45catfan

It should be a QB, Sewell/Slater or trade down. I'm not big on taking WRs and DBs this early.

FIFY. In my case anyhow.

Mine are for sell right now and have been, but I'm not giving them away for free. VERY reasonably priced.

I wouldn't mind taking him in the 3rd ONLY if the following scenario occurs: the "big 4" all have been drafted AND we draft a franchise LT in the first round to protect him. I've watched some of his game tape. Davis has the tools, but has battled injury and, like Lance, has few starts to his name. If we draft him, *ducks for incoming* Teddy will be the starter this year. Mills will have to sit a season, no question.

You're a little late on this. Mills has steadily been creeping up Big Boards since his Pro Day. He'll be a mid-round pick, not late. He should be the next QB off the board after Trask now. Yes, in front of Newman and Mond.

Again, some players value a winning culture and legitimate shot at a ring over a huge payday. That said, a very smart man. He's still making $7 million and if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, he gets a ring and THEN can cash in on the big payday with a likely non-contender in 2022.

In case you were wondering, that 18th team would have been Cleveland. We will enjoy our one extra game for now.

An extra intra-conference match up. We would play the Texans this year. Then the schedule rotates divisions. I think the team is determined by the same place finish. The Texans and Panthers finished 3rd in their respective divisions. FYI, this sets up perfectly for an 18 game season down the road. It would be one more intra-conference team being from the only division not on the schedule, just finished playing or scheduled to play the following season. So If that were the case, the Panthers 18th opponent would be the same place finishing team form the AFC North. We just played the AFC West, our 17th game is versus the AFC South and are playing the AFC East this year.

As much as I dislike Matty Ice as a Falcon, he's actually a good QB and not the reason for their recent slump. A horrible defense and key injuries have been their downfall. If the 49ers takes Jones (as being speculated) and the Falcons pass up a QB, do we still trade up with Fields and Lance on the board? The Dolphins and Lions aren't taking a QB. We certainly would get one of them even with a trade up in front of us. Honestly, that would be THE ideal scenario to unfold on draft night.

I'm 50/50 on this. I honestly think they will give Ryan one last shot, but it's going to be hard for them to pass up the hometown kid as the new face of the franchise. If the Falcons manage a decent run over the next few years, they won't be in a cherry position like this draft to draft their heir apparent to Ryan. If someone made me guess, I'd say they take BPA at #4 that's not a QB.

Meinerz has skyrocketed up draft boards. I was mocking him at #114 a little while ago, but after his Pro Day, he may very well be gone. I've seen him as high as the early 3rd now. He ran a 4.8 40, BTW. Crazy fast for an OL dude. The other metrics were just as impressive.

I prefer "the 'possums" because they are more fierce and intimidating. Plus they are true scavengers; whereas raccoons have some threshold of tolerance. There's certain things they won't even touch. 'Possums? They'll go after just about anything.

If we strike out in the draft we will have to trade for someone's backup or stick with Teddy. I think it's a bad idea to chase a stater on another team. There's too much money and draft capital to squander going that route.

The 49ers official statement after the big trade was Jimmy G. is still their QB this year. If they do in fact retain him, Jimmy will strictly be a 1-year bridge QB before he's ultimately dealt.

If we miss out on a QB at #8, it very well could be us.

Yup and Jimmy G. to the Pats. That way we get at least ONE QB, although it may be Mac Jones if this 49ers stuff is all smoke. The only other club in the mix is Ron's team. Fitz-magic is purely a bridge QB, but coming all the way up from #19 would cost them dearly and it's doubtful anyone ahead of us would be willing to go back that far.

So what do you make of Darnold's fate then? Certainly they wouldn't sit Wilson for a year. Do you think they wait to shop him until after the draft? That would seem a bit counter-productive. I mean if they want Wilson, they have him, why wait to shop Darnold?

Please don't copy and paste a simulation. I would like to know what people are thinking for the Panthers with one month left. I will posting a new one each week subsequently leading up to the draft. This is the first of four: #8 Trey Lance: QB-NDSU (fingers crossed) #39 Samuel Cosmi: LT-Texas (some mocks have Radunz being taken ahead of Cosmi, the two are interchangeable here) #73 Paulson Adebo: CB- Stanford (BALLHAWK with WR hands! Dude makes crazy picks 99% of other CBs would drop) #114 Milton Williams: DT-La Tech. (3-tech) (Very twitchy/athletic DT--will get after the QB) #152 Jacoby Stevens: S-LSU (hybird LB--think Chinn) #194 Terron Jackson: DE-Coastal Carolina (undersized a bit, but you wouldn't know by looking a his production) #222 Khyiris Tona: DT-BYU (1-tech) (We need another space-eater besides Roy). #227 Ben Mason: FB- Michigan (Swiss-army knife out of the backfield and a solid STs guy. Plus we lost Armah, the only FB we had)

I saw it somewhere today that it's *rumored* NE is still interested in Jimmy G. I've been all over football pages this afternoon. But yes, I read that somewhere earlier this afternoon. This has draft implications, so you can't bank on it. It could be true or it could be smoke.

Tell that to Belichick. He still has a man-crush on Jimmy G. Again, Jimmy G going back to NE (if that actually happens) keeps the Pats from trading ahead of us in the draft. That's really all I care about.

Yep, some players value rings and wins more than money. I mean really, does anyone think players that traditionally signed with the Brown, Jets and Lions (for example) did it for their winning culture and Super Bowl runs? Nope, but they sure didn't mind dipping into those deep cap pools that teams like the Browns and Jets are typically flush with and consequently got handsome salaries.

You would have to think the Patriots have already been in contact with the49ers about Jimmy G's status *if* (yeah, right) SF drafts a QB. This is EXTREMELY important as NE is probably the final team to jump ahead of us to get a QB. If there is an understanding that Jimmy will be available, that should keep the Pats at #15 and get Jimmy an offensive weapon to utilize.

In a twist of pure irony, guess who the Panthers would play for the 17th game? Let's just say most of the board would rather us trade for the QB on this team or WOULD HAVE versus playing against him. If he's even allowed to play, that is.

Yes, I aced both of my Econ classes, so I know. What you can't see forest for the trees. Bosses typically expect more production for more pay. You know, basic Econ stuff. Yes, 17 games is going to led to bigger contracts, but guess what, they have to play that extra game to get it. Crazy, right?

You took this long to come up with that gem. El-oh-el! You are arguing against yourself here. At some point the League was going to extend the season to get more out of the players with fatter contracts. It's pointless for the players to whine about it. Give it a few years and 18 games will be on the way.