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fair I still wouldn't trade up for him

this draft is not good at the top but is quality in the middle. I see us more likely to trade back then up also Bain may not even be an edge at the next level

The guy from Georgia intrigues me

from a negotiatian standpoint everything you are saying makes sense. My point is it will down the road save us money, but playing like that is very fair given our cap is somewhat tight this year

he's my favorite prospect this year and at a position of need. I think he goes top 10

Looks like all those reports last year swirling about him being completely off team's draft boards due to character concerns were maybe not as outlandish as some made them seen I can't remember who but one pretty prominent panthers fan on twitter was lambasting for the panthers for not trading up for him like ATL did

chad was a phenomenal player and I love how much love he showed the panthers this year gotta be worth a shot right? I agree with others XL seems to have a mental thing going on this season

far they were not perfect I agree on that

we had one of the most successful runs in franchise history under all of them. We came very close to having one of the best seasons of all time You make it sound like they ran us like the Jets

also he shouldn't have thrown the cup of water on the fan, he's literally the owner of the franchise, but that guy sounded like a huge dick cheering for an injured player. I think it's actually kinda cool he got mad about it. I'm kinda like a dad when their kid punches a bully. can't punch people, but the guy deserved it.

I have been a huge (maybe the biggest) Tepper hater but I will admit, ever since the Hurricane affecting western NC he has been only making good decisions. I still very much wish he would replace grass at the Bank but otherwise he's doing a good job. He seems to have trust in Brandt and Dave to make decisions which to this point they've had more hits than misses.

lmao I know just absolutely toilet paper quality defenses

yep totally agree, huge loss and feel so bad for him personally

You bring up a fair point, HOWEVER, in 2028 the WR two contracts are going to be even more pricy.

really happy for Luke. He's not the most influential panther of all time. But I think he will go down as the best Panther ever in terms of his impact at his position. Just unbelievably talented but also a wizard in terms of play recognition and diagnosis.

really unfortunate the timing didn't work out for us to draft him would have been a special story. I said it when I watched him in college. This is the best player I've ever watched live as a college player. UNC had some sorry teams and he carried them.

Panthers need to pay him like a proper WR#2 stat. People will balk at the contract initially but look at the FA market for WRs the last few years. Good ones just don't become available anymore.

I see NCSU in your username. feel so bad for him. local kid, rooted for him so hard when we drafted him. finally came into his own and then just this devastating injury. sucks man

1. Prepare for life without Ickey. Whether thats a high draft pick or solid FA. IF and big IF he comes back then you have a succession plan for Moton at RT. But as stated I would assume Ickey will never be our starting LT again 2. Sign Coker now. He's only going to get more expensive. Give him a decent #2 WR contract and call it a day 3. XL I would give this next season. Unless someone like Dallas blows you away with a ridiculous trade offer. XL showed promise his rookie year, I still have faith he can be a contributor to this team 4. Short term - LT and drafting a Center are musts IMO 5. LB would be awesome to get Sonny Styles in the draft but he likely goes long before then. We really need a good MLB, Devin Llyod from Jax may be available 6. I ride next year with Chuba, Etienne and Brooks - too many other needs to worry about RB right now

I worry about him as a guy that already struggled with speed rushers. I think his future is at LG I hope I am so wrong and he comes back better than ever at LT

I bumped the old thread previously, some of our resident negative nancies were saying that trade would amount to nothing

I'm just so glad I stand on the right side of history on this trade.

The problem was .....we also had Matt Rhule at the time

weirdly I agree with both of you. Which is why I wouldn't mind a center being drafted early this year. Seems like it fills both needs

@MHS831I liked your thinking historically: ILB, S and TE are positions not heavily emphasized in the draft. If you could sign starters at each of those positions it would leave round one open to BPA which would hopefully be an edge, OT or to contradict myself ILB too