Peter King - Young is one smart guy

[rayzor]

1 minute ago, DeAngelo Beason said:

We'll see.

yes we will see.... we'll see a star at QB in a panthers uni again. we'll see a QB who is beyond his years frustrating defenses.

[hepcat]

40 minutes ago, top dawg said:

Apparently Reich, Brown and McCown did. What your problem is, I don't know. What's trying to be expressed, that you seem not to be understanding is that it's extraordinary for an inexperienced college freshman to not only see the play, but have the balls to change the protection. I guess that you missed the part where they said some pro QBs can't even do those things. 

I get that you're nonplussed about the Young pick, but do you have to be so damned petty and negative about everything? Good grief, dude! Damn, "Debbie" doesn't befit a dude.

I’ve been one of the most negative posters here since the day Matt Fool got hired but I completely agree that now that there is NFL caliber staff and very promising QB prospect on the roster that now is far from the time to be negative. Bad times are over.

[Mr. Scot]

King's other comment about Young (while assessing team's chances for next year)

Carolina. I don’t expect it to take long for Bryce Young to get up to speed in the Carolina offense, but what no one knows is if Young will be sturdy enough to make it through an 18-week NFL campaign.

[Teddy2SuperBowlHeartBreaks]

When you can’t rely on athleticism you have to be the smartest guy in the room. I’m so excited to see this guy play at an high level in the NFL. Undersized backup NBA playoffs make the best coaches for the same reason. 

[Mr. Scot]

I would add also that if you read the entire column, you'll find King mentions and comments on Cam Newton's latest statement about why he's still unemployed.

[TLGPanthersFan]

1 hour ago, CPcavedweller said:

Y'all are slobbering over recognizing an overload blitz? My god.

We are you so miserable?

[Kramerica]

26 minutes ago, Martin said:

This is very cool, hard to not get too excited. When is the next minicamp? 

Agreed. Young will be at camp on May 12th and 13th 

[mrcompletely11]

16 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

King's other comment about Young (while assessing team's chances for next year)

Carolina. I don’t expect it to take long for Bryce Young to get up to speed in the Carolina offense, but what no one knows is if Young will be sturdy enough to make it through an 18-week NFL campaign.

Thats as cut and dry as it gets

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Thats as cut and dry as it gets

That particular concern doesn't go away now that he's drafted.

Just the opposite, it becomes very real.

Obviously we all hope it doesn't manifest into anything, but it's not going away.

[carpanfan96]

52 minutes ago, rayzor said:

because all QBs at any level does this kind of thing and makes the necessary adjustments. really no big deal, even for someone who is 19 years old and in their second college game ever. 

or frank reich is correct and there are pro QBs who don't make this kind of adjustment and that it is incredibly rare, especially for a 19 year old kid in his 2nd college game.

nevermind...i forgot i'm talking to the lone expert here who is superior to every draft scout and coach in the league who sees that Young is on another level. thank you for imparting your wisdom with all of us idiots.

There are some pro qb's that start/, have started in the last few seasons that most likely didn't even have permission to do this.

 

[TLGPanthersFan]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

That particular concern doesn't go away now that he's drafted.

Just the opposite, it becomes very real.

Obviously we all hope it doesn't manifest into anything, but it's not going away.

Good news is all Young has to do is prove he can stay healthy and it will go away. 
Unlike, unfortunately, people constantly ragging on Cam’s accuracy which never went away his entire career. 

[PanthersATL]

That King has bothered to write *another* piece on Carolina in so many weeks should be an indicator of the positive movements we're seeing this off season.   

 

[PanthersATL]

The whole piece could be summed up as a haiku (King's signature sign-off):

Young, as a freshman
Shifted the line to the left
Can't deny, he's smart

[FugginPoo]

Biggest concern is obviously that he gets broke with regular concussions like Tua or just breaks down and retires early like Andrew Luck….hopefully Reich has a plan to mitigate that from the luck experience