falconidae

Still situation isn't as hopeless as some seem to think. Fitt might get it right, the new coaches might actually make a difference in the drafting, and money talks in FA. There were legit reasons to take Bryce number one. If he develops, the rest of it can be worked out.

Panthers have 60 mil in cap room for 2024, and 6 picks, including a 2nd and 3rd rounder, which, if the team is as bad many expect it to be, will be, essentially, a late 1st and a late 2nd rounder. Yeah, no first rounder sucks, but, still a lot of talent can be added. There was a lot of speculation that the Falcons would trade up for a QB, especially before the Panthers traded up. I was opposed any trade up and particularly to drafting Young, just because I don't think he can take the hits an NFL QB gets during a season. Early returns aren't great, but you can say that about almost every rookie QB that takes the field. Way too early to say what will happen in the next two-three years.

Happens to every QB in the NFL. I'm sure it happened to Cam. There's strong mofos on every defense. If the QB is off balance, a good DE can knock him down with one hand. In this particular case, I think it's Bryce still underestimating the speed and power of NFL defensive players, If Bryce shifts a half second earlier, he doesn't go down. He'll learn. There's a new HC, OC, QB, plus several other new players on offense. As bad as it looked first two games, it should get better over the season. Probably not translating into too many wins this year, but by the end of the year, you'll probably feel better about your QB.

As a fan of a division rival, this is exactly true. Hasn't been great his first couple of starts, hardly means Bryce is a bust, he may have a long and successful career ,but yeah, we've been laughing about his play so far.

They traded to one to get their pick of the QBs, not because they'd decided which one that was yet. As a Falcons fan, I'm hoping for Richardson at 1, with the Panthers trying to duplicate their success with Cam or Buffalo's success with Allen. Young is a pretty close second, he's not playing at 200, he's probably closer to 185. The shorter QBs that have succeeded were stout-Russell Wilson is 215 LB at 5'10" or from a different era of football. I wouldn't draft him because I don't think his body can take the beating the NFL will give him. Young, whoever drafts him, would be well advised to go talk to Warrick Dunn, who was smaller than Young and played 12 years as a RB in the league. Dunn had an incredible routine of diet, massage and physical therapy that cost 6 figures every year to keep him healthy as a small man in the NFL.

You're in luck then, Patterson is on IR and can't return until game 9. I'm thinking the Falcons win at home.

Sorry to hear that, hope it's not serious. Hate to see any player go down like that.