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Looking like the most likely scenario to make the playoffs will be needing to beat Miami at home and then go on the road vs Orlando. Honestly, I kinda like our odds if that is the case. Miami will be tougher but Orlando is trash and we matchup well against them. If they somehow were to upset Philly in the 7/8 game I'd have zero confidence going into Philly lol.

I think you make a point. OTs are not really available beyond the draft unless you overpay or just get lucky.

The push back here would be, if you have to have this much aligned for Bryce to hopefully show that he might be the guy then there is no fuging way you should be giving him $50 mil per moving forward. And that is the low end of what he is going to asking for. We have seen too many times that giving a dude a huge deal doesnt work. Especially if you have doubts. (See miami, Giants, Cards, no, atl etc) And I ask again, what other teams have 3 above average wrs on them? Most good qbs elevate whats already on the roster.

Go watch Cooper Jr and then go watch Germie Bernard and then ask yourself why someone would pick Cooper at 19, but Bernard isn’t even in the conversation. Massive over rating going on with Cooper.

In my opinion this is an ownership decision. I don’t think Morgan and Canales are as married to Bryce as it is them just acquiescing to a stubborn leadership.

I think Dillon can be what Eric Shelton was supposed to be.

Yeah, no way he's an option at 19. We could honestly probably get him in the 3rd round.

I mean, on some level I get it. They want to know 100% for sure before they either extend Bryce or move on. I imagine the logic behind it is that if they add another weapon and Bryce doesn't show he can be a franchise guy then we'll be in great position to draft another QB and slot him into an offense with 3 legit WRs, a good TE and a solid OL. I don't think it's as simple as the front office trying to "justify" an extension for Bryce. If they're not sold on Bryce then they know paying him big money is a recipe for disaster and at that point just trying to please Tepper isn't going to save their jobs in the long run if they're stuck with a QB we can't win with. I think Morgan and Canales are just as uncertain on Bryce as the fanbase is. They see his limitations, but they also see flashes where he has managed to overcome them and look like a potential franchise QB. I think they're trying to avoid Bryce becoming the next Baker Mayfield or Sam Darnold and want to do everything they can to give him what he needs to succeed so that if/when the time comes to move on from him nobody can say "the Panthers were the problem" if he goes elsewhere and succeeds. And if we do end up having to bring in another QB in a year or two if nothing else they will have the pieces around them as well and can hit the ground running. I also think drafting a WR in the 1st this year would be as much about missing on XL as it would trying to justify extending Bryce. Personally I think we need to just count ourselves lucky to have landed a legit #2 WR as an UDFA in Coker (which helps negate the miss on XL in the 1st) and try to find a good slot receiver in free agency or the 2nd-4th rounds while focusing on defense and the OL in the 1st round.

LOL

Who knows what is being said behind closed doors, but they sure seem determined to make the offense special to overcome a short, mediocre qb on his good days. He would argue that he is focused on Offense in the draft because he focused on 2 studs in free agency at LB and edge. We are not drafting a DT of S in round 1. I think we are drafting Concepcion or Cooper--WR. Delp? Probably a trade up on day 2 to the back half of the third round--maybe early fourth. A good blocker for his size and a tall (6-5) TE who runs a 4.49. I see the reason they love him. We will also be grabbing another LB in round 2, if I guess correctly. Bisontis (C) could be the second round pick, however. Maybe a S or DT in round 3? Morgan probably feels that he has plugged the holes with 2 free agent OTs--so don't expect one early. Watch for players like Travis Burke in round 7. (he played at Gardner Webb, by the way) C? Maybe a short armed T or G if Bisontis is not taken earlier.

Seems uninspiring for pick 19. Maybe 2nd but no way at 19

And then the receivers don’t even have 1,000 yard seasons. Even XL had 1,200 in his final season. And then the “FIRST ROUND TE” TWENTY ONE yards per game in his career GOD DAMN that’s bad. They all might have to move to taking McDonald’s orders. At least 2027 will have Jeremiah Smith.

I have heard about Delp-- https://ftnfantasy.com/nfl/2026-nfl-draft-scouting-report-oscar-delp

It seems it's a pretty low chance to get anything above 9 seed. Someone did the numbers and it's like 15% chance to get 8 seed and much lower for above. I think it's like 50% for 9th and 25% for 10th seed. Knowing that, I wonder if it may make sense to sit Kon or others and at the very least limit some minutes to get ready for two play-in games.

How was David Newton scooped? He is usually breaking news and providing cutting-edge insights. Remember when he took that picture of the moon between his fingers so it looked like a glow booger? That kind of stuff is what we need. And we need a guy who reposts Ian Rappaport and Joe Person.

It shouldn't be surprising considering that part of the conditions of hire for Dave and Dan was that Bryce had to be the guy. No true camp competition year 1 to determine if he was even ready. No camp competition after he was benched. KP, one of the few QBs with worse seasons as a starter. Carolina's offensive players are never going to dominate the way Alabama did over their opponents, no matter how much we spend in picks or cap. Everyone is 5* now. Spending another pick on a WR is just indicative of a bigger problem. Dave Tepper is sold 100% hook line and sinker on Bryce and until he fails on a massive scale, he's our guy.

Everything is smoke until the pic is in

If it happens it will be surprising that Morgan continues to neglect the defensive side of the ball. If it happens its seems like they are desperately trying to convince themselves that Bryce was the correct pick therefor justifying extending. At least thats where my conspiracy brain immediately goes to whenever I read stuff like this. I mean for fugs sake how many teams have 3 legit bad ass wr's? Its most certainly under 5 and thats even stretching it

Drafting a WR in the 1st 3 years in a row would be monumental stupid.

Why in the hell would the Chargers ever do that? One thing for certain is draft season gets fuging silly this late in the game

No, I don't think Hubbard is going anywhere, just talking to my fellow dawg.

Seems like a bad move. I know he’s been a bit disappointing, but still, young WRs with his production end up getting paid a lot of money. Since Coker was an UDFA, we’re going to have to make the decision to pay him or not after this season, and he’ll get a nice contract whether with us or somebody else. I think Johnston was drafted same year as Bryce, so we’ll have to pick up the 5th year option and then either pay him probably more than we can afford to or just let him walk. That would mean if we want to keep everybody, we pay Coker next off season, pick up probably 2 fifth year options (Johnston & Young), then pay Johnston, then XL if he ever develops (not holding my breath), then TMac is coming up. I think if we bring in Johnston and he does well, just logistically we won’t end up with all 3 of Coker, Johnston, and TMac long term. Just too much money wrapped up in WR both short term and long term.

fug it, going Bradley Nadeau if he plays. If he does not play, ghost.