QB Rankings & Record under the David Tepper Era

[Chad_Cota]

From 2018 the Panthers have had 10 Starting QBs. Here are the stats and this how I would rank them. DISCLAMER this is ugly: 

• 2018- 3 QBs- Cam Newton (6-8), Kyle Allen 1-0,  Taylor Heinicke (0-1) 
• 2019- Kyle Allen (5-7), Cam Newton (0-2), Will Grier (0-2) 
• 2020- Teddy Bridgewater (4-11), PJ Walker (1-0) 
• 2021- Sam Darnold (4-7), Cam Newton (0-5), PJ Walker (1-0)
• 2022- Sam Darnold (4-2), Baker Mayfield (1-5), PJ Walker (2-3)
• 2023- Bryce Young (2-14, Andy Dalton (0-1) 
• 2024- Bryce Young (0-1), TBD ?!?! (15-0) 

Rankings: 

• 1. Cam Newton- 75-68-1,  32,382 yards, 194 TDs, 123 ints (Prime Cam was unstoppable until the JJ Watt Hit. Wish we could go back.) 
• 2. Sam Darnold-  8-9, 3,670 Yards, 16 TDs, 16 ints (Sam should have stayed the starter after the Wilkes season, would have competed for the division this year and kept all of our assets.)
• 3. Teddy Bridgewater- 4-11, 3,733 yards, 15 TDs, 11 ints (3 years, $63 MM contract for 1 season with a 4-11 record.) 
• 4. Kyle Allen- 8-9, 3,588 yards, 19 TDs, 16 ints. (Looked like the future in 2019, showed promise in the comeback snow game against GB. Just could not get over the fumble issue.) 
• 5. Bryce Young- 2-16, 3038, 11 TDs, 12 ints. (If the trade was included into the rankings, Bryce would be dead last. Imo it's too early to bench bryce. Do I see him rebounding? No, but stranger things have happened. 
• 6. PJ Walker- 4-3, 5 TDs, 11 ints (One of the most entertaining games of all time and best throws against the Falcons. PJ XFL had a wow factor, until NFL teams got tape on him. 
• 7. Andy Dalton- 0-1, 361 yards, 2 TDs, 0 ints. (Probably would have won at least 3 more games with Andy Dalton as the starter last year. His 300 yard performance exposed some of the initial concerns of Bryce. Will we see him in 2024?) 
• 8. Baker Mayfield- 1-5, 1,313 yards, 6 TDs, 6 ints. (Who could be succesful with Matt Rhule as their HC? The batted balls at the line were a major issue. He never fit in here and now is exceling on the Bucs.)
• 9. Taylor Heinicke- 0-1, 320 yards, 1 TD, 3 ints. (Liability at QB, eventually developed under Ron Rivera in WSH.) 
• 10. Will Greir- 0-2, 228 yards, 0 TDs, 4 ints. ( One of the worst QB performances we have ever witnessed. 3rd pick wasted.) 

So here is to another year of underwhelming QB play. What is another year, we have been waiting since 2018. My advice build a team over the next few years and hopefully we can lure a NFL Caliper Starting QB into signing with us. 

Edited September 10 by Chad_Cota

[jtm]

Yeah we are in the midst of a historically bad time to be a Panthers fan.  I'm not sure the Panthers can get out of it with Tepper.  

[Joe Bear]

Trust me, they won't. We used to look back on 11-win seasons fondly. Soon, we'll look back on 5-win seasons fondly. Actually, we already do. Hell, we won't see five wins combined over the rest of the '20s.