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Yessir. Luvu was a revelation. He was easily a top-20 LB performer league-wide. So great to have found a diamond in the rough, he became an absolute cornerstone to our defense.

Fun for sure. The reconstruction of this defense around Burns, Luvu, Chinn, & Horn is about to get great. Opens up a lot of FA & prospect types we typically don't consider. Some early faves to check out: Keanu Benton, Wisconsin, 6'4 315 0/1T Karl Brooks, Bowling Green 6'4 300 1/3/5T - I have a feeling this guy is going to thrive. He's got a motor, really stood out at the SB. Byron Young, Tennessee, EDGE, 6'3 245 Felix Anudike-Uzomah, EDGE, 6'4 250 Both EDGE dudes have been building some hype and could see them being available day 2/early 3.

Quentin is far from a sure thing. He’s actually one that’s been dropping below Addison, S-N, & even Flowers on more than a few spots and I’ve been seeing why after further review of the kid. Kevin White-ish. He kinda catches the ball like he’s a cartoon character running with a laundry basket. Leaves a lot to be desired IMO beyond speed+size pluses. I don’t think any WR goes until the late teens. Addison and Zay are studs. A bit unsure with the rest. Dell, Downs, Rashee and that Iosivas look fun as hell.

I wouldn't undervalue Haynes with the defense we will be shifting to. I think he could be a 70%+ snap guy in what Evero brings. This also opens the door for some really cool mid-rounders at EDGE. Nolan Smith, Byron Young, & Nick Herbig all become very interesting all of a sudden.

Totally credit the whole hiring unit of The Teppers, Fitterer, and Morgan. The Rhule & Brady hires seemed reactive and under vetted in retrospect. This was just a well rounded search leading to sound, experienced moves. Reich may not have been our top pick as fans on the outside to start this off, but he’s got pull and this is looking to be a very good situation. Now I’m really excited about who surfaces on the other side of the ball.

This staff is off to an incredible start. Id we land Brian Johnson to pair with Staley, we're in business.

Wilson really impressed. For sure.

Hopeful but don't wanna get ahead expectation wise. Would be pretty legit if this happened. The rumoured mutual interest makes it sound plausible.

Interesting. Wonder if we'd look at adding an AHC label as well if he's the one. A pure lateral move seems unlikely. Having him on defense with potentially Staley on offense could be the ticket. Could still land some Philly offensive staff like B Johnson & Jason Michael.

Yeah the order of who goes in this draft WR could end up surprising some. I could see Zay going as high as WR2 depending on how things shake out. I'm personally quite high on a few but think it's going to be a class where you have more than a few success stories but it's scattered throughout. Beyond Addison, S-N, & Johnston (And I think the latter two may slip), I think the studs come from this group: Josh Downs, Zay Flowers, Rashee Rice, Nathaniel Dell, Andrei Iosivas I want one of them.

Yeah was never a fan. Remember when we elevated him to interim OC and he was a fish outta water. Surprised Ronald rolled with Scotty in WAS in the first place.

This would be my tough+athletic playmaker draft. It's easy to poach 5 & 20 from SEA for little on PFF:

Fine, did two fun unrealistic ones with my faves at the DL, TE, & HB spots

I'd rather let someone else grab him. High probability he goes to the NFC given the market, but he barely clipped 60% completion with some really bad games down the stretch this last season. And that was with getting Adams in house. He doesn't worry me the level of a Baker Mayfield, but more in line with the Bears when they got Cutler. Do we really want that, but at an even later part of his career? I've always viewed Carr right at that fringe of a franchise QB, but he's just not a top-tier guy. Even compared to Stafford in their primes while both were on bad teams, the eye test for me has always had Carr a step below. Maybe above Kirk Cousins & prime Andy Dalton though. He's actually a great measuring stick in looking for a guy. You kind of want to find someone at his level, absolutely bare minimum. You want to land a guy that's at the least a Derek Carr or else you should keep fishing. So, do we want to be stuck with that? He'll also be 32 in a month so how many prime years are you getting? And would it be worth that contract? You'd really have to bank on him coming in and trusting him to be the dude, ready to win playoff games (0-1 in his career), especially given the expected competition & compensation for 3-4 years. I just don't see him as the guy for us. Could he do well next season? Sure, but I'd rather gamble at higher upside long term than settle for the time being at his known peak.

Bash on it, but it's cool to see these dudes shooting the sh*t, helmets off. The Pro Bowl dodgeball was an entertaining trainwreck.

Did anyone catch the Pickles return in the Pro Bowl skills comp? LOL

@Mr. Scot Is right about the Cards. Anyone catch the reports that coaching candidates have been declining further interviews bc they don't want to have Kyler as their QB? Haha https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/news/report-kyler-murray-deterring-potential-arizona-cardinals-coaching-candidates

He's like really damn good. I got on a weird kick rooting for Tulane this past year. They closed out beating like 4 ranked teams (finishing off Caleb & USC in the Cotton) Was hoping his QB Pratt was going to declare too. They also have a great lineman in this draft. But Spears was such a huge part of that entire team. He's got that obvious starting RB quality to him Pierce showed last year. He's a bit more like a Khalil Herbert/more jacked up Tony Pollard. Just absolutely love his game.

This was a fun one. Given the loudness in the Richardson department on this board, tried something different. Traded up only to trade down, gather picks. Think this would be a 3-starter gain, Foskey, Kelly & Spears all potential starters as well.

I believe Jake Haener would be the last man standing with those lines.

Bryant Rhule, is that you?

Their layout is always great, one of the best designed websites for this type of thing. Not for QBs/or Panther related-- but I am beginning to agree with the S-N & Addison both over Johnston at WR. Seen that popping up on more than a few places recently. In deep diving, seems many aren't the biggest fans of Quentin's catching style and route running.

Interesting week so far in Mobile. Some expectations have been adjusted and it sounds like the lower tiers of QBs are not impressing. My Updated Rankings: 1. Bryce Young (Top-5) 2. CJ Stroud (Top-10) 3. Will Levis (Top-10) --tier drop-- 4. Anthony Richardson (Mid R1-2) 5. Tanner McKee (Late R1-2) --tier drop-- 6. Hendon Hooker (R2-3) 7. Jake Haener (R3-5) 8. Max Duggan (R4-6) 9. Jaren Hall (R4-6) --tier drop-- 10 & Beyond: Tune, O'Connell, Thompson-Rob, Bagent (7th-UDFA)

Daiyan Henley LB out of Wash State has been really impressing from what I've read. Seen glowing reviews for him, Dell WR, Jake Haener QB, Spears RB, & Kyu Blue Kelly CB on more than just a few articles. Spears is probably my favorite RB target at this point and who I'd love for us to grab mid rounds. Sounds like Duggan & Haener are the only QBs worth a damn which is kind of a bummer. McKee isn't there, Hooker isn't playing of course due to injury.