Mr. Scot

Yeah sorry dude, this is a dumb take.

Yeah, this makes no sense at all. It is most definitely possible for a team to place equal value on two players, regardless of position. It happens plenty.

Guessing he'll be one of the inside backers. Now let's get Bozeman.

I wouldn't give two sh-ts. The idea that you can't put equal value on two different players is just silly.

Okay, that's just goofy. Firing a whole staff because they like two or more prospects equally would be absolutely braindead.

How? The team ahead of you, regardless of who they are or even whether they trade to someone else, can only draft a single player. If you have two players you like equally and you pick second, you're guaranteed one of the two.

You still can. It's not to your advantage if you're thinking of trading the pick, but if you're not you can do pretty much anything. The NFL doesn't like for teams to be that though because they like drama.

...or think we'd be willing to trade the pick to somebody else who might take the guy they want. I'd add one thing I think would be funny if they did negotiate would be to offer a fifth round pick to make up for the one the NFL confiscated

Losing faith in a staff that hasn't coached a single game (hell, hasn't coached a single play) because they handled the draft differently than you would have? They have a draft process: interviews, visits, meetings, etc. All indications are there going to put full effort into that process...and we'll they should. And to be clear, they don't have to play any mind games. They have the #1 pick. They could go out tomorrow, issue a press release and tell the entire world "we're picking Player X" and nobody could do jack sh-t about it.

I don't either, but I don't discount it. And if it did happen I'd be fine with it. After reading some of the responses here though, it sounds like a pretty good portion of the Huddle would have a total meltdown

What's clear from this discussion is that some fans have one favorite and want that guy or nobody, which is fine. Panicking at the notion that the Panthers might also like someone else though is kinda silly. Have said numerous times that I trust whomever the staff picks. Others have too but apparently that notion isn't as popular as I thought

That's not really true. It's possible to have more than one franchise quarterback available in the draft. Hell, 83 had several. They may ultimately settle on just one, but the notion that they have to isn't valid.

The Panthers think so. (which is the whole point) And yes, they could fail. But that's true regardless of whether you take them at #1 or #2.

The Panthers like more than one quarterback.

That's a key point. The Bears were obviously quite willing to trade out of #1 because they don't need a quarterback. The Texans trading down from #2? Not so much.

They might end up with one, but right now they have two. And again, that isn't speculation. It's sourced. If we get our franchise quarterback for the next decade, do you really think anyone's gonna give a sh-t whether they were taken first or second? Hell, if we got a franchise guy at pick 206, I'm not gonna sit around five years down the road pissed we didn't get him higher. Just the opposite. i'd be laughing my ass off

You're a cruel man

That's why they ultimately determined they wouldn't go any lower than second overall.

Nope. It was given to him from an insider. They confirmed that after talking to numerous other teams, the Panthers decided they wanted to trade to either #1 or #2, but no lower.

It's actually been confirmed they were also good with trading to #2, but no lower.

What does it matter what the Texans do if you're picking second? As to how they know, it's in the tweet (team source).

If you're getting a franchise QB either way, who cares what spot you picked them at?

It's not his opinion. Person's getting it from a team source (others have said the same). Mind you, that's now. If, after they've gone through the full pre-draft process they only like one, then the situation changes.

Who cares what spot they were taken if you think they're both franchise quarterbacks? Getting a franchise quarterback is great. Getting a franchise quarterback and another great player is better.

Because you can make your roster even better while sacrificing nothing.