Khyber53

I think we hired this guy to figure out the New Orleans offense and what made it work so well against us. Also, I think we will draft a C later in the draft and this guy is either depth (which we didn't really have at the position) or is a learning curve guy as the draftee gets up to pro speed or needs time to season and put on some muscle. That makes me think we're looking at a smaller school center in the mid rounds. But what do I know?

I've been pounding on the table for years for us to grab a smart center in the draft. Hopefully we will this season, but this year, not in the first. Right now I think if one of the top two OTs is available at 19, you have to go for it considering Icky and Moton's issues. If those guys aren't there, you leapfrog and take Rodriguez in the first round and grab one of the remaining better OTs in the second.

Grab him in the first, get that extra year of contract possibility out of him and set things in stone. Mills, Morgan, Beason, Kuechly. Continue the tradition.

Anything that takes a bit of the turd sheen off of the day to day life anymore has to cost more money. fug it.

I've been wondering this myself. That's a lot of cheddar out there for two players so far. And Pickett now, too (although that's a drop in the bucket comparatively). It will take a lot of restructuring to get this done. Maybe there's enough desire for people on the team to stay that this is going to be a possibility. There's a good vibe happening now. But sometimes the ground vibrates right before a cave-in.

This ^. It's a back-up QB position filling. It's a bit of improvement at QB2 and it was something that was becoming obvious. Thanks to Andy for putting in the miles here, but it's been a long career and the days were getting shorter.

Yep, he was a team player and had worked his way into a starting role, if not here, somewhere. Hope he does great there. Good to see these young folks' dreams coming true. Still... we need a center. Drafting would be great but our first two rounds are certainly spoken for. Is there a great one in the third? Hope so.

That was going to be a bit too rich for our blood.

Yeah, I can see that happening now, too. That's just a lot of money on the table. I hope that's a gamble that will pay off. I'm not liking our track record. I've long said Morgan can be a sucker for a good sales pitch.

So, we just basically blew our cap space on an oft-injured guy who has produced fewer and fewer sacks who also isn't much of a tackler in the run game? Can someone explain this to me?

We don't have deep pockets this year. Morgan is having to sit on the sidelines of the first couple of rounds of free agency before he can dive in and begin competing. Right now, if it's a name you're really familiar with out there... don't expect us to get them.

If we can grab him, great. We also need someone back there to direct the defense and basically play the Luke position. I know what "they" call it. We should call it the Luke position.

I wouldn't be mad with this draft, but I'd like to see a safety in there, probably in place of the WR.

You've gotta be kidding. He's had four 1,100+ yard seasons (three with us) and two more that were basically 900 yarders, snagged 41 touchdowns in his career so far (with lousy QBs for most of his tenure). Add in that he has been on a rapidly cycling carousel of coaches, offensive coordinators and losing teams and maybe he gets a pass. Let's see how he does in Buffalo. Heck, I wish we'd have swung harder to get him back here, as WR2 or slot receiver. Great culture guy.

Panthers North for the win. Good luck to him. Great guy, hated to see him leave here, but he's about to work with the best QB he's ever worked with (at least on a regular basis).