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The QB class next season is not very good, FYI.

Mahomes isn't jacked, but not exactly high school physical status either.

Still thicker and bulkier, roughly 30 pounds heavier.

Possibly, but let Bryce and his lean 190 pound frame keep getting hit by guys nearly 100 pounds heavier. Good thing this isn't Rugby where he at least has some padding.

The man hit the wights and put on some muscle. I'm not a Murray fan, but he bulked up realizing it was best for his durability. Again, let's see if Bryce does the same. He doesn't strike me as a gym rat though.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-draft-prospect-drake-maye-kind-player-will-get-you-fired-ex-steelers-player-warns Merril Hoge says Maye is going to get people fired.

Meh. Not crazy about either of the second round picks. Wilson falling to the 3rd is questionable, but a steal if so.

Both Murray and Tua bulked up after college, let's see if Bryce will take a page out of their books or will just rely on his brain power to get better.

We brought him in, so there's interest. I can think of several WRs I'd take before Legette. Doubtful he's the best WR on the board at #33--or even #39 for that matter.

He's raw like Mingo. Point being another physical specimen that needs a lot of refinement isn't what we need. Again, we already have one of those.

Here's how I want the WRs. We know at least 5 WRs will be draft before us. Assuming Mitchell is the last 100% gone by #33, my ranking would then go: 1) Franklin 2) McConkey 3) Polk 4) Pearsall 5) Colman 6) McMillian 7) Legette 8 ) Corley 9) Burton 10) Wilson

Nix, maybe not a first rounder, but Penix, definitely. Too many QB needy team in the first round just to be passing up quality QBs. I can't see Denver and Raiders both passing up a QB. Don't be surprised to see the Raiders move a few spots ahead of Denver--possibly the Vikings-- to get a QB. The Vikings quite possibly may move up simply to fend off Denver and Vegas from leapfrogging them. These teams aren't dumb, realizing all 3 are QB needy and picking sequentially 11,12,13. A bit of a game of checkers will be happening I suspect.

So we want Leggett who is a Mingo clone over McConkey whose production is in amongst Waddle, Olave, M. Brown, Smith-Njiba and Nacua? Seems a very Panthery move.

A couple weeks ago Penix looked like QB6 and then had a really, really solid Pro Day. Somehow with McCarthy being a top 10 guy now, Penix is going to get scooped up by one of those QB needy teams just outside the top 10. That's the reason I think it's pretty silly not to entertain the thought of taking Nix or moving back if he somehow slides from, say, pick 14 all the way to #33. There's a wide gap between Nix and Rattler (who is universally regarded as QB7)-- or restated, the next best guy after the big 6.

Would I? Absolutely. Will it happen? No. FYI, I pitched this idea many, many weeks ago and the resounding answer was no. Then I asked if we don't want Nix, then should we trade back to a QB needy team? Most people don't even want to trade back out of #33 even though we have a pick at #39 now. Conclusion: We will stay at #33 and reach for a WR since it looks like a run on wideouts is fairly inevitable. Panthers clinic on how to fug up a draft 1.0.

You do know we fired Fitterer, right? We might have one trade this draft, likely zero. We have a full compliment of 7 picks now, so plan on only 7 picks.

He could be had in the 3rd round. He's not a top 40 prospect and just because a run on WR seems inevitable, that doesn't mean we reach. Then again, we are talking about the Panthers.

Up to 6 QBs. I don't see less than 5. McCarthy has caught fire recently and Penix had a solid pro day where he's probably going ahead of Nix now. The idea that somehow only 1 QB gets selected amongst Vikings, Broncos and Raiders...to a lesser extent Seahawks and Saints is undervaluing this top heavy QB class. Despite the smoke out there, QBs will go 1,2,3 at the top of the draft.

Only if the value is right and not before round 5. I really only like two dudes, Wiley and Holker. The draft would have to fall perfectly up to that point for us to take one. I'm not sure Wiley lasts until round 5 though. Holker is older and has limited upside, but is a natural pass catcher (something that our current TEs sorely lack). We'd have to use a fifth rounder on him because he won't be there when we draft in the 7th. I like one of the 5ths for IOL. Centers are slow movers in the draft. We can get a decent one there. I think only like 7 centers get drafted each year on average. So in round 5 we'd probably be looking at Center4/5. That would be in the Limmer/Nugent/Bortolini grouping.

Remember, we gave him the option to explore a trade and there were no takers. He's a #4 at best. If he can't run a majority of the route tree and 'go' routes are his bread and butter, then we have a DJ Chark 2.0. We keep him around this year as depth and let him walk in FA next offseason. FWIW, there's actually about $1M in cap space if he's cut. If the cap gets real tight and we land a good prospect in the draft, he may walk this year

If we draft a TE it's going to have to be a unique situation where our prioritized positions have already been addressed and the value at other positions aren't there. One of the weakest TE drafts in recent memory and the Panthers may finally take a swing on one. Spot on for this struggling franchise. I've been beating this drum since the 2018 draft and NOW I'm saying it's cool if we skip TE this draft cycle because of how thin it is.

I think we are in a good place to take BPA in the draft. Definitely a top WR, Edge and CB early as they still need an upgrade. I would like to see a RB, Center and DE. If we get a TE or OLB, I'd be cool with that too.