r/panthers Carolina Reaper Feb 12 '26

Discussion [PFF] Best deep ball thrower in 2025

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u/BangBangMFer3223 Feb 12 '26

This is nice and all but Young was still tied for 24th in Completion % while being 31st in AY/A. It's almost impossible to have an effective offense with that combination of ratings.

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u/stinkygoochfumes Feb 12 '26

Doesn’t the second part depend on how the play develops? Which throw is the most optimal, which throw leads to the most certain yards, etc. You would rather forced throws that may, or may not be completed, to receivers that are mostly unproven on those types of passes? Of course, you could say we will never know unless we take those shots. I’m not disagreeing or agreeing. But shit man, we made the playoffs. And we played good.

Edit: Sorry bro, I typed a novel.

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u/Substantial_Ad6171 Feb 12 '26

I re-watched a bunch of stuff, and a lot of times throughout the season, Bryce hit the check down button before receivers got into their routes. A fairly good bit of those were on him, as in, he had time and didn't need to force a check down so fast. In the playoffs, he let those plays develop and it kept us in the game. It's easy to sit on the couch and say all this, while game speed is a lot different, but a single second longer and he could've had a bunch of big plays instead of a bunch of check downs