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Well, I thought that we should've drafted Fields. He was certainly a better prospect than any QB last year and this year. Hell, he was arguably a better prospect than Football Fabio who was drafted ahead of him.

We should've drafted Fields. Tepper knew. Being honest, we all knew.

We'll just have to agree to disagree. A young, productive proven pass rusher will always be highly valued. Dude hasn't even hit his prime yet.

Trading Moore for a first round pick was a nonstarter. Not only is he worth more than that from a market perspective, when you consider the cap hit that came with it for us, it just didn't make any sense. So, no, Fitt shouldn't have done that. I think he absolutely should have pulled the trigger on Burns, but Burns is young with plenty of trade value. His stock didn't start or end at the trade deadline.

Well it's because you haven't looked.

His career passer rating is 97.3. Just stop trying to suggest that he can't pass. It's not true.

If you're basing his prowess on passing stats alone, you're simply missing the total picture.

It's not like he can't pass. That's not their offense. You're getting it twisted. He's a true dual threat---arguably the best in history.

He is Baltimore! I don't get the suggestion to not pay your true franchise QB. Are you going to let a QB that you drafted and accounts for so much of your offense walk away when it comes time to pay? That doesn't sound like a good plan to me. Actually it low-key sounds insane.

You have to get in on the deal. As bad as we need a QB, you have to try.

Ironically, he's currently hurt...

Rex Ryan said that on that score, you always take the guy with the talent.

Ha ha!

That's really exactly how I feel, and really how I wished most Huddlers felt, but if they did we wouldn't be having this highly inciteful--err, insightful discussion.

It was shocking. He had numbers similar to Goldilocks, and his accuracy was actually better I believe. He had the highest upside of any QB prospect in a while, and we passed on him like he was nothing.

I hope that he gets a chance. Honestly we never would've drafted him, or needed to, had we drafted Fields, but that's another story... The thing is though, there is a lesson with Fields: you should not jump the gun and draw definitive conclusions early about players because they all have talent; you just have to put them into the best situation to succeed (play to their strengths and all that jazz...).

Nah, just the regular Huddle hate biscuits and Haterade.

Well, you know, I'd think that all of us should be Corral cheerleaders, but what do I know...?

You do, that's why you're talking. This is supposed to be all in good fun, so just shut up. Don't take it there. You'll eat crow, or I will.

Like Robert Saleh, I'm taking receipts, motherfuger.

There certainly aren't any Cams or Lucks in the draft from what I've seen. No Burrows or Mahomeses either.

No, IDGAF if you don't think Corral is our future. He's getting better, and he will be in the mix regardless of rather you like it or not. For those taking a definitive stance on Corral based largely on Rhule's ineptitude, you will eat crow. You will eat crow. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/panthers-matt-corral-recovery-making-progress/ Corral (foot) is no longer in a walking boot as he continues to recover from his September surgery, ESPN's David Newton reports. Corral will still miss the 2022 season, but his current progress from the Lisfranc injury he suffered during the preseason could set him up for a relatively healthy offseason. As someone the Panthers traded up to select in the third round of this year's draft, Corral represents a significant long-term piece for the franchise, which presently carries quarterbacks Baker Mayfield (ankle), Sam Darnold (ankle) and PJ Walker all on expiring contracts. Although a first-round quarterback selection is certainly a possibility next spring as the team sits with a [now 2-6] record at the moment, Corral at least offers an investment to carry over at the position.

More the new Robbie than the new Rhule, but it's not even that either. Anyway, if you actually read the responses, it's not really hate. Many are just explaining why we should have traded him, and use sound rationale to support that opinion. The "hate" that I've seen is for Fitterer (and by extension, Tepper) for not trading Burns.

fug Payton anyway. It was never going to happen due to the NFCS aspect. My thing is that Payton apparently thinks that he's supposed to go into a ready-made situation and profit off someone else's work. Dysfunctional teams would be hiring him to turn things around, maximize the talent and mold the team into a contender. If he doesn't want to do that, then he should stay in broadcasting.

They made this more complex than it had to be. He should have been traded because we aren't the right fit for him, so in that sense he is not worth what we're going to have to pay him. Now we could still get more immediate draft capital...hopefully...because he is still so young and hasn't hit his prime, but I surely wouldn't have bet on that. And, if they want to keep him (which would be ill-advised), we better have a coach in mind that prefers the 3-4 so that Burns can be all that he can be...as a pass rushing LB (ironically in the mold of the much cheaper Haason Reddick).