This Team is Killing Us

The first battle between #BryceYoung & #CJStroud goes to the #CarolinaPanthers! Demetri and Lauren talk about what went right and what still needs work after the Panthers’ first win of the 2023 season.

0:00 The #Panthers finally win!

1:48 Lauren bullies Demetri for no reason

2:36 Was #BryceYoung too short this week?

5:51 #FrankiLuvu had a day

9:16 Whole lotta #Bama in this game

10:30 Does #Fox know that not everyone that has ever played at #Bama played for #NickSaban?

11:31 #WillAnderson helping #Bryce out

11:59 Penalties and special teams

16:26 Did Eddie Piñero make history?

17:29 Winning on FGs is still winning!

19:16 The run game is still a problem

21:40 What happens to #MilesSanders now?

24:30 Will Levis enters the chat

25:55 Where is the #Bryce vs #CJStroud conversation now?

27:24 #Defense is the story of the game

29:04 Ickey is a mess

31:36 Are you ready for the #FrankReich Bowl?

Between the frustrated fan base and a matchup with the other rookie QB some fans are saying they wish the #Panthers had, who better to give us perspective on what #Bryce is going through than Ryan Leaf? Demetri and the #2 pick of the 1998 Draft talk about the expectations and challenges that come along with being designated a franchise savior.

02:18 How does a coaching change effect a rookie?

05:03 What do owners, GMs and coaches not get about rookie QB struggles?

08:15 Can #RyanLeaf recognize his struggles in others?

11:29 Does #RyanLeaf remember the first time he was called a #bust?

13:40 Some fans already want to call #BryceYoung a #bust 

18:59 #CJStroud vs #BryceYoung and #RyanLeaf vs #PeytonManning 

21:45 Is #AdamTheilen #BryceYoung’s security blanket

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Coming off of a bye week, the #CarolinaPanthers get ready to welcome #CJStroud and the #HoustonTexans to BOA. The game will be a referendum on the 2023 Draft for some people. Plus we take your listener questions.

00:00 It’s a bye week

2:50 Was #Bryce too short this week?

5:20 What’s the reality of the #Bryce is a Bust narrative?

10:25 #CJStroud is coming to town

12:57 #Texans fans can’t steal BOA

14:00 More #Texans or #OhioState jerseys?

16:17 Are you ready for the #ThomasBrown era?

17:57 What do we know about #ThomasBrown

23:50 Mailbag!

Very few people know as much about Alabama football and its fans as #PaulFinebaum does. So, the week after #BryceYoung and #TuaTagovailoa face off in an NFL game, there is no better person to join Demetri Ravanos on the Mid-Week Talkthrough!

1:30 #Bama QBs are the future of the NFL

2:16 How do #Alabama fans think about offense now?

3:45 No #BryceYoung is not the problem

5:12 Is #Bryce’s problem as simple as moving to the #NFL?

6:30 The #Panthers have bigger problems than #BryceYoung 

8:05 #Bryce vs #Tua

10:13 How much does #NickSaban still talk to his old players?

11:25 Can you call #NickSaban a mercenary?

12:53 How does #PaulFinebaum feel about “Is #Bryce too short” talk?

It was another loss for the #CarolinaPanthers but #BryceYoung looked as good as he had all season long. Now changes are on the way for the offense.

00:00 Demetri is in Alabama 

2:33 Was #Bryce too short this week?

4:36 #FrankReich giving up playcalling duties

6:07 Why change playcallers now?

8:00 Should #FrankReich have taken a year off?

10:01 Will #BryceYoung have 3 playcallers in a year?

11:39 There are a lot of bad teams

13:14 #JohnnyHekker be fightin’

14:50 Flops deserve respect

16:13 Lauren has complaints about the secondary

18:30 The zero fucks given game

20:02 Good thing Hayden Hurst is getting all that money

21:04 Have a day #ChubbaHubbard

24:43 #Bama QBs go head-to-head

27:17 Does #Tua give you hope for #BryceYoung 

30:02 Was #NorvTurner the best #Panthers’ best OC?

