TheMostInterestingMan

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

No, drafting a bust won't help us. But neither would drafting a bust of an OT or any other position.

Interesting note: Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson were also in that draft class and were picked later in the 1st. No one would mind picking a guy like that.

Look, I agree with the sentiment. And I wont pitch a fit if we do take a QB because we have to at some point. But I am more making the point that there is a counter argument. A lot of people believe this is a poor QB class. And if our staff believes that then I don't want them taking one based solely on need.

Personally, I think the class next year has numerous prospects ahead of this years class. If we could get a long term LT this year then that is what I would do. But I am typically a Panthers optimist. If we draft a QB then I will absolutely rally behind him. But suggesting that passing on a QB at 6 is stupid is silly  to me. It seems nearly a consensus across the league that these QBs are only being talked about as 1st round prospects because it is a very weak class at the position. Idgaf how good Willis looks physically, I said last season I wouldn't touch Lance that high and I wouldn't touch a QB from Liberty that high either.

2 minutes ago, Growl said:

the window for the panthers to screw around, “prepare the roster,” and wait for the ideal prospect to suspiciously fall to them is closed.

the future of the division is very much slipping out of their fingers right now. They need a legitimate option at QB and they need one now, and it doesn’t really matter what grade Henry Huddler gave to So and So in his Ultimate Mock 14.0

Do you think that drafting another Sam Darnold/Teddy Bridewater is the answer? lmfao 

Do we need a QB? Yes. Does that mean you should reach for a QB? Please...

You want a QB. So do I. But you have to base these decisions in reality. Good news for you is a don't trust this staff to do that. 

2 minutes ago, Growl said:

that stupid urine stained franchise has made, or tried to make, like a dozen moves over the last like 7 years just to specifically screw us.

i don’t get how anyone could sit back and be like “haha I hope they get a franchise QB! Well be just fine with our DOMINATE olines!”

Nobody is saying that. Its just that most of us don't really believe there is a franchise QB to be had in this draft. And if a division rival is mortgaging their future on what many of us believe is likely a miss then I would assume we are all good with that. 

In all likelihood, Pickett is the best QB in this draft class. And that doesn't get anyone excited. Willis, while a physical freak, is at best a long term project but I will be pretty surprised to see him turn into a quality starting QB.

My favorite QB prospect is Corral but I wouldn't touch him as high as #6. I just don't think any of these guys are game changers. So yeah, personally I hope the Saints continue to piss away picks to blow on one of them. 

I’ve been on the Corral train out of this group for awhile now, but ultimately I want a LT and hope we draft a QB next year. Granted seeing another year of Darnold isn’t very appealing but I think we can really build a strong Oline with a LT for our rookie next year if we go this route

15 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

After watching Ron Rivera become Riverboat Ron and seemingly change his ways only to revert back to who he was and has always been, there’s literally nothing this guy can do this year to convince me he’ll be any good for the next 5-10. There’s a reason the saying exists “A leopard can’t change his spots.” Beware the fleeting hot seat changes we may see in Rhule this year.

While I agree with you to some extent, you also have to be reasonable. While I don’t expect us to win 13 games this season and take the division, you couldn’t reasonably part with him at the end of the year if he managed to pull that off. 
 

Based on what I’ve seen so far, I expect him to underperform, miss the playoffs and hopefully get sent packing at the end of the year. But if he makes a playoff run or takes the division somehow then you can’t cut him lose. He’ll have earned another year.

16 minutes ago, The Huddler said:

to be honest, I kinda want Matt Corral the most out if all the rookies

 

 

Simms loves him

I definitely do. He can make all the throws, he’s the most proven and he has the quickest release. If we go QB (which at this point I’m still in the LT camp) then I hope Corral is the guy.

The closest option in the poll is making the playoffs. But at this point there are only two scenarios I am on board with. Either winning the division or winning a playoff game. He needs to accomplish one of the above to restore my faith. 

7 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I think I want Corral.  Just putting it out there for the Huddle to absorb.

After trading with the Steelers to move up. 

He’s definitely my pick. I still don’t really love taking him at 6 but if we go QB at 6 then I hope Corral is the guy.

28 minutes ago, Mother Grabber said:

yes, because if there’s anyone who knows the intricacies of football at a professional level, it’s golf digest 

Well, it’s certainly not the Carolina Huddle lol 

1 minute ago, Carl Spackler said:

I can never tell the difference between SizzleBuzz and BurnNChinn. Are one of them good? Should I value either one’s opinion?

