LinvilleGorge

Wouldn't mind as a UDFA

LOL! I still would've loved to have seen if Johnny Manziel could've transitioned to the NFL with an actual head on his shoulders. Johnny Football didn't translate. We know that. But could that skill set with a sober, logical mindset and NFL QB work ethic have worked? I don't think we ever got to find out because he was a complete knucklehead and never gave himself a chance to pan out.

Yeah, once it became clear that Donovan wasn't gonna make a decision in time we had to pivot off of that. Hiring Donovan would've basically meant eating a wasted season and getting a new era off to a horrible start because we would've lost a lot in the portal and basically had to try to piece together a roster out of absolute portal leftovers. It would've probably been the least talented roster we've ever put on the court, an absolute embarrassment, and might've given 8-20 a run for its money for worst UNC bball team ever. You can't start off a new coaching hire already in the wrong side of 60 like that.

Only if we're dumb enough to re-sign him at franchise QB pay. *narrator chimes in* "And he knows full well that we are"

Yeah, I'd take his career over Maziel's too but I'd rather have a bust at #22 vs. a bust at #3. Bortles was the bigger bust because the #3 pick is much more valuable than the #22 pick. Greg Robinson was a huge bust too and he went #2. The biggest bust in the draft is usually gonna be a top 5 pick and almost always a top 10 puck simply because of the massively skewed values of higher picks.

Is that Johnny Manziel? The 22nd overall pick in the draft is never gonna be the drafts biggest bust. Especially when Greg Robinson and Blake Bortles went 2nd and 3rd in the same draft class. LOL

That's the new reality of college sports. There's really not much of a reason for guys with eligibilityvremaining not entering the portal with the option to return. Especially with a coaching change and not knowing how you'll fit into his plans. Throw your name out there and see if there's a better offer.

I don't know what to think to be honest. Not excited, not crushed, just well we'll see.

Yeah, coach feathered a mighty fine nest for himself with that bag and all that control but you gotta think all that distraction weighed on the team and their preparation.

Man, it would be tough announcing Lloyd as your exciting new hire after tonight.

Tommy Lloyd might be calling UNC at halftime asking if that offer is still on the table. LOL

I don't even follow the NBA and it feels like this guy has been talking about being traded imminently for like five years now.

Yep, the Panthers powers that be seem desperate to convince themselves he can clear the bare minimum bar of demanding a legit franchise QB contract. Canales seems to be laying the groundwork here of building the case that all of Bryce's shortcomings are still there and even more glaring than you may have thought while his strengths aren't nearly as strong as you had hoped and aren't near enough to make up for the lack of pure physical tools. When you have historically anomalous lack of measurables you need historically anomalous positive intangibles to make up for it. That was always issue with Bryce as a prospect. Like Parcells said when evaluating him, "he better walk on water".

I'm honestly not sure how much "west coast" plays into it. There's a huge difference between Tucson, AZ and Spokane, WA where he spent the previous two decades of his career. Chapel Hill is significantly different than Spokane but way more similar to it than Tucson. You're talking about a pretty significant plane ride to get back home either way. He and his family would be flying private and direct so we're talking about a 3ish hour flight vs. a 5ish hour flight. That's basically a wash. It's not like he went from Gonzaga to another PNW program. Tucson is a dramatic departure from Washington state. Honestly a far bigger departure climatically and scenery wise than Chapel Hill would be.

Honestly, this is pretty alarming stuff. The things Canales is talking about Bryce needing to do better at were the exact reasons why Bryce was drafted. Bryce was never going to be the prototypical 6'5" 240 rocket launcher arm guy. He was supposed to be able to make up for his physical shortcomings by being a "superprocessor with a PG mentality". Now here is Canales basically saying that he has to become a better processor and learn to play with a PG mentality. Honestly, this feels like starting to build your case for why we need to move on at QB.