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Think the massive Carr contract they threw out when they were already so far in debt with the devil was the final nail

I’m not so sure about that. Looks like all that Voodoo has caught up with them. They are about 70 mil over the cap next year. And they only have less than a handful of guys they can move that would still only open about 3 mil. They only have 2 guys they can realistically restructure. One of them being Carr, which would handcuff them to him for longer. They’re already on the hook for him through next season or 2 or it’s a 60+ mil cap hit. They’re in a mess, and it seems ownership will retain Loomis. its going to be a few years. That job is about as desirable as ours was this past offseason. And not sure how rich their owner is to overspend like Tepper

Luuvu, unless we Really dropped the bag. I think he would’ve left reguardless. He wasn’t a fan of Evero’s scheme like a lot of other people on here. We traded for a “guy who you knew was on a 1-year deal if re-signing him” as part of offloading Jackson. Who we were going to cut anyways due to his contract. So getting Johnson for Jackson instead of flat cutting Donte still isn’t a bad move at the time. Any GM would’ve done that. Ian Thomas is a head scratcher. He’s survived 3 GMs. But he did sign 2 good starting OGs. And I’d say A’Shawn Robinson is the best FA DL we’ve signed the last 5 years. Also flipped our 7th rd pick into a starting CB. Which washes the moves above. And it’s been awhile since we’ve had a draft that produces more than 2 guys who are making a impact as a rookie.

Ickey hasn’t been as bad this season. but I’d make Christensen the number 1 FA resigning this offseason. He was playing good enough to be a high end starting Center who can fill in at LT if the starter went down.

It’s hard to see. as the last 2 regimes destroyed this team. Expansion level bad but let’s look at his first offseason now FA: Hunt, Lewis, Robinson, and Clowney. Look like big hits his first draft XL, Sanders, and Wallace all look like studs along with Coker Brooks, hopefully we will see next week. Can’t wait to see the roster after another season of getting his guys in.

My favorite in yet traded down to get an additional 2 this year. And a 1st next year Edge Rusher Stud athletic safety Big monster TE to run 2 TE sets with him and Sanders a solid CB2 candidate A Chubba replacement at RB a deep threat WR

Pending Evero is back. traded down. Taking the Giants 2nd, next years 1st, and their 2023 1st rd pick. Deonte Banks (athletic young CB, who just got benched) got a high upside edge rusher in Williams Barron is a versatile CB, who would fit and be a day 1 impact guy in Evero’s defense. Traded down again and got a athletic WR next 2, got a good TE and RB. With Chubba and all our TEs not named Sanders hitting FA. Backfilled those spots with talent. Both will seeing playing time in this offense

Unless your whole front office (the football guys, Not Tepper) are convinced a certain QB is the top prospect and a Franchise guy that can carry your team. Then trade down. There are only 2 QBs really looked at as top 10-15 worthy QBs in this draft, and there are multiple other QB hungry teams like Jets, Giants, Browns, Raiders, Titans, etc fighting for 1. We have about as many holes as an expansion team. And 1-2 guys isn’t going to move the needle. Luckily for us, this seems to be a strong Defensive class. Add another top 50 pick in a trade down for another body.

Even a month earlier than last years thread got started. Ill start I’m not over the moon with any of these QBs to the point that I’d take them over a trade down and fill some of the thousand other holes on this Roster Traded down with Vegas who try to make a splash going up for Sheduer with TB12 as the new partial owner. We net their 2nd rounder and 5th along with next years 1st. 1st pick seems like a reach as where he is being mocked currently. But I’m going off projection. Walker is not only a local kid. but he is that Alpha Dog we desperately need on that defense. He a stud off ball linebacker but a machine as a pass rusher (Georgia’s leader in sacks last year, 3 sacks against a Texas team Saturday who’s LT is projected top 2 in this class at his position). Walker and Wallace hopefully become the next stud LB combo that we’ve had over the year from Luke/TD, TD/Beason, Morgan/Fields and beyond. Next 2 picks focus on the DL that’s been Charmin soft without Brown. Again a theme of the past. For the most part, all of the Panthers top defenses have had a good duo (not just 1) at DT. To help stop the run and open up things for those LBs. Ask Luke and Morgan how great it was to have Star/Kk or Jenkins/Bukner. This defense has not been able to stop the run at all since Rivera left. And that needs to change. that being said. Get a solid DT to Pair with a Brown then a big physical SDE that reminds me of AJ Epenesa coming out. next took a QB. A toolsy guy who may or may not be around. But someone who can sit and hopefully groom down the road to be a high level backup at worst case scenario. 4th rd: went with a RB. I’d love to have Chubba back. But we don’t have the most cap space and a ton of holes. We have to sign a starting Center, a vet starting QB, and possibly Johnson if Mingo doesn’t progress. Canales claims to want to run the ball a lot. Not sure if we aren’t because we’re down 2-3 scores by the end of the 1st quarter every game. But you need multiple RBs. In Seattle when Canales was there. The year after they took Kenneth Walker 41st overall, they turned around and drafted another RB 52nd overall the very next year. hopefully the Defense will turn it around next year. Then worse case scenario, we package the 2 1sts and move up for a QB in a class that people seem to be higher on.