 No you shouldn’t lol

23 minutes ago, Chief Keek said:

Let that captain sink with his ship the SS Darnold

Does the SS stand for second string?

6 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm afraid this is only the beginning with Tepper.  Hey, if he can't build a winner he will try to buy one at least. The could lend itself to endless laughs at least. 

At least when we have sucked in the past, I could get excited about the draft half way through the season. Now, if we trade away all of our draft assets and lose half of our defense, its gonna get completely boring by the time October rolls around lol

Everyday is pi day if you treat them that way

On 3/12/2022 at 9:30 AM, mrcompletely11 said:

Didn’t we know this literally the day after the draft?

Nah, I gave them too much credit. I had our draft ranked 25th that year lol 

15 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

It's all going to come down to this:

Go Cats

As a cat person, I can pretty safely say that watching kittens play for a few hours rather than the Panthers trying to play for a few hours would probably be a better and more fulfilling use of my time on Sundays at this point. 

14 minutes ago, CarolinaNCSU said:

Would be beautiful weirdness to cap off the Rhule era if Deshaun spurns us because of Rhule, only for Tepper to fire Rhule now because he cost him Deshaun. 

Let's just get crazy with it at this point.  

Hell, that's my ideal scenario. I don't want Watson because the cost is too high for a rebuilding team imo, but I don't want Rhule either. That's best case for me lol. 

Burns, Moore, CMC and maybe Horn and Chinn depending on what they show me this year. Chinn SHOULD be if played in the correct position and I am a big fan of Horn but we have only seen a few games out of him so far so its hard to say. 

EDIT: I think Shaq Thompson could be deserving of a late 1st. He isn't a world beater but there are a lot of 1sts that bust and what Shaq has lacked in star ability, he has made up for in reliability since Luke left. 

12 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Bet the guy that just paid 500k for Brady's final TD toss ball is a little pissed off. 

Charge back! CHARGE BACK! 

7 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

I just saw the tweet and thought it was fake.  I further Googled it for confirmation, figuring reporters were all over it, but no one had wrote about it yet.

Still hoping its a joke.

ESPN has an article about the tweet 

14 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

Why? Bucs just pushed their rebuild off a year. It's still coming. He can't play forever 

I dunno. If anyone can, its him lol

8 minutes ago, joemac said:

We’re gonna end up with Jameis Winston at this point. Not that that is necessarily a terrible thing, but….damn. 

Not gonna lie, if we land a LT at 6 and get Winston then I'll be pretty damn pleased lol

2 hours ago, WarHeel said:

I mainly ask because I really don’t follow them like I used to. I’m all for moving Carolina forward to a place where we can compete year after year. I just don’t see how trading the best player we have is the wisest decision for the projected price. I get he’s been injured but no one seems to account for the 3 years of nearly 100% snaps and his current production with the third of the games he’s been health for in the last couple of years. I personally believe it’s a usage problem moreso than an chronic injury issue. If he was broken he would be worth anything in the games he’s come back for but anyone with eyes can see that wasn’t the case. 
 

Y’all can rake me over the coals if you want to but I’m just being as objective as I know how to be.

No, I hear your logic and get it. But I just personally think parting ways  would make sense now if we can get a first. To be honest, I don't believe in drafting RBs in the first so I guess almost by default I feel like getting a 1st for one is never a BAD trade. CMC is definitely much more than just a RB though. But by the time we are competing again I feel like his best days will be well behind him

5 hours ago, jayboogieman said:

Gotta get much better defensively if that's going to happen. That said, the potential is there.

I meant to say "aren't"  lol

1 hour ago, Carl Spackler said:

That's thinking with your heart and not your head. I don't think Rhule gets less than 5 years, even if he enters 2023 on a 24-game losing streak.

Well I disagree with that. I could be wrong but I really don’t believe he’s here next season. I truly don’t. 

47 minutes ago, WarHeel said:

Have the Hornets accomplished anything noteworthy since the Kemba departure?

No, but we are probably on course to be a perineal playoff team beginning this season. It’s an extremely young core of guys, with a Kenna drafted replacement that made his first all star appearance in his second season and the Hornets are considered to be one of the most exciting young teams in the league.

We probably are in the playoffs for the next 4-5 seasons