Brian Answers: Bryce Young, Tetairoa McMillan, Will Grier, and more!

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! Another week down in this long offseason, but the discussions are ongoing with you guys, our community. Let’s dive right in with all your questions!

@WTMealey: What’s a tougher waiting period draft to training camp or training camp to week 1?

It used to be the NFL Draft to training camp when I was younger, but I think now its definitely training camp to week 1 of the regular season. During the dead zone period after the NFL Draft, there’s not much to talk about short of roster projections and reviewing the previous season, and acquisitions during the off-season. There really isn’t a whole lot to think about during that time so I can focus on other aspects of life. I think once training camp starts happening, the anticipation for the regular season really starts to build as we fans are fed morsels of information to wet the appetite. The preseason doesn’t help either, because once you’ve been around the block enough, you know what you’re seeing in the preseason really has no bearing on the regular season short of the back end roster guys who might make the 53. So that’s my answer and I am sticking to it.

Carolinacloggy: Brian my man, you have the most Dutch last name i’ve ever heard! Keep pounding (regards from a Dutch fan)

I always enjoy the responses about my last name. Most people have either never seen my last name, or have met someone related to me. Yes, it is very Dutch. Welcome to CSR, friend!

Revshawn: Does Fanfest count as the start of the NFL season?

I think it certainly does, it is the starter as we really ramp up into “we’re almost there” time.

Mozzie11: Is the golden ago of qb’ing over? Brady, Manning, Rogers, et al giving way to a time of qb’s with flaws and very few HOF candidates. Mahommes is heading to the HOF but has been heading down hill over the last several years but might have some more good years. Allen just got voted by execs as the top qb but has not won anything of consequence yet. Jackson is an ex MVP but has a number of major flaws passing wise and sucks in the playoffs. Hurts – not so much. Mayes has had a promising start but there is a lot of time needed to see how he shakes out.

If you step back and look at it that the league has no/few true elite qb’s, does it change the way a team should approach team building?

I think the approach now needs to be more team focused than anything, at least for those teams drafting a QB to be “the guy”. Quarterbacks don’t come out as pro-ready as they did a decade ago, partially because of the way college offenses run now and also partially because QBs often shift to different colleges way more often...