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Hasselback with better mobility wouldn’t be a bad thing IMO.

So Kenny was 67% his one good year. Willis was 61% and 64% the previous year with one of the worst OL performances in front of him. I’d be curious to see if he could raise it 5% with some actual protection like Kenny had…

They took a raw talent from a small school with high upside very high in the draft because of the potential payoff. BTW McAdoo has said he thought Allen was the best prospect in that class. They gambled and it paid off. What makes everyone fine with Buffalo reaching on a prospect like that but freak out saying Willis will bust? I’m not even saying we need to take him, but he is worth an early gamble for a franchise for sure. You need to give Allen more credit. He has spent offseason after offseason perfecting his craft, putting in the time and becoming a more polished player. https://www.buffalobills.com/news/how-josh-allen-used-the-2021-offseason-to-make-these-improvements-in-his-game Some if it is where they land and some if it is the player working his ass off to get better every offseason.

Steve Smith wants Willis in Carolina.

But how do you feel about Carson Strong?

Allen was in the mid 50s for completion % and Willis was in the low 60s. I know you are tired of me comparing the two, but both were/are raw passers with lesser talent around then and Allen can’t just get a pass on it while Willis doesn’t. If you also didn’t want Allen in his draft either then I get what you are saying.

Willis has a freaking cannon as well. Maybe Allen’s is stronger, but I wouldn’t be so quick to write off Willis’s. All of the negatives you are saying about Willis can be applied to Allen’s college tape.

I’m using Allen because he is an athletic QB playing for a small school surrounded by lesser talent. Willis had Liberty playing better than Allen did Wyoming and you could argue Willis had better stats. Allen definitely has a rocket, but have you not seen Willis launching the ball downfield as well?

About the same as Trevor Lawrence.

He defeated Syracuse and VA Tech. I get they aren’t power houses, but there is a huge talent gap in their programs and Liberty. Yeah he had a rough first half against Ole Miss, where he was sacked 7 times in one half! I’m not sure what you expect him to do in a game where his line got crushed and his WRs can’t get open, but yeah the tape looks bad. How did Allen look against top competition in college? What defense did he look good against? While he is still raw as a passer he is further along than Allen was IMO. The transferring to play is a big nothing to me. Players do that all the time, but he said he had a lot of maturing to do while he was at Auburn. He went to Liberty to get a fresh start and got them ranked with a solid record in 2020.

I don’t know if Stafford really has a great football “mind.” I’d say he is average but will usually make some dumb throws especially when plays break down. He needed a loaded team to win a playoff game. Any of these guys can read a defense. The elite minds like a Brady/Manning/Mahomes are able to manipulate and take advantage of these complicated NFL defenses, but that can come with experience/coaching,

Willis elevated Liberty more than Allen ever elevated Wyoming. He even had then ranked for a while.

Daley needs to be off the team. This is the problem when you have a coach in a lane duck season. He is going to ruin our future salary cap in order to try to save his job. If every player is available by trade, we might as well have a new coach/possibly GM in anyway. Let them decide if young players are part of the future of the team or not.

It’s all part of the rebuild. Year 3 is when you trade away young talent right?? I understand CMC because of the contract/injury history, but Moore shouldn’t be traded unless it’s a sweet offer.

An old, not mobile QB with an injury history behind our line last year… yikes!

Yeah I’m not much of a fan of starting rookie QBs anyway. Many of the greats struggled as rookies. I guess if the coaching is right, it can help expedite their development but few are ready to play at the NFL level right away.

I think there is some connections with he and Cam already too. Didn’t Willis go to his school and play in Cam’s 7v7 league? Sign a big guard like Schreff as a FA. Roll with BC, Schreff, Elf, Brown/late round rookie/Moton. That line is way better than what we rolled out last year. Erving can be depth (like he should be) or cut for cap space.

Tank for Howell!

Yep. You have to keep swinging until you get one. I agree too about the OL. Drafting OL is never a wasted pick (assuming they don’t bust like Little).

https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/16/espn-panthers-free-agent-commanders-brandon-scherff/ This would be a good start. Hell even Norwell would be a huge (pun intended) upgrade! Plus draft some big guys to compete with Brown in the 4th or later… This would all fall on hoping BC can hold down LT as well.

Right? I don’t understand this logic. If we have Lance waiting to start this year, I’d be pumped!

What makes you say that? They both have a ton of talent, but need coaching/developing like most young QBs do.

Reddick isn’t worth the amount of money he will make to our team at its current state. If we were a playoff team needing a piece or two then yeah throw some money at a pricey vet pass rusher. Burns is younger/cheaper. Let YGM have his shot at the other side let’s see how they do. Most of our FA money needs to be on OL anyway.