Wolfcop

Dude was like a superhero in the Super Bowl. Dan and Luke are 2 of the best to have ever played the game.

Would be good as a stop gap - and a pretty good one - until the young guns are really. Obviously we would not sign him to a long term deal.

Probably see some of those as UDFA.

Well, I will just have to give Fitt & team the benefit of the doubt on this one. They have earned it after this draft.

This guy must be a stud. Not sure I have seen a long snapper drafted before.

Mel and the others are raving about the Panthers' draft, even saying it may be the best. They just talked about the Panthers for the last 5-6 minutes straight! I don't think I have ever seen that happen. I feel like I am in the Twilight Zone.

This is actually my prediction that I made a week or 2 ago. I would only do it for something like a 2 this year and a 1 next year, though.

Indeed - seems like it should have been this week instead of next.

You might get a next year's 1st depending on who is trading up.

Agreed

As much as it sounds nice to say this will not impact Fields' draft stock, it has to play a factor. I hope he drops to 8 and some team gives us a haul to move up to take him.

Also, can you imagine what NE would give up to come up from 15 to 8 if Lance and/or Fields are still on the board? We could still get one of the top 3 OTs or one of the top CBs, along with a haul from NE. Would be tempting.

Man, if Chase is there at 8, he would be hard to turn down. Imagine that WR corps! If you let Chase slip by and grab Slater or whomever, I could see regretting that for years to come. If Chase is still there and you really do not want to make that pick, I would try to to trade down and get equal (or better) value with more picks. Heck, if you drop to 10 or 11ish, you still may get a shot at Slater.

Yeah, he was never the same after the injury. Seems like a good guy, though. We should probably move on.

Good stuff MHS - thanks!

Have the Panthers passed on a good QB that was available that I am not aware of?

I'd be ok with picking any player who is the BPA at that point

We will see what Darnold's flaws are. There are a lot of people who think he will do well with a better supporting cast/coaches.

Yeah, with Darnold's injury history, I would not be in a hurry to release Teddy. If we can't get enough for him, let him be the backup for a year.

If we got back 1 or 2 of the picks we just gave away, that would be great.

Bottom line is no one knows. The next 2 years will make or break Darnold and either set this coaching staff up for major success or put them behind the 8 ball moving on to their 3rd QB in a short amount of time. They didnt mortgage the future, but this will be a waste of time and resources if it doesn't work out and put a bad taste in everyone's mouth.

If he is sitting there at 8, ya never know.

I think it puts the Panthers in the best position to take the best player available at 8, or trade down. Darnold is probably not a long term fix, but he fits the system better than TB. And, there is a chance he turns out to be good (not great) and we keep him or trade him for picks at some point.

Its a gamble. He may do better here with more weapons. If he doesnt, we didnt sell the farm to get him. If the Watson situation gets cleared up, we might wiggle our way back into to that.

For all the fans salivating over the pro days of this years QBs