikes. I honestly do not know how this defense was so good-Starting LB lost for the season (Shaq), Starting CB (Horn) gone most of the season. That is nearly 20% of the starting D. Chinn disappeared.

It was a joke--and a damn good one.

I wanted Stroud early on last year, but I had my doubts about him. When Drew Brees came into the league, they said his arm was weak. Matt Ryan's arm was not strong. My reservations were formed when Frank and David and Scott felt the need to promote his personality and maturity. Like they were selling the pick. I have a feeling that Nicole may have made the pick---at least had a voice in it.

I will say this--the world we live in is so polarized people want to make instant decisions and then they fix in on their beliefs to such a degree, they would rather Bryce suck than be proven wrong. I am not optimistic, but I have seen players come around after 1 year at QB. This coach could be the difference. Bryce has an adequate arm that is accurate when he has time to step into throws. He is known to be smart. He had a lot of voices in his ear, his OL sucked with 40% on IR most of the season, his WR room changed and had issues getting open, the play calling was predictable and vanilla, and his starting TE underperformed and went to IR. What support system did he have going for him? Baker Mayfield was a short first round pick who struggled and, if you ask me, was a bust when he got here. Canales, using the resources around him (better than Bryce's right now) devised a system where he would be successful, and he was. John Elway completed 47.5% of his passes during his rookie season, and threw twice as many picks as he did TDs (7). Wonder what Denver fans were saying? Tua in Miami in year 1 completed 64% of his passes and had more than twice as many TDs than Picks. They wanted him gone. In 2022, however, he threw 25 TDs and only 8 interceptions. They thought first overall pick Terry Bradshaw was a bust in Pittsburgh after his rookie season behind a bad offense. He completed 38.1% of his passes and threw 6 TDs against 24 interceptions. 11% of his passing attempts were picked off---1 out of every 9. What a bum. A bum that wears a yellow jacket and has a few rings. Just give the kid a chance. The rookie campaign was not good, but every aspect of his supporting cast LET HIM DOWN. He is 22 years old. When terrorists flew planes in the twin towers, he was being conceived. When I was 22 I was laughing at fart jokes and still trying to decide on a major. Nobody here has ever had to perform under that kind of pressure. Give Bryce a year under Canales. If he is no better, he will be benched and we will go back into the QB market.

In fairness to him, what has the Swiss Army ever won?

YAC guys with the ability to go deep--slants will be big, screens, outs. go routes (when the presnap read is man with no S help) I also think Bryce will develop the back shoulder throw--not sure I saw that much from him this year.

If I am Canales, the first thing I do is make Evero my assistant head coach.

Realistically, it helps to know what we will have at the position in 2024. Thielen (unless he requests a trade and is given one, he will be here. Bryce counts on him, but he should not be much more than a #2.) Mingo (He had nearly 500 yards in a dysfunctional offense. That is a high percentage of Bryce's total passing yards. He will improve.) TMJ (It makes little since to not give him one last shot with the new offense. Sometimes players prosper) Smith Marsette (I like him, but as the fifth WR. He too is in the 6-1 range and runs a 4.42 ish 40. He has less beef than the others.) we are going to sign a free agent and draft 2, imo--

Very good center draft this year, imo. Something to like about each of the top 3, and I think with 2 Guards returning from IR (And BC was not that good at LG), Bozeman having a year where he got beat a lot (could be the reserve Guards on each side, but I saw him get blown up by NTs) the middle needs attention. I am for it. At 65, Powers Johnson will be gone--if we had a first rounder, he would be a great second round selection. I would take either Frazier and Van Pran and be as giddy as a little school girl.

Yes, I think Chubba is going to be the guy, but a dual threat back on passing downs would be a nice touch. Sanders was such a bad addition, and I was angry when we grabbed him. You simply don't have to pay RBs a ton of money and you don't go after RBs that ran behind the best OL in football and compensate them for their production. In Philly, he was often not touched until he was 4 yards up field.

In my opinion, we are going to need a deep guy or two. Not sure where I read this, but Baker was 6th in passes (completions) over 30 yards and second in the NFL in completions over 40 yards. I need to watch some Bucs video to see what Baker did. Now, he played to Baker's STRENGTHS, not his height, which would be a weakness. I am not of the mindset that Bryce's strength is the same as Baker's, so I have to wonder. It could mean that he likes the deep ball to the big WR--so he turned Baker's weakness into an advantage for Evans. He had to play the players he had. The players he will have to play here? Mingo. Not sure if we keep Thielen or anyone else. Maybe Smith Marsette. The good news? Canales will have a big voice in picking his WR room. I think we give TMJ one more season, maybe the light comes on in the new system and he finds his groove. I think we draft 2 WRs and I think we bring in a free agent. Not sure about TE. He will want a better dual threat RB than Chubba.

To be fair, he has to have something to pass the time when others are dating or having sex.

You went too far with "evangelical." I will take scam grifter though.

About the new philosophy--what does that mean? I am not that great at X's and O's and strategy, but I will make some statements that you can agree with or laugh at--I just want to put it out there.... https://www.wralsportsfan.com/what-dave-canales-offense-can-teach-us-about-the-carolina-panthers-future/21262670/

Does she have any pictures of me? That would make going to the games a bit awkward.

Morgan did not impress me, but I don't think he likes the stage and microphone. Dogs...Dog fight....Fear the logo (a cat). I think he is going to be fine if left to do what he does best. And I agree with him, fwiw. Just a bit awkward. This was a like a front office pep rally. Canales has genuine enthusiasm--the type of personality that makes you wonder what he is trying to sell. Loved the emotion towards his wife, the refusal to answer David Newton's questions about the franchise's coaching transitions, etc. He is going to be special. I think he will be the coach here for as long as the teppers will stay out of the way.

Between the 20s he is pretty good Between his ears? Not so much.

He had a really good QB throwing to him and the ACC was not that good this year, so I am not sure about him. I really like the way he handled himself during his ordeal--seems to be a class act.

when it comes to Wide outs, two words are all you need to know: Yards After Catch. We might draft three (4) receivers.

Bryce is smart, known to be a quick processor. I understand that we will be under center a lot running play action--that necessitates the QB will have his back the line of scrimmage for about a second or even more on play action passes. It gets him moving and he would then make a quick read or two and get rid of it. Less complicated that two or three reads and a checkdown when you are a 5-10 QB standing in the pocket watching big, lumbering WRs break and then get covered. This will be about timing, and his quick processing might work to his advantage. This is smart on paper. I also think Canned Ales (I just made that up on the fly) will be smart to get the voices out of Bryce's head. He was confused and he lost confidence. They really should have benched Bryce to learn and played Andy. I did not see the presser--just commenting on your comments.