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NFL media early '25: Bryce needs more weapons; NFL media early '26: Bryce sucks! At least they finally got it right.

I never said he was ready to start. I reacted to a statement that he only started 17 games at LT in college (he started 18) with the fact that he was trending up by starting more each year of college playing against excellent competition. We signed a free agent starting left tackle so he would not be required to start right away. Also, how did he struggle at the combine? he ran a 4.93 40, 33.5 vertical, 1.71 10 yd split, 115 broad jump, and 9.99 RAS. All of those are excellent.

He is certainly trending in the right direction and finished the season as their starting LT playing against some of the best college players.

If he lays a big fat egg this year, that fifth year in '27 with him making 26.5M is going to be pretty awkward. I guess we could plan on him starting the year while LaNorris settles in. I would rather that be a veteran though.

The trouble is that Kenny Pickett is a tiny little rock w/ nothing underneath and Haynes King isn't even that. Still mad we passed on Nussmeier in the seventh.

He would have to make a huge leap this year for me to agree w/ an extension unless it is extremely favorable to the team. Don't double down on the stupidity of trading the farm for him in the first place by giving him a Tua contract.

As much as I want us to draft a qb in '27, I am still worried many of the same people (minus Fitterer) would be making the decision.

Brooks is still not at 100%. I feel like he is going to have slow start and then break out next year, which is the last year of his rookie contract and we lose him in FA. That would be the most Panthers thing ever.

Our scout Jordan Trgovac (how do you pronounce that?) really liked him. Scroll down for the interview with her about him.

I will be so pissed if we forgo the '27 qb class to extend Bryce. We have him signed through '27 already with option(s) to franchise/transition tag him twice so we are covered through '29 if a miracle happens. Of course I said the same thing about the '26 qb class.

Moton's knees were an issue before last season. He will be 32 before the season starts and gets 14.2M in '26 and 21.5M for '27 (not guaranteed). LT Icky and Rasheed Walker are signed through '26 and Freeling through '30 (option); LG Lewis signed through '28, C Fortner through '26 and Hecht through '29; RG Hunt through '28, RG Moton through '27. They did a good job shoring up that oline. We can have a starting oline of: LT Freeiling, LG Lewis, C Hecht, RG Hunt, and RT Moton pretty much locked up through the '27 season (will just take a Moton option to do). That's good because we need to be ready to pull the trigger with next year's QB class.

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He's signed through '27 and we could use the franchise tag beyond that. Giving him an extension would be beyond stupid.

Devin Lloyd is a stud lb but who is next to him? Prince and Nic should improve. Lee was super value but i am not counting this fourth round chicken yet. I would expect some improvement; hope to eat my words w/ a top ten D.

No. His small hands, short height, very short arms (30 7/8), and killing his passenger while reckless driving at 4:00 am (although maybe that doesn't matter anymore-see James Pearce) are too risky to trade up for someone in a position you used #51 and #71 in last years draft and spent 120M on a FA for only to leave your oline as a big problem. Also, trading up would have cost us an additional 4 and a 5. Bucs had one fall to them but so did we.