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Except there are plenty of non-UNC analysts suggesting Maye could be the first QB taken. You've fallen for the flashy plays and Lincoln Riley offense. Caleb is a great college QB and fun to watch. With that said, I'd much rather he end up in Tampa Bay than Maye.

You don't have to be a UNC fan to recognize that Corral over Howell was a tremendous misevaluation. It's just that UNC fans said it right when it happened. Actually before when the trade up was announced.

Here's the potential irony of drafting Corral... Drafting Howell could have potentially saved Rhule's job and/or prevented us from selecting Bryce this year. Yes, we would have had a starting NFL QB, DJ Moore, and a lot of extra picks. BUT, even as a Tar Heel football fan, I think Bryce may have a better career than Howell, and it would not have been for the Panthers without Corral.

Corral over Howell was the (im)perfect summation of Rhule + McAdoo.

With Chark and Shenault back from injury, looks like we have our six WRs. WR: Chark / TMJ WR: Mingo / Shenault WR: Theilen / IS-M

If he struggles at LT in the spread as you suggest, do you believe he can be successful at guard?

I can't think of a better time to have 3 rookie and 2 sophomore OLmen than now with our vets to guide them along with Campen and the rest of the staff. Ekwonu already seems like he'll be solid to great somewhere on the line. If just 2 of the other 4 young guys develop in this ideal scenario for them, we're in great shape.

Officially, yes. I’d think they’ve already informed the three that will be cut though. Unless they are literally pushing the competition to the last minute.

That’s great news

Fitt/Reich at practice today with 55 players…

Everyone is taking JT’s summaries as gospel, but I disagree with him on multiple plays in this film. I typically love his breakdowns though. Play #2: He goes in on Theilen throttling down when it was the right call for the situation. AT throttled down just before coming into Young’s vision against zone coverage. He throttled so he wouldn’t run into the CB along the sideline. If he kept running full speed, there’s potential for a big hit as he makes the catch that could jeopardize the completion. Play #6: He wants Bryce to stick with the reads and find the in route to #83. He fails to mention there was a DLman in his grill when he hit the check down. He didn’t have time for the in route to develop, especially with a LB playing it underneath. Play #8: The miss from Bryce down the sideline. I don’t disagree with JT’s analysis of the play, but he fails to mention the DB is in phase with the targeted WR until the ball is released. It looks like a bad miss after the DB bites on the drag route, but the ball was already thrown at that point making it a “throw it where only your guy can catch it” pass. Still a miss, but not as bad as it seemed at first glance. On the completion to Theilen when he fell going out of bounds: JT trashes Theilen for the fall, but >95% of WRs are going out of bounds on that play. He caught the ball halfway between the numbers and the sideline in a full sprint. That leaves no room to turn and go. Only option is to decelerate, then go which wasn’t available due to the trailing DB. I love JT’s breakdowns and trust his opinions on QB play. But Theilen knows far more about playing WR than JT knows about playing QB. It came across like Theilen had stole his girl at some point in life. Yes, Theilen isn’t a burner and he had a drop in the game. He also had 4 catches for 48 yards and a TD in ~one quarter of play. Theilen has never had breakaway speed, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a top tier WR. Also, Bryce is a stud.

#Tank4Williams or #Tank4Maye I really hope neither end up in the NFCS. Especially Drake.

YGM for Barnett?

We have him under contract for 3 more years at ~1mil per to see if he can improve his diagnostic skills. He's 22 years old and extremely athletic for his position. I think that 1mil per year would be well spent developing him for the future. He has flashed in spurts already, imo.

There is no need to cut Brandon Smith at this time. I see him progressing to be Shaq's replacement in 2025. He'll play more in 2024 and then get a chance to be the guy in his contract year.

That’s hilarious. I see how that could happen though especially if a QB is learning a new system. My son is 9 and playing QB on his rec team. He’s had a few of those moments in practices. Haha ”Flip Double Blue Right, Fake X Jet, Ruby 20 Zone” is a mouthful for a kid that age.

Watch it…my wife is from Bertie Co. lol

The first night of the draft was the most disappointing to you? We drafted Bryce Young #1 overall. Flowers went 1.22.

Good post. I’ve definitely seen flashes from Ray and Williams.

No injuries Shenault get some carries and look promising Better play from OL, especially RG

Agree with those against releasing Corral. He costs us just over a mil per year in cap space for 2023-2025. As long as he’s a good locker room guy, we should keep him on the roster for now.

I’m not watching, but stat line says 7/13 for 93 yards 1 TD/0 INT. Doesn’t seem that bad.

No beef. You just chose the wrong one back then. Its alright

Man, as long as I heard people whine about Young’s height and how he must have chugged gallons of water and wore lead drawers at the combine, you best believe they’re going to hear about it when their choice struggles as much as Stroud did last night. What’s more healthy as a football fan than feeling like your franchise made the right choice at the most important position, and it was one you supported from the beginning? What’s unhealthy is there are Panthers fans on this forum who will treat Young, our own QB, worse than Stroud if he has a similar game due to their draft preference. He’s our guy now. I respect those who have already switched into support mode for our guy despite wanting Stroud initially. The others are going to hear from me.

I don’t view it as a vendetta. It’s more similar to bragging rights when your team beats another. I just want the losing side to take their L as they should and don’t go quietly into the night. I guess I should have included it, but that’s obviously based on projection from where they both are currently. Everyone on our staff and team is raving about Young and where he is as a rookie. He’ll still have rough games.