Khyber53

No, we need someone who can open up the field and give a QB a working target on every frikkin' play. First round. Spend the pick, get the man, move on and win. There's not a great QB that deserves a 1st round pick this season, grab someone in the second or third.

Niners and Jags in walkaways. Man, I love the playoffs. Next year, man, next year...

Never chalk up to malice what is probably just incompetence.

And probably broken down before he was 30 as well.

I think we pass on the first rounders, none of them look like world beaters. If Stetson Bennett is still sitting there in the third round, I think we take a flyer on him. The guy is smaller, but you've got to take a winner when you see one. The kid wins against the best competition in the NCAA. That has to mean something.

The guy was straight up money when you look at the big picture. And Zane, who was injured in the preseason, was mighty good as well the prior season. Both were great finds. But, you really shouldn't have two kickers on the roster at the same time. And kicker cuts are often just quickly made and the team moves on, kind of rough on the guys but that's the nature of the business. Right now I say Eddie won the job, but there could be contract considerations galore in this. Whichever one we keep I'll have confidence in and I believe the other will be snagged pretty quickly in the free agent market. We had a string of bad luck at kickers there for a while, I'm glad to see we made it through that. Now if we could just have that kind of renaissance at QB...

I hope we get to see him starting at guard to start the season. I can only imagine he'd be one of the best pulling guards you could ask for. And if we stay with the run heavy offense, then he's going to be invaluable there. Good kid, he's got a heck of a future ahead of him. And I really want to see Bozeman signed to a long term deal AND see Corbett and Christiansen heal up completely. We have the makings for the best Panthers line of all time.

Oft-injured and wanting a huge fully guaranteed contract? Hmm, what could be wrong with that, right? Had this been week 6 when asked, I'd have a different opinion. Now, I just don't think you pony up MSRP for a car when the wheels are falling off and the mileage has gone up. Let's pass on this.

If you get your man, it's not a wasted pick.

I'm not looking for the new Olsen. I'm looking for the next Kelce, Gonzalez or even Gronkowski.

I'd think about it really hard, then head over to the phone on the desk, pick up the phone and throw it in trash can and then go out to lunch. Screw trading up.

I remember when they said Luke Kuechly was a reach at #9. And that 8th was way, way too high for some white kid from Stanford, CMC. Trust me, make the TE pick at #9, don't get fancy with trade backs, take the man and move on.

TE first round (Mayer out of ND), DE in second. We also need a good nickel.

If we don't keep Bozeman, then it won't matter. And I think Mays is Corbett's understudy and eventual replacement. The kid has a lot of potential and has learned a lot from the addition of Corbett and Bozeman to the linemen's group.

Nope. Take him there, don't eff around and miss him. We need a receiving TE more than just about anything else here. The lack of a good tight end has left the middle of the field to the defenders and is one of the main reasons DJ, TMJ and Laviska can rarely get open. We can't stress the seams enough. In the past, we could rely on CMC to do that work some, but those days are gone. The only other potential spot I'd draft is DE at #9 but only if one of the two best somehow falls to us.

It's just day 2 of the offseason for non-play off teams. Not everyone who will get interviewed has been contacted yet and not everyone who will lose a coaching position has been fired yet. There could be openings at two other NFCSouth teams alone before the month is up.

We're taking Michael Mayer from Notre Dame at #9. We'll pick up a QB late in the draft after snagging a DE in second round and a nickelback in the 3rd. We'll take Wilks as HC with Reich as OC. Holcomb stays at DC while we try to get Luke in as LB Coach or at least as a consultant. We'll get Burns the extended, solid contract while renegotiating with Shaq and DJ Moore for better long term deals. Bozeman will be re-signed for three years and will become a fixture of the team. Moton may get restructured. I think we move into the offseason with Corral as our QB of choice with Darnold on staff as the bridge. We may take a flyer on a FA QB or a trade if something shakes out.

Wilks will either be a HC here or somewhere else. If we're not careful he could be staring across the sidelines from us a couple of times a season, just kicking our asses and recruiting our players.

How many of you were up in arms about us losing the Keep Pounding! part of our identity? I don't care if the HC comes from the offensive or defensive side of the coaching carousel. What I care about is can they lead and inspire men, can they manage resources, can they pick the right staff members and players. Can they make the executive decisions in game that can shift everything. I do want an OC who can be an OC. I do want a DC who can create a tough, gritty and punishing defense. Wilks can certainly lead, but I want to see an aggressive and adaptive OC for once and a DC that can call a game that puts the other team on their back foot and never lets up. But by all means possible, keep our O-line coach!

Gold plated. 8k.

No it looks like with the Giants OC he's looking to snag another touted "wunderkind" who still hasn't really proved himself. Some people buy a lot of gold plated jewelry because it's all blingy and irresistable.

Y'all do realize that this is just a very expensive hobby for Tepper right?

His intentions were the same when he hired Rhule.

This 100 percent.

If he'd have passed for 300 yards and won the game single-handedly there'd be a contingent saying Darnold alone cost us two spots in the draft. If we'd have lost the game, they'd have said look at what a bum he is, turning out that kind of performance when he knew his career was on the line. This has been a swamp-assed year of a football season and it has created the pissiest fan situation ever.