It’s a short week for the #CarolinaPanthers. Demetri talks to Taylor Doll of the #MakingMonsters podcast about how the competing re-builds are going and what in #BryceYoung’s development looks similar to #JustinFields?

2:08 Are #Bears fans looking forward to this game?

4:06 #DJMoore is what #BryceYoung is missing

6:04 Could #Bryce have been a Bear?

8:15 Compare the reaction to #JustinFields to #BryceYoung 

15:12 What do the Panthers’ draft picks mean to Bears fans?

18:30 Do we all feel hopeless right now?

21:30 Is this a winnable game for the #Panthers?

It was a rough week for the #CarolinaPanthers and it was a particularly rough week for #BryceYoung. Let’s work through it together.

1:00 Week 8 is over

4:16 Was #Bryce too short this week

7:11 Playcalling

8:10 #CJStroud had a hell of a day

10:05 Demetri can’t believe Lauren does this to herself

11:20 The #Panthers are unserious

16:11 Sam Howell? 

24:54 Michael Pittman Jr. sticks up for Xavier Woods

27:37 Do we get what #Targeting is?

30:20 Should we even watch Thursday night?

31:25 #PawPatrol talk

For the first time in 2023, the Carolina Panthers are preparing for a game coming off a win. Bomani Jones joins Demetri to talk about what happened last week and what is ahead for #BryceYoung and the #CarolinaPanthers.

1:09 #BomaniJones didn’t see it with #BryceYoung 

2:29 College athletic vs. #NFL athletic

3:42 #AnthonyRichardson was a "what could be" pick

5:44 What is the gap between #BryceYoung & #CJStroud?

6:58 Did the #Panthers undervalue DJ Moore

10:56 The case for not starting #Bryce

12:52 How could you tell pundits hadn’t seen #Bryce before

14:26 Nobody else is #MichaelVick

17:08 Do we buy #ThomasBrown as a head coaching candidate?

19:37 Charlotte showed how much it hates #DaveTepper

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