Tepper celebrating “we did it” (last year): Tepper Tepper sitting there by himself looking confused while everyone else is celebrating behind him: Tepper

All depends on how far or what you got in return. trade down 5 spots for an additional 5th-6th rd pic. trading down 10+ spots for Pennie’s. No. if there is a single guy your deadset on at 101. I’m not picking up the phone.

I’m in the minority. But I’m not taking TE unless it’s truly the BPA on the board. Canales runs 11 personnel (3WR 1TE), and doesn’t use TE primarily in the passing game. *Top TE last year for him was 5th on the team in targets even behind the RB. Keep adding to the WR room if the BPA is a WR If BPA is CB, run that in. As Evero loves using that 3-3-5 with the nickel a Lot

Saw someone comp him to Aaron Jones. Id be thrilled with someone like that. i known talking to some draft people. Several felt he would’ve been a 1st rd guy if not for the ACL tear this season. If our staff and medical team feels good about him doing their homework into the medicals this offseason. Then this is a good pick. Our HC point blank told you all he wants it to be a heavy heavy run offense with playaction. And right now we have Miles Sanders who is only here because the bad contract the last regime and his former coach (Reich/Staley) gave him. And Chubba Hubbard, who would be a RB on 90% of the teams in the league.

That RB had 1 ACL tear and wouldn’t have made it past Dallas in rd 2 while that LB had a Shoulder injury, Multiple knee injuries including being reported last night that he is completely missing a ACL now in one knee. and almost fell out of rd 3

True. But Michael never worked as a scout etc. he just bought the team and forced his input like Tepper. Dan worked his way up as a Scout post playing football. Plus, teams Dan was an Assistant GM prior to here. All the combined LBs that were taken in the top 100 ended up being pro bowler or all pros. Now Wallace is the 4th one taken in the top 100

There is a reason why 30 other teams passed on him for so long. Then at the end of the night last night, I believe Will Brinson (state alum in the NFL Media for like CBS) mentioned and believe Schefter too. That Wilson’s knee is so cooked that he doesn’t even have a ACL on one of them anymore

Give me Edge Cooper dude is a Monster

And apparently they don’t get a comp pick if he walks now too

Ridley is the top WR target left in FA. As is Morse at Center. We are now in the bottom half of the league in cap space after the Burns tag. Even after these cuts. We can pursue and want all we want. But trying doesn’t mean we’ll land them.

Hate it because he was a great guy. Him and his wife did a lot off the field. They reminded me a lot of of the 2015 guys who many of us fell in love with personality wise off the field. He looked good with Wilks because he was a good power run blocker and that’s about it. And when you run the ball 90% of the snaps, you’ll look pretty good. I go back to this last offseason when we were all jumping wanting to make him a Top priority FA signing. And when we didn’t sign him right away. Reports came out from Mike Kaye, Person, etc. that the league didn’t view him as high as much of us fans. He came back. Played in a scheme that for one didn’t fit him. But looked downright awful sadly. I know some want to blame the QB. but no QB big, tall or small. Shotgun, pistol, undercenter, or back deep in punt formation. Center or any OL Shouldn’t be getting beat in 1 on 1 reps with ease in pass pro. Didn’t matter the DT. Any time any DT put a swim move on him, they went by him like Michael Phelps. When teams used a stunt, he looked like he didn’t know what to do as his feet were in concrete. Then he just couldn’t downright move in the zone to pickup anyone. I really hate it. But it had to be done.