MHS831

I did not want to admit this, but it has been in the back of my head too. I am fine with it--he has improved. Sanders is going to be better in 2025, imo.

Really? You think New England is going Campbell? I have not really seen that-but OT is their biggest need. I am thinking this through as a I am typing, and whatever comes out at the end, I will hit send because I live on the edge. Tennessee will take Ward when the dust settles, and Carter and Sanders will go to the Browns and Giants. That would leave Hunter available at pick 4. I think they would go with Hunter or move back a bit and get a T. I just looked at a few Pats sites and I was a bit surprised to see Jeanty in a few mocks. Hunter was the common choice. However, if I have a young QB, I find a way to get a T. Right Now, Free Agent Morgan Moses (RT, 34) and Layden Robinson (LT but listed as a G--43 PFF score) are all they have. So I see your point.

Jerry Jones is dumb. He inherited a team and drafted Troy Aikman--and 8 months later, he traded Hershel Walker and got an unreal return: the Cowboys received linebackers Jesse Solomon and David Howard, cornerback Issiac Holt, defensive end Alex Stewart, and a bounty of draft picks from the Vikings, including three first-round picks and three second-round picks. UNREAL. However, that was 1989--the year Aikman was a rookie and was pretty terrible. After that, the rest was history.... He seemed brilliant then. he rode a wave of 3 super bowls in 4 years. Since then, he has been cursed by himself.

even if we had to wait a season to see results. I would have put Moton on the trading block instead of keeping him and everyone else in limbo. Icky has improved at LT (PFF 71.7) and I am not sure I would screw with his progress--but Membou is a stud RT who could start by 2026--regardless, we should know now that you don't screw with the OL. (Campbell is a beast, but the short arms seem to be stuck in my head...)

It sure would. Here are three points (to your point) that would make it possible: 1. We have to be ready to win in 2026. Drafting for 2025 needs may make us cheer, but the best GMs think long term. Rodgers was drafted when Favre was good. Love was drafted when Rodgers was winning. So long term, it may be the right thing to do considering this draft, but since we have BC, the need is less than what it was before free agency. 2. Wide Receiver is our biggest need at the moment. As you mentioned, where is the WR coming from in round 1? Golden would have been a late first rounder last year. Do you take one at 8? Do you try to trade? 3. Edge is our second biggest need (some say our biggest). In the first round, there is Carter and then.........................the others. At 8, I see no edge worth it. Walker? Maybe, but it depends how you use him. He could be great if you move him around, but that is not the answer to your edge issue, if you ask me. However the panthers are in "wait and see" mode concerning Moton. In my view, if they felt good about it, they would take the risk; they did with Horn. If they took a T at #8, I would understand, but I don't see it. And you are right--this place would lose it. 2.

I have a leather Panther Jacket too--old logo. I have an old Hornet jacket as well...I rarely wear them because I watch American Pickers.

I can see the story now: Tampa Bay Fan KO'ed at Panther Game from David Newton A obnoxious Tampa Bay fan reported to police that he was knocked out by a Panther fan for telling him that Baker Mayfield does not suck that much. The Panther fan then punched the Bucs fan in the face. Police have a clue, however, and are looking for the Panther fan with the nice right hook. On the left cheek of the Bucs fan, it seems there is a small Panther logo shaped bruise. Anyone with information should call crime stoppers and express reasons why the Bucs fan deserved it.

I hear they are changing the logo to a full body of a panther in 2026. Nah, just kidding, bro. Nice.

I dont know how this happened, but if I am the coach, I am furious because the front office created a potential problem in the locker room and they are wasting money I could be using to win games.

was good vs the run. was injured and on a $12m per contract. He would be excellent depth for us at the right price ...29 years old

I see Aaron Rodgers is on his publicity tour again. There is no reason for making the Giants wait. The Giants pick at #3. I would sign save the money and the drama and take Sanders and sign Flacco for a year. I realize that careers are on the line in the front office in NY--so does Rodgers. But he is done--I think he loves seeing everyone talking about him. Get Sanders, build the ol and when he is ready, move him into the job. Steelers? You'd then be left with Wilson...again.

