CPantherKing

Matt is a very good QB. He hates authority though and put off teams in interviews. His off field issues will eventually surface. It's his durability and off field issues that will be a problem. Carolina convicts for sure. Now we have a LT who can't pass block well and a QB who is fragile and likes to run when under pressure. This doesn't look like it's going to be a good mix. There's always hope.

People don't get this. 40 SBs have been won by a QB who was drafted by that championship team. Four of those QBs led their teams to a dynasty. Brady with 6 trophies (pick 199), Montana (pick 82) with 4 trophies, Bradshaw (pick 1) with 4 trophies, and Aikman (pick 1) with 3 trophies. In the last 9 seasons, only 1 first round QB has won the SB for the team that drafted them. 3 QBs outside the first round have led their team that drafted them to 5 of those 9 SB championships. 5 of the 9 SB losers drafted their QBs in the 1st round. Goff, Newton, Ryan, Burrow, and Mahomes. Brady, Wilson, and Mahomes have been the only 3 QBs drafted by their team to show up in multiple SBs over the past decade. What can we learn from this? Drafting a QB to be your franchise QB gives you the best shot to win a SB, and not drafting that QB in the 1st round increases your chances at going to multiple SBs and cementing your franchise as an NFL dynasty. Facts.

Ouch. Falcons got Ridder. That's going to be trouble for a while. If the Saints draft Glass later and the Bucs draft Coan to develop under Brady, the Panthers will be bottom dwellers for a long time.

Draft position is meaningless for a QB. 1st rounders account for less than 50% of the best QBs in NFL history, the playoffs, and the SB.

He is pretty bad against average college edge rushers. Panthers drafted an NFL guard. No shot he goes toe to toe on 3rd down with NFL edge rushers week in and week out. He had a QB who got away and threw the ball away when Ekwonu consistently got beat against the pass. Couple that with the rest of the OL being worse against the pass rush and not having to face top edge rushers makes it easy to see why Ekwonu's sack total was not as bad as his pass blocking at LT. He will be moved to guard eventually. Christensen and Erving are better pass blockers unfortunately.

A rookie LT who doesn't pass block well against NFL level edge rushers would qualify as an excuse.

Sounds like a trade coming

Breeze over the Panthers with a commercial and start talking about Giants again

I'm 3 for 3 too... lol Have the same top 5 as Charlie though. We'll see who gets #6 right

The Jaguars are only the 6th team to really really suck in NFL history!!! Do I hear a chant for a 3peat?

It'd be awesome if they announced a Darren Waller trade with him on stage

Rhule and Fitterer practicing their mock drafts? LOL. You don't have a day 2 pick. You got Sam Darnold.

Will they stop talking about project QBs as they are franchise first rounders? There are actual franchise players in the first round. Nope. Just keep talking about the future QB busts.

Smitty has been spending a lot of time with Devin Lloyd... https://www.nfl.com/news/2022-nfl-draft-prospect-devin-lloyd-turned-to-leadership-skills-as-utah-grappled Devin Lloyd. There are a few players in this draft that if you pass on, you'll be kicking yourself. Watch the video. Panthers have been keeping quiet on this and making it look like they are all in on QB or OT. Smokescreen 1 yr LB signings, not keeping Jermaine Carter Jr, and holding onto a LB on the roster with legal situations he will be cut for tell you the one position the Panthers have been cloak and dagger about. The draft is full of good OLs for several rounds. The QB potential is deep in this draft. Possible franchise QBs are not showing up this year in the 1st round. There are only 2 LBs that can be a franchise defensive leader, and only 1 of them fits Snow's 33 with several teams positioning to trade up in the 1st round for Lloyd. If you haven't followed Smitty on Lloyd, you should watch it.

Devin Lloyd Panthers have addressed their OL in free agency. OL can be addressed in several rounds with many quality OL who could start in the NFL. Later round QBs are better than expected and early round QBs are worse than hoped. LB position outside of Shaq Thompson is weak and last I looked you need 3 LBs. The Panthers have decent LB depth with some issues in free agency LB signings. Securing a 5 year leader at LB who can play a versatile role in Snow's 33 is the most valuable move at the 6th pick. I expect several teams to try to jump the Seahawks to draft Lloyd, and Carolina would want to keep this very quiet with the likes of the Chiefs, Eagles, Seahawks, Packers, and Giants aiming for Lloyd.

Meet the next Saints QB, Aqeel Glass. Jack Coan is another QB who will go late in the draft. Not surprised if both Glass (7 game winning drives) and Coan (4 game winning drives) turn out better in the NFL level than any of the QBs picked ahead of them. Proven under pressure. More than you can say for any of the top QBs outside of Ridder.

I'm sure Darnold would have been able to get and maintain the lead for 3 quarters while leading the 49ers to victory against the Rams, Packers, and Bengals in the 4th quarter or OT after the 49ers defense imploded late in those games. Darnold could have made all those plays to get the 49ers into the playoffs and one game away from the SB. Sam Darnold doesn't need to prove he can do what Garoppolo has done because Rhule and company know he can while the rest of us just can't see it. Darnold is obviously a playoff and SB QB. The team is just holding him back. No, not really. He's Sam Darnold at the end of his rookie contract with no success to speak of in the NFL.

Zappe and Howell, you are the winners of career backup with the transition to future NFL coach. CONGRATULATIONS!

Devin Lloyd He will be a top 10 pick. Many teams are hoping he falls to the late first round, but there are a few teams positioning to trade up for him. Panthers, Eagles, Saints, Seahawks, Chiefs, and Packers. Expect the Saints, Eagles, and Packers to try to trade up for the Panthers pick to jump the Seahawks for Devin Lloyd. Panthers may decide Devin Lloyd is the defensive game changer they need. He is the perfect centerpiece for Snow's 33 defense.

Take GWD or 4Q comeback and add them to losses. These are all possible opportunities/losses for a QB. Divide GWD or 4QC by possible losses. This separates the game managers from game winning QBs, and consistently translates from college to the NFL. Garropolo is 10 GWD / 10 4QC / 14 L ; 41.7% GWD / 41.7% 4QC For comparison, Rodgers at 30 had 10 GWD/ 6 4QC / 29 L ; 25.6% GWD / 17.1% 4QC

If you had a shot at a QB who has proven he can come up clutch against the Rams, Bengals, and Packers, would you want that QB leading your team? If Darnold or Bridgewater could do what Jimmy G did to the Rams, Bengals, and Packers after the defense implodes, there is no QB discussion and we'd be talking about how the Panthers have found their franchise QB.

I think people are confusing flashy with clutch. How many QBs have bailed their team out more than 42% of the time when trailing in the 4th quarter? I will let you dig. You'll find out Jimmy G is #1. There are only 6 starting QBs in the NFL who have more playoff game winning drives than Jimmy G. Jimmy G is far from flashy, but give him the respect of being the #1 active clutch QB in the NFL. It's not Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes.

I'd take Garoppolo, Foles, and Flacco to fill the QB room. Ride out the years and be patient to grab that twice in a decade rookie QB. That would be the smart move. That is a SB worthy QB room. I'd also expect many fans to cry over that QB room just like they would have cried over a Jake Delhomme, Kurt Warner, and Brad Johnson QB room 15 years ago. They would rather have Willis, Mariota, and Minshew in the QB room. I'd recommend they go to Vegas and play craps with their life savings.

Tepper is an expert at bankrupting companies and profiting off of their debt. You expected him to know how to build a successful organization based on winning?