DeAngelo Beason

I would very much liked to have seen Jake Delhomme's career if Tommy Jone no hurt Jake. I just know that roster and the leadership were destined to hit paydirt but Jake was never the same after the elbow injury, and unfortunately he was the sole reason they didn't make it back to the big one. I think that 08 team was the best in the league, and Jake masked his inability well all season til the Arizona game put it all on display. I'll go back to the season prior even and say the 07 team was primed to be a competitor. Jake was off to a fantastic start that year (for a Panthers QB). They may have been a championship caliber club for a few seasons after 08 too.

As one of his biggest critics, I have to admit when I see that picture that I feel just the slightest little spark of hope... then I realize this was from last year, and that all hope is lost.

All he needs is 4 all pro receivers and Rob Gronkowski at tight end with at least 4 pro bowlers on the o-line. We can never know if he has potential if we don't surround him with the pieces necessary.

Yes.

David Tepper*

No one is more paranoid about the cap than Carolina Panthers fans. One of the more bizarre things about this fan base.

The QB isn't a QB, and the lineup of opponents doesn't look good. I think it will be another bad season. The league is not built in a way to mask bad QB play anymore. I'm figuring 11 losses this season assuming we split the division games... and the sad part is if we had the most average of average performance from the QB position I can genuinely see this roster delivering 11 wins or more.

I was very unimpressed with the 1st and 2nd round selections, but the rest of the draft was really solid.

This was a very high value selection and fills a potential need.

Doubt it, but this is put up or shut up time for him. Id say he's got one final opportunity before we send him packing, and some team with an actual professional qb picks him up and he shines.

So far the best value selection we've made. Doesn't mean I have high confidence in his future given the qb situation, but we at least got some bang for our buck.

Ive already stated who i wanted last night. Thieneman and Lemon were easy, obvious choices. Anthony Hill (among others) was the easy, obvious choice in the 2nd

I am all about the trenches. I am not all about reaching for players or drafting positions where its highly debatable it's a need. This guy was picked probably 20 spots or more too soon.

This draft is feeling like the Gettleman drafts where we all felt like he must have known something we didn't, but it turned out he was just an idiot. Absolutely terrible showing by Morgan so far.

BREAKING: Joe Person is wrong. Again.

Lemon or Thieneman were just obvious choices there. I'm all about the trenches, but we already made offseason investments on the line as contingencies to injury issues. The cold, hard truth is that Freeling doesn't really make the team any better all things being equal, and if so, it's marginal. There were impact players out there that would have represented bigtime upgrades over the current roster.

You have to first be good to become perennially good. I think it's a big assumption to say that we are in a position to start making luxury picks like OT when we have many other positions that have massive room for improvement.

I don't love the pick, but I don't hate it either. It's a position that's going to start collapsing for the Panthers in the next few seasons, so not a bad idea to start investing now. That said, this was NOT the season we needed a tackle. It was going to be the following. We are still rebuilding. Taking a tackle when you don't need one is something teams at the top do. The pick should have been Lemon or Thieneman, both players who can fill positions of need right now.

I'm not opposed to a WR. Everyone has pretty much just assumed that we have a surefire star with Jalen Coker after a few good plays/games throughout his career. I, for one, actually agree that Jalen Coker is going to be a star, but I'm also old enough to remember Keary Colbert and Kelvin Benjamin. I don't oppose stacking the WR room until we build out a roster of proven, reliable pass-catchers for whomever the QB of this team is in 2027.

As the waterboy?

We "knew" Keary Colbert was going to be a star too....

The big payday assumes all three become bona fide stars. Not likely. I also can say with confidence they are not drafting based on financial hypotheticals that might come up in four years. They are drafting to build the best roster possible.

When you said 2nd or 3rd did you mean to say 5th or 6th?

Ain't a damn doubt about it.

There's no logical reason to think he is. We do this every season. We bring in a mid-tier back to compete and be a spell for Chuba. If Jonathan Brooks can stay healthy I could see AJ Dillon riding the pines, but I still think they will keep him on the team.