Leading a team through a rebuild? Dealing with a meddlesome owner? #DaveCampo has dealt with exactly what #FrankReich is dealing with right now with the #CarolinaPanthers. We talk a lot about #BryceYoung a lot. Today on the Mid-Week Talkthrough, Dave gives us some insight on situations like the ones the #Panthers are facing right now.

1:45 How does a coach prepare for a rebuild?

3:50 Working with a meddlesome owner

5:30 Has hindsight changed your point of view?

6:37 How does a coach handle being overruled?

9:50 Should #Panthers fans believe in #DJChark?

11:43 How much should play callers consider which receivers #BryceYoung trusts?

14:27 How do you get veterans to buy into a #rebuild?

17:32 What was coaching #CoachPrime like?

Did we just watch the worst performance of the #CarolinaPanthers season? Demetri & Lauren explain why there is so little reason for optimism coming out of the 42-24 loss to the #DetroitLions.

0:00 A complete game?

2:30 Was #Bryce too short this week

5:05 Thankful for good news about #ChandlerZavala

7:08 Does #DaveTepper think he is helping?

9:21 Should #Carolina be thankful for Dave Tepper?

10:55 Just vibes

13:30 #CamNewton on #BryceYoung

14:44 The problem with “let #Bryce sit a year”

17:00 Was this the”up game” for #BryceYoung?

17:23 The WR1 talk

18:55 Why won’t #CamNewton call out the #Panthers?

20:53 Are the #Lions like #SuperBowl good?

24:40 Were we glad to see #DJMoore go?

26:30 Was this the defense’s worst game of the year?

29:11 #FrankReich wants better for #BrianBurns 

30:50 The #CarolinaPanthers have not had a national laughing stock game yet

31:54 Tell Lauren why to be optimistic

32:20 Sandwich talk

It’s an OG Media company meeting as Joe Ovies joins Demetri Ravanos to ask questions and vent frustrations ahead of Week 5.

2:10 Would a larger market put up with #FrankReich?

4:44 #BryceYoung being short isn’t the problem

6:00 Who do the #CarolinaPanthers think they’re fooling?

7:02 Why are the #Panthers still talking about the playoffs?

7:58 #DavidTepper is a problem for #FrankReich & #BryceYoung

10:10 If #HueJackson con figure this out, why can’t #FrankReich?

13:00 #FrankReich is #JonGruden 

13:43 Is the offense built around what #Bryce can’t do?

14:54 The #CarolinaPanthers are the result of a lot of bad trades

18:09 Can #FrankReich &#BryceYoung ever work?

19:20 How will Tepper screw up the next hire?

It was another disappointing and frankly embarrassing outing for #BryceYoung and the #CarolinaPanthers. At this point, Demetri and Lauren cannot dismiss that Frank Reich may be doing this on purpose.

1:35 Another loss

2:25 Was #Bryce too short this week?

3:05 Holy Lord, that third drive!

5:20 Who does #FrankReich not trust?

6:39 There is no #RiverboatRon

8:35 How do you take a delay on 3rd down?

10:25 Did that field goal rip your soul out?

13:12 #BradyQuinn pwns the #Panthers

15:16 #BryceYoung cannot tell a lie 

18:20 Felt like a #Vikings home game

20:45 This has to be demoralizing 

23:45 I hope #DaveTepper is embarrassed 

25:20 Let’s talk about the #defense

27:32 Are the #Bears going to have the top 2 picks?

28:17 Why make a #trade?

29:45 What is #FrankReich’s goal?

31:55 Lauren is sick of coaches that hate offense

No Bryce on the field in Week 3 doesn’t mean we skip the Mid-Week Talkthrough. Demetri Ravanos talks to former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury about how you work through issues with a quarterback who isn’t used to the game not coming to him easily.

01:42 What is the message to #Bryce this week?

04:47 Get over expectations of others

07:20 Is transition tougher for #BryceYoung?

07:55 3 things #quarterbacks have to do great

10:30 You can make mistakes and win at #Bama

11:25 Last pace teams take time to turn around

14:23 Is #BryceYoung brushing his teeth?

16:01 Are the #Vikings gettable for the #Panthers?