About the Horn deal. I think it was more of a desperation move/statement to the team more than anything else. After letting Burns and CMC walk, developing a core that was drafted and who would be valued by the team was important. We have Moton, Brown, and now Horn. Furthermore, he could not lose any player when he had so many holes to fill in the secondary. I do not like the contract and this is my best attempt to understand it, but if they feel he can stay healthy and will be elite, I guess so. Morgan is trying to build a core foundation of youth. Was Horn worth $25m when compared to the rest of the NFL? No. Was he worth it to the Panthers for specific reasons? Apparently. However, bad teams overpay because they have a complex. I would rather invest in an edge and spend less at CB.

I would say, based on our history--CB has also been pretty good in round 2 Jackson and Bradbury--but I get your point. I like Restrepo as well. Bech, but I have not watched him that much--maybe that is the play. Not really saying smokescreen, but found it odd that they have not focused on WR in free agency and there is no evidence of top WRs in the draft are scheduled--I am guessing pro days will be active, and I am also guessing that we really don't have accurate data about contact/meetings. Pretty much hearsay. Thanks for the feedback. Interesting.

Lotta love for Warren here. I am not high on a TE at 8--heck, last year Bowers did not go until around 12 or 13. Plug and Play is a good point, and we could run some double tight with (in my opinion) two very effective TEs. If it were down to those two, I think I would go with Johnson and have the best CB tandem--especially if we do not get a plug and play edge. There are many ways to go....

The point was we are going to draft a WR in round 1 based on the lack of attention at the position so far---Golden is rising and he could be a player we move back to get or reach for--Most likely not, but what is your position, considering the roster right now--and considering our track record with second-round WRs--that the Panthers draft a WR in round 1? Any you should provide reasons--I would love to hear them--this is a stunt to pick brains, actually.

Sometimes by this time of the process, we devalue the names that were top of the boards and go for the flavor of the week. I get that. I was just stirring the pot because Golden made some money at the Combine and I can only imagine how Morgan and Canales might react. Here is a question for you that requires some stereotyping: Do you think Burden has the better chance to be a #1 WR than Golden?

So does that mean Stewart or Walker or Will Johnson? Personally, I do not trust Evero's ability to use Walker like (I think) he needs to be used. Stewart? I see Morgan liking him, but his stats scare me. Johnson would give us a great CB room, but you could argue that we are set at CB. The S from SC is the longshot pick--aside from Golden--I could see them trading back and getting either.

I think you are right--especially if we pick up a stud TE--and I am not saying that Sanders is not poised to be that TE....We had a very limited WR corps last season, and during the nine game turnaround, they did well enough to win--it was the defense that blew it. (I try to create threads to get people talking and I am surely not locking in my meaningless, singular prediction of what they will do--however, I did find it interesting that the WR position has not been addressed. I really like Bech--and was saying so before the SR Bowl--but we could win without a first rounder, imo. I do think, if we go WR, Golden will be the guy.

You know, we'd all scream and throw things at the TV, but the dude is a beast. That would be the hurney move. Snow likes a longsnapper from Colorado Eastern State Northwest Central. Just trying to get him to admit it

Stepping back from all the tea leaves, I see Walker as the pick--and this avoidance of Wide Receivers might simply be based on this weird situation in free agency and nothing more. Maybe they gave AT a raise because they think his value will increase--If they like Bech, for example, they could get a walker and then in round 2 get Mason Taylor and in round three get Bech. Would that not help the offense as much as a reach at WR? I dunno--I just like stirring the pot to see what others are thinking. Collectively, we are usually more informed than the reporters.

But post free agency, I reset the meter. Just like to read the room, see what I think might be going down, and then I develop a theory--it gives me something to do on the toilet.

I am asking you now--so you are saying Stewart, perhaps fearing Stewart. Did I read that correctly?

No!!!! Golden was my idea. I Invented it. The more I look at him, the more I say, "Why is he not rated higher than the other two? Stats? To me, he seems exactly right for our system. You probably planted the seed in my brain--and I only aspire to reach whore status. It seems that is not entirely up to me.

So jon Snow, if that is your real name--what do you think Morgan is going to do? You can provide one name....You are on the clock....