Bettis doesn’t know what he’s talking about. As an NFL commentator, he’s around because of his name recognition and past performances on the field, not his astute insights into the inner workings and possible futures of NFL franchises.

Meanwhile, Peter King writes stuff to stay relevant. Anything he can trot out as “interesting” or “surprising” or even “quaint” to his readership keeps him in a steady job and maintains his supposed reputation as being the “go-to guy” for insights into the game. But more often than not, he’s wrong on stuff. Plenty wrong on stuff.

So, will Matt Moore be the best and brightest “breakout” player? Probably not. So, will he crash and burn and take the Panthers into the cellar and become the laughing stock of the NFL. I highly doubt it. More likely, he’ll be in the middle somewhere. And, the performances (or non-performances) of plenty of other guys on the roster will have just as large an impact on how this teams does this year.

But that’s just my two-cents,
—Neil

It is bound to hurt your head.

Bettis was a rookie in 1993 for the LA Rams where he accounted for 1,673 yards of total offense which was 52% of the Rams total offense that year.

I guess if “the offense falls in the hands of a rookie, which is usually a sign of bad things to come.” only applies when you’re not the bus.

Wow, that is incredibly stupid on so many levels.

I don’t see Carolina getting any better any time soon. When you don’t have the quarterback position sewn up, it presents problems.

First we run into the problem of his definition of “Anytime soon.” Is that just this season, or the forseeable future? Because if it’s the latter, it’s really dumb. We drafted Clausen not only for the future, but also in case Matt doesn’t work out. This seems like sewing up the position to me.

They’ve got to develop trust in Matt Moore, a guy I’m not sure is capable.

So according to Jerome, we should establish trust in Matt, even though he doesn’t think he’s capable? So we’re damned if we do, damned if we don’t according to Jerome. Brilliant.

If Moore doesn’t work out, the offense falls in the hands of a rookie, which is usually a sign of bad things to come.

Sometimes it can be, yes. Other times, like say with Jerome’s former QB Big Ben, it does work out. That’s in addition to what James posted.

God, this guy is stupid. I reiterate that there’s a reason nobody keeps him for very long.

my 9 month old can make better debate points.

They should have a 2nd year QB like the Patriots or Colts do… that makes all the difference

I don’t care for his analysis, but Moore only played in 5 games and he looked amazing doing it. But it was only 5 games. I hope it translates come this weekend, but I’m cautiously optimistic at best and someone pessimistic at worst.

I do, however, think the Bettis is talking out of his ass.

and some mostly melted Rocky Road for good measure.

Are you serious? You cannot be serious.

than what Bettis said

That’s more in the norm of this team. Foxy has never lost more than 9 games in a season since he’s been here – I don’t expect that to happen now.

Any prediction from 7-9 all the way to 11-5 are very realistic, IMO. But to say we’re going to be “the worst team in the league” is absurd.

Hey brisulph I’m a fan of your let’s plays :)

+1,000,000

I can see Smitty doing this

ESPN gives us more credit then Bettis. They have us ranked at 23 on their Power Rankings. Although its not that great, its a hell of a lot better than what Bettis thinks.

Peter King picked us to make the Playoffs as a wildcard…but Kerry J. Byrne whoever in the blue hell that is picked us to win the south and make it to the NFC Championship game. Me personally ill be happy if we are relevant by December. I could care less what “experts” say may it be good or bad. Its nothing but opinions anyways.