Billy Goat

Ain't no way I'd make that trade. Move down 25 spots in the 2nd round for a 5th rounder and a 2nd next year that will be closer to a 3rd round pick. If you go by the trade value charts we'd be losing in that trade as well. There'd need to be a late 3rd/early 4th for that to even resemble a fair trade if you go by the charts.

6 minutes ago, rayzor said:

if i'm thinking of the right person, he was going to be meeting with the jets today then flying here tonight and visiting with us tomorrow.

or maybe that was williams. i don't know.

His visit with the Panthers was last week on Thursday/Friday (one of those days).

Probably would've been overkill to have him in any case. We've already got Thielen who's probably gone next year, Johnson who could be gone next year and then signing Williams to a 1 year deal meaning he'd have been gone next year. I'm not sure it's ideal to be building a WR room that more likely than not won't be around for more than 12 months. They need to draft one with pick 33 and whoever it is needs to be getting a lot of snaps and targets.

When you think the Browns can't shock you anymore.

These football teams don't even like playing on these terrible temporary turf pitches. They are slow, they cut up easily and they're hard. The only reason they do it is for the money that comes with touring the US in preseason.

What's going to happen at the 2026 world cup? Are all the stadiums going to install these temporary pitches? It's going to be a terrible spectacle if that's the case.

Jets only have $7.9m cap space according to Spotrac so they won't be breaking the bank for him either.

1 hour ago, chknwing said:

panthers cant afford him. He was on a 3 year $60 million contract with LA.  Carolina isn't giving him more than half that

His contract offers will probably be one year prove it deals in the $10m-$15m range.

2 minutes ago, SCO96 said:

Question(s) guys.

If Johnson comes in do you think he immediately becomes our #1?

Does this effectively make Theilan our slot WR (#2 or #3)?

What role does Mingo play?

Do we still make drafting a WR our top priority in round 2? Or do we focus on another need like DB, LB, C, S, DL, or TE?

They will most likely still draft one in round 2 with how deep the draft is at WR. You can get what would ordinarily be a 1st round talent in the 2nd round this year. Also worth factoring in that Johnson is only contracted for 1 year and they might cut Thielen next year, so drafting a WR now will leave us better prepared in 2025.

I think quality of depth is important to note in this kind of thing. I mean we have two bodies at center but Corbett is a complete unknown and if he were to get injured you wouldn't want Mays starting for a prolonged period.

4 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

I think it's an extra 5th next year and we're swapping 5th's this year but not sure which ones

https://www.nfl.com/news/2024-nfl-draft-order-for-all-seven-rounds

We get 141 they get 166.

Edit - Actually that says we get 141 and still have 166. Is the pick swap next year?

I think a C is a lock for one of the first two picks given how much of a need it is and how the draft will play out. You'll probably get one of the top 2 centers at 33. That then lets you have Christensen and Corbett as depth.

If they get a top WR in FA then I think the other second rounder could be used on an edge rusher with a WR being taken in the third or 4th round.

7 hours ago, Billy Goat said:

Have they said if they 5th round pick swap is swapping 141 for 140 or 165 for 140?

So they did swap 5th rounders. Panthers move up from 166(165) to 141(140) in the 5th round.

Not a fan of this but not particularly worried just yet. I'm pretty sure they'll take one of the top centers in the draft at 33 or 39.

8 minutes ago, MGH1989 said:

Swap? Dont think its a swap. 

It's been reported in places as 39, 2025 5th rounder and a 5th round pick swap.

Have they said if they 5th round pick swap is swapping 141 for 140 or 165 for 140?

Compensation is shitty but that's on Fitterer. The alternative was let him walk or give him $30m a year.

Having their 39 and 47 to go with our 33 would make the draft a bit more interesting. Lots of talent available at those picks. I'd rather have that than a 1 in 2025.

Wrong thread.

No idea about the source but I'm sceptical. I feel like you'd be hearing about it from other places if something like this was in the works.

2 minutes ago, TEClemson53 said:

Queen is signing with Seattle

That was fake news.

1 minute ago, Jackie Lee said:

 

This would be dumb. You shouldn't experiment at center.

He was projected to get $15m/$16m. Seems like a bit of an overpay but I guess that's where we are.

6 minutes ago, WaterBoy said:

Seeing several posts about Burns and the Giants: 

 

Seems like a guy who knows his stuff.