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I really can’t stress enough how bad this offense could look next season with Rico likely gone. Not just cause my faith in Bryce is low but we have so few chain movers outside of Tmac things could look brutal….maybe Dan and Dave sort it out in FA but I doubt it.

If he is so desirable, trade out of the pick and set ourselves up to get the overall team straight. Get your explosive from later speedy WR. Or not. We have done enough loading up with high pick receiving options for a guy that may not throw 20 balls a game. If you want to get Anything out of that QB you have to protect him. Having all the receivers in the world is wasted without that. ps besides, if you want more receiving with this guy we have at QB it is better to look at getting it from the RB position.

I think like lingering issues. You don't want Jonathan Brooks part 2 where you hold your breath Everytime he goes down. I am not a doctor but I don't think it's a will never be the same like degenerative thing like ACLs can be

I think we're largely speaking the same language. It's put up or shut up for Bryce Young this year.

The cap can be manipulated yes but it's always a matter of time before you have to eat a shīt sandwich. And the perception of that hinges on how well you are doing. When things are going good and your team is winning it's more palatable. But that has not always been the case with our Panthers at all. I do not think we should be "all in" by any means at this juncture. How we do this season will determine that down the line. As of right now we should not be looking to mortgage the future for one of the worst passing offenses in the league.

I don't think you can compare any of those guys to Sidiq. Like none of them demand coverage. None of them are anything before or after the catch. Sidiq is. At the 19th getting an elite player at one aspect of anything is rare. Can you find starters at 19 absolutely. But can you find the fastest player ever at the position at 19? No that would be a blessing.

What is the context of long term? NFL career or lifetime? That would matter.

It would be par for the course I guess. But splurging on a splashy TE, when we have had decent production by committee and have many other needs, is not a brilliant plan. If this is about replacing Tremble, there are guys in FA.

If you’re drafting a guy like Sadiq who looks like Vernon Davis lite then you do so to make him a big part of your offense. He isn’t my preferred choice but I won’t hate the pick just because the offense looked bleak for good parts of the season and that was with Rico going off….

I mean I think he offer more value than a traditional backup because day 1 he comes in on sneaks something we don't have. Day 1 he could be used in goal line packages and red zone runs. We just finished a season with zero ability Dalton as a backup and at the least this kid can run. If he shows more than that you ship him out of here for a small bounty and consider it a win. Most teams don't carry 3 QBs so those days of developmental project stash are over. He's probably moved himself into round 3 consideration. He's better than Jalen Milrose.. that's the bar.

So you are saying we should have torn down and done a full rebuild. Were you saying that at the time or making that judgement in hindsight? The way it all happened was not simple. You are suggesting a simple plan, but that isn’t how it played out. If you are doing that you ride Rhule down to the bottom, which wasn’t done either. Brother I will repeat, it a convoluted mess. The Burns thing alone took a year and a half to play out.

Not a fan of taking a project QB to be our primary backup. As a developmental QB3? Sure. But you want your primary backup to be able to actually halfway produce if you need him to. If Bryce goes down week 1 I find it very difficult to believe that a rookie project like Taylen Green would be anywhere close to ready to start. I'm not against drafting a QB with his tools, but not as our #2 this season.

No, he is not a QB that can win a Super Bowl. Consistency is great and all but against Super Bowl caliber teams that can take away what makes him look decent, the run, he will never be a QB you can win a Super Bowl with and that is all I care about.

The team believes have the QB. We’re not preparing the roster for the future, they’re building strengths to go win the division this season.

I get it. I'm just saying that's why I wouldn't. Trying to get to the top by out-desperating other desperate teams is more likely to end up winning a race to the bottom. Everyone here knows I've been ready to move on from Bryce but I'd rather ride with Bryce than back up the Brinks truck to roll the dice on Willis with a contract with cap crippling guarantees.

Only in short term. Not long term.

Analysis/snips from https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2026/03/02/panthers-nflpa-report-card-2026/#google_vignette

If he can work on consistency this offseason and during the season, I think we’ll have a pretty good QB1.

Its worse than an ACL

It's not an ACL tear, no - it's a significantly worse injury.

Hey I'm not disagreeing with you it's the market. You have to look at what starting QBs are making. If he is being signed as your starting day 1 QB can you pay him less than 25 a year? I don't think so. Also I don't think your signing him past 2 years so to speak so 30-35 guaranteed sounds about right to me.

If we're converting him to TE, he needs to be working with Shannon Sharpe and not Chad Ochocinco then! lol

This isn't a ACL tear. I would say his chances of returning to form are great. Maybe he won't be 100% this year but I don't think this injury should change his career trajectory. How is 6'4 42 inch vertical invisible?

A chance? Sure. Paid like a sure thing? Crazy. If watching Marty Hurney work taught me anything about re-signjngs and FA acquisitions it's that paying someone like they're great hoping that it'll vault them to greatness is a plan that almost always backfires.

I think supply and demand plays a huge part in it. There are legit no other options this coming season if you aren't taking Mendoza 1 and don't already have a QB on your roster I don't think there are 2 better options than Willis and that's why you will have to pay and provide starter snaps to him. Maybe you can get him a darnold like prove it deal but I don't see any way possible he isn't starting. He played the back up to love this past season. Then when given the chance to start when love went down he looked good. That to me says hey I need a promotion a chance on the big